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Differences in motor learning-related structural plasticity of layer 2/3 parvalbumin-positive interneurons of the young and aged motor cortex.

Andrew M Davidson, Hernán Mejía-Gómez, Bryn M Wooten, Sharai Marqués, Michael Jacobowitz, Irene F Ugidos, Ricardo Mostany

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Andrew M DavidsonDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6581-154X
Hernán Mejía-GómezDepartment of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Bryn M WootenNeuroscience Program, Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Sharai MarquésDepartment of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Michael JacobowitzDepartment of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Irene F UgidosDepartment of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3727-0544
Ricardo MostanyDepartment of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. rmostany@tulane.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5379-0080

Funding

Cerebral Microvascular Bioenergetics and Neurovascular CouplingR01NS114286 · NINDS · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI KATAKAM, PRASAD V, MOSTANY, RICARDO · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
Cortical Synaptic Dynamics during Learning in the Aging BrainR01AG047296 · NIA · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI MOSTANY, RICARDO · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
American Foundation for Aging Research G17230NIA NIH HHS AG047296NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047296NINDS NIH HHS NS114286NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS114286
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Abstract

Changes to neuronal connectivity are believed to be a key factor in cognitive impairments associated with normal aging. Because of its effect on activities of daily living, deficient motor control is a critical type of cognitive decline to understand. Diminished inhibitory networks in the cortex are implicated in such motor control deficits, pointing to the connectivity of inhibitory cortical interneurons as an important area for study. Here, we used chronic two-photon microscopy to track the structural plasticity of en passant boutons (EPBs) of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the mouse motor cortex in the first longitudinal, in vivo study of inhibitory interneuron synapses in the context of aging. Young (3-5 months) and aged (23-28 months) mice underwent training on the accelerating rotarod to evoke motor learning-induced structural plasticity. Our analysis reveals that, in comparison with axons from young mice, those from aged mice have fewer EPBs at baseline that also tend to be larger in size. Aged axons also express learning-related structural plasticity-like new bouton stabilization and bouton enlargement-that is less persistent than that of young axons. This study reveals striking baseline differences in young and aged axon morphology as well as differences in the deployment of learning-related structural plasticity across axons.

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AgingInterneuronsLearningMotor CortexNeuronal PlasticityParvalbuminsAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLParvalbuminsAgingAxonCortexInterneuronMotor learningStructural plasticity

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PMID39343864
PMCPMC12181450

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