title: Induction of sharp wave-ripple complexes in vitro and reorganization of hippocampal networks.
abstract: Hippocampal sharp wave-ripple complexes (SPW-Rs) occur during slow-wave sleep and behavioral immobility and are thought to represent stored information that is transferred to the neocortex during memory consolidation. Here we show that stimuli that induce long-term potentiation (LTP), a neurophysiological correlate of learning and memory, can lead to the generation of SPW-Rs in rat hippocampal slices. The induced SPW-Rs have properties that are identical to spontaneously generated SPW-Rs: they originate in CA3, propagate to CA1 and subiculum and require AMPA/kainate receptors. Their induction is dependent on NMDA receptors and involves changes in interactions between clusters of neurons in the CA3 network. Their expression is blocked by low-frequency stimulation but not by NMDA receptor antagonists. These data indicate that induction of LTP in the recurrent CA3 network may facilitate the generation of SPW-Rs.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Neurophysiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Behrens
authors.forename: Leander P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: van den Boom
authors.forename: Livia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Hoz
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heinemann
mesh_terms: D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione / Q000494:pharmacology; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002229:Carbenoxolone / Q000494:pharmacology; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors / Q000502:physiology; D014475:Uncoupling Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; D002229:Carbenoxolone; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D014475:Uncoupling Agents