| Literature DB >> 29090376 |
Christina E Khodr1, Lihua Chen1, Lena Al-Harthi1, Xiu-Ti Hu2.
Abstract
We assessed firing and voltage-gated Ca2+ influx in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) pyramidal neurons from older (12 months old) HIV-1 transgenic (Tg) rats. We found that neurons from older Tg rats showed increased firing compared to non-Tg rats, but Ca2+ spikes were unchanged. However, stronger excitatory stimulation was needed to evoke Ca2+ spikes, which was associated with reduced mPFC Cav1.2 L-type Ca2+ channel (L-channel) protein. In contrast, L-channel protein was unaltered in younger (6-7 weeks old) Tg rats, which we previously found had enhanced neuronal Ca2+ influx. These studies demonstrate that aging alters HIV-induced Ca2+ channel dysfunction that affects mPFC activity.Entities:
Keywords: Calcium; HAND; HIV; HIV-1 Tg rat; L-channel; Medial prefrontal cortex
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29090376 PMCID: PMC6492926 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-017-0588-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN: 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643