Cell Reports (Dec 2023)

Activity-dependent constraints on catecholamine signaling

  • Li Li,
  • Akshay N. Rana,
  • Esther M. Li,
  • Jiesi Feng,
  • Yulong Li,
  • Michael R. Bruchas

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 12
p. 113566

Abstract

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Summary: Catecholamine signaling is thought to modulate cognition in an inverted-U relationship, but the mechanisms are unclear. We measured norepinephrine and dopamine release, postsynaptic calcium responses, and interactions between tonic and phasic firing modes under various stimuli and conditions. High tonic activity in vivo depleted catecholamine stores, desensitized postsynaptic responses, and decreased phasic transmission. Together, these findings provide a more complete understanding of the inverted-U relationship, offering insights into psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases with impaired catecholamine signaling.

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