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NF-κB activity in distinct neural subtypes of the rat hippocampus: Influence of time and GABA antagonism in acute slice preparations

Sheridan, Graham K.; Pickering, Mark; Twomey, Clare; Moynagh, Paul N.; O'Connor, John J.; Murphy, Keith J.

Authors

Mark Pickering

Clare Twomey

Paul N. Moynagh

John J. O'Connor

Keith J. Murphy



Contributors

Abstract

Hippocampal memory-associated synaptic plasticity is driven by a cascade of transcription and new protein synthesis. In vitro electrophysiological studies on acute hippocampal slices have elucidated much of what we know about this molecular cascade. Curiously, these slices require a period of "equilibration" for the recovery of electrophysiological properties such as LTP, implying ongoing time-dependent molecular events necessary for full expression of plasticity. Using standard immunofluorescence combined with confocal imaging and a novel data analysis approach, we implicate the transcription factor NF-κB in this plasticity-related molecular adaptation during equilibration. Marked differences in basal NF-κB activity in distinct cell types of the hippocampus were observed, with the amount of active NF-κB increasing throughout the 2-h equilibration period in all cell types. Moreover, distinct hippocampal neuronal subfields exhibit very different responses to the GABAA receptor blocker picrotoxin, the presence of which is required to achieve LTP in the dentate gyrus. These findings have implications for the use of acute hippocampal slices to study the effects of compounds that signal through NF-κB on synaptic plasticity. Further investigation into the cellular processes that occur during this molecular adaptation may increase our understanding of plasticity-related events common to both LTP and memory formation. © 2007 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Citation

Sheridan, G. K., Pickering, M., Twomey, C., Moynagh, P. N., O'Connor, J. J., & Murphy, K. J. (2007). NF-κB activity in distinct neural subtypes of the rat hippocampus: Influence of time and GABA antagonism in acute slice preparations. Learning and Memory, 14(8), 525-532. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.590007

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 15, 2007
Online Publication Date Aug 3, 2007
Publication Date 2007-08
Deposit Date Aug 16, 2022
Journal Learning and Memory
Print ISSN 1072-0502
Electronic ISSN 1549-5485
Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 8
Pages 525-532
DOI https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.590007
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/10076570
Publisher URL http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/14/8/525