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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6375
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
The dendrites of many types of neurons contain voltage-dependent Na+ and Ca2+ conductances that generate action potentials (see ref. 1 for review). The function of these spikes is not well understood, but the Ca2+ entry stimulated by spikes probably affects Ca(2+)-dependent processes in dendrites. These include synaptic plasticity, cytotoxicity and exocytosis. Several lines of evidence suggest that dendritic spikes occur within subregions of the dendrites. To study the mechanism that govern the spread of spikes in the dendrites of hippocampal pyramidal cells, we imaged Ca2+ entry with Fura-2 (ref. 9) and Na+ entry with a newly developed Na(+)-sensitive dye. Our results indicate that Ca2+ entry into dendrites is triggered by Na+ spikes that actively invade the dendrites. The restricted spatial distribution of Ca2+ entry seems to depend on the spread of Na+ spikes in the dendrites, rather than on a limited distribution of Ca2+ channels. In addition, we have observed an activity-dependent process that modulates the invasion of spikes into the dendrites and progressively restricts Ca2+ entry to more proximal dendritic regions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzofurans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ethers, Cyclic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fluorescent Dyes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fura-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinoxalines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sodium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetraethylammonium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetraethylammonium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetrodotoxin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/sodium-binding benzofuran...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
357
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1350327-6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Benzofurans, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Dendrites, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Ethers, Cyclic, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Fura-2, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Pyramidal Tracts, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Quinoxalines, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Sodium, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Spectrometry, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Tetraethylammonium, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Tetraethylammonium Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:1350327-Tetrodotoxin
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The spread of Na+ spikes determines the pattern of dendritic Ca2+ entry into hippocampal neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.