Cell-type-specific modulation of feedback inhibition by serotonin in the hippocampus

Jochen Winterer, A. Vanessa Stempel, Tamar Dugladze, Csaba Földy, Nino Maziashvili, Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Josef Priller, Ivan Soltesz, Tengis Gloveli, Dietmar Schmitz

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Abstract

Midbrain raphe nuclei provide strong serotonergic projections tothe hippocampus, in which serotonin (5-HT) exerts differential effects mediatedby multiple 5-HT receptor subtypes. The functional relevance of this diversity of information processingis poorly understood. Here we show that serotonin via 5-HT1B heteroreceptors substantially reduces synaptic excitation of cholecystokinin-expressing in-terneurons in area CA1 of the rat hippocampus, in contrast to parvalbumin-expressing basket cells. The reduction is input specific, affecting only glutamatergic synaptic transmission originating from CA1 pyramidal cells. As a result, serotonin selectively decreases feedback inhibition via 5-HT1B receptor activation and subsequently increases the integration time window for spike generation in CA1 pyramidalcells.Ourdataimplyanimportantrolefor serotonergicmodulationofGABAergic actioninsubcorticalcontrolofhippocampal output.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8464-8569
Number of pages106
JournalJournal of Neuroscience
Volume31
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

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