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Activity-dependent depression of monosynaptic fast IPSCs in hippocampus: contributions from reductions in chloride driving force and conductance

  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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Abstract

Whole-cell recordings techniques were used to record pharmacologically isolated fast inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in CA1 pyramidal neurons from rat hippocampal slices. Repetitive extracellular stimulation up to 10 Hz progressively reduced steady-state fast IPSC amplitude. At low stimulation frequencies (up to 1 Hz), this attenuation was characterized by a positive shift of IPSC reversal potential with no change in IPSC conductance. Above 1 Hz stimulation, fast IPSC depression was associated with changes in both reversal potential and IPSC conductance. Use-dependent depression at low frequencies was prevented when cells were chloride-loaded using cesium chloride based intracellular solutions. These findings suggest that force, stemming from intracellular chloride accumulation. Activity-dependent changes in fast IPSC conductance occur only at stimulation rates above 1 Hz.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-146
Number of pages5
JournalBrain Research
Volume670
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 23 1995

Keywords

  • Chloride accumulation
  • Disinhibition
  • Fast inhibitory postsynaptic current
  • GABA
  • Hippocampus
  • Inhibition
  • Slice
  • Whole-cell patch

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