Acide γ-aminobutyrique

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L'acide γ-aminobutyrique, souvent abrégé en GABA (de l'anglais gamma-aminobutyric acid), est le principal neurotransmetteur inhibiteur du système nerveux central chez les mammifères et les oiseaux. Chez les insectes, il est présent dans tout l'organisme. C'est un neuromodulateur reconnu comme étant inhibiteur chez l'adulte mais excitateur lors du développement embryonnaire humain. Il joue un rôle important chez l'adulte en empêchant l'excitation prolongée des neurones. Il possède par ailleurs un rôle neurotrophique, c'est-à-dire qu'il favorise la croissance de certains neurones. Les effets inhibiteurs du GABA contrebalancent les effets excitateurs du glutamate. Un déséquilibre entre ces deux neurotransmetteurs est impliqué dans l'épilepsie et l'ischémie cérébrale. Sa formule brute est . Localisation Le GABA serait impliqué dans au moins 30 % des synapses du cerveau. Le second neurotransmetteur inhibiteur est la glycine, qui elle, est plus particulièrement locali

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Tuning a semisynthetic fluorescent biosensor for y-aminobutyric acid

Julia Matozzo

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GABA-mediated tonic inhibition differentially modulates gain in functional subtypes of cortical interneurons

Sean Lewis Hill, Steven Petrou, Christian Andreas Rössert, Bas-Jan Zandt

The binding of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) to extrasynaptic GABA(A) receptors generates tonic inhibition that acts as a powerful modulator of cortical network activity. Despite GABA being present throughout the extracellular space of the brain, previous work has shown that GABA may differentially modulate the excitability of neuron subtypes according to variation in chloride gradient. Here, using biophysically detailed neuron models, we predict that tonic inhibition can differentially modulate the excitability of neuron subtypes according to variation in electrophysiological properties. Surprisingly, tonic inhibition increased the responsiveness (or gain) in models with features typical for somatostatin interneurons but decreased gain in models with features typical for parvalbumin interneurons. Patch-clamp recordings from cortical interneurons supported these predictions, and further in silico analysis was then performed to seek a putative mechanism underlying gain modulation. We found that gain modulation in models was dependent upon the magnitude of tonic current generated at depolarized membrane potential-a property associated with outward rectifying GABA(A) receptors. Furthermore, tonic inhibition produced two biophysical changes in models of relevance to neuronal excitability: 1) enhanced action potential repolarization via increased current flow into the dendritic compartment, and 2) reduced activation of voltage-dependent potassium channels. Finally, we show theoretically that reduced potassium channel activation selectively increases gain in models possessing action potential dynamics typical for somatostatin interneurons. Potassium channels in parvalbumin-type models deactivate rapidly and are unavailable for further modulation. These findings show that GABA can differentially modulate interneuron excitability and suggest a mechanism through which this occurs in silico via differences of intrinsic electrophysiological properties.

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Short-term ionic plasticity at GABAergic synapses

Henry Markram

Fast synaptic inhibition in the brain is mediated by the pre-synaptic release of the neurotransmitter γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)and the post-synaptic activation of GABA-sensitive ionotropic receptors. As with excitatory synapses, it is being increasinly appreciated that a variety of plastic processes occur at inhibitory synapses, which operate over a range of timescales. Here we examine a form of activity-dependent plasticity that is somewhat unique to GABAergic transmission. This involves short-lasting changes to the ionic driving force for the post-synaptic receptors, a process referred to as short-term ionic plasticity. These changes are directly related to the history of activity at inhibitory synapses and are influenced by a variety of factors including the location of the synapse and the post-synaptic cell's ion regulation mechanisms. We explore the processes underlying this form of plasticity, when and where it can occur, and how it is likely to impact network activity.

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GABA-mediated tonic inhibition differentially modulates gain in functional subtypes of cortical interneurons

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