Mathematical model for windup (Aguiar et al. 2010)

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Accession:128559
"Windup is characterized as a frequency-dependent increase in the number of evoked action potentials in dorsal horn neurons in response to electrical stimulation of afferent C-fibers. ... The approach presented here relies on mathematical and computational analysis to study the mechanism(s) underlying windup. From experimentally obtained windup profiles, we extract the time scale of the facilitation mechanisms that may support the characteristics of windup. Guided by these values and using simulations of a biologically realistic compartmental model of a wide dynamic range (WDR) neuron, we are able to assess the contribution of each mechanism for the generation of action potentials windup. ..."
Reference:
1 . Aguiar P, Sousa M, Lima D (2010) NMDA channels together with L-type calcium currents and calcium-activated nonspecific cationic currents are sufficient to generate windup in WDR neurons. J Neurophysiol 104:1155-66 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Wide dynamic range neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I N; I K; I K,Ca;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON; MATLAB;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Action Potentials;
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//Created by Paulo Aguiar [pauloaguiar@fc.up.pt]

// CREATE WDR NEURON

begintemplate WDR

public soma, dendrite, hillock, axon

create soma, dendrite, hillock, axon

proc init() {
    
    create soma    
    soma {    
			nseg = 3  
			L = 20.0
			diam = 20.0
	
			//HH channels: iNat and iK
			insert HH2 {
	  	  gnabar_HH2 = 0.08
	 		  gkbar_HH2 = 0.02
	 	  	vtraub_HH2 = -55.0
			}
	
	//intracellular Ca dynamics
	insert CaIntraCellDyn {
	    depth_CaIntraCellDyn = 0.1
	    cai_tau_CaIntraCellDyn = 1.0
	    cai_inf_CaIntraCellDyn = 50.0e-6
	}
	
	//high-voltage activated long-lasting calcium current, L-type
	insert iCaL {
	    pcabar_iCaL = 0.0001 //0.0001 - IMPORTANT: this current drives the (activity control) somatic iKCa current
	}       
	
	//non-specific current dependent on intracellular calcium concentration 
	insert iCaAN {
	    gbar_iCaAN = 0.0 //0.0
	}    
	
	//potassium current dependent on intracellular calcium concentration 
	insert iKCa {
	    gbar_iKCa = 0.0001 //0.0001
	}
	
	//sodium persistent current
	insert iNaP {
	    gnabar_iNaP = 0.0001 //0.0001
	}    
	
	ek = -70.0
	
	Ra = 150.0
	
	insert pas
	g_pas = 4.2e-5
	e_pas = -65.0
    }
    
    create dendrite
    dendrite {    
	nseg = 5    
	L = 500.0        
	diam = 4.0
	
	//intracellular Ca dynamics
	insert CaIntraCellDyn {
	    depth_CaIntraCellDyn = 0.1
	    cai_tau_CaIntraCellDyn = 2.0
	    cai_inf_CaIntraCellDyn = 50.0e-6
	}
	
	//high-voltage activated long-lasting calcium current, L-type
	insert iCaL {
	    pcabar_iCaL = 3.0e-5 //3.0e-5 IMPORTANT: this current is important for activity control (drives the iKCa current)
	}                 
	
	//non-specific current dependent on intracellular calcium concentration 
	insert iCaAN {
	    gbar_iCaAN = 0.00007 //0.00007; This is a sensible parameter
	    //higher values of gbar_iCaAN produce graphs similar to Silviloti et al 93
	}        
	
	//potassium current dependent on intracellular calcium concentration 
	insert iKCa {
	    gbar_iKCa = 0.001 //0.001; higher values place "holes" in the scatter plot, resulting from the cai bump after synaptic activation);
		//naturally, lower values will lead to increased firing
	}
	
	ek = -70.0
	
	Ra = 150.0
	
	insert pas
	g_pas = 4.2e-5
	e_pas = -65.0
    }
    
    
    create hillock
    hillock {   
	nseg = 3  
	L = 3
	diam(0:1) = 2.0:1.0
	
	//HH channels: iNa,t and iK
	insert HH2 {
	    gnabar_HH2 = 0.1
	    gkbar_HH2 = 0.04
	    vtraub_HH2 = -55.0
	}
	
	Ra = 150.0
	
	insert pas
	g_pas = 4.2e-5
	e_pas = -65.0
    }
    
    create axon
    axon {    
	nseg = 5
	L = 1000.0
	diam = 1.0
	
	//HH channels: iNa,t and iK
	insert HH2 {
	    gnabar_HH2 = 0.1
	    gkbar_HH2 = 0.04	//0.04
	    vtraub_HH2 = -55
	}
	
	Ra = 150.0
	
	insert pas
	g_pas = 4.2e-5
	e_pas = -65.0
    }
    
    
    //CONNECTIONS
    soma connect hillock(0),1
    hillock connect axon(0),1
    soma connect dendrite(0),0 
    
}


endtemplate WDR





//************************************************************************************
//UNITS	    
//Category									Variable			Units
//Time											t							[ms]
//Voltage										v							[mV]
//Current										i							[mA/cm2] (distributed)	[nA] (point process)
//Concentration							ko, ki, etc.	[mM]
//Specific capacitance			cm						[uf/cm2]
//Length										diam, L				[um]
//Conductance								g							[S/cm2] (distributed)	[uS] (point process)
//Cytoplasmic resistivity		Ra						[ohm cm]
//Resistance								Ri						[10E6 ohm]

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