title: Long-term depression in hippocampal interneurons: joint requirement for pre- and postsynaptic events.
abstract: Long-term depression (LTD) is a well-known form of synaptic plasticity of principal neurons in the mammalian brain. Whether such changes occur in interneurons is still controversial. CA3 hippocampal interneurons expressing Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors exhibited LTD after tetanic stimulation of CA3 excitatory inputs. LTD was independent of NMDA receptors and required both Ca2+ influx through postsynaptic AMPA receptors and activation of presynaptic mGluR7-like receptors. These results point to the capability of interneurons to undergo plastic changes of synaptic strength through joint activation of pre- and postsynaptic glutamate receptors.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laezza
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dingledine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007395:Interneurons / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D013746:Tetany
chemical_list: D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D004533:Egtazic Acid; C025603:1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; D002118:Calcium