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Dietary cholesterol modulates the excitability of rabbit hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20639007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous work has shown high dietary cholesterol can affect learning and memory including rabbit eyeblink conditioning and this effect may be due to increased membrane cholesterol and enhanced hippocampal amyloid beta production. This study investigated whether dietary cholesterol modulates rabbit hippocampal CA1 neuron membrane properties known to be involved in rabbit eyeblink conditioning. Whole-cell current clamp recordings in hippocampal neurons from rabbits fed 2 percent cholesterol or normal chow for 8 weeks revealed changes including decreased after-hyperpolarization amplitudes (AHPs) - an index of membrane excitability shown to be important for rabbit eyeblink conditioning. This index was reversed by adding copper to drinking water - a dietary manipulation that can retard rabbit eyeblink conditioning. Evidence of cholesterol effects on membrane excitability was provided by application of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, a compound that reduces membrane cholesterol, which increased the excitability of hippocampal CA1 neurons.
Authors:
Desheng Wang; Bernard G Schreurs
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience letters     Volume:  479     ISSN:  1872-7972     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci. Lett.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-16     Completed Date:  2010-09-27     Revised Date:  2011-08-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600130     Medline TA:  Neurosci Lett     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  327-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States. dwang@hsc.wvu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
CA1 Region, Hippocampal / drug effects*,  physiology
Cell Membrane / drug effects,  physiology
Cholesterol, Dietary / pharmacology*
Copper Sulfate / pharmacology
Male
Patch-Clamp Techniques
Pyramidal Cells / drug effects*,  physiology
Rabbits
beta-Cyclodextrins / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG023211/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG023211-05A1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG023211-07/AG/NIA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, Dietary; 0/beta-Cyclodextrins; 0/methyl-beta-cyclodextrin; 7758-98-7/Copper Sulfate
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