Metabolically regulated spiking could serve neuronal energy homeostasis and protect from reactive oxygen species

So-called spontaneous activity is a central hallmark of most nervous systems. Such non-causal firing is contrary to the tenet of spikes as a means of communication, and its purpose remains unclear. We propose that self-initiated firing can serve as a release valve to protect neurons from the toxic conditions arising in mitochondria from lower-than-baseline energy consumption. To demonstrate the viability of our hypothesis, we built a set of models that incorporate recent experimental results indicating homeostatic control of metabolic products-Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-by changes in firing. We explore the relationship of metabolic cost of spiking with its effect on the temporal patterning of spikes and reproduce experimentally observed changes in intrinsic firing in the fruitfly dorsal fan-shaped body neuron in a model with ROS-modulated potassium channels. We also show that metabolic spiking homeostasis can produce indefinitely sustained avalanche dynamics in cortical circuits. Our theory can account for key features of neuronal activity observed in many studies ranging from ion channel function all the way to resting state dynamics. We finish with a set of experimental predictions that would confirm an integrated, crucial role for metabolically regulated spiking and firmly link metabolic homeostasis and neuronal function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 120(2023), 48 vom: 28. Nov., Seite e2306525120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chintaluri, Chaitanya [VerfasserIn]
Vogels, Tim P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
Ion Channels
Ion channels
Journal Article
Metabolism
Mitochondria
Potassium Channels
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Spontaneous activity

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 05.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2306525120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364798416