Molecular Plasticity of the Nucleus Accumbens Revisited-Astrocytic Waves Shall Rise.
Mol Neurobiol
; 56(12): 7950-7965, 2019 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Part of the ventral striatal division, the nucleus accumbens (NAc) drives the circuit activity of an entire macrosystem about reward like a "flagship," signaling and leading diverse conducts. Accordingly, NAc neurons feature complex inhibitory phenotypes that assemble to process circuit inputs and generate outputs by exploiting specific arrays of opposite and/or parallel neurotransmitters, neuromodulatory peptides. The resulting complex combinations enable versatile yet specific forms of accumbal circuit plasticity, including maladaptive behaviors. Although reward signaling and behavior are elaborately linked to neuronal circuit activities, it is plausible to propose whether these neuronal ensembles and synaptic islands can be directly controlled by astrocytes, a powerful modulator of neuronal activity. Pioneering studies showed that astrocytes in the NAc sense citrate cycle metabolites and/or ATP and may induce recurrent activation. We argue that the astrocytic calcium, GABA, and Glu signaling and altered sodium and chloride dynamics fundamentally shape metaplasticity by providing active regulatory roles in the synapse- and network-level flexibility of the NAc.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Astrócitos
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Plasticidade Neuronal
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Núcleo Accumbens
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Mol Neurobiol
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
Hungria