Li Sheng-Tian, Kato Kunio, Tomizawa Kazuhito, Matsushita Masayuki, Moriwaki Akiyoshi, Matsui Hideki, Mikoshiba Katsuhiko
Mikoshiba Calciosignal Net Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo 113-0021, Japan.
J Neurosci. 2002 Jun 15;22(12):5034-41. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-12-05034.2002.
We investigated metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-dependent long-term depression (LTD) in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons of 6- to 8-d-old [postnatal days 6-8 (P6-P8)] and 21- to 25-d-old (P21-P25) rats. In P6-P8 rats, induction of LTD depended on the activity of group II mGluRs. In P21-P25 rats, however, this LTD disappeared, and instead, NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-dependent LTD appeared. A bath containing a specific calcineurin (CaN) inhibitor restored the group II mGluR-dependent LTD in the neurons of the P21-P25 rats. Although postsynaptic injection of CaN inhibitors suppressed NMDAR-dependent LTD, it did not affect induction of group II mGluR-dependent LTD. These results demonstrate that CaN plays different roles in the induction of two forms of LTD: presynaptic CaN inhibits group II mGluR-dependent LTD, whereas postsynaptic CaN facilitates NMDAR-dependent LTD. These findings are the first demonstration in vitro of group II mGluR-dependent LTD that is negatively regulated by CaN via an age-dependent mechanism.
我们研究了6至8日龄[出生后第6至8天(P6 - P8)]和21至25日龄(P21 - P25)大鼠海马CA1锥体神经元中代谢型谷氨酸受体(mGluR)依赖性长时程抑制(LTD)。在P6 - P8大鼠中,LTD的诱导依赖于II组mGluR的活性。然而,在P21 - P25大鼠中,这种LTD消失了,取而代之的是出现了NMDA受体(NMDAR)依赖性LTD。含有特定钙调神经磷酸酶(CaN)抑制剂的浴液可恢复P21 - P25大鼠神经元中II组mGluR依赖性LTD。虽然突触后注射CaN抑制剂可抑制NMDAR依赖性LTD,但它不影响II组mGluR依赖性LTD的诱导。这些结果表明,CaN在两种形式的LTD诱导中发挥不同作用:突触前CaN抑制II组mGluR依赖性LTD,而突触后CaN促进NMDAR依赖性LTD。这些发现首次在体外证明了II组mGluR依赖性LTD通过年龄依赖性机制受到CaN的负调控。