scholarly journals Activation of Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Suppresses Excitability of Mouse Main Olfactory Bulb External Tufted and Mitral Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Wei Dong ◽  
Matthew Ennis
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Mitral Cells ◽  
Main Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Group Ii

Modulation of mEPSCs in Olfactory Bulb Mitral Cells by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 1468-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. E. Schoppa ◽  
G. L. Westbrook
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Mitral Cells ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Selective Agonist ◽  
Group I ◽  
Mepsc Frequency ◽  
Group Ii

Schoppa, N. E. and G. L. Westbrook. Modulation of mEPSCs in olfactory bulb mitral cells by metabotropic glutamate receptors. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 1468–1475, 1997. Olfactory bulb mitral cells express group I (mGluR1), group II (mGluR2), and group III (mGluR7 and mGluR8) metabotropic glutamate receptors. We examined the role of these mGluRs on excitatory synaptic transmission in cultured mitral cells with the use of whole cell patch-clamp recordings. The effects of group-selective mGluR agonists and antagonists were tested on α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid-receptor-mediated miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs). (1S,3R)-1-amino-cyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylate (ACPD) or the group-I-selective agonist 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine evoked an inward current accompanied by a decrease in membrane conductance, consistent with the previously described closure of potassium channels by group I agonists. The increased cellular excitability was accompanied by an increase in mEPSC frequency in some cells. When calcium entry was blocked by cadmium, ACPD or the group-II-selective agonist 2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)-glycine reduced the mEPSC frequency. l-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (l-AP4), a group-III-selective agonist, caused a similar decrease. The concentration-dependence ofl-AP4-mediated inhibition was most consistent with activation of mGluR8. We investigated two possible effector mechanisms for the group III presynaptic receptor. Bath application of forskolin or 3-isobutyl-1-methylxantine had no effect on mEPSC frequency. Increasing calcium influx by raising extracellular K+ caused a large increase in the mEPSC frequency but did not enhance l-AP4-mediated inhibition. Thus inhibition of mEPSCs involves a mechanism downstream of calcium entry and appears to be independent of adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate. Our results indicate that both group II and III receptors can inhibit glutamate release at mitral cell terminals. Although group II/III receptors had a similar effect on mEPSCs, differences in location on nerve terminals and in glutamate sensitivity suggest that each mGluR may have discrete actions on mitral cell activity.

Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Are Differentially Expressed by Two Populations of Olfactory Bulb Granule Cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 3136-3141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Heinbockel ◽  
Kathryn A. Hamilton ◽  
Matthew Ennis
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Granule Cells ◽  
Mitral Cell ◽  
Mitral Cells ◽  
Patch Clamp Recording ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Group I ◽  
Bath Application

In the main olfactory bulb, several populations of granule cells (GCs) can be distinguished based on the soma location either superficially, interspersed with mitral cells within the mitral cell layer (MCL), or deeper, within the GC layer (GCL). Little is known about the physiological properties of superficial GCs (sGCs) versus deep GCs (dGCs). Here, we used patch-clamp recording methods to explore the role of Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in regulating the activity of GCs in slices from wildtype and mGluR−/− mutant mice. In wildtype mice, bath application of the selective Group I mGluR agonist DHPG depolarized and increased the firing rate of both GC subtypes. In the presence of blockers of fast synaptic transmission (APV, CNQX, gabazine), DHPG directly depolarized both GC subtypes, although the two GC subtypes responded differentially to DHPG in mGluR1−/− and mGluR5−/− mice. DHPG depolarized sGCs in slices from mGluR5−/− mice, although it had no effect on sGCs in slices from mGluR1−/− mice. By contrast, DHPG depolarized dGCs in slices from mGluR1−/− mice but had no effect on dGCs in slices from mGluR5−/− mice. Previous studies showed that mitral cells express mGluR1 but not mGluR5. The present results therefore suggest that sGCs are more similar to mitral cells than dGCs in terms of mGluR expression.

scholarly journals Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Dendrodendritic Synapses in the Main Olfactory Bulb

2009 ◽  
Vol 1170 (1) ◽  
pp. 224-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Wei Dong ◽  
Thomas Heinbockel ◽  
Kathryn A. Hamilton ◽  
Abdallah Hayar ◽  
Matthew Ennis
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Main Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Dendrodendritic Synapses

scholarly journals HDAC and HAT Inhibitors Differently Affect Analgesia Mediated by Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1744-8069-10-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Zammataro ◽  
Maria Angela Sortino ◽  
Carmela Parenti ◽  
Robert W Gereau ◽  
Santina Chiechio
Keyword(s):  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Group Ii
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