Synaptic control of spinal GRPR+ neurons by local and long-range inhibitory inputs

Spinal gastrin-releasing peptide receptor-expressing (GRPR+) neurons play an essential role in itch signal processing. However, the circuit mechanisms underlying the modulation of spinal GRPR+ neurons by direct local and long-range inhibitory inputs remain elusive. Using viral tracing and electrophysiological approaches, we dissected the neural circuits underlying the inhibitory control of spinal GRPR+ neurons. We found that spinal galanin+ GABAergic neurons form inhibitory synapses with GRPR+ neurons in the spinal cord and play an important role in gating the GRPR+ neuron-dependent itch signaling pathway. Spinal GRPR+ neurons also receive inhibitory inputs from local neurons expressing neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Moreover, spinal GRPR+ neurons are gated by strong inhibitory inputs from the rostral ventromedial medulla. Thus, both local and long-range inhibitory inputs could play important roles in gating itch processing in the spinal cord by directly modulating the activity of spinal GRPR+ neurons.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 116(2019), 52 vom: 26. Dez., Seite 27011-27017

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Ming-Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiao-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Tong-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xin-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yu-Zhuo [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yan-Gang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Galanin+ GABAergic neurons
Gating itch processing
Inhibitory control
Journal Article
Rostral ventromedial medulla
Spinal GRPR+ neurons

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Date Revised 05.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.1905658116

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304084174