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ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2013

Long-term modulation of A-type K(+) conductances in hippocampal CA1 interneurons in rats after chronic intermittent ethanol exposure during adolescence or adulthood.

Qiang Li, Rebekah L Fleming, Shawn K Acheson, Roger D Madison, Scott D Moore, Mary-Louise Risher, Wilkie A Wilson, H Scott Swartzwelder

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Article in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qiang LiDurham VA Medical Center , Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry , Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Neurosugery , Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Rebekah L Fleming
Shawn K Acheson
Roger D Madison
Scott D Moore
Mary-Louise Risher
Wilkie A Wilson
H Scott Swartzwelder
Duke University · USDuke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

Supp: Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Hippocampal Function in AdulthoodU01AA019925 · NIAAA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SWARTZWELDER, H SCOTT · 2010 to 2024
$5.0M
Mechanisms underlying neuropeptide release in the extended amygdalaI01BX001271 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MOORE, SCOTT D. · 2013 to 2020
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Novel Prophylactic Pharmacotherapy in an Animal Model of Closed Head InjuryIK2BX001267 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ACHESON, SHAWN · 2012 to 2016
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BLRD VA I01 BX001271BLRD VA IK2 BX001267NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA019925NIAAA NIH HHS U01-AA019925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic alcohol use, especially exposure to alcohol during adolescence or young adulthood, is closely associated with cognitive deficits that may persist into adulthood. Therefore, it is essential to identify possible neuronal mechanisms underlying the observed deficits in learning and memory. Hippocampal interneurons play a pivotal role in regulating hippocampus-dependent learning and memory by exerting strong inhibition on excitatory pyramidal cells. The function of these interneurons is regulated not only by synaptic inputs from other types of neurons but is also precisely governed by their own intrinsic membrane ionic conductances. The voltage-gated A-type potassium current (IA ) regulates the intrinsic membrane properties of neurons, and disruption of IA is responsible for many neuropathological processes including learning and memory deficits. Thus, it represents a previously unexplored cellular mechanism whereby chronic ethanol (EtOH) may alter hippocampal memory-related functioning.

methodsUsing whole-cell electrophysiological recording methods, we investigated the enduring effects of chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) exposure during adolescence or adulthood on IA in rat CA1 interneurons.

resultsWe found that the mean peak amplitude of IA was significantly reduced after CIE in either adolescence or adulthood, but IA density was attenuated after CIE in adolescence but not after CIE in adulthood. In addition, the voltage-dependent steady-state activation and inactivation of IA were altered in interneurons after CIE.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that CIE can cause long-term changes in IA channels in interneurons and thus may alter their inhibitory influences on memory-related local hippocampal circuits, which could be, in turn, responsible for learning and memory impairments observed after chronic EtOH exposure.

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Age FactorsAnimalsCA1 Region, HippocampalElectric ConductivityElectrophysiological PhenomenaEthanolInterneuronsMalePotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsEthanolPotassium ChannelsAdolescentChronic Intermittent Ethanol ExposureHippocampusInterneurons

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