外侧隔—海马CA1通路电生理分析

电刺激外侧隔区可在海马 CA1区锥体细胞层记录到群锋电位,在 CA1辐射层顶树突记录到兴奋性突触后电位(EPSP)。侧脑室注射微量海人酸损毁海马 CA3-CA4区锥体细胞后,电刺激外侧隔区在 CA1顶树突不再诱发 EPSP,由此认为外侧隔-CA1顶树突的神经联系是通过同侧海马 CA3锥体细胞侧支实现的。但 CA3-CA4损毁后,电刺激外侧隔区在海马 CA1起层锥体细胞底树突仍可记录到 EPSP。这一在正常情况下被掩盖的外侧隔-CA1底树突神经联系及其来源尚有待探讨。     

刺激迷走神经引起的鲫鱼Mauthner细胞顺向激活

目的 :研究迷走神经感觉传入信息对Mauthner细胞 (M细胞 )兴奋性的影响。方法 :刺激鲫鱼迷走神经 ,并运用微电极穿刺技术记录鲫鱼M细胞胞内电位变化。结果 :在M细胞胞内记录到分级的、复合的兴奋性突触后电位(EPSP) ,分为第一成分和第二成分。随着刺激强度的增大 ,EPSP的幅度增大 ,反应持续时间延长。当刺激强度足够大时 ,在第一成分或第二成分的基础上可爆发动作电位。结论 :①刺激迷走神经可引起M细胞顺向激活 ,这与以往的观点不同 ;②从迷走神经到M细胞的感觉传入通路可能由含有兴奋性和抑制性成分的不同种类的神经链构成 ,M细胞的兴奋性取决于兴奋和抑制之间的相互关系     

电刺激大鼠延髓头端腹外侧区对交感节前神经元单位放电的影响

本实验用氨基甲酸乙酯麻醉和箭毒化的雄性大鼠,细胞外记录脊髓胸2节段的交感节前神经元(SPN)单位放电,电刺激同侧颈交感干,逆向激活 SPN,以确定所记录的神经元为交感节前神经元。共分析了80个 SPN 单位放电,其中有自发活动和无自发活动的单位各40个。SPN 轴突传导速度为0.59—3.75m/s。实验观察到电刺激同侧延髓头端腹外侧区(Rostralventrolateral medulla:RVL)可兴奋多数有自发活动的 SPN(19/25),并可使少数静止SPN 产生诱发反应(4/23),潜伏期为6—115ms。电刺激对侧 RVL 结果类似:多数自发活动的 SPN(6/9)呈兴奋反应,及少数静止 SPN(3/17)产生诱发反应,潜伏期为11—105ms。表明 RVL 对双侧 SPN 有兴奋性影响。     

强直电刺激嗅内皮质—海马环路诱发CAI神经元的癫痫同步性膜电位振？…

目的和方法：４００－５００μｍ大鼠水平脑切片吸封闭的ＥＣ－海马环路。强直电刺激（６０Ｈｚ,２ｓ）海马Ｓｃｈａｅｆｆｅｒ侧支诱发癫痫放电,全细胞记录ＣＡ１胞体层单个神经元电活动,同步记录相应树突外场电位,探讨单个神经元膜电位振荡特性和细胞外癫痫电活动之间的关系。结果：（１）强直电刺激诱发ＣＡ１神经元膜电位后放性振呈宽频特征（３－１００ＨＺ）。以θ节律多见,跟随在刺激引起的膜电位去极化或超极化偏移之后     

新生大鼠离体脊髓薄片侧角中间外侧核细胞的电生理特性

在新生大鼠离体脊髓薄片的中间外侧核作细胞内记录,研究细胞膜的静态与动态电生理特性。细胞的静息电位(RP)变动于-46—-70mV,膜的输入阻抗为108.3±67.9MΩ(X±SD,下同),时间常数9.9±5.6ms,膜电容138.6±124.2pF。用去极化电流进行细胞内刺激时,大部份细胞(85.4％)能产生高频率连续发放,其余细胞(15.6％)仅产生初始单个发放。胞内直接刺激引起的动作电位(AP)幅度为63.4±9.0mV,时程2.4±0.6ms,阈电位水平在RP基础上去极18.7±6.2mV。大部份细胞的锋电位后存在明显的超极化后电位,其幅度为5.1±2.7mV、持续90±31.8ms。刺激背根可在记录细胞引起EPSP或顺向AP,少数细胞尚出现IPSP。而刺激腹根则可引起逆向AP。     

脊髓运动神经元突触传递长时程增强的受体动力学分析

本文旨在观察下行通路激活在脊髓运动神经元(motoneuron,MN)诱发兴奋性突触后电位(excitatory postsynaptic potential,EPSP)的长时程增强现象(long-term potentiation,LTP)之受体动力学性质。应用8～14日龄新生大鼠离体脊髓MN细胞内记录技术,观察同侧腹外侧索(ipsilateral ventrolateral funiculus,iVLF)电刺激诱发的iVLF-EPSP的变化,进行EPSP受体动力学分析。结果显示,EPSP的幅度、曲线下面积和最大上升斜率与刺激强度呈正相关(P0.05或P0.01);而EPSP表观受体动力学分析的参数中表观解离速率常数K2和表观平衡解离常数KT与刺激强度呈负相关(P0.01或P0.05)。给予iVLF强直刺激(100 Hz,50脉冲/串,波宽0.4～1.0 ms,共6串,串间隔10 s,10～100 V),在11个记录的MNs中有5个MNs的EPSP幅度增大到基础值的120%以上,且至少维持30 min,可以被判为iVLF-LTP,同时EPSP的曲线下面积和最大上升斜率也增大到基础值的120%以上。选择iVLF-LTP过程中的EPSP进行表观受体动力学分析,结果显示有3个MNs的K2和KT在强直刺激后10 min内减小到基础值的80%以下,后逐渐有所恢复。以上受体动力学分析结果提示,部分MNs的iVLF-LTP早期可能涉及突触后受体亲和力增强的机制。     

家兔三叉神经终止核对颏舌肌肌电活动的调制作用

本工作在35只氨基甲酸乙酯麻醉、自主呼吸的家兔上观察了刺激三叉神经终止核(NTV)对颏舌肌肌电活动的影响。结果发现,电刺激NTV和NTV内微量注射谷氨酸钠都能使颏舌肌出现明显的易化效应。电刺激NTV背侧与腹侧时,颏舌肌肌电反应的潜伏期分别为5.9±0.7ms和3.0±0.4ms,电刺激舌下神经核时颏舌肌反应的潜伏期为2.2±0.2ms。结果提示三叉神经终止核的兴奋可加强颏舌肌的活动从而减小上呼吸道阻力。     

刺激大鼠颈體背外侧束诱发的脊髓电场电位

电刺激大鼠颈髓背外侧束(DLF),在脊髓腰段用微电极记录到—诱发场电位,将其长时程慢电位正波称为 DLF-FP。DLF-FP 的潜伏期为7.22±1.41ms,达峰时间为15.12±5.58ms,时程为93.92±9.06ms。绘制 DLF-FP 等电位图发现:其负电场中心位于背表面下1.0—1.3mm,与外周传入诱发的场电位(P_1-FP)的起源部位基本一致。印防己毒素抑制DLF-FP,士的宁加强 DLF-FP。在一定时间范围内,先后刺激腓肠神经和 DLF,两者所诱发的场电位具有总和和抑制现象。这些结果表明 DLF-FP 是初级传入末梢去极化的反映,可能和刺激外周神经诱发的场电位共用脊髓环路。     

在体大鼠海马CA1区侧枝/联合纤维通路和TA通路的不同EPSP空间整合特性

在麻醉Wistar大鼠上,结合脑室给药,应用双电极刺激技术刺激海马独立的两条侧枝／联合纤维通路、TA通路,并在CA1区放射层记录兴奋性突触后电位（EPSP）,对海马CA1区锥体细胞近、远端树突EPSP的空间整合进行了初步探讨。结果表明,海马CA1区锥体细胞近、远端树突的空间整合都是亚线性的;近端树突的空间整合不受期望值大小的影响,但远端树突的空间整合随期望值增加而减小（更趋于亚线性）。此外,荷包牡丹碱没有影响EPSP的空间整合;但瞬时A型钾通道（IAK^＋）的拮抗剂氨基吡啶-4却使得近端树突的空间整合趋于线性发展。本研究表明,海马CA1锥体细胞近、远端树突不同的被动、主动特征使它们具有了不同的空间整合特性。由于近端树突接受海马内部侧枝／联合纤维投射的信息,远端树突通过TA通路接受内嗅皮层投射的信息,由此提示,CA1区锥体细胞对来自海马内部和直接来自皮层的信息输入采用了不同的整合方式。     

刺激猫下丘脑LHA和VMN对小脑皮层神经元电活动的影响

在戊巴比妥钠麻醉的猫,电刺激下丘脑外侧区(LHA)和腹内侧核(VMN)可引起小脑皮层第Ⅵ和Ⅶ小叶浦肯野细胞和非浦肯野细胞抑制性、兴奋性和抑制-兴奋性的电活动,但以抑制性活动为主;这些反应的潜伏期多数为10-20ms,但也可长达90ms;一般刺激LHA比刺激VMN更有效。刺激下丘脑所激发的小脑神经元抑制性电活动可为静脉注射组胺H_1受体阻断剂扑尔敏所阻断。本文对上述观察的可能作用作了讨论。     

The Neuroprotective Effect of the Thr–Ser–Lys–Tyr Peptide in a Goldfish Mauthner Cell Model in vivo

The effects of the Thr–Ser–Lys–Tyr peptide, which was shown to display neuroprotective activity in cell cultures in vitro, were studied in the model of paired Mauthner cells of goldfish. It was found that intracerebral injections provided the peptide to be applied into the zone of the right Mauthner cell under the fourth ventricle of the hindbrain lead to a dose-dependent decrease in the number of spontaneous turns of the goldfish to the left. It was shown that this effect is not eliminated under long-lasting optokinetic stimulation when the fish instinctively follow stimuli with a low spatial frequency that are moving in the nasal-to-temporal direction. We used the method of three-dimensional reconstruction by serial histological sections to study the dendrite morphology of the Mauthner cells in control and experimental goldfish. It was found that optokinetic stimulation of control goldfish evokes the dystrophy of the ventral dendrite of the right Mauthner cell, which is the target of this type of stimulation. Conversely, the peptide stabilize the size of the ventral dendrite of the right Mauthner cell under stimulation. These data could be interpreted as evidence of the neuroprotective effect of the Thr–Ser–Lys–Tyr peptide in vivo.     

迷走神经感觉输入诱发的鲫鱼Mauthner细胞胞内电位变化

实验运用微电极穿刺技术,初步探索了刺激鲫鱼右侧迷走神经在双侧Mauthner(M)细胞胞体诱发的胞内电位变化。结果表明：（1）直接刺激鲫鱼右侧迷走神经,可在同侧或对侧M细胞胞体记录到一种短潜伏期、长持续时间、分级的、复合的突触后电位（postsynaptic potentials,PSPs)。此PSPs表现出明显的强度依从性和频率依赖性。（2）刺激迷走神经诱发的PSPs可使逆向锋电位的幅度降低。（3）肌注士的宁后,PSPs的幅度增高、平均持续时间增加、峰值前移。并且可爆发两个以上的动作电位,上述结果提示：迷走神经到M细胞的通路可能 是由长短不等的神经链群组成的。且此通路中不仅包含有兴奋性成分还包含有抑制性成分,而兴奋和抑制之间的相互关系可能起着调节M细胞兴奋性的作用。     

Developmental interactions in the growth and branching of the lateral dendrite of Mauthner's cell (Ambystoma mexicanum)

The axolotl Mauthner (M) cell receives synapses from the vestibular and lateral line nerves on highly branched regions located ventrally and dorsally, respectively, of its lateral dendrite. One of the pair of M-cells was deprived of all ipsilateral vestibular supply and of some lateral line supply by unilateral ablation of the otic vesicle at stage 34, before nerve outgrowth and M-cell differentiation. Histological reconstruction of such deprived M-cells at stages 42 and 45, following M-cell differentiation, revealed that the deprived dendrite was poorly developed, being thinner and much less ramified than in controls. This effect was specific; no changes were consistently observed in the shape or size of the M-cell body, the medial dendrite, or the axon. Electron microscopic examination of deprived M-cells showed that morphologically normal synapses were present on the lateral dendrite; however, synaptic knobs identifiable as being of vestibular origin were absent. We suggest that patterned growth and branching of the M-lateral dendrite during differentiation is regulated through interactions with afferent axons.     

Eliminating afferent impulse activity does not alter the dendritic branching of the amphibian Mauthner cell

In the developing amphibian, the formation of extra vestibular contacts on the Mauthner cell (M-cell) enhances dendritic branching, while deprivation reduces it (Goodman and Model, 1988a). The mechanism underlying the interaction between afferent fibers and developing dendritic branches is not known; neural activity may be an essential component of the stimulating effect. We examined the role of afferent impulse activity in the regulation of M-cell dendritic branching in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) embryo. M-cells occur as a pair of large, uniquely identifiable neurons in the axolotl medulla. Synapses from the ipsilateral vestibular nerve (nVIII) are restricted to a highly branched region of the M-cell lateral dendrite. We varied the amount of nVIII innervation and eliminated neural activity. First, unilateral transplantation of a vestibular primordium deprived some M-cells of nVIII innervation and superinnervated others. Second, surgical fusion of axolotls to TTX-harboring California newt (Taricha torosa) embryos paralyzed the Ambystoma twin: voltage-sensitive Na+ channel blockade by TTX eliminated action potential propagation. Reconstruction of M-cells in 18 mm larvae revealed that dendritic growth was influenced by in-growing axons even in the absence of incoming impulses: impulse blockade had no effect on the stimulation of dendritic growth by the afferent fibers.     

Mauthner cell-initiated abrupt increase of the electric organ discharge in the weakly electric fishGymnotus carapo

Stimulation of the spinal cord of the electric fish Gymnotus carapo, evoked an abrupt increase in the discharge rate of the electric organ. At the maximum of this response, the rate increased an average of 26 ± 11.8%. The duration of the response was 4.9 ± 2.12 s; its latency was 10.4 ± 1.1 ms. Activation of the Mauthner axon played a decisive role in this phenomenon as indicated by the following: (1) recordings from the axon cap of the Mauthner cell demonstrated that the response was evoked if the Mauthner axon was antidromically activated and (2) a response that was similar to that produced by spinal cord stimulation, was elicited by intracellular stimulation of either Mauthner cell. Stimulation of the eighth nerve could also increase the discharge rate of the electric organ. The effect was greater if a Mauthner cell action potential was elicited. The findings described in the present report, indicate the existence of a functional connection between the Mauthner cell and the electromotor system in Gymnotus carapo. This connection may function to enhance the electrolocative sampling of the environment during Mauthner-cell mediated behaviors. This is a novel function for the Mauthner cell.Abbreviations EHP extrinsic hyperpolarizing potential - EOD electric organ discharge - M-AIR Mauthner initiated abrupt increase in rate - M-cell Mauthner cell - M-axon Mauthner axon - PM pacemaker nucleus - PM-cell pacemaker cell - PPn prepacemaker nucleus - SPPn sublemniscal prepacemaker nucleus     

The organization of exteroceptive information from the uropod to ascending interneurones of the crayfish

The organization of exteroceptive inputs to identified ascending interneurones of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard), has been analyzed by stimulation of hairs on the uropod and simultaneous intracellular recordings from ascending interneurones. The spikes of single afferent neurones which innervated hairs on the distal ventral surface of the exopodite were consistently followed by a depolarizing synaptic potential in many identified ascending interneurones with a constant and short central delay of 0.7–1.5 ms. The amplitude of the potentials depended on the membrane potential of the ascending interneurones. Each afferent neurone made divergent outputs onto several ascending interneurones and each ascending interneurone received convergent inputs from several afferent neurones. Certain ascending interneurones made inhibitory or excitatory connections with other ascending interneurones. These central interactions were always one-way, and the spikes from one ascending interneurone consistently evoked excitatory or inhibitory post-synaptic potentials in other interneurones which followed with a constant and short latency of 0.7–1.0 ms. The inhibitory postsynaptic potential was reversed by injection of steady hyperpolarizing current.Abbreviations EPSP excitatory post-synaptic potential - IPSP inhibitory post-synaptic potential     

Stabilization of motor asymmetry in the goldfish under the influence of optokinetic stimulation

Adaptation as a memory model appears, at the cellular level, as an increase in the resistivity of neurons to fatigue under the influence of repetitive natural training stimulation. Selective induction of adaptational changes in separate compartments of one and the same neuron can also serve as an important instrument for identification of the roles of these compartments in the integrative function of the individual neuron. Mauthner neurons (MNs) of fishes (the goldfish in particular) possess a clearly differentiated soma and two dendrites, lateral and ventral ones. The soma and lateral dendrite of each MN receive afferentation from the ipsilateral vestibular apparatus; at present, the functional and morphological aspects of selective adaptational modifications induced in these compartments by adequate vestibular stimulation have been examined in detail. As to the ventral MN dendrite receiving visual afferentation from the contralateral eye via the ipsilateral tectum, it remained impossible until now to realize the respective approach. We found that training sessions of visual optokinetic stimulation performed in certain modes provide selective activation of one MN through its ventral dendrite and increase the resistivity of this cell to fatiguing stimulation. Therefore, we first demonstrated the possibility of adaptational changes in an individual ventral dendrite of the MN. If fishes were preliminarily adapted with respect to vestibular stimulation, and the resistivity of the soma and lateral dendrite was selectively increased, the resistivity to fatiguing visual test stimulation also increased. On the other hand, if fishes were preliminarily adapted with respect to visual stimulation, the resistivity to fatiguing vestibular stimulation also increased. The observed increase in the resistivity of MNs of fishes adapted due to sensory stimulation of one afferent input with respect to sensory stimulation of other sensory input, as well as an increase in the resistivity to sensory stimulation of one modality, probably show that the mechanism of increase in the resistivity is the same in both cases. Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 211–220, May–June, 2008.     

Comparative histomorphology of the Mauthner cells in some freshwater teleosts.

The histomorphological observations are made on the Mauthner cells in eight species of teleosts belonging to six different families. The cells are better developed in Channa punctatus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Labeo rohita, Danio, malabaricus and Puntius ticto. They are symmetrically situated in Nandus nandus and are found to be absent in Mastocembalus armatus. Their position, shape and size vary in different species. The axon cap is well developed in Channa punctatus, Heteropneustes fossilis and carps. The cell body sends lateral and ventral dendrites besides several small dendrites. The lateral dendrite emerges through the axon cap, turns dorsolateral and becomes myelinated to form Mauthner axon. The Mauthner axon extends in the spinal region upto the caudal peduncle and forms synapses with the spinal motoneurons of the front column. There are numerous synapses and end bulbs from the vestibular fibres and VIIIth nerve distributed on the perikaryan of the Mauthner cell body. It is suggested that the Mauthner cells are comparatively well developed in those species in which the tail fin is better utilized for swimming.     

Functional development in the mauthner cell system of embryos and larvae of the zebra fish

In the embryonic zebra fish as early as 40 hr after fertilization, the Mauthner cells (M-cells) initiate an escape response, elicited by tactile-vibrational stimulation. The initial part of this behavior is similar to the acoustic startle reflex seen during the larval stage which begins at 96 hr. The embryonic response is directional and is followed by a series of strong tail flexures which are more pronounced than those during swimming. In the embryo the M-cell fired at the beginning of the response and rarely fired again during subsequent contractions; in our experiments the M-cell did not mediate iterative movements of the tail. The M-cell system is probably involved in evoked hatching behavior, as the tactile response is sufficient to rupture the egg membrane and allow the animal to escape. The M-cell sometimes fired spontaneously, which suggests that it might function also in spontaneous hatching behavior which occurs in the absence of phasic stimulation. At 48 hr the M-cell has morphologically mature synapses on its soma and dendrites, but its cytoplasm is relatively undifferentiated; it has few oriented neurofilaments and no distinct axon hillock. During these stages the extracellular M-spike is longer in duration and smaller in amplitude than at later times when the cell is more mature morphologically. Our data suggest that long-term inhibitory control of the M-cell system begins to function at about the time of hatching. At this time the cell is morphologically mature and is richly supplied with synaptic endings over its soma and dendrites.