High synaptic threshold for dendritic NMDA spike generation in human layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons
| Autor: | Guilherme Testa-Silva, Marius Rosier, Suraj Honnuraiah, Robertas Guzulaitis, Ana Morello Megias, Chris French, James King, Katharine Drummond, Lucy M. Palmer, Greg J. Stuart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Neurons
N-Methylaspartate basal dendrites Pyramidal Cells action-potentials Action Potentials input integration Dendrites Receptors N-Methyl-D-Aspartate General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology NMDA receptor dendrite spike human mouse pyramidal neuron cortex patch clamp synapse model neocortex Humans |
| Zdroj: | Cell reports, Cambridge : Cell Press, 2022, vol. 41, no. 11, art. no. 111787, p. 1-14 |
| ISSN: | 2211-1247 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111787 |
| Popis: | Neurons receive synaptic input primarily onto their dendrites. While we know much about the electrical properties of dendrites in rodents, we have only just started to describe their properties in the human brain. Here, we investigate the capacity of human dendrites to generate NMDA-receptor-dependent spikes (NMDA spikes). Using dendritic glutamate iontophoresis, as well as local dendritic synaptic stimulation, we find that human layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons can generate dendritic NMDA spikes. The capacity to evoke NMDA spikes in human neurons, however, was significantly reduced compared with that in rodents. Simulations in morphologically realistic and simplified models indicated that human neurons have a higher synaptic threshold for NMDA spike generation primarily due to the wider diameter of their dendrites. In summary, we find reduced NMDA spike generation in human compared with rodent layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons and provide evidence that this is due to the wider diameter of human dendrites. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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