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Alexey Semyanov1, Matthew C Walker, Dimitri M Kullmann.
Abstract
GABA(A) receptors can mediate both 'phasic' synaptic inhibition and a persistent 'tonic' form of signaling. We show that, in the presence of intact GABA uptake, guinea pig hippocampal interneurons, but not pyramidal cells, express a tonic GABA(A) receptor-mediated conductance. This conductance was pharmacologically distinct from spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs). Inhibiting GABA uptake resulted in the expression of a comparable GABA(A) receptor-mediated tonic conductance in pyramidal cells. Reducing the tonic conductance in interneurons enhanced their excitability and the inhibitory drive to pyramidal cells. These results point to a role for cell type-dependent tonic inhibition in regulating cortical excitability.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12679782 DOI: 10.1038/nn1043
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884