Week 5 part 1 Flashcards
What does Immunocytochemistry reveal
CB1 is located in axons and axons terminals, indicative of a pre-synaptic site of action
What does CB (1)-type cannabinoid receptor mediate?
Physiologic effects of delta (9) - tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient of the drug marijuana
What does antibody shown in hippocampus reveal?
Unusual distribution
What is the labelling for CB1?
axonal terminal boutons
What is present all around pyramidal cells (CA1)?
Cells with axonal terminal
What is present around cell body?
Inhibitory interneurons
What does cannabinoids cause?
CB1-dependent inhibition of neurotransmitter release from axon terminals
What does the presynaptic localization of CB receptors suggest?
A role for cannabinoids in modulating the release of neurotransmitters from axon terminals
Where did THC inhibit acetylcholine release from?
electrically stimulated guinea pig ileum
What are the brain regions most often studied?
- Cerebellum
- Hippocampus
- Neocortex
What does cannabinoids work as?
Retrograde transmitter
What is retrograde signalling
function of one part of a cell is controlled by feedback from another part of the cell, or where one cell sends reciprocal messages back to another cell that regulates it
What is an example of retrograde transmitter
Inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channel from axonal terminals mediated by a G protein complex
Where is cannabinoid made by?
Dendritic portion
What is an example of retrograde signalling
- AP goes down axon
- Releases NT like glutamate
- Acts on the dendrite
- Retrogradely cannabinoid go back to axonal terminal and will modulate further release from that axon