Muscarinic agonist-induced burst firing in immature rat olfactory cortex neurons In vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology
M PostlethwaiteV Libri

Abstract

Age-related changes in pre-/postsynaptic muscarinic (mAChR) and metabotropic-glutamate (mGluR) responsiveness were studied in slices of olfactory cortex from both immature [postnatal day 16-22 (P16-P22)] and adult (>/=P40) rats, using a conventional intracellular recording technique. In adult neurons, bath application of the mAChR agonist oxotremorine-M (OXO-M; 10 microM), or the selective mGluR agonist 1-aminocyclopentane-1S-3R-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD; 10 microM) evoked sustained membrane depolarizations, increases in input resistance, intense repetitive firing, and the appearance of a slow poststimulus afterdepolarizing potential (sADP). Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) evoked by local electrical stimulation of association fiber terminals were also depressed. In contrast, in neurons from immature slices, the 10 microM OXO-M-induced membrane depolarization was followed by the appearance of spontaneous rhythmic epileptiform activity, which was voltage independent and reversible on drug wash out. Epileptiform bursts were abolished or reduced by coapplication of tetrodotoxin (1 microM), atropine (1 microM), pirenzepine (100-200 nM), the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist -amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid...Continue Reading

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