Amyloid beta (IA block) effects on a model CA1 pyramidal cell (Morse et al. 2010)

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The model simulations provide evidence oblique dendrites in CA1 pyramidal neurons are susceptible to hyper-excitability by amyloid beta block of the transient K+ channel, IA. See paper for details.
Reference:
1 . Morse TM, Carnevale NT, Mutalik PG, Migliore M, Shepherd GM (2010) Abnormal Excitability of Oblique Dendrites Implicated in Early Alzheimer's: A Computational Study. Front Neural Circuits [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I N; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I h; I K,Ca;
Gap Junctions:
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Pathophysiology; Aging/Alzheimer`s;
Implementer(s): Carnevale, Ted [Ted.Carnevale at Yale.edu]; Morse, Tom [Tom.Morse at Yale.edu];
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// cond_report.hoc conductance report program
// Displays the conductance densities (and equiv resistances) when called

proc cond_report() {

  soma distance()  // reset distance measurements to 0 at soma

  access soma
  g_prox_report()

  access apic[13]
  g_dist_report() // includes proximal a-type current

  access apic[33]
  g_dist_report() // includes distal a-type current

  access apic[43]
  g_dist_report()
}

proc g_prox_report() {
  g_common_report() // common currents
  print " gka_kap = ",gka_kap(0.5)," resistance = ", 1/(gka_kap(0.5)+1e-30)
  print " driving force = ", v-ek
  print " specific current = ",gka_kap(0.5)*(v-ek)
  print "-------------------------------------------------"
}
proc g_dist_report() {
  g_common_report() // common currents
  print " gka_kad = ",gka_kad(0.5)," resistance = ", 1/(gka_kad(0.5)+1e-30)
  print " driving force = ", v-ek
  print " current = ", gka_kad(0.5)*(v-ek)
  print "-------------------------------------------------"
}

proc g_common_report() {
  print "Location ",secname()," distance = ", distance(0.5)
  print " e_pas = ", g_pas(0.5), " resistance = ", 1/g_pas(0.5)
  print " driving force = ", v(0.5)-e_pas(0.5), " (negative depolarizes cell)"
  print " specific current = ", g_pas(0.5)*(v-e_pas(0.5))
  print "H"
  print " ghd_hd = ",ghd_hd(0.5), " resistance = ",1/ghd_hd(0.5)
  print " driving force = ", v(0.5) - ehd_hd
  print " specific current = ",ghd_hd(0.5)*( v(0.5) - ehd_hd)
  print "na3"
  print " g_na3 = ", thegna_na3(0.5), " resistance = ", 1/thegna_na3(0.5)
  print " driving force = ", v-ena
  print " specific current = ",thegna_na3(0.5)*(v-ena)
  print "K currents"
  print "KDR"
  print " g_kdr = ", gkdr_kdr(0.5), " resistance = ", 1/gkdr_kdr(0.5)
  print " driving force = ",(v-ek), " (negative depolarizes cell)"
  print " specific current = ", gkdr_kdr(0.5)*(v-ek)
  print "A-type"
}