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ArticleFrontiers in neural circuits2012

Neurogliaform and Ivy Cells: A Major Family of nNOS Expressing GABAergic Neurons.

Caren Armstrong, Esther Krook-Magnuson, Ivan Soltesz

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Article in Frontiers in neural circuits, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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70 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caren ArmstrongDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine Irvine, CA, USA.
Esther Krook-Magnuson
Ivan Soltesz
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Plasticity of GABAergic Inhibition Following Head InjuryR01NS035915 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SOLTESZ, IVAN · 2002 to 2017
$2.6M
Plasticity Of GABAergic Inhibition Following Head InjuryR37NS035915 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SOLTESZ, IVAN · 2005 to 2011
$2.5M
GABAergic regulation of entorhino-hippocampal excitability in epilepsy.R01NS074432 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SOLTESZ, IVAN · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Optogenetic hub cell control for no seizures, no side-effects temporal lobe epilepsyR01NS074702 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI SOLTESZ, IVAN · 2011 to 2014
$1.2M
PLASTICITY OF GABAERGIC INHIBITION FOLLOWING HEAD INJURYR29NS035915 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE · PI SOLTESZ, IVAN · 1997 to 2001
$273k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS035915NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074432NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074702NINDS NIH HHS R29 NS035915NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS035915
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurogliaform and Ivy cells are members of an abundant family of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expressing GABAergic interneurons found in diverse brain regions. These cells have a defining dense local axonal plexus, and display unique synaptic properties including a biphasic postsynaptic response with both a slow GABA(A) component and a GABA(B) component following even a single action potential. The type of transmission displayed by these cells has been termed "volume transmission," distinct from both tonic and classical synaptic transmission. Electrical connections are also notable in that, unlike other GABAergic cell types, neurogliaform family cells will form gap junctions not only with other neurogliaform cells, but also with non-neurogliaform family GABAergic cells. In this review, we focus on neurogliaform and Ivy cells throughout the hippocampal formation, where recent studies highlight their role in feedforward inhibition, uncover their ability to display a phenomenon called persistent firing, and reveal their modulation by opioids. The unique properties of this family of cells, their abundance, rich connectivity, and modulation by clinically relevant drugs make them an attractive target for future studies in vivo during different behavioral and pharmacological conditions.

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feedforward inhibitionGABAA,slowGABABopioidpersistent firing

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PMID22623913
PMCPMC3353154
OpenAlexW2000550561

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