Neural plasticity of jaw movement system
Project/Area Number |
21592522
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Surgical dentistry
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
小泉 英彦 大阪大学, 歯学部附属病院, 講師 (10324790)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Keywords | 神経可塑性 / 三叉神経 / 顎運動 / 脳幹 / パッチクランプ / 細胞外記録 / 嚥下運動 / 舌下神経 |
Research Abstract |
Applying brainstem transection techniques to the neonatal rat brainstem in vitro, we found that the activity of the motoneuron population recorded from the motor branch of the trigeminal nerve exhibited LTP-IE. We thus demonstrated the usefulness of this type of preparation for the study of rudimentary oral-motor activity and observed changes in TMN excitability. In addition, on testing with the whole-cell patch-clamp method, TMNs exhibited a significant increase in excitability with a leftward shift in F-I curves generated with depolarizing current injections. These findings indicate that TMNs exhibit LTP of intrinsic excitability. Blocking the calcium influx prevented LTP-IE. These results indicate that TMNs shows LTP-IE, and calcium influx is necessary for induction of LTP-IE.
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Research Products
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