Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the effects of different fluctuations of membrane potential on the intrinsic characteristics and regulation of neural coding of GABA-ergic neurons in mouse cerebral cortex.
MethodsThe brain slices were prepared from FVB-Tg(Gad GFP) 4570Swn/J mice(postnatal day 15-20), and incubated in artificial cerebrospinal fluid with sufficient oxygenation for 2 h.The effects of fast post-polarization(fAHP), slow post-hyperpolarization(sAHP), different repolarization of action potential and fast post-polarization(fADP) on the intrinsic characteristics of neurons and regulation of neural coding were further studied by whole-cell recording.
ResultsCompared with sAHP, the absolute refractory period(ARP2) and threshold(vts-Vr3) of the action potential under the influence of fAHP were shorter and higher, respectively(P < 0.01).Compared with fAHP, the ARP2 was shorter when the action potential was not fully repolarized, and the ARP2 was the shortest when the threshold intensity was 0.25 times(P < 0.05).Compared with fAHP, the lower the fADP level was, the shorter the ARP2 was, and the ARP2 was the shortest at the resting potential level(P < 0.05).
ConclusionsAfter the integrating synaptic input, the plasticity of intrinsic characteristics of cerebral cortex GABA-ergic neurons changes when the membrane potential fluctuates.Different input modes affect the intrinsic characteristics of action potential of cerebral cortex GABA-ergic neurons, thereby regulating the programming ability of GABA-ergic neurons to input signals.