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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 115(19): 5004-5009, 2018 05 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29691318

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Tonic inhibition in the brain is mediated through an activation of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors by the tonically released GABA, resulting in a persistent GABAergic inhibitory action. It is one of the key regulators for neuronal excitability, exerting a powerful action on excitation/inhibition balance. We have previously reported that astrocytic GABA, synthesized by monoamine oxidase B (MAOB), mediates tonic inhibition via GABA-permeable bestrophin 1 (Best1) channel in the cerebellum. However, the role of astrocytic GABA in regulating neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission, and cerebellar brain function has remained elusive. Here, we report that a reduction of tonic GABA release by genetic removal or pharmacological inhibition of Best1 or MAOB caused an enhanced neuronal excitability in cerebellar granule cells (GCs), synaptic transmission at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell (PF-PC) synapses, and motor performance on the rotarod test, whereas an augmentation of tonic GABA release by astrocyte-specific overexpression of MAOB resulted in a reduced neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission, and motor performance. The bidirectional modulation of astrocytic GABA by genetic alteration of Best1 or MAOB was confirmed by immunostaining and in vivo microdialysis. These findings indicate that astrocytes are the key player in motor coordination through tonic GABA release by modulating neuronal excitability and could be a good therapeutic target for various movement and psychiatric disorders, which show a disturbed excitation/inhibition balance.


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Astrócitos/metabolismo , Cerebelo/metabolismo , Desempenho Psicomotor/fisiologia , Células de Purkinje/metabolismo , Transmissão Sináptica/fisiologia , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/metabolismo , Animais , Astrócitos/citologia , Bestrofinas/genética , Bestrofinas/metabolismo , Cerebelo/citologia , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Knockout , Monoaminoxidase/genética , Monoaminoxidase/metabolismo , Células de Purkinje/citologia , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/genética
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