Synchronicity of fast-spiking interneurons balances medium-spiny neurons (Damodaran et al. 2014)

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Accession:156260
This study investigates the role of feedforward and feedback inhibition in maintaining the balance between D1 and D2 MSNs of the striatum. The synchronized firing of FSIs are found to be critical in this mechanism and specifically the gap junction connections between FSIs.
Reference:
1 . Damodaran S, Evans RC, Blackwell KT (2014) Synchronized firing of fast-spiking interneurons is critical to maintain balanced firing between direct and indirect pathway neurons of the striatum. J Neurophysiol 111:836-48 [PubMed]
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type: Realistic Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Neostriatum medium spiny direct pathway GABA cell; Neostriatum medium spiny indirect pathway GABA cell; Neostriatum fast spiking interneuron;
Channel(s):
Gap Junctions: Gap junctions;
Receptor(s): NMDA; Gaba;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: GENESIS;
Model Concept(s): Detailed Neuronal Models; Parkinson's;
Implementer(s): Blackwell, Avrama [avrama at gmu.edu]; Damodaran, Sriraman [dsriraman at gmail.com];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neostriatum medium spiny direct pathway GABA cell; Neostriatum medium spiny indirect pathway GABA cell; NMDA; Gaba;
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striatalnetwork
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AddCaSpines.g *
addchans.g *
addchans.g~ *
addinput.g *
addoutput.g *
addoutput.g~
addoutput_old.g *
AddSynapticChannels.g *
connectCaChannels.g *
DA_files.txt *
globals.g
globals.g~
globals_old.g
globalsCaComp.g *
include_channels.g *
MScell.g~
MScell.p *
MScell_D1.g *
MScell_D1.g~
MScell_D1_old.g
MScell_D2.g *
MScell_D2.g~
MScell_D2_old.g
MScell08.p *
MScell08CM3_D1.p *
MScell08CM3_D2.p *
MScell08CM3_old.p
MScellSpine.g *
MScellSpineCtx.g *
MScellSpineTh.g *
MScellSyn.g~ *
MScellSyn_D1.g *
MScellSyn_D2.g *
parametersA.g~
parametersA_D1.g *
parametersA_D2.g *
parametersB.g *
parametersC.g *
parametersD.g *
proto.g *
proto.g~
spines.g *
SynParams.g~
SynParams_D1.g
SynParams_D2.g
SynParamsCtx.g *
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/***************************		MS Model, Version 5.7	**********************
**************************** 	          adjust.g 			**********************
			Tom Sheehan tsheeha2@gmu.edu	thsheeha@vt.edu	703-538-8361
*******************************************************************************
	old adjust.g contains two functions add_CaShells, add_uniform_channel
        add_uniform_channel needs connectSKchannel, connectBKKchannel
******************************************************************************/
/*these two functions will be modified when we change the add_CaShells function*/
function connectSKchannel(compPath, caBufferName)
  str compPath
  str caBufferName

  if({isa difshell {compPath}/{caBufferName}}) 
    addmsg {compPath}/{caBufferName} {compPath}/SK_channel CONCEN C
  elif({isa Ca_concen {compPath}/{caBufferName}})
   addmsg {compPath}/{caBufferName} {compPath}/SK_channel CONCEN Ca
  end
end

function connectBKKchannel(compPath, caBufferName)
  str compPath
  str caBufferName

  if({isa difshell {compPath}/{caBufferName}}) 
    addmsg {compPath}/{caBufferName} {compPath}/BKK_channel CONCEN1 C
  elif({isa Ca_concen {compPath}/{caBufferName}})
   addmsg {compPath}/{caBufferName} {compPath}/BKK_channel CONCEN1 Ca
  end
end

include MScell/connectCaChannels.g

//************************ Begin function add_CaShells ************************
/* This function needs modification.  We will need a second function, to which the name of the channel and calcium
   pool is passed to connect them. This alternate approach 
   1. will allow all the ion channels to be created before or after the calcium pools are created 
   2. it will be easier to modify the calcium dynamics model without affecting other parts of the code
   3. it will allow simplication of add_uniform_channels, & include the connectSK and connectBKK functions above.
*/
//***************** simple calcium pool following Sabatini's work *************
function add_CaShells(buffername, a, b, cellpath)
	//************************ Begin Local Variables ***************************
	str buffername,compt, cellpath
	float len,dia,a,b,position,Ca_tau,Ca_base,kb   		
	float shell_thick = 0.1e-6 // meter
	float PI = 3.14159
	float Ca_base = 50e-6   	// mM
	//************************ End Local Variables *****************************
	
	//************************* Begin Warnings ********************************* 
 	if (!{exists {cellpath}})
   	echo the cell path {cellpath} does not exist! Please check it (add_CaShells)
   	return
 	end

 	if (a > b)
   	echo You set a WRONG boundary of a and b (add_CaShell)
   	return
 	end
	//************************* End  Warnings ********************************** 

	//********************* Begin foreach statement ****************************
	foreach compt ({el {cellpath}/##[TYPE=compartment]})
	
		//************** Begin external if statement*****************************
 		if (!{{compt} == {{cellpath}@"/axIS"} || {compt} == {{cellpath}@"/ax"}}) 
    		dia = {getfield {compt} dia}
    		position = {getfield {compt} position}
     		len = {getfield {compt} len}
    		if ({{getpath {compt} -tail} == "soma"})
              len = dia
   		end
   		
   		//************** Begin internal if statement**************************
  			//if the compartment is not a spine and its position is between [a,b] 
   		if ({position >= a} && {position < b} ) 
     			// Sabatini's model. Sabatini, 2001,2004
      		create Ca_concen  {compt}/{buffername}  // create Ca_pool here!
      		if({dia} < 0.75e-6)        // this is tertiary dendrites
            	kb = 96
      		elif (dia < 1.2e-6)        // secondary dendrites
            	kb = 96
      		elif (dia < 2.3e-6)        // primary dendrites
            	kb = 96
 				else                       // soma 
      			kb = 200             	// the setting for soma is imaginary
   			end

   			if({dia}	<	15e-6)
   				Ca_tau = 25e-3
   			else 
      			Ca_tau = 100e-3       	// an imaginary setting to fit the model
   			end  
                
   			// set Ca_tau  according to diameters of dendrites      
   			float  shell_dia = dia - shell_thick*2
   			float  shell_vol= {PI}*(dia*dia/4-shell_dia*shell_dia/4)*len
   			setfield {compt}/{buffername} \
               B          {1.0/(2.0*96494*shell_vol*(1+kb))} 	\
               tau        {Ca_tau}                        		\
               Ca_base    {Ca_base}   									\
               thick      {shell_thick}  
   		end
   		//************** End internal if statement****************************
   			
  		end
  		//************** End external if statement*******************************

 	end
 	//********************* End foreach statement ******************************

end	
//************************ End function add_CaShells **************************
//*****************************************************************************


//********************* Begin function add_uniform_channel ********************
//*****************************************************************************
function add_uniform_channel(obj, a, b,Gchan,cellpath )
	//************************ Begin Local Variables ***************************
 	str obj, compt, path, strhead,strhead3
 	float dia,len,surf,shell_vol,shell_thick, a,b,position,Gchan,PI,shell_dia,kb
 	int chantype = -1       // initialized as -1
 	float Ca_base = 5.0e-5  // mM
 	float Ca_tau            // second
 	float PI = 3.14159
	//************************ End Local Variables *****************************
	 
	//************************* Begin Warnings *********************************
 	if (!{exists /library/{obj}} )
  		echo the object {obj} has not been made (C) 
  	return
 	end

 	if (!{exists {cellpath}})
   	  echo the cell path {cellpath} does not exist! Please check it (add_uniform_channel)
        return
 	end

 	if (a>b)
   	  echo You set a WRONG boundary of a and b (E)
   	return
 	end
	//************************* End  Warnings ********************************** 
 
	// now we first determine which type the current object channel belongs to. 
	// we devide all channels into 4 categories: 
 	//category 1 : voltage-dependent all Na and K channels
 	// ....... 2 : calcium-dependent SK channel
 	// ....... 3 : both volt- and calcium-dependent BK channel
 	// ....... 4 : Calcium channels
 	strhead = {substring {obj} 0 0}     
		// we need the first letter of the name of the object
 	strhead3 = {substring {obj} 2 2}     
		// we need the third letter of the name of the object
 
	if ({strhead} == "N" || {strhead} == "K" || {strhead} == "I")
   	  chantype = 1                 // all Na+, Kv+, and h channels
 	elif ({strhead} == "S")
   	  chantype = 2                 //  SK channel
 	elif ({strhead} == "B")
   	  chantype = 3                 //  BK
 	elif ({strhead} == "C")
   	  chantype = 4                 // all Ca2+ channels
	end
	
	//********************* Begin foreach statement ****************************
	foreach compt ({el {cellpath}/##[TYPE=compartment]})
		
		//************** Begin external if statement*****************************
	    if (!{{compt} == {{cellpath}@"/axIS"} || {compt} == {{cellpath}@"/ax"}}) 
    		   dia = {getfield {compt} dia}
    	 	   position = {getfield {compt} position} 
    		  		
    		//********* calculate surface area from diameter (above) and length  *************  
 		if ({({dia} > 0.11e-6) && {position >= a} && {position <= b} }) 
 				//if the compartment is not a spine ,and position between [a,b]
     		   len = {getfield {compt} len}
      		   if ({{getpath {compt} -tail} == "soma"})
                       len = dia
         	   end
     		   surf = dia*{PI}*len

 		/* add channels & make channels communicated w/parent dendrites */     
         	   copy /library/{obj} {compt}
         	   addmsg {compt} {compt}/{obj} VOLTAGE Vm
                   if ({chantype} == 1)
         	        addmsg {compt}/{obj} {compt} CHANNEL Gk Ek
       		   elif ({chantype} == 2)
         	        addmsg {compt}/{obj} {compt} CHANNEL Gk Ek
         		connectSKchannel {compt}  {CA_BUFF_2}
     		   elif ({chantype}==3)
         	        addmsg {compt}/{obj} {compt} CHANNEL Gk Ek
              		connectBKKchannel {compt} {CA_BUFF_2}
        	   elif ({chantype}==4)
         	      if ({strhead3}=="L"||{strhead3}=="T")
                	addCaChannel {obj} {compt} {Gchan} {CA_BUFF_1}
         	      else 
                 	addCaChannel {obj} {compt} {Gchan} {CA_BUFF_2}
         	      end
         	      if ({exists {compt}/{CA_BUFF_2}})
            		coupleCaBufferCaChannel1  {CA_BUFF_3} {compt} {obj}
         	      end
     		   end

     		   if ({isa tabchannel /library/{obj}} || {isa tab2Dchannel /library/{obj}})
         		setfield {compt}/{obj} Gbar {Gchan*surf} 
       		   elif ({isa vdep_channel /library/{obj} })
          		setfield {compt}/{obj} gbar {Gchan*surf}
     		   end 

    		end
    		//*************** End internal if statement***************************   
  		
  	   end
  		//****************** End external if statement***************************

	end
 	//********************* End foreach statement ******************************	

end 
//************************ End function add_uniform_channel *******************
//*****************************************************************************



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