Direct evidence for mutual interactions between perineuronal astrocytes and interneurons in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus.

Abstract:

:Recent studies have demonstrated that astrocytes express a variety of ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors and can modulate the activity of neurons. Since a single astrocyte makes tight contacts with many neighboring neuronal cells, they can provide efficient and wide modulation of neuronal networks. Here, we provide direct evidence for mutual interactions between perineuronal astrocytes and interneurons in the stratum radiatum of the rat hippocampus. Direct depolarization of a perineuronal astrocyte suppressed the excitatory postsynaptic currents in an adjacent interneuron and increased the paired-pulse ratio, indicating that perineuronal astrocytes have a suppressive effect on presynaptic elements. Moreover, perineuronal astrocyte activation modulated the directly induced firing pattern of the interneuron, with initial facilitation and subsequent suppression. Conversely, direct firing of the interneuron depolarized the membrane potential and reduced the input resistance of the perineuronal astrocyte. These results directly demonstrate the existence of bidirectional interactions between neurons and perineuronal astrocytes.

journal_name

Neuroscience

journal_title

Neuroscience

authors

Yamazaki Y,Hozumi Y,Kaneko K,Li J,Fujii S,Miyakawa H,Kudo Y,Kato H

doi

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.04.024

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

pages

791-802

issue

3

eissn

0306-4522

issn

1873-7544

pii

S0306-4522(05)00432-X

journal_volume

134

pub_type

杂志文章