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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) has been proposed as a peptidergic molecule for behavioral fear and itching. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization studies have shown that GRP and GRP receptor are widely distributed in forebrain areas. Less information is available for the functional action for GRP in the prefrontal cortex including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Here we used whole-cell patch-clamp recording technique to study the modulation of synaptic transmission by GRP in the ACC. We found that GRP increased the frequency of sIPSCs recorded while had no significant effect on sEPSCs in ACC pyramidal neurons. The facilitatory effect of GRP on sIPSCs was blocked by the GRP receptor antagonist, RC3095. In the presence of TTX, however, GRP had no effect on the mIPSCs. Therefore, activation of GRP receptor may facilitate the excitation of the interneurons and enhanced spontaneous GABAergic, but not glutamatergic neurotransmission. Similar results on GRP modulation of GABAergic transmission were observed in the insular cortex and amygdala, suggesting a general possible effect of GRP on cortical inhibitory transmission. Our results suggest that GRP receptor is an important regulator of inhibitory circuits in forebrain areas.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1744-8069
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
52
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Action Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Bombesin, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Gastrin-Releasing Peptide, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Glutamates, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Gyrus Cinguli, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Interneurons, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Picrotoxin, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Pyramidal Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Receptors, Bombesin, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:20836873-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Facilitation of the inhibitory transmission by gastrin-releasing peptide in the anterior cingulate cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. min.zhuo@utoronto.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't