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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Autores principales: Ballestero, J., de San Martín, J.Z., Goutman, J., Elgoyhen, A.B., Fuchs, P.A., Katz, E.
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spelling 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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
topic_facet 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
description 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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author Ballestero, J.
de San Martín, J.Z.
Goutman, J.
Elgoyhen, A.B.
Fuchs, P.A.
Katz, E.
author_facet Ballestero, J.
de San Martín, J.Z.
Goutman, J.
Elgoyhen, A.B.
Fuchs, P.A.
Katz, E.
author_sort Ballestero, J.
title Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
title_short Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
title_full Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
title_fullStr Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
title_full_unstemmed Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
title_sort short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells
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