scholarly journals Subpopulation-specific patterns of intrinsic connectivity in mouse superficial dorsal horn as revealed by laser scanning photostimulation

2013 ◽  
Vol 591 (7) ◽  
pp. 1935-1949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masafumi Kosugi ◽  
Go Kato ◽  
Stanislav Lukashov ◽  
Gautam Pendse ◽  
Zita Puskar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn ◽  
Intrinsic Connectivity ◽  
Laser Scanning Photostimulation

scholarly journals Aberrant development of excitatory circuits to inhibitory neurons in the primary visual cortex after neonatal binocular enucleation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongkang Deng ◽  
Joseph P. Y. Kao ◽  
Patrick O. Kanold
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Nmda Receptors ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Inhibitory Neurons ◽  
Gabaergic Interneurons ◽  
Cortical Circuits ◽  
Retinal Input ◽  
Layer 4 ◽  
Ampa And Nmda Receptors ◽  
Laser Scanning Photostimulation

AbstractThe development of GABAergic interneurons is important for the functional maturation of cortical circuits. After migrating into the cortex, GABAergic interneurons start to receive glutamatergic connections from cortical excitatory neurons and thus gradually become integrated into cortical circuits. These glutamatergic connections are mediated by glutamate receptors including AMPA and NMDA receptors and the ratio of AMPA to NMDA receptors decreases during development. Since previous studies have shown that retinal input can regulate the early development of connections along the visual pathway, we investigated if the maturation of glutamatergic inputs to GABAergic interneurons in the visual cortex requires retinal input. We mapped the spatial pattern of glutamatergic connections to layer 4 (L4) GABAergic interneurons in mouse visual cortex at around postnatal day (P) 16 by laser-scanning photostimulation and investigated the effect of binocular enucleations at P1/P2 on these patterns. Gad2-positive interneurons in enucleated animals showed an increased fraction of AMPAR-mediated input from L2/3 and a decreased fraction of input from L5/6. Parvalbumin-expressing (PV) interneurons showed similar changes in relative connectivity. NMDAR-only input was largely unchanged by enucleation. Our results show that retinal input sculpts the integration of interneurons into V1 circuits and suggest that the development of AMPAR- and NMDAR-only connections might be regulated differently.

scholarly journals Connectivity of pacemaker neurons in the neonatal rat superficial dorsal horn

2015 ◽  
Vol 523 (7) ◽  
pp. 1038-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Elizabeth Kritzer ◽  
Neil C. Ford ◽  
Shahriar Arbabi ◽  
Mark L. Baccei
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn ◽  
Pacemaker Neurons

The effects of iontophoretic clonidine on neurones in the rat superficial dorsal horn

Pain ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Millar ◽  
F. E. OʼBrien ◽  
G. V. Williams ◽  
J. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn

Activation of NMDA receptors drives action potentials in superficial dorsal horn from neonatal rats

Neuroreport ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1721-1727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Bardoni ◽  
Pier Cosimo Magherini ◽  
Amy B. MacDermott
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptors ◽  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Action Potentials ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn ◽  
Neonatal Rats

Ultrastructural Analysis of Ectopic Synaptic Boutons Arising From Peripherally Regenerated Primary Afferent Fibers

1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 1636-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Richard Koerber ◽  
Karoly Mirnics ◽  
Anahid M. Kavookjian ◽  
Alan R. Light
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Ultrastructural Analysis ◽  
Peripheral Stimulus ◽  
Primary Sensory Neurons ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn ◽  
Primary Afferent ◽  
Afferent Fibers ◽  
Primary Afferent Fibers ◽  
Synaptic Boutons

Ultrastructural analysis of ectopic synaptic boutons arising from peripherally regenerated primary afferent fibers. The central axons of peripherally regenerated Aβ primary sensory neurons were impaled in the dorsal columns of α-chloralose-anesthetized cats 9–12 mo after axotomy. The adequate peripheral stimulus was determined, and the afferent fibers intracellularly stimulated while simultaneously recording the resulting cord dorsum potentials (CDPs). Fibers that successfully had reinnervated the skin responded to light tactile stimulation, and evoked CDPs that suggested dorsally located boutons were stained intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Two HRP-stained regenerated Aβ afferent fibers were recovered that supported large numbers of axon collaterals and swellings in laminae I, IIo, and IIi. Sections containing the ectopic collateral fibers and terminals in the superficial dorsal horn were embedded in plastic. Analyses of serial ultrathin sections revealed that ectopic projections from both regenerated fibers supported numerous synaptic boutons filled with clear round vesicles, a few large dense core vesicles (LDCVs) and several mitochondria (>3). All profiles examined in serial sections (19) formed one to three asymmetric axo-dendritic contacts. Unmyelinated portions of ectopic fibers giving rise to en passant and terminal boutons often contained numerous clear round vesicles. Several boutons (47%) received asymmetric contacts from axon terminals containing pleomorphic vesicles. These results strongly suggest that regenerated Aβ fibers activated by light tactile stimuli support functional connections in the superficial dorsal horn that have distinct ultrastructural features. In addition, the appearance of LDCVs suggests that primary sensory neurons are capable of changing their neurochemical phenotype.

The synaptic connectivity that underlies the noxious transmission and modulation within the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord

2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Xi Wu ◽  
Wen Wang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Ya-Yun Wang ◽  
Yu-Peng Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Synaptic Connectivity ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn
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