Predation cues induce predator specific changes in olfactory neurons encoding defensive responses in agile frog tadpoles.

Autor: Gazzola A; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Ratto D; Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Perrucci F; Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Occhinegro A; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Leone R; Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Giammello F; Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Balestrieri A; Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy., Pellitteri-Rosa D; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Rossi P; Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., Brandalise F; Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 May 02; Vol. 19 (5), pp. e0302728. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 02 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302728
Abstrakt: Although behavioural defensive responses have been recorded several times in both laboratory and natural habitats, their neural mechanisms have seldom been investigated. To explore how chemical, water-borne cues are conveyed to the forebrain and instruct behavioural responses in anuran larvae, we conditioned newly hatched agile frog tadpoles using predator olfactory cues, specifically either native odonate larvae or alien crayfish kairomones. We expected chronic treatments to influence the basal neuronal activity of the tadpoles' mitral cells and alter their sensory neuronal connections, thereby impacting information processing. Subsequently, these neurons were acutely perfused, and their responses were compared with the defensive behaviour of tadpoles previously conditioned and exposed to the same cues. Tadpoles conditioned with odonate cues differed in both passive and active cell properties compared to those exposed to water (controls) or crayfish cues. The observed upregulation of membrane conductance and increase in both the number of active synapses and receptor density at the postsynaptic site are believed to have enhanced their responsiveness to external stimuli. Odonate cues also affected the resting membrane potential and firing rate of mitral cells during electrophysiological patch-clamp recordings, suggesting a rearrangement of the repertoire of voltage-dependent conductances expressed in cell membranes. These recorded neural changes may modulate the induction of an action potential and transmission of information. Furthermore, the recording of neural activity indicated that the lack of defensive responses towards non-native predators is due to the non-recognition of their olfactory cues.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Gazzola et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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