NAcc medium spiny neuron: effects of cannabinoid withdrawal (Spiga et al. 2010)

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Cannabinoid withdrawal produces a hypofunction of dopaminergic neurons targeting medium spiny neurons (MSN) of the forebrain. Administration of a CB1 receptor antagonist to control rats provoked structural abnormalities, reminiscent of those observed in withdrawal conditions and support the regulatory role of cannabinoids in neurogenesis, axonal growth and synaptogenesis. Experimental observations were incorporated into a realistic computational model which predicts a strong reduction in the excitability of morphologically-altered MSN, yielding a significant reduction in action potential output. These paper provided direct morphological evidence for functional abnormalities associated with cannabinoid dependence at the level of dopaminergic neurons and their post synaptic counterpart, supporting a hypodopaminergic state as a distinctive feature of the “addicted brain”.
Reference:
1 . Spiga S, Lintas A, Migliore M, Diana M (2010) Altered architecture and functional consequences of the mesolimbic dopamine system in cannabis dependence. Addict Biol 15:266-76 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Dendrite;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Basal ganglia;
Cell Type(s): Nucleus accumbens spiny projection neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I A; I Potassium; I A, slow; I Krp;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): AMPA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s): Glutamate;
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Activity Patterns; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Action Potentials; Synaptic Integration; Addiction;
Implementer(s): Migliore, Michele [Michele.Migliore at Yale.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  AMPA; I Na,t; I A; I Potassium; I A, slow; I Krp; Glutamate;
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TITLE Nahc - Fast sodium current for nucleus accumbens (from hippocampal pyramidal cell)

COMMENT
Martina M, Jonas P (1997). "Functional differences in na+ channel gating between fast-
spiking interneurons and principal neurons of rat hippocampus." J Phys, 505(3): 593-603.

recorded at 22C - Q10 of 3 to convert to 35C

Jason Moyer 2004 - jtmoyer@seas.upenn.edu

ENDCOMMENT

UNITS {
        (mA) = (milliamp)
        (mV) = (millivolt)
        (S)  = (siemens)
}
 
NEURON {
        SUFFIX naf
        USEION na READ ena WRITE ina
        RANGE  gnabar, ina, mshift, hshift
}
 
PARAMETER {
    gnabar   =   1.5 	(S/cm2)	: 1.5 in soma, 0.0195 in all dends

	mvhalf = -23.9		(mV)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Table 1 (Pyr. cells)
	mslope = -11.8		(mV)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Table 1 (Pyr. cells)
	mshift = 0		(mV)	: 

	hvhalf = -62.9		(mV)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Table 1 (Pyr. cells)
	hslope = 10.7		(mV)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Table 1 (Pyr. cells)
	hshift = 0		(mV)	: 

	mqfact = 3
	hqfact = 3	
}
 
STATE { m h }
 
ASSIGNED {
		ena				(mV)
        v 				(mV)
        ina 				(mA/cm2)
        gna				(S/cm2)
        minf 
	hinf
}
 
BREAKPOINT {
        SOLVE state METHOD cnexp
        gna = gnabar * m * m * m  * h
        ina = gna * ( v - ena )
}
 
 
INITIAL {
	rates(v)
	
	m = minf
	h = hinf
}

FUNCTION_TABLE taumnaf (v(mV))  (ms)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Fig 2E
FUNCTION_TABLE tauhnaf (v(mV))  (ms)	: Martina/Jonas 1997 Fig 4C

DERIVATIVE state { 
        rates(v)
        m' = (minf - m) / (taumnaf(v)/mqfact)
        h' = (hinf - h) / (tauhnaf(v)/hqfact)
}
 
PROCEDURE rates(v (mV)) {  
	TABLE minf, hinf DEPEND mshift, hshift, mslope, hslope
		FROM -200 TO 200 WITH 201
			minf = 1 / (1 + exp( (v-mvhalf-mshift) / mslope ) ) 
		    hinf = 1 / (1 + exp( (v-hvhalf-hshift) / hslope ) )
}