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;
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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];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I N; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I h; I K,Ca;
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// generate_conc_graph.hoc
// updated 20100215 ro remove abeta before each redone abeta graph
load_file("find_averages.hoc")

objref conc_graph, conc_graph_ca
{conc_graph = new Graph(0)}
{conc_graph_ca = new Graph(0)}
proc generate_conc_graph() {
  init()
  // run model in control condition
  runp()
  graph_avg(conc_graph,conc_graph_ca, 1)  // 1 is black for control

  // linear model 0.2 uM aBeta
  aBeta_concentration_factor=0.2
  set_concentration()
  runp()
  graph_avg(conc_graph,conc_graph_ca, 7) // 7 is purple

  // linear model 0.5 uM aBeta
  remove_aBeta()
  aBeta_concentration_factor=0.5
  set_concentration()
  runp()
  graph_avg(conc_graph,conc_graph_ca, 5) // 5 is orange

  // repeat 1 uM aBeta for reference
  remove_aBeta()
  aBeta_concentration_factor=1
  set_concentration()
  runp()
  graph_avg(conc_graph, conc_graph_ca, 2) // red
  conc_graph.exec_menu("View = plot")
}