HIPPOCAMPAL LONG-TERM DEPRESSION - ARACHIDONIC-ACID AS A POTENTIAL RETROGRADE MESSENGER

被引:49
作者
BOLSHAKOV, VY
SIEGELBAUM, SA
机构
[1] Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10032
关键词
HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION (LTD); ARACHIDONIC ACID; RETROGRADE MESSENGER;
D O I
10.1016/0028-3908(95)00127-R
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Long-term depression (LTD) was studied in hippocampal slices from neonatal rats at the synapse between CA3 and CA1 pyramidal neurons. The induction of LTD requires the pairing of Ca2+ influx into the postsynaptic CA1 neuron through voltage-gated calcium channels with activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors. The expression of this LTD is at least partly presynaptic, implying the need for a retrograde messenger. We present evidence that arachidonic acid might serve such a function. Thus, arachidonic acid applications simulate LTD whereas blockade of arachidonic acid release inhibits LTD.
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页码:1581 / 1587
页数:7
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