Journal
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 2076-2083Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.116
Keywords
action potential; brain slice; electrophysiology; energy metabolism; evoked potentials; hippocampus
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 618, SFB TR-3]
- Hertie-Foundation
- Excellence Cluster NeuroCure
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Neuroenergetic models of synaptic transmission predicted that energy demand is highest for action potentials (APs) and postsynaptic ion fluxes, whereas the presynaptic contribution is rather small. Here, we addressed the question of energy consumption at Schaffer-collateral synapses. We monitored stimulus-induced changes in extracellular potassium, sodium, and calcium concentration while recording partial oxygen pressure (pO(2)) and NAD(P)H fluorescence. Blockade of postsynaptic receptors reduced ion fluxes as well as pO(2) and NAD(P)H transients by similar to 50%. Additional blockade of transmitter release further reduced Na+, K+, and pO(2) transients by similar to 30% without altering presynaptic APs, indicating considerable contribution of Ca2+-removal, transmitter and vesicle turnover to energy consumption.
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