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A theory of synaptic transmission

eLife, 2021
Rapid and precise neuronal communication is enabled through a highly synchronous release of signaling molecules neurotransmitters within just milliseconds of the action potential.
Bin Wang, Olga K Dudko
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Male pheromones modulate synaptic transmission at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction in a sexually dimorphic manner

eLife, 2021
The development of functional synapses in the nervous system is important for animal physiology and behaviors, and its disturbance has been linked with many neurodevelopmental disorders.
Kang-Ying Qian, Wan-Xin Zeng, Yue Hao, Xian-Ting Zeng, Haowen Liu, Lei Li, Lili Chen, Fu-min Tian, Cindy Chang, Qi Hall, Chun-Xue Song, Shangbang Gao, Zhitao Hu, Joshua M Kaplan, Qian Li, Xia-Jing Tong   +15 more
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Methamphetamine reduces LTP and increases baseline synaptic transmission in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus.

PLoS ONE, 2010
Methamphetamine (METH) is an addictive psychostimulant whose societal impact is on the rise. Emerging evidence suggests that psychostimulants alter synaptic plasticity in the brain--which may partly account for their adverse effects.
Jarod Swant, Sanika Chirwa, Gregg Stanwood, Habibeh Khoshbouei   +3 more
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Tadr is an axonal histidine transporter required for visual neurotransmission in Drosophila

eLife, 2022
Neurotransmitters are generated by de novo synthesis and are essential for sustained, high-frequency synaptic transmission. Histamine, a monoamine neurotransmitter, is synthesized through decarboxylation of histidine by histidine decarboxylase (Hdc ...
Yongchao Han, Lei Peng, Tao Wang
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Hippocampal neurons in direct contact with astrocytes exposed to amyloid β25-35 exhibit reduced excitatory synaptic transmission

IBRO Reports, 2019
Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is closely related to the progression of Alzheimer's disease because senile plaques consisting of Aβ cause synaptic depression and synaptic abnormalities.
Kohei Oyabu, Hiroki Kiyota, Kaori Kubota, Takuya Watanabe, Shutaro Katsurabayashi, Katsunori Iwasaki   +5 more
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Anti-allodynic and promotive effect on inhibitory synaptic transmission of riluzole in rat spinal dorsal horn

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021
Riluzole (2-amino-6-(trifluoromethoxy)benzothiazole) is a drug known for its inhibitory effect on glutamatergic transmission and its anti-nociceptive and anti-allodynic effects in neuropathic pain rat models.
Ryo Taiji, Manabu Yamanaka, Wataru Taniguchi, Naoko Nishio, Shunji Tsutsui, Terumasa Nakatsuka, Hiroshi Yamada   +6 more
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mGluR-dependent synaptic plasticity in drug-seeking.

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2012
A primary feature of drug addiction is the compulsive use despite negative consequences. A general consensus is emerging on the capacity of addictive substances to co-opt synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity in brain circuits which are involved ...
Camilla eBellone, Manuel eMameli, Manuel eMameli, Manuel eMameli   +3 more
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Diverse modes of synaptic signaling, regulation, and plasticity distinguish two classes of C. elegans glutamatergic neurons

eLife, 2017
Synaptic vesicle release properties vary between neuronal cell types, but in most cases the molecular basis of this heterogeneity is unknown. Here, we compare in vivo synaptic properties of two neuronal classes in the C.
Donovan Ventimiglia, Cornelia I Bargmann
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NPY-mediated synaptic plasticity in the extended amygdala prioritizes feeding during starvation

Nature Communications
Efficient control of feeding behavior requires the coordinated adjustment of complex motivational and affective neurocircuits. Neuropeptides from energy-sensing hypothalamic neurons are potent feeding modulators, but how these endogenous signals shape ...
Stephan Dodt, Noah V. Widdershooven, Marie-Luise Dreisow, Lisa Weiher, Lukas Steuernagel, F. Thomas Wunderlich, Jens C. Brüning, Henning Fenselau   +7 more
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Presynaptic Rac1 controls synaptic strength through the regulation of synaptic vesicle priming

eLife, 2022
Synapses contain a limited number of synaptic vesicles (SVs) that are released in response to action potentials (APs). Therefore, sustaining synaptic transmission over a wide range of AP firing rates and timescales depends on SV release and replenishment.
Christian Keine, Mohammed Al-Yaari, Tamara Radulovic, Connon I Thomas, Paula Valino Ramos, Debbie Guerrero-Given, Mrinalini Ranjan, Holger Taschenberger, Naomi Kamasawa, Samuel M Young Jr   +9 more
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