title: Effects of melatonin on synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation in two areas of mouse hippocampus.
abstract: We have examined the effects of melatonin on synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the Schaffer Collateral-CA1 and the mossy fiber-CA3 pathways in mouse hippocampus brain slices. Melatonin (0.1-1 mM) application had different actions on both the field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPS) and LTP in the CA1 as compared to the CA3. In CA1, 0.1 mM melatonin blocked LTP, while 1 mM melatonin also depressed the fEPSP. In CA3, neither 0.1 nor 1 mM melatonin altered the fEPSP, whereas both concentrations only slightly reduced LTP. These results demonstrate that melatonin significantly alters synaptic transmission and LTP in the CA1 but has only modest actions in CA3.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health and Environment, University at Albany, 5 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3429, USA.
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D019599:Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin