Tonic neuron in spinal lamina I: prolongation of subthreshold depol. (Prescott and De Koninck 2005)

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Model demonstrates mechanism whereby two kinetically distinct inward currents act synergistically to prolong subthreshold depolarization. The important currents are a persistent Na current (with fast kinetics) and a persistent Ca current (with slower kinetics). Model also includes a slow K current and transient Ca current, in addition to standard HH currents. Model parameters are set to values used in Fig. 8A. Simulation shows prolonged depolarizations in response to two brief stimuli.
Reference:
1 . Prescott SA, De Koninck Y (2005) Integration time in a subset of spinal lamina I neurons is lengthened by sodium and calcium currents acting synergistically to prolong subthreshold depolarization. J Neurosci 25:4743-54 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Spinal cord lamina I neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Nociception; Delay; Calcium dynamics;
Implementer(s): Prescott, Steven [steve.prescott at sickkids.ca]];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I Na,p; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
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TITLE Hippocampal HH channels

COMMENT
12/1/2005 NTC Made compatible with adaptive integration
Unused stuff removed
ENDCOMMENT

: Fast Na+ and K+ currents responsible for action potentials
: Iterative equations
:
: Equations modified by Traub, for Hippocampal Pyramidal cells, in:
: Traub & Miles, Neuronal Networks of the Hippocampus, Cambridge, 1991
:
: range variable vtraub adjust threshold
:
: Written by Alain Destexhe, Salk Institute, Aug 1992
:
: Modifications by Arthur Houweling for use in MyFirstNEURON
:
: Addition of Vsm by Steven Prescott

NEURON {
	SUFFIX HH2new
	USEION na READ ena WRITE ina
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	RANGE gnabar, gkbar, vtraub, vsm
	RANGE m_inf, h_inf, n_inf
	RANGE tau_m, tau_h, tau_n
	RANGE ik, ina 
}


UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
}

PARAMETER {
	gnabar	= .1 	(mho/cm2)
	gkbar		= .06 (mho/cm2)

	ena		(mV)
	ek		(mV)
	celsius		(degC)
	v               (mV)
	vtraub	= -55	(mV)	: adjusts threshold
	vsm		= -5 (mV)	: collapses activation curve as increasingly -ve
}

STATE {
	m h n
}

ASSIGNED {
	ina	(mA/cm2)
	ik	(mA/cm2)
	il	(mA/cm2)
	m_inf
	h_inf
	n_inf
	tau_m (ms)
	tau_h (ms)
	tau_n (ms)
	tadj
}


BREAKPOINT {
	SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
	ina = gnabar * m*m*m*h * (v - ena)
	ik  = gkbar * n*n*n*n * (v - ek)
}


DERIVATIVE states {   : use this for exact Hodgkin-Huxley equations
	evaluate_fct(v)
	m' = (m_inf - m) / tau_m
	h' = (h_inf - h) / tau_h
	n' = (n_inf - n) / tau_n
}

UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
:
:  Q10 was assumed to be 3 for both currents
:
	tadj = 3.0 ^ ((celsius-36)/ 10 )
	evaluate_fct(v)
	m= m_inf
	h= h_inf
	n= n_inf
}

PROCEDURE evaluate_fct(v(mV)) { LOCAL a,b,v2

	v2 = v - vtraub : convert to traub convention

	a = 0.32 * (vsm+13-v2) / ( exp((vsm+13-v2)/4) - 1)
	b = 0.28 * (vsm+v2-40) / ( exp((vsm+v2-40)/5) - 1)
	tau_m = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	m_inf = a / (a + b)

	a = 0.128 * exp((17-v2)/18)
	b = 4 / ( 1 + exp((40-v2)/5) )
	tau_h = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	h_inf = a / (a + b)

	a = 0.032 * (15-v2) / ( exp((15-v2)/5) - 1)
	b = 0.5 * exp((10-v2)/40)
	tau_n = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	n_inf = a / (a + b)
}

UNITSON

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