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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2002

Nitric oxide selectively tunes inhibitory synapses to modulate vertebrate locomotion.

David L McLean, Keith T Sillar

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. How do short-term changes at synapses fine-tune information processing?The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2012
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  10. Gating the polarity of endocannabinoid-mediated synaptic plasticity by nitric oxide in the spinal locomotor network.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2012
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  13. The nitric oxide/cGMP pathway tunes the thermosensitivity of swimming motor patterns in Xenopus laevis tadpoles.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2009
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  14. Nitric oxide potentiation of locomotor activity in the spinal cord of the lamprey.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2009
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  15. Suppression of spreading depression-like events in locusts by inhibition of the NO/cGMP/PKG pathway.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2009
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  16. Long-term plasticity of the spinal locomotor circuitry mediated by endocannabinoid and nitric oxide signaling.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2007
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  19. Metamodulation of a spinal locomotor network by nitric oxide.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2004
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David L McLeanSchool of Biology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, FIFE KY16 9TS, United Kingdom.
Keith T Sillar
University of St Andrews · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have explored the possible modulation by nitric oxide (NO) of inhibitory synaptic transmission mediated by either glycine or GABA during episodes of rhythmic fictive swimming in postembryonic Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Extracellular ventral-root recordings suggest a stage-dependent increase in the reliability and extent of the NO donor S-nitroso-n-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP; 0.1-1 mm) to inhibit swimming by reducing the frequency and shortening the duration of swim episodes. These effects of SNAP on the swimming rhythm at both developmental stages are corroborated by intracellular recordings from presumed motor neurons with sharp microelectrodes, which also suggest that NO inhibits swimming by facilitating both glycinergic and GABAergic inhibition. However, we found no evidence for NO modulation of the excitatory drive for swimming. In addition to presynaptic effects on inhibitory transmitter release, a pronounced postsynaptic membrane depolarization ( approximately 5-10 mV) and conductance decrease ( approximately 10-20%) are associated with bath application of SNAP. Hence, NO exerts inhibitory effects on swimming through multiple but selective actions on both the electrical properties of spinal neurons and on particular synaptic interconnections. The presynaptic and postsynaptic effects of NO act in concert to tune inhibitory synapses.

Indexed as

Age FactorsAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugGABA Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlycineGlycine AgentsIn Vitro TechniquesLarvaLocomotionMembrane PotentialsMotor NeuronsNeural InhibitionNitric OxideNitric Oxide DonorsPotassiumGABA Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlycineGlycine AgentsNitric OxideNitric Oxide DonorsPotassiumTetrodotoxin

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PMID12019335
PMCPMC6757640
OpenAlexW1902151978

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