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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2019

Cytokine inflammatory threat, but not LPS one, shortens GABAergic synaptic currents in the mouse spinal cord organotypic cultures.

Vincenzo Giacco, Giulia Panattoni, Manuela Medelin, Elena Bonechi, Alessandra Aldinucci, Clara Ballerini, Laura Ballerini

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019. 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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15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vincenzo GiaccoInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136, Trieste, Italy.
Giulia PanattoniInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136, Trieste, Italy.
Manuela MedelinDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy.
Elena BonechiDepartment NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Alessandra AldinucciDepartment NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Clara BalleriniDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy. clara.ballerini@unifi.it.
Laura BalleriniInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136, Trieste, Italy. laura.ballerini@sissa.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-0787
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · ITUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Trieste · IT

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 696656Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 785219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSynaptic dysfunction, named synaptopathy, due to inflammatory status of the central nervous system (CNS) is a recognized factor potentially underlying both motor and cognitive dysfunctions in neurodegenerative diseases. To gain knowledge on the mechanistic interplay between local inflammation and synapse changes, we compared two diverse inflammatory paradigms, a cytokine cocktail (CKs; IL-1β, TNF-α, and GM-CSF) and LPS, and their ability to tune GABAergic current duration in spinal cord cultured circuits.

methodsWe exploit spinal organotypic cultures, single-cell electrophysiology, immunocytochemistry, and confocal microscopy to explore synaptic currents and resident neuroglia reactivity upon CK or LPS incubation.

resultsLocal inflammation in slice cultures induced by CK or LPS stimulations boosts network activity; however, only CKs specifically reduced GABAergic current duration. We pharmacologically investigated the contribution of GABA

conclusionsLower GABAergic current duration could contribute to providing an aberrant excitatory transmission critical for pre-motor circuit tasks and represent a specific feature of a CK cocktail able to mimic an inflammatory reaction that spreads in the CNS. Our results describe a selective mechanism that could be triggered during specific inflammatory stress.

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AnimalsCytokinesGABA AgentsInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrgan Culture TechniquesSpinal CordSynaptic TransmissionCytokinesGABA AgentsLipopolysaccharidesGABAergic inhibitionGABAergic receptorsNeuroinflammationNKCC1Organotypic spinal slicesPatch-clampResident neurogliaSpinal circuitsSynaptic currents

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PMID31238967
PMCPMC6593520
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