CA3 pyramidal neuron: firing properties (Hemond et al. 2008)

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Accession:101629
In the paper, this model was used to identify how relative differences in K+ conductances, specifically KC, KM, & KD, between cells contribute to the different characteristics of the three types of firing patterns observed experimentally.
Reference:
1 . Hemond P, Epstein D, Boley A, Migliore M, Ascoli GA, Jaffe DB (2008) Distinct classes of pyramidal cells exhibit mutually exclusive firing patterns in hippocampal area CA3b. Hippocampus 18:411-24 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Dendrite;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I CAN; I Calcium; I Potassium;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s):
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Bursting; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Action Potentials;
Implementer(s): Migliore, Michele [Michele.Migliore at Yale.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal GLU cell; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I CAN; I Calcium; I Potassium;
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ca3b
readme.html *
cacumm.mod *
cagk.mod *
cal2.mod *
can2.mod *
cat.mod *
distr.mod *
h.mod *
KahpM95.mod *
kaprox.mod *
kd.mod *
kdrca1.mod *
km.mod *
na3n.mod *
naxn.mod *
ca3b-cell1zr.hoc *
ca3b-cell1zr.ses *
fixnseg.hoc *
geo-cell1zr.hoc *
mosinit.hoc *
screenshot.jpg *
                            
load_file("nrngui.hoc")
cvode_active(1)

Vrest = -64
dt = 0.05
celsius = 35.0  
freq=20

numaxon=1
numsoma=1
numbasal=52
numapical=81

Rm = 25370
Cm    = 1.41
RaAll= 150 
AXONM = 5

gna =  .0
gkdr = 0.0
KMULT =  0.0
gkm=0
gkd=0.0
gc=0
gcal=gc
gcan=gc
gcat=gc
gKc=0
gahp=0
ghd=0.00001


tstop=500

xopen("geo-cell1zr.hoc")
xopen("fixnseg.hoc")           

objref stim, time, y, y2, infile, ifile, currt, curr

access soma

soma {
	stim = new IClamp(0.5)
	stim.amp=2
	stim.dur=400
	stim.del=50
}

forall {insert pas area(.5)}

forsec "dendrite" { 
	insert ds
	insert hd 
        insert na3 
        insert kdr 
	insert kap 
	insert cacum depth_cacum=diam/2
        insert cal 
        insert can 
        insert cat 
	insert cagk  
	insert KahpM95 
}

forsec "soma" { 
	insert ds
	insert hd 
        insert na3 
        insert kdr 
	insert kap 
	insert km
	insert kd
	insert cacum depth_cacum=diam/2
        insert cal 
        insert can 
        insert cat 
	insert cagk  
	insert KahpM95 
}

forsec "axon" {   
	insert na3 
        insert kdr 
        insert kap 
}

        forall {v=Vrest e_pas=Vrest g_pas = 1/Rm Ra=RaAll cm=Cm ek=-90 ena=55}
	geom_nseg()
	distance()
	tot=0
	forall {tot=tot+nseg}
	maxdist=0
	forall for(x) {if (distance(x)>maxdist) {maxdist=distance(x)}}

forsec "axon" Ra=RaAll/3
forall if(ismembrane("hd")) {ehd_hd=-30}

load_file("ca3b-cell1zr.ses")

proc init() {
	access soma
        forall {
		v=Vrest e_pas=Vrest
	        if (ismembrane("cal")) {
                gcalbar_cal=gc
                gcanbar_can=gc
                gcatbar_cat=gc
		gbar_cagk= gKc 
		gbar_KahpM95 = gahp 
		}
	}

forsec "axon" {   
	gbar_na3=gna*AXONM 
        gkdrbar_kdr=gkdr 
        gkabar_kap = KMULTP  sh_kap=0
}

forsec "soma" {   
	ghdbar_hd=ghd
        gbar_na3=gna  
        gkdrbar_kdr=gkdr 
        gkabar_kap = KMULTP 
	gbar_km= gkm
	gkdbar_kd = gkd
}

for i=0, numbasal-1 dendrite[i] {
	ghdbar_hd=ghd
        gbar_na3=gna 
        gkdrbar_kdr=gkdr
	gkabar_kap=KMULTP
}
                
forsec "apical_dendrite" {
	ghdbar_hd=ghd
        gbar_na3=gna 
        gkdrbar_kdr=gkdr
	gkabar_kap=KMULTP

}


	finitialize(v)
        fcurrent()
	finitialize(v)
        forall for(x) {
	if (ismembrane("cal")) {e_pas(x)=v(x)+(i_hd(x)+ina(x)+ik(x)+ica(x))/g_pas(x)
		} else {
		e_pas(x)=v(x)+(ina(x)+ik(x))/g_pas(x)
		}
	}
	cvode.re_init()
}

proc fig9e() {
gna =  .022
gkdr = 0.01
KMULT =  0.02
gkm=0
gkd=0.0011
gahp=0.0
gc=1.e-5
gcal=gc
gcan=gc
gcat=gc
gKc=0
stim.amp=0.583
run()
}

proc fig9b() {
gna =  .022
gkdr = 0.005
KMULT =  0.02
gc=1.e-5
gKc=5e-5
gkm=0.017
gkd=0.0
gahp=0.0001
gcal=gc
gcan=gc
gcat=gc
stim.amp=1.53
run()
}

proc fig9c() {
gna =  .022
gkdr = 0.01
KMULT =  0.02
gc=1.e-5
gKc=0
gkm=0.017
gkd=0.0
gahp=0.0
gcal=gc
gcan=gc
gcat=gc
stim.amp=1.37
run()
}

proc fig9d() {
gna =  .022
gkdr = 0.01
KMULT =  0.02
gc=1.e-5
gKc=0
gkm=0.0
gkd=0.0
gahp=0.0
gcal=gc
gcan=gc
gcat=gc
stim.amp=0.58
run()
}