title: Calcium signaling at single mossy fiber presynaptic terminals in the rat hippocampus.
abstract: We investigated internal Ca(2+) release at mossy fiber synapses on CA3 pyramidal neurons (mossy fiber terminals, MFTs) in the hippocampus. Presynaptic Ca(2+) influx was induced by giving a brief train of 20 stimuli at 100 Hz to the mossy fiber pathway. Using Ca(2+) imaging techniques, we recorded the Ca(2+) response as DeltaF/F, which increased rapidly with stimulation, but was often accompanied by a delayed peak that occurred after the train. The rise in presynaptic [Ca(2+)] could be completely blocked by application of 400 microM Cd(2+). Furthermore, the evoked Ca(2+) signals were reduced by group II mGluR agonists. Under the same experimental conditions, we investigated the effects of several agents on MFTs that disrupt regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) stores resulting in depletion of internal Ca(2+). We found that ryanodine, cyclopiazonic acid, thapsigargin, and ruthenium red all decreased both the early and the delayed increase in the Ca(2+) signals. We applied D,L-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (D,L-APV; 50 microM) and 6,7-Dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (DNQX; 20 microM) to exclude the action of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptors. Experiments with alternative lower affinity indicators for Ca(2+) (fura-2FF and calcium green-2) and the transient K(+) channel blocker, 4-aminopyridine were performed to control for the possible saturation of fura-2. Taken together, these results strongly support the hypothesis that the recorded terminals were from the mossy fibers of the dentate gyrus and suggest that a portion of the presynaptic Ca(2+) signal in response to brief trains of stimuli is due to release of Ca(2+) from internal stores.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Li-Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015761:4-Aminopyridine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D016257:Fura-2; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D019599:Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal / Q000502:physiology*; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000502:physiology; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012430:Ruthenium Red / Q000494:pharmacology; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007211:Indoles; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D011810:Quinoxalines; D012430:Ruthenium Red; D012433:Ryanodine; C056723:FG 9041; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D019284:Thapsigargin; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D015761:4-Aminopyridine; D016257:Fura-2; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid