Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
In the mammalian inner ear, the gain control of auditory inputs is exerted by medial olivocochlear (MOC) neurons that innervate cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs). OHCs mechanically amplify the incoming sound waves by virtue of their electromotile properties while the MOC system reduces the gain of au...
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paperaa:paper_02706474_v31_n41_p14763_Ballestero2023-06-12T16:47:16Z Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells J. Neurosci. 2011;31(41):14763-14774 Ballestero, J. de San Martín, J.Z. Goutman, J. Elgoyhen, A.B. Fuchs, P.A. Katz, E. alpha9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor calcium activated potassium channel nicotinic receptor SK2 channel unclassified drug animal tissue article brain nerve cell cochlea controlled study electrostimulation facilitation female hair cell inhibitory postsynaptic potential male medial olivocochlear neuron mouse nerve cell plasticity neurotransmitter release newborn nonhuman presynaptic facilitation priority journal synaptic transmission temporal summation Acoustic Stimulation Animals Animals, Newborn Biophysics Chelating Agents Cochlea Cochlear Nerve Egtazic Acid Electric Stimulation Female Glycine Agents Hair Cells, Auditory Indoles Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Neural Inhibition Patch-Clamp Techniques Peptides Serotonin Antagonists Sodium Channel Blockers Strychnine Synapses Temperature Tetrodotoxin Time Factors In the mammalian inner ear, the gain control of auditory inputs is exerted by medial olivocochlear (MOC) neurons that innervate cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs). OHCs mechanically amplify the incoming sound waves by virtue of their electromotile properties while the MOC system reduces the gain of auditory inputs by inhibiting OHC function. How this process is orchestrated at the synaptic level remains unknown. In the present study, MOC firing was evoked by electrical stimulation in an isolated mouse cochlear preparation, while OHCs postsynaptic responses were monitored by whole-cell recordings. These recordings confirmed that electrically evoked IPSCs (eIPSCs) are mediated solely by α9β10 nAChRs functionally coupled to calcium-activated SK2 channels. Synaptic release occurred with low probability when MOC-OHC synapses were stimulated at 1 Hz. However, as the stimulation frequency was raised, the reliability of release increased due to presynaptic facilitation. In addition, the relatively slow decay of eIPSCs gave rise to temporal summation at stimulation frequencies >10 Hz. The combined effect of facilitation and summation resulted in a frequency-dependent increase in the average amplitude of inhibitory currents in OHCs. Thus, we have demonstrated that short-term plasticity is responsible for shaping MOC inhibition and, therefore, encodes the transfer function from efferent firing frequency to the gain of the cochlear amplifier. © 2011 the authors. Fil:Ballestero, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Goutman, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Katz, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2011 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02706474_v31_n41_p14763_Ballestero |
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alpha9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor calcium activated potassium channel nicotinic receptor SK2 channel unclassified drug animal tissue article brain nerve cell cochlea controlled study electrostimulation facilitation female hair cell inhibitory postsynaptic potential male medial olivocochlear neuron mouse nerve cell plasticity neurotransmitter release newborn nonhuman presynaptic facilitation priority journal synaptic transmission temporal summation Acoustic Stimulation Animals Animals, Newborn Biophysics Chelating Agents Cochlea Cochlear Nerve Egtazic Acid Electric Stimulation Female Glycine Agents Hair Cells, Auditory Indoles Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Neural Inhibition Patch-Clamp Techniques Peptides Serotonin Antagonists Sodium Channel Blockers Strychnine Synapses Temperature Tetrodotoxin Time Factors |
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alpha9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor calcium activated potassium channel nicotinic receptor SK2 channel unclassified drug animal tissue article brain nerve cell cochlea controlled study electrostimulation facilitation female hair cell inhibitory postsynaptic potential male medial olivocochlear neuron mouse nerve cell plasticity neurotransmitter release newborn nonhuman presynaptic facilitation priority journal synaptic transmission temporal summation Acoustic Stimulation Animals Animals, Newborn Biophysics Chelating Agents Cochlea Cochlear Nerve Egtazic Acid Electric Stimulation Female Glycine Agents Hair Cells, Auditory Indoles Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Neural Inhibition Patch-Clamp Techniques Peptides Serotonin Antagonists Sodium Channel Blockers Strychnine Synapses Temperature Tetrodotoxin Time Factors Ballestero, J. de San Martín, J.Z. Goutman, J. Elgoyhen, A.B. Fuchs, P.A. Katz, E. Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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alpha9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor calcium activated potassium channel nicotinic receptor SK2 channel unclassified drug animal tissue article brain nerve cell cochlea controlled study electrostimulation facilitation female hair cell inhibitory postsynaptic potential male medial olivocochlear neuron mouse nerve cell plasticity neurotransmitter release newborn nonhuman presynaptic facilitation priority journal synaptic transmission temporal summation Acoustic Stimulation Animals Animals, Newborn Biophysics Chelating Agents Cochlea Cochlear Nerve Egtazic Acid Electric Stimulation Female Glycine Agents Hair Cells, Auditory Indoles Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Neural Inhibition Patch-Clamp Techniques Peptides Serotonin Antagonists Sodium Channel Blockers Strychnine Synapses Temperature Tetrodotoxin Time Factors |
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In the mammalian inner ear, the gain control of auditory inputs is exerted by medial olivocochlear (MOC) neurons that innervate cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs). OHCs mechanically amplify the incoming sound waves by virtue of their electromotile properties while the MOC system reduces the gain of auditory inputs by inhibiting OHC function. How this process is orchestrated at the synaptic level remains unknown. In the present study, MOC firing was evoked by electrical stimulation in an isolated mouse cochlear preparation, while OHCs postsynaptic responses were monitored by whole-cell recordings. These recordings confirmed that electrically evoked IPSCs (eIPSCs) are mediated solely by α9β10 nAChRs functionally coupled to calcium-activated SK2 channels. Synaptic release occurred with low probability when MOC-OHC synapses were stimulated at 1 Hz. However, as the stimulation frequency was raised, the reliability of release increased due to presynaptic facilitation. In addition, the relatively slow decay of eIPSCs gave rise to temporal summation at stimulation frequencies >10 Hz. The combined effect of facilitation and summation resulted in a frequency-dependent increase in the average amplitude of inhibitory currents in OHCs. Thus, we have demonstrated that short-term plasticity is responsible for shaping MOC inhibition and, therefore, encodes the transfer function from efferent firing frequency to the gain of the cochlear amplifier. © 2011 the authors. |
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Ballestero, J. de San Martín, J.Z. Goutman, J. Elgoyhen, A.B. Fuchs, P.A. Katz, E. |
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Ballestero, J. de San Martín, J.Z. Goutman, J. Elgoyhen, A.B. Fuchs, P.A. Katz, E. |
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells |
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