title: Endocannabinoid-mediated short-term synaptic plasticity: depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) and depolarization-induced suppression of excitation (DSE).
abstract: Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) and depolarization-induced suppression of excitation (DSE) are two related forms of short-term synaptic plasticity of GABAergic and glutamatergic transmission, respectively. They are induced by calcium concentration increases in postsynaptic cells and are mediated by the release of a retrograde messenger, which reversibly inhibits afferent synapses via presynaptic mechanisms. We review here: 1. The evidence accumulated during the 1990s that has led to the conclusion that DSI/DSE rely on retrograde signaling. 2. The more recent research that has led to the identification of endocannabinoids as the retrograde messengers responsible for DSI/DSE. 3. The possible mechanisms by which presynaptic type 1 cannabinoid receptors reduce synaptic efficacy during DSI/DSE. 4. The possible modes of induction of DSI/DSE by physiological activity patterns, and the partially conflicting evaluations of the calcium concentration increases required for cannabinoid synthesis. 5. Finally, the relation between DSI/DSE and other forms of long- and short-term synaptic inhibition, which were more recently associated with the production of endocannabinoids by postsynaptic cells. We conclude that recent studies on DSI/DSE have uncovered a specific and original mode of action for endocannabinoids in the brain, and that they have opened new avenues to understand the role of retrograde signaling in central synapses.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie Cérébrale, Université Paris 5, 45, rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris, France. marco.diana@univ-paris5.fr
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diana
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D063385:Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D063385:Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators; D063388:Endocannabinoids