Cholinergic boutons are closely associated with excitatory cells and four subtypes of inhibitory cells in the inferior colliculus.
Title
Cholinergic boutons are closely associated with excitatory cells and four subtypes of inhibitory cells in the inferior colliculus.
Creator
Beebe NL; Schofield BR
Publisher
Journal Of Chemical Neuroanatomy
Date
2021
2021-06-26
Description
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neuromodulator that has been implicated in multiple roles across the brain, including the central auditory system, where it sets neuronal excitability and gain and affects plasticity. In the cerebral cortex, subtypes of GABAergic interneurons are modulated by ACh in a subtype-specific manner. Subtypes of GABAergic neurons have also begun to be described in the inferior colliculus (IC), a midbrain hub of the auditory system. Here, we used male and female mice (Mus musculus) that express fluorescent protein in cholinergic cells, axons, and boutons to look at the association between ACh and four subtypes of GABAergic IC cells that differ in their associations with extracellular markers, their soma sizes, and their distribution within the IC. We found that most IC cells, including excitatory and inhibitory cells, have cholinergic boutons closely associated with their somas and proximal dendrites. We also found that similar proportions of each of four subtypes of GABAergic cells are closely associated with cholinergic boutons. Whether the different types of GABAergic cells in the IC are differentially regulated remains unclear, as the response of cells to ACh is dependent on which types of ACh receptors are present. Additionally, this study confirms the presence of these four subtypes of GABAergic cells in the mouse IC, as they had previously been identified only in guinea pigs. These results suggest that cholinergic projections to the IC modulate auditory processing via direct effects on a multitude of inhibitory circuits.
Subject
Acetylcholine; Mouse; Perineuronal net; VGLUT2
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Pages
101998
Volume
116
ISSN
1873-6300 0891-0618
NEOMED College
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED Department
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Update Year & Number
July 2021 List
Citation
Beebe NL; Schofield BR, “Cholinergic boutons are closely associated with excitatory cells and four subtypes of inhibitory cells in the inferior colliculus.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed February 7, 2025, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/11731.