2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Roles of presynaptic calcium stores at hipporampal mossy fiber synapse
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15500284
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neurophysiology and muscle physiology
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| Research Institution | HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY (2004)
Kobe University (2003) |
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Principal Investigator |
KAMIYA Haruyuki Hokkaido Univ., Grad.School of Med., Prof., 大学院・医学研究科, 教授 (10194979)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Keywords | HIPPOCAMPUS / SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION / CALCIUM / CALCIUM ION |
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| Research Abstract |
Ryanodine receptors mediate Ca^<2+> release from intracellular stores and regulate various functions of neuronal and non-neuronal cells. To investigate the roles of ryanodine receptors in activity-dependent modulation of presynaptic Ca^<2+> dynamics, we adopted optical methods to selectively monitor Ca^<2+> concentrations in the presynaptic terminals of mossy fiber-CA3 synapse in the hippocampus. Fluorescent Ca^<2+> indicator rhod-2 AM was locally injected into the axon bundles mossy fibers at stratum lucidum of CA3 region, resulting in selective labeling of the mossy fibers. Fluorescence intencity at the synaptic sites was monitored to assess the Ca^<2+> levels in the presynaptic terminals. Application of ryanodine receptor blacker TMB-8 selectively suppressed the presynaptic Ca^<2+> transient evoked by high frequency stimulation of the mossy fibers. We also investigated the effect of caffeine, which induces Ca^<2+> release from intracellular store through ryanodine receptors, on the synaptic transmission at mossy fiber-CA3 synapse. Application of caffeine caused robust enhancement of the field EPSPs, and this synaptic enhancement was accompanied by a marked reduction of paired-pulse facilitation. These results suggested that ryanodine receptors are present in the presynaptic terminals of the hippocampal mossy fiber synapses, and Ca^<2+> release from the intracellular stores plays a pivotal role in regulation of presynaptic Ca^<2+> dynamics as well as synaptic plasticity at this synapse.
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Research Products
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