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ArticleCell reports2024

Spinal microcircuits go through multiphasic homeostatic compensations in a mouse model of motoneuron degeneration.

Filipe Nascimento, M Görkem Özyurt, Kareen Halablab, Gardave Singh Bhumbra, Guillaume Caron, Marcin Bączyk, Daniel Zytnicki, Marin Manuel, Francesco Roselli, Rob Brownstone and 1 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Filipe NascimentoDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, UK; Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG London, UK. Electronic address: f.nascimento@ucl.ac.uk.
M Görkem ÖzyurtDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, UK; Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG London, UK.
Kareen HalablabDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases-Ulm (DZNE-Ulm), Ulm, Germany.
Gardave Singh BhumbraDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, UK.
Guillaume CaronSaints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences (SPPIN), Université Paris Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France.
Marcin BączykDepartment of Neurobiology, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland.
Daniel ZytnickiSaints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences (SPPIN), Université Paris Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France.
Marin ManuelDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Francesco RoselliDepartment of Neurology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases-Ulm (DZNE-Ulm), Ulm, Germany.
Rob BrownstoneDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG London, UK.
Marco BeatoDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, UK. Electronic address: m.beato@ucl.ac.uk.

Funding

Motoneuron mortality in neurodegenerative diseases induced by homeostatic dysregulation of excitabilityR01NS110953 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BINDER, MARC D, HECKMAN, CHARLES · 2019 to 2023
$2.8M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S005943/1Medical Research Council MR/V003607/1NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110953Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 221610/Z/20/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In many neurological conditions, early-stage neural circuit adaptation preserves relatively normal behavior. In some diseases, spinal motoneurons progressively degenerate yet movement remains initially preserved. This study investigates whether these neurons and associated microcircuits adapt in a mouse model of progressive motoneuron degeneration. Using a combination of in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology and super-resolution microscopy, we find that, early in the disease, neurotransmission in a key pre-motor circuit, the recurrent inhibition mediated by Renshaw cells, is reduced by half due to impaired quantal size associated with decreased glycine receptor density. This impairment is specific and not a widespread feature of spinal inhibitory circuits. Furthermore, it recovers at later stages of disease. Additionally, an increased probability of release from proprioceptive afferents leads to increased monosynaptic excitation of motoneurons. We reveal that, in this motoneuron degenerative condition, spinal microcircuits undergo specific multiphasic homeostatic compensations that may contribute to preservation of force output.

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Disease Models, AnimalHomeostasisMotor NeuronsSpinal CordAnimalsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve DegenerationReceptors, GlycineRenshaw CellsSynaptic TransmissionReceptors, GlycineALSCP: Cell biologyCP: Neuroscienceelectrophysiologyglycine receptorsmotoneuronsmotor controlquantal analysisRenshaw cellssensory afferentsspinal cord

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PMID39656589
PMCPMC11847574

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