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ArticleNeuropharmacology2011

Functional reduction of SK3-mediated currents precedes AMPA-receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in dopaminergic neurons.

Bruno A Benítez, Helen M Belálcazar, Agustín Anastasía, Daniel T Mamah, Charles F Zorumski, Daniel H Mascó, Daniel G Herrera, Gabriel A de Erausquin

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Article in Neuropharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bruno A BenítezLaboratory of Brain Development, Modulation and Repair, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA 02115, USA.
Helen M Belálcazar
Agustín Anastasía
Daniel T Mamah
Charles F Zorumski
Daniel H Mascó
Daniel G Herrera
Gabriel A de Erausquin
Washington University in St. Louis · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Washington University Center for Translational NeuroscienceP30NS057105 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HOLTZMAN, DAVID M. · 2006 to 2011
$8.7M
Genetics of Parkinsonism in a Special Population of Untreated SchizophreniaK08MH077220 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DE ERAUSQUIN, GABRIEL ALEJANDRO · 2007 to 2013
$804k
NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH077220NIMH NIH HHS K08MH077220NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS057105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In primary cultures of mesencephalon small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK) are expressed in dopaminergic neurons. We characterized SK-mediated currents (I(SK)) in this system and evaluated their role on homeostasis against excitotoxicity. I(SK) amplitude was reduced by the glutamatergic agonist AMPA through a reduction in SK channel number in the membrane. Blockade of I(SK) for 12 h with apamin or NS8593 reduced the number of dopaminergic neurons in a concentration-dependent manner. The effect of apamin was not additive to AMPA toxicity. On the other hand, two I(SK) agonists, 1-EBIO and CyPPA, caused a significant reduction of spontaneous loss of dopaminergic neurons. 1-EBIO reversed the effects of both AMPA and apamin as well. Thus, I(SK) influences survival and differentiation of dopaminergic neurons in vitro, and is part of protective homeostatic responses, participating in a rapidly acting negative feedback loop coupling calcium levels, neuron excitability and cellular defenses. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Trends in neuropharmacology: in memory of Erminio Costa'.

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PMID21044638
PMCPMC4301957
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