a(MESH:"GABAergic Neurons")
Mice with a null mutation in the gene that encodes KAT II became a unique tool to resolve this issue (31, 410, 516). Low levels of KYNA in these mutant mice lead to alpha7 nAChR disinhibition in hippocampal CA1 SR interneurons, thereby increasing the activity of GABAergic interneurons impinging onto CA1 pyramidal neurons (31) PubMed:19126755
In mice exposed to chronic nicotine, GABA neurons in substantia nigra pars reticulata have increased baseline firing rates, both in brain slices and in anesthetized animals PubMed:21482353
In the midbrain, both DA neurons (in substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area [VTA]) and GABAergic neurons (in substantia nigra pars reticulata and VTA) express high levels of alpha4beta2* nAChRs on their somata, but only GABAergic neurons display somatic upregulation (Nashmi et al., 2007; Xiao et al., 2009) PubMed:21482353
4OH-GTS-21 had no protective effect on GABAergic neuronal number in this strain, with FFX lesions causing a 34±9% reduction compared with contralateral controls (n=10; P<0.05 compared with unlesioned side, one-way ANOVA). PubMed:17640819
As a result, the proaggregant lines showed a range of defects including paralysis, axonal degeneration of GABAergic and cholinergic motor neurons, presynaptic defects, synapse loss, and mitochondrial transport defects early in adulthood PubMed:29191965
In the midbrain, both DA neurons (in substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area [VTA]) and GABAergic neurons (in substantia nigra pars reticulata and VTA) express high levels of alpha4beta2* nAChRs on their somata, but only GABAergic neurons display somatic upregulation (Nashmi et al., 2007; Xiao et al., 2009) PubMed:21482353
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