Acute ethanol exposure increases firing and induces oscillations in cerebellar Golgi cells of freely moving rats.

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
Jian-Jia HuangChi-ming Huang

Abstract

Alcohol is a widely abused substance and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The precise mechanisms underlying ethanol (EtOH)'s actions in the central nervous system (CNS) remain elusive. In vitro studies suggest that GABAergic interneurons are important targets of EtOH action in the CNS. Although EtOH generally acts to inhibit CNS neurons, it appears to cause an increase in GABAergic interneuron excitability. However, it has yet to be demonstrated that EtOH produces this effect in the brain of behaving animals. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that acute EtOH exposure excites a subtype of GABAergic interneuron (cerebellar Golgi cell [GoC]) in a freely moving animal. Electrophysiological recordings were made from microwire arrays implanted in the anterior cerebellum of freely moving rats. Cerebellar GoCs display a slow, irregular, spontaneous action potential firing pattern under control conditions. EtOH caused dramatic and consistent increases in the rate and regularity of GoC discharges, including a redistribution of the power in the GoC spike train, such that power became concentrated in the 26.7 ± 7.3 Hz region. Taken together with our previous findings, these data suggest that a major m...Continue Reading

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