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ID 111347
Author
Mitoh, Yoshihiro Okayama University
Funahashi, Makoto Hokkaido University
Fujita, Masako Okayama University
Kobashi, Motoi Okayama University
Matsuo, Ryuji Okayama University
Keywords
superior salivatory neurons
development
GABAergic
glycinergic
gramicidin-perforated patch clamp
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
The primary parasympathetic center of the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands is the superior salivatory (SS) nucleus, and its neurons receive excitatory (glutamatergic) and inhibitory (GABAergic and glycinergic) synaptic transmissions in rats. In the present study, we focused on the postnatal development of inhibitory transmission to SS neurons. Gramicidin-perforated whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed in rat brainstem slices on postnatal day 2 (P2)-P14. Developmental changes in the intracellular Cl- concentration ([Cl-]in) were examined based on the reversal potentials of total inhibitory postsynaptic currents (GABAergic plus glycinergic), which were evoked by electrical stimulation near the recording neuron. The [Cl-]in in the P8-P14 groupwas significantly lower than in the P2-P7 group. The effect of GABA application at the resting potentials changed from depolarization to hyperpolarization around P8, suggesting that SS neurons acquired mature inhibitory systems around P8. The period at which GABA responses change from excitatory to inhibitory in SS neurons was discussed compared with those of the forebrain, brainstem, and spinal neurons.
Journal Title
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
AA12022913
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
Volume
56
Issue
Supplement
Start Page
270
End Page
272
Sort Key
270
Published Date
2009-12
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eng
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