[HTML][HTML] Presynaptically expressed long-term depression at cerebellar parallel fiber synapses

D Qiu, T Knöpfel - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2009 - Springer
D Qiu, T Knöpfel
Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2009Springer
Plasticity at synapses between parallel fiber (PF) and Purkinje neurons (PN) is widely
accepted as a cellular model for certain forms of cerebellar learning. Although PF–PN
synapses are known to express bidirectional long-term plasticity at the postsynaptic site,
long-term plasticity at the presynaptic site is currently limited to potentiation of the synapses.
In this paper, we report on presynaptically expressed PF long-term depression (preLTD) that
is observed when presynaptically expressed PF long-term potentiation (preLTP) is …
Abstract
Plasticity at synapses between parallel fiber (PF) and Purkinje neurons (PN) is widely accepted as a cellular model for certain forms of cerebellar learning. Although PF–PN synapses are known to express bidirectional long-term plasticity at the postsynaptic site, long-term plasticity at the presynaptic site is currently limited to potentiation of the synapses. In this paper, we report on presynaptically expressed PF long-term depression (preLTD) that is observed when presynaptically expressed PF long-term potentiation (preLTP) is pharmacologically prevented. PF preLTD is most efficiently induced by 4 Hz PF stimulation and requires activation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors. Our results indicate that, during preLTD induction, endocannabinoids are released in an NMDA receptor-dependent, but not mGlu1 receptor-dependent, fashion. We conclude that bidirectional plasticity mechanisms exist for both presynaptic and postsynaptic components of cerebellar learning.
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