期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
卷 116, 期 4, 页码 1705-1714出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00249.2016
关键词
gamma-aminobutyric acid; glycine; development; brain stem; vagus
资金
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [DK-99350, DK-78364]
- National Science Foundation [IOS1148978]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems [1148978] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Prior immunohistochemical studies have demonstrated that at early postnatal time points, central vagal neurons receive both glycinergic and GABAergic inhibitory inputs. Functional studies have demonstrated, however, that adult vagal efferent motoneurons receive only inhibitory GABAergic synaptic inputs, suggesting loss of glycinergic inhibitory neurotransmission during postnatal development. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the loss of glycinergic inhibitory synapses occurs in the immediate postnatal period. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings were made from dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) neurons from postnatal days 1-30, and the effects of the GABA A receptor antagonist bicuculline (1-10 mu M) and the glycine receptor antagonist strychnine (1 mu M) on miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current (mIPSC) properties were examined. While the baseline frequency of mIPSCs was not altered by maturation, perfusion with bicuculline either abolished mIPSCs altogether or decreased mIPSC frequency and decay constant in the majority of neurons at all time points. In contrast, while strychnine had no effect on mIPSC frequency, its actions to increase current decay time declined during postnatal maturation. These data suggest that in early postnatal development, DMV neurons receive both GABAergic and glycinergic synaptic inputs. Glycinergic neurotransmission appears to decline by the second postnatal week, and adult neurons receive principally GABAergic inhibitory inputs. Disruption of this developmental switch from GABA-glycine to purely GABAergic transmission in response to early life events may, therefore, lead to adverse consequences in vagal efferent control of visceral functions.
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