Hippocampal long term potentiation in rats under different regimens of vitamin D: An in vivo study.
Summary of "Hippocampal long term potentiation in rats under different regimens of vitamin D: An in vivo study."
Evidence indicates that vitamin D involves in development of brain as well as its function. This study assesses occurrence of long term potentiation (LTP), as an experimental form of synaptic plasticity, in adult rats under the normal regimen (CON), and the regimens without vitamin D (CON-D) or with a supplement of 1,25(OH)2D3 (CON+D). Stimulating the Schaffer collaterals pre- and post-tetanus excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) were recorded in the CA1 area of hippocampus in anesthetized animals. Amplitude change of the EPSPs was considered for comparisons. Our results indicated that the basic EPSPs were similar in the three groups. Tetanization elicited a considerable LTP in both the CON and CON+D rats but a moderate potentiation in the CON-D group. We concluded that optimal level of vitamin D is required for induction of LTP.
Affiliation
Physiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Neuroscience letters
ISSN: 1872-7972
Pages: 56-9
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22227619
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.12.050
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A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.
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Gap-43 Protein
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