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00:00 maybe this is Lecture 12 of neuroscience transmission three, we will continue with

00:08 transmission and then we will finish no on thursday october 13th 2022 we talked

00:23 two uh types of communication in the , excitatory and inhibitory E.

00:30 S. P. S. And PS PS. And we also contrasted

00:36 types of the synopsis. We contrasted synapse and neuro muscular junction and we

00:42 that the level of the neuro muscular , the signaling there is pretty simple

00:49 you produce very large amplitude amplitude potentials E. P. P.

00:56 That are always in one synapse, 70 million volts in amplitude. And

01:04 is not the case in the N. S. And the

01:07 N. S. When we talked E. P. S.

01:10 S. Is that a single ep activation of a single synapse will produce

01:19 Synapse approximately 0.5 mil. A ball polarization. And so if you're addressing

01:27 potential of about -65 million balls and need to reach the threshold for action

01:38 Which if you recall is about -45 volts. That means you have to

01:45 and engage a lot of excitatory synapses you have to either engage them all

01:51 plans. And this is going to . Each synapse is going to contribute

01:58 a mil, evolved half a Well half a mil evolve until eventually

02:03 have a map of the excitatory They also may have to be activated

02:07 the same time. If they're activated time it may increase to reach this

02:14 . It may take longer time period increase this this threshold, this is

02:21 T. In time. So these E. P. S.

02:25 S. And P P. P. S. Are small and

02:29 very reliable. And E P. . P. S. Are produced

02:34 neurons will release glutamate, okay, synaptic glutamate and this glutamate will bind

02:45 the post synaptic glutamate receptors and this what's depicted there and there's going to

02:51 an influx first of all of sodium positive current. So influx of positive

02:58 is gonna cause deep militarization in this synaptic cell. This is pre synaptic

03:04 and this is post synaptic cell. there's going to be a default realization

03:09 this post synaptic cell here. So . P. S. P.

03:14 . A small I. P. . P. S. That are

03:17 by Gabba. Gabba binding to gabba channels. The inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter

03:25 allowing for the flocks of chloride and flux of chloride produces hyper polarization.

03:32 again these hyper polarization can submit And larger or a single synapse activation of

03:43 synapses. Also going to cause a small change in the membrane potential of

03:50 0.5 million balls but in the opposite hyper polarizing potentials. This is excitation

03:59 inhibition that we have in the We also have ion a tropic versus

04:04 tropics. So these types of receptor . Ion a tropic receptor channels this

04:11 metabolic tropic receptor channel. We'll talk more about metabolic tropic receptor channels but

04:19 is no flocks of ions. These not channels. So I constantly same

04:24 tropic receptor channels and I misspeak because metal but tropic G protein coupled receptors

04:31 these Joubert in couple of receptors are channels. So binding to the neurotransmitter

04:36 activate G protein complex. And that complex can have downstream effects on the

04:43 membrane channels or downstream effects on the and the production of the secondary

04:49 So we'll talk about this in in little bit. Okay, well we'll

04:55 more about the systems that we've But uh let's look at this slide

05:03 . We can we can jump to slide here because some of the slides

05:07 repeat in the next section in the lecture, immuno history chemistry and in

05:13 hybridization of the two most common ways studying neurotransmitter, the neurotransmitter systems remember

05:20 as we have synthesized and degrading enzymes receptors you have neurotransmitters themselves. So

05:25 you want to study neurotransmitters, immuno chemistry relies on the produce of the

05:31 and you would isolate for example a neurotransmitter from an animal like a

05:38 And then you would inject that neurotransmitter into an animal like a rabbit rabbit

05:45 rabbit as a foreign substance. So is going to start generating immune response

05:52 generating antibodies to this injected substance. these are these black. why like

05:58 uh molecules here. These are the . And those antibodies can be tagged

06:08 the visible markers, those visible Certificate li like fluorescent markers. And

06:14 antibodies will bind to the neurotransmitters. during immune artistic chemistry is that it's

06:20 it's a many steps the reaction can sometimes two or three days. You

06:25 also use multiple antibodies. One let's targeting acetylcholine and other targeting God another

06:33 some kind of receptor or something And what you do is you basically

06:39 the Santee body on the brain tissue that you're interested in studying. Typically

06:45 thin about 350 to 500 micro And you penetrate the Santee body with

06:52 detergents through the membranes and the cells contained manure transmitter. The antibody will

07:00 to that nerd transmitter and then you're go through the steps of some

07:06 And if it is bound up to , the antibody will stay inside the

07:10 . And if it is not and another south will get washed away.

07:14 only the south that expresses candidate neurotransmitter show up and blow on your on

07:20 on your on your slice uh in part of the brain or slice or

07:26 that you're studying in situ hybridization. advantage of M. R.

07:33 A. So we know certain sequences code for neurotransmitters and different aspects of

07:42 systems. So you have a strand M. RNA which will be in

07:45 neuron. And you prepare radio actively probe which contains the proper sequence of

07:53 nucleic acids. So you are the that designed the sequence of nucleic acids

07:57 you know is gonna have to find complimentary messenger RNA, which codes in

08:03 case for neurotransmitter. And if they each other they bind up to each

08:08 like really sophisticated two pieces of al and they'll stick together. And the

08:13 that express this neurotransmitter. M. . N. A. Will then

08:18 up on your on your slides on slices in the south that don't contain

08:23 neurotransmitter obviously will not show up will give you any optical signal. The

08:30 way of studying neurotransmitter of facts is we know classically is we stimulate the

08:38 . So let's say you stimulate excitatory pre synaptic terminal here and you get

08:43 new PSP response here and it's pretty . So if you stimulate certain fibers

08:48 can get a single synapse activation that's localized and you can study this input

08:54 response from the south because you're recording here. Member and potential of the

09:01 . And in some instances if you the original experiment by Otto Loewy was

09:07 he drew the fluid from outside the heart. And then he applied that

09:13 to a heart that was not stimulated it also slowed its heart rate

09:18 So here you would then isolate And because we have microfiber pads and

09:23 electrodes you can bring those two very proximity of the synapses that you want

09:28 stimulate. For example in this done and you can apply this fluid containing

09:34 and this should also produce an equivalent . If it is glutamate should also

09:40 this is lieutenant ergic pre synaptic terminal show up as an E.

09:44 S. P. And with this and the fluid and automated you should

09:49 be able to record an ep However uh this is not a very

09:56 method. It's an older method and still being used quite a bit.

10:03 you can imagine what can happen actually you do these kinds of experiments is

10:14 say you're targeting specific aspect of the and dendritic spine and the synapse that

10:23 connected to this neuron here. And you apply this fluid through the

10:32 a lot of that fluid is going diffuse around and cover a certain

10:40 And so you'll have the highest concentration those molecules somewhere around here. But

10:47 you'll also be defusing a lot of and this is quite large volume and

10:54 your experiments are not as specific as to stimulate a single fiber or trying

11:01 stimulate a single synapse. And so that case what what can be done

11:09 what is done is neurotransmitter caging and caging and this is a very interesting

11:17 where you can literally caged neurotransmitter like in little cages, their chemical cages

11:28 you can use photo license. So glutamate when it's caged it's inactive.

11:33 cannot bind to glutamate receptors so it cause any fast synaptic response. But

11:40 lasers using light, you can break cages and release glutamate molecules and you

11:50 do it in very localized fashions and that cloud of diffusion from uncaged molecules

11:59 potentially gonna be much, much smaller much more spatially spatially temporally precise.

12:07 the other advantage of using optical engaging photo license with lasers is that lasers

12:14 very fast these days, the speed lasers are about them two seconds.

12:23 within the middle a second you can many synapses using these super fast

12:30 And that's something you cannot do with electrode because you have to position the

12:35 near the cell, release. that means you have to again reposition

12:41 electrode somewhere else. It's a lot mechanical disturbance. It's a lot of

12:48 in here. You can have glutamate everywhere in the slice and around other

12:56 . They're all be caged and you have other neurons located close to this

13:02 caged glutamate. And so you can quickly uncaged and activate other neurons with

13:09 glutamate here and and uh class lecture materials. I have this article which

13:36 how uncaged ng works. So this for if you're interested in microscopy,

13:41 you're interested in the science of uh engaging and total ISIS. It explains

13:50 you can do it, how you do it in the fast fashion.

13:52 you can see that each one of dots, it's like a little laser

13:58 can engage compounds very precisely and target a single synapse. So it's a

14:05 really nice method of combining microscopy. using this laser and caging chemistry,

14:14 chemistry where you have cages around neurotransmitters electrophysiology because you're responding, you're recording

14:21 certain response from the south electro Uh The other advantage of this technique

14:28 that you can uncaged in multiple focal fast speed, which means you are

14:38 four dimensional map of activation of the X. Y. Z.

14:47 Okay. Before dimensions. So you the Z dimension because you can go

14:53 different focal planes as a stack through slice that will contain different neurons or

14:59 synapses of the same neuron and activated four dimensions and see how that changes

15:04 dynamics of the response in that Okay, so it's there for aficionados

15:12 and for non aficionados, you need know that there is this technique of

15:18 aging your transmitters and that this technique done with photo license and be more

15:25 and activating spatially uh specific areas or synopsis even. Okay. Uh this

15:33 you know, it's the chemistry showing you can actually do Minister chemistry.

15:37 can do um other method of labeling situ hybridization on entire embryos. And

15:48 is an interesting image because a lot molecules neurotransmitters receptors, the ratios of

15:54 receptors the amounts of the receptors and changes were mature as the age

16:01 So sometimes when you look at the embryo you will see whether a dark

16:05 in this case it's uh harassing chinese two receptor staining and everybody see it's

16:12 an abdominal cavity for example but it's heavily expressed in the spine. Is

16:16 expressed here in the brain stem and areas. So you can track sort

16:21 a whole view of how these molecules neurotransmitters change over the development as I

16:30 earlier. Cns synopses are unreliable and produce small E. P.

16:37 P. S. The single synapse small I. P. S.

16:40 . S. And so one way which the brain strategizes to go around

16:46 make sure that it has an effect the synoptic capsules has an effect on

16:50 post synaptic neuron post synaptic neuron produces active potential is spatial summation And temporal

16:58 . So in special summation you can 35% at the same time in three

17:05 spaces and you will get a very response. So you can see that

17:10 over space that will summit and this is going to be three times of

17:15 single synapse activation because you're activating three . The other way in which you

17:21 sum it is over time in which same axon produces a certain frequency of

17:29 potentials. And you can see that you sum it over time the cps

17:34 response all those three synapses but it's the same south, it doesn't quite

17:39 the same peak as three synapses activated spatial summation at the same time.

17:46 the reason for it is because the start decaying and then you activate another

17:52 sp on top of it starts So the closer and frequency the faster

17:57 frequency of uh stimulation, the larger going to be a response. So

18:04 slower frequency of stimulation each action potential synaptic alie will evoke E.

18:11 E. P. S. Post synaptic li like this for

18:16 Okay this will be the sum mated . P. S. B.

18:20 time and then you can repeat the . But now you're gonna increase the

18:28 of stimulation. So this is the . P. S. P.

18:33 this is the action potentials. And you increase the frequency of stimulation now

18:39 cell is not gonna have time to . You see here you already gonna

18:47 it up and then here you're gonna it up again. So if you

18:53 the frequency you're likely to get a response. Okay that makes sense.

19:01 the closer in time the larger is to be the post synaptic response.

19:08 as we talked about axons and action we said that action potentials are producing

19:14 initial segment and then each note of there has a set of voltage gated

19:19 and potassium channels that will will regenerate action potential. And in done drives

19:26 don't have Myelin. So that means whenever you generate an E.

19:31 S. P. Whenever there is current change like a deep polarization over

19:37 this current is going to leak It's called the dendritic cable which is

19:42 insulated. Unlike that zonal cable that talked about which is insulated and produces

19:49 action potentials. So that means that you have some stimulation here or current

19:55 which is pretty large at this area distance away along the dendrite. If

20:01 place another electorate and you record that in potential, only a fraction of

20:07 number of potential is going to be is going to be a lot of

20:12 . It's going to leak out. leads us to this concept of the

20:19 and lambda in general as the length length constant of the dendritic cable and

20:28 length constant is measured where V. the origin or initial change in voltage

20:37 . O. Which you can also 100%. This is the maximum 100%

20:43 here And over distance along them. that it takes for that maximal signal

20:52 decay to 37% of its value. V. O. Is the voltage

21:06 . And the distance that it takes travel along the den ride is the

21:12 . So the cells that have long constance This is the 37%. This

21:28 100 the cells that have a long constant. This lambda value is going

21:38 be long. The cells that have length constance the land of value is

21:44 to be short. So if you a long length constant you're good at

21:54 some mating. That means that the from this synapse will not die down

21:59 much. It will reach this. will summit with this will summit with

22:03 and will effectively activate the neuronal Okay so this is the deal's long

22:12 constant. It takes long distance to . Long travel space to decay and

22:19 is short lambda. These are the constants in the cables and the summation

22:29 . So now so the nature build brain and many instances where neuronal circuits

22:36 have excited turning inputs coming into the parts of the democrats and inhibitory

22:46 Gabba inputs targeting proximal dendrites and somatic just like you saw on the hippocampal

22:56 . The same as present in the circuit. A lot of inhibitory cells

23:00 subject their synopsis around what we call paris. Somatic regions of neurons And

23:07 you have an excited for synapse that's on this done dr remember most of

23:12 inputs coming in from dendrites and spines so almost two there's other inputs that

23:18 talked about this in african action. you produce this ep sp here and

23:25 of that current will leak out. of that current will reach the south

23:31 . And you will record uh smaller still noticeable E. P.

23:36 P. At the level of the all the way from the distal den

23:40 . And that is only if there excitation. And if the inhibitors synopses

23:46 . But what happens if the inhibitor is active at the same time?

23:51 means that first of all it's excited recurrent is leaking out over distance depending

23:56 the life constant is leaking out of den ride. And now you also

24:00 inhibition here and there's two things. active release of inhibition will hyper polarize

24:06 cells that will further reduce this excitatory . P. S. P.

24:13 the response that you will see at level of the cell is gonna be

24:18 . So inhibition can cancel out excitation cancel out by hyper polarizing themselves.

24:23 also through this method of shunting more the current out through the nearby open

24:32 . Yeah. So if you basically just excitation you get nice C.

24:37 . S. P. If you the same amount of excitation as you

24:42 inhibition you get no responsible level of south. If you have more inhibition

24:47 excitation you will actually get an P. S. P.

24:51 And if you have way more excitation just a little bit of inhibition then

24:56 will still be able to record a synaptic response there. Okay. At

25:01 level of the summer. Okay so is a interesting tactfully for Nora and

25:14 friend and I think I'm gonna it's little bit out of place. Maybe

25:20 story responses is the last slide and gonna come back to the slide.

25:26 following lecture. Just remind ourselves about systems that we're talking about how we

25:41 these systems and these are the systems interest for us. So what do

25:54 have to know for the exam or the quiz? You would have to

26:00 that the major amino acids are Gaba and also glycerin which is not

26:07 here. You have to know that and the spinal cord is an inhibitory

26:11 today you'll learn that glycerine in the . N. S. Is a

26:15 factor. So it's not a classical mean acid neurotransmitter it's more of a

26:20 co factor and maybe that's what it's listed on here. Okay you have

26:25 know that glutamine through blue dominates. glutamate will study this pathway in

26:32 And we'll see how glia involved in pamphlet you have to know that glutamate

26:40 God becomes Gaba. So all of inhibit ourselves will actually convert glutamate into

26:49 through the enzyme God G. D. Now on the amine systems

26:56 there's a lot of amines and there obviously precursors that we're talking about.

27:04 Trip to fan is a precursor to hydroxy. Trip to Fan which is

27:09 precursor to five hydroxy. Trip to which is serotonin. This is sort

27:15 the serotonin ergic system of humane and enzymes that are here there's a lot

27:21 information. So the question is do need to know the enzymes? No

27:25 do you need to know what are means to recognize the tryptophan five Htp

27:33 and and that means they're all the . I see the choline.

27:40 And that they're different from amino They're different from past times. Remember

27:46 peptide synthesis is different, it's closer the soma. The transport is different

27:51 the release is not specially specific Now means and I mean acid neurotransmitters will

27:57 released from the synaptic terminals. So we'll focus in our class a lot

28:08 Gaba glutamate acetylcholine. So you have know the synthesis by chat to breakdown

28:14 cyclical industries the entire city locally in cycling of that and how alzheimer's medications

28:22 uh for serotonin will study some aspects serotonin that relate to what function serotonin

28:31 . But we will not look into signaling of serotonin when concerns signaling for

28:38 . We're gonna look into nicotine acetylcholine which already did a neuro muscular

28:44 They are also in the C. . S. And N C.

28:46 . S. You also have metabolic masculinity. Acetylcholine receptors. So that's

28:51 signaling that we'll talk about the How about the functions of signaling further

28:58 . I think knowing that dopamine is to reward the motor functions that have

29:03 epa norepinephrine are like stimulants, the of the brain, the fi and

29:08 response. Those basic things I think important to know. And as far

29:13 signaling of these molecules, we're really going to look at norepinephrine. Norepinephrine

29:20 and generates metabolic tropic signaling cascades. this is what what I would study

29:29 every section. I have these good kind of a slides that have everything

29:34 there. There may not be from book like they all all the glia

29:39 except for one radio glia here. have all of the neurotransmitter. So

29:43 is a good slide to take and take your own notes and listen to

29:49 part of the lecture and video and your notes on what I'm saying might

29:54 important for you to remember for the the quiz and exam. Okay so

30:02 go back to the acetylcholine system that know pretty well. Just remind ourselves

30:09 through chat released can target nicotine acetylcholine channels, masculinity. Medical tropic g

30:17 coupled receptors. It gets broken down Seattle Colin Colin transporters will transport it

30:24 , we synthesize reloaded alzheimer's medications block and necessaries. The reason why is

30:32 ergic neurons energy producing neurons are susceptible Alzheimer's disease and the neuro degenerate or

30:41 and die early in early stages of disease. So that's why Colin ergic

30:50 here. Drug modulator pharmaceutical drugs the at the local investors by blocking and

30:56 restoration along the availability of the succinylcholine the synapses. And we talked about

31:03 the strategy may not be best because you lose collin ergic neurons, I

31:09 to look up how many acetylcholine producing in the brain you have Yesterday somebody

31:15 class looked it up and don't quote because I haven't cross checked it.

31:19 said I don't even know how many neurons there on the brain. And

31:23 looked it up and said 300,000. how many neurons do you have in

31:28 brain? Billions. So let's say the population of the whole earth,

31:37 , what is 300,000 small town but massive function that it performs dopamine for

31:47 for motor and so on. I'm gonna look it up, how

31:51 cells produce acetylcholine. So if you're acetylcholine cells, what you may have

31:56 do, you may have to increase medications and then once you lose all

31:59 the acetylcholine producing neurons if that really and it does because you have an

32:05 stages massive growth neuro degeneration of the tissue then it's really not effective medication

32:13 . Uh and this is another thing that medications will target all parts of

32:19 system. It's quite common that they target the synaptic components like here,

32:24 industries. It's quite common that they target the transporters. You can block

32:28 transporters and prolong availability of molecules It's quite possible that medications also,

32:36 lot of medications will target post synaptic , make these receptors more open or

32:44 closed as it may be depending on condition or or or or pathology.

32:51 acetylcholine is a natural endogenous agonist to IQ and IQ satyrs nicotine, which

33:01 exogenous substance which is found in tobacco and some other plants, bon receptor

33:10 corinne, which is also an exogenous in this case. Uh It can

33:18 not only necessarily found in nature, also synthesizes must corinne antagonist for the

33:26 will block nicotine, acetylcholine receptor mascara, nick receptor blocking the protein

33:34 activation as atropine. These are both ergic neuro pharmacology. Both types of

33:41 receptors receptors that will be functioning in brain and acetylcholine medical, tropical low

33:54 receptor activation opens potassium channel. So mentioned earlier when we started talking about

34:04 transmission, as we said, that same neurotransmitter molecule acetylcholine combined to

34:13 acetylcholine receptor. And when advanced the acetylcholine receptor, sodium can flux in

34:22 cause deep polarization to nicotine, acetylcholine and that same molecule can bind to

34:31 carry nick receptor and masculine IQ receptor activate G protein complex and G protein

34:42 can open potassium channel an opening of potassium channel positive charges, leaving making

34:50 inside of the membrane more negative. the same neurotransmitter binds the nicotine IQ

35:04 causes a small deep polarization and the . N. S. It causes

35:08 deep polarization of the neuromuscular junctions cause deep realizations in the cns on the

35:15 that have those nicotine IQ to go the suckers and muscular local in the

35:22 will open up potassium channel and it be a small inhibition on the sound

35:29 that there is a one acetylcholine bonds's year, this channel opens. This

35:38 channel opens but once the seal Colin to the muscular muscular acetylcholine receptor,

35:46 gonna take some time to activate G G protein. It's gonna affect this

35:53 . This is called called the shortcut because there's no chemical intermedia reads because

36:02 are no chemical into media is between and and the substrate this podium

36:12 the potassium channel. It's a shortcut . We will have an inhibitor

36:17 So in some instances, cells can express nicotine IQ and masculinity receptors and

36:25 different temporal scales. So think about temporal scales you already have learned about

36:33 the brain, neurons are fast glia inhibitory neurons can be super fast excited

36:44 the neurons a little bit slower in tropic signaling through the channel is fast

36:54 tropic will come with 10 2050 millisecond between the binding of the acetylcholine and

37:02 actual activation of the potassium channel So medical tropic is slower. This

37:14 how it works. Now. We're come back to this but we're going

37:17 continue with the means. Nicola as I mentioned, you have to

37:22 about these molecules are responsible for different of being cata cola means control

37:30 dopamine in particular mood, reward, , attention, visceral function,

37:40 norepinephrine and difference, fight or flight . You drop everything. Your full

37:48 is on a big bear coming at . So um cata cola means again

37:56 have a lot of precursors. Tyrus as a precursor to L.

38:00 L dopa is a precursor to Dopamine is a precursor to norepinephrine.

38:05 is a precursor chip in effort. somebody likes chemistry or remember some basic

38:13 , what is hydrocephalus will add the group, deco box decoder box late

38:20 take the acid group. C. . H drops a legal adult age

38:26 . Methyl transfer raise. We're talking CH three group here. You don't

38:32 to know that but you should know cattle Cola means again will follow the

38:37 kind of a pathway will be Will be re up taken and amphetamines

38:43 illicit street drugs like cocaine. Block re uptake of cata cola needs.

38:50 if you think about cocaine as being an upper and you release norepinephrine and

38:56 and then you block the re There's going to be more of the

39:00 molecules in the synopsis. Cata cola also get broken down uh inside the

39:11 terminals too. But we won't get details of that. We'll come back

39:16 this um maybe in but I can but there mon amine oxidase inhibitors of

39:24 colonies will get broken down here in synaptic terminals and some of the mono

39:29 oxidase inhibitors will will will be like medications that raise the levels of cata

39:36 means or raise the levels of You can see that trip to fan

39:43 to five HTP precursor to five So mood, appetite, sleep learning

39:52 is all interrelated if you're in a mood, you don't sleep well,

39:58 don't have appetite and you can't So it's a pretty significant molecule.

40:05 don't know how many serotonin ergic neurons have in the brain but it's probably

40:08 small town to uh now tryptophan when you think about tryptophan, a good

40:18 to think about tryptophan is an upcoming . Thanksgiving Turkey contains quite high

40:25 especially I believe in dark meat of and so maybe one of the reasons

40:32 everybody wants to pass out after eating thanksgiving meal in America here is because

40:38 know you also get sleepy and happy and and and full at the same

40:44 full with turkey, entrance, PROzac and other mood and mental state

40:54 medications will targets are down and re . So again if serotonin is mood

41:02 happy molecule release of serotonin you want prolong the availability of the serotonin molecule

41:09 you will hear S. S. . I. S. Serotonin re

41:13 inhibitors, that's what it stands A lot of the by the process

41:19 mood medications are S. S. . I. Serotonin re uptake inhibitors

41:24 they inhibit re uptake just like we're about PROzac here re uptake of serotonin

41:30 prolong its by availability. So we at this mechanism here where the same

41:39 acetylcholine molecule can act in the cns nicotine IQ and mascara Nick acetylcholine receptors

41:49 other means and the brain will interact with medical tropical suffers and if here

41:58 showing that nicotine IQ and mascara nick an opposing biophysical effect. Deep polarization

42:07 nicotine IQ and hyper polarization through masquerading opening of the potassium channel and having

42:14 leave. Then how can medical tropic have an opposing biophysical biochemical effect in

42:24 same cell and the way they do is through having different types of receptors

42:31 which functions only through medical tropics signaling the brain so tone and also all

42:37 other means with the exception of the code. So open that front when

42:43 activate something. This is not a back away you now activate intermediaries these

42:50 so this is a G protein complex this is an intermediary one such intermediary

42:54 a cyclist. And when you stimulate nominal cyclists you can produce a lot

42:59 cycle KMP. And that cyclic GMP produce protein time and say the protein

43:06 S. A. Or P. . A. And finances in general

43:14 will add a phosphate group on the they can force for relate different

43:22 And you also have in the south cases And they will defense for a

43:35 so they will take the p. . 4 group off and so part

43:41 the cellular activity regulation and is through of protein kindnesses and phosphate asses.

43:52 uh in this case we're looking at mechanism that's norepinephrine specific norepinephrine as two

44:00 subtypes Alpha two and beta receptor. receptor is linked to a stimulatory podium

44:12 G. S. Which is not up in the corner there and when

44:16 activate norepinephrine binds to beta receptor, activate catalyze the G protein complex.

44:23 on a dental cyclist activity through a can write cycling KMp and produce a

44:31 of burden kindness. So the stimulatory protein complexes pushing to produce more cyclic

44:39 than to produce more protein keane's The alpha two receptor for norepinephrine is

44:47 to an inhibitory G. I. you have different subtypes of G protein

44:53 its inhibitory G. I. Once gets catalyzed it will inhibit the dental

45:00 and it will reduce the production of we can you know it will reduce

45:04 block the production of protein chinese. so alpha two receptors pulling the system

45:13 from producing more protein financing. This is pushing and this one is pulling

45:18 away so they will be competing against other. If they are expressed in

45:23 different cells, one cell will be by norepinephrine will be producing more protein

45:30 . Say. And if the cells alpha two will be producing less protein

45:34 say or or or regulating the amount protein finance age that is being

45:40 And in some instances you can also these receptors go expressed. So these

45:49 subtypes of norepinephrine receptors could be co by the same neuron and they'll be

45:55 against each other. So who Well if you look at nicotine versus

46:01 , nick and speed, nicotine nick . Who wins in the change of

46:07 cellular effect here through medical tropic alpha a beta, who wins? I

46:14 know if there's such a thing as who wins. But you're definitely changing

46:18 cellular cascades in the southern of signaling certain molecules and correlation of certain receptor

46:25 and opening of certain channels and so . So this is a push pull

46:31 for the g proteins. Okay remember amines are special. So this is

46:39 small town for locust Sibelius that means selma's If you stay in the slice

46:49 the brain. And you ask where the so Mazz of neurons that produce

46:57 ? You can ask a question. are the selma's of neurons that produce

47:01 tona when you stain it will show that the so Mazarin, this locust

47:06 nucleus locus which is nucleus or location , is blue because if you cut

47:14 the tissue and you exposed it to , the cells after the oxidized Nora

47:20 blue. So they actually have this tint as they appear without any stain

47:26 they're exposed to oxygen. That's where name comes from local civilians. So

47:32 what are these things I call Sprinkler system. This is norman and

47:37 system and what those arrows are. what these sprinklers are are the external

47:44 that are coming from the nuclei and are penetrating throughout the brain. The

47:53 , sub cortical structures, brain stem and into the spinal cord. A

48:01 cycling again will be at the level the synapses. But these are pretty

48:09 , intricate and non specific. Often to spatially non specific sprinkler systems of

48:19 sprinkler system for serotonin, acetylcholine and on. Okay, so so is

48:25 clear? So the neuron so much express in this case serotonin, the

48:31 nuclei and purple are located here. arrows are axonal projections and the release

48:39 that neurotransmitter which is again like a system for serotonin. And then you

48:45 the wrapping nuclei and green here that basically project their axons into spinal

48:52 Applying those molecules in the spinal When we talk about acetylcholine. Acetylcholine

49:00 expressed in these two small green Magna cellular based on floor brain and

49:08 killer pontin and lateral dorsal tick mental . These are the two nuclei that

49:17 and produce all of the super alkaline you have in the C.

49:22 S. So what makes this population vulnerable in alzheimer's disease? Good

49:33 What makes dough opening new neuronal loss dopamine neurons more vulnerable in Parkinson's

49:42 Also good question. So but the that I'm trying to get across is

49:47 if you lose if you take and this nucleus out this small tom here

49:57 is no more of nothing on the . Okay so it's not and that's

50:02 the case with remember everywhere in the camp was supported really different structures but

50:13 are only synthesized in these very specific hypothetically if you were like like isolated

50:19 damage to one of the or the you still think able to function if

50:27 were to lose just one if you if you have overlapping projections which in

50:34 instances you do you will but if don't have the overlapping sprinkler systems that

50:43 the same areas you will not and will then lose this circuit here and

50:49 circuits will subservient different function. So it may be related more let's say

50:55 memory function. Executive function with cognitive here, it's related maybe more to

51:02 brainstem vital functions and things. Other that would do. It's a good

51:08 . Uh and the same would be . So if you eliminated the central

51:14 you don't you don't have a so the brain supply anymore to the

51:19 , but you have a supply to cord still left with the green

51:24 So you'll you'll have a partial loss this function. Um and that's that's

51:29 interesting. You know, the other too like can't we implant something that

51:34 just you know what what is neuro is actually both the stillness and the

51:40 and dendrites and neurodegenerative. But if cell must die, you know,

51:46 we insert something here and take advantage these sprinkler systems? Like can we

51:51 connect to the networks, you know the same way that these mean uh

51:57 are expressed on how they function. I think that that's part of like

52:03 we don't understand very well and it's part that's interesting. I think that's

52:08 makes us really individual is that endogenous , how we behave physically and mentally

52:16 our own endogenous molecules and exogenous molecules we use how they shape us and

52:23 us, you know, from coffee bananas, to uh whiskey, to

52:30 of these other things, you know it's it's really interesting. And I

52:37 that that's where individuality potentially comes from none of these sprinkler systems are going

52:44 be exactly the same within these circuits the functioning isn't going to be exactly

52:49 same. And some of us may up with Parkinson's, some of us

52:54 end up with alzheimer's. Some of may end up with uh no disease

53:00 you know, hopefully no disease. if you look at other organs,

53:05 know, you have cancers and things that and we almost which are growing

53:09 . We don't know the reason why cell populations are more vulnerable. Uh

53:16 it's related to genetics, sometimes it's chemicals but a lot of instances we

53:22 . And these sprinkler systems are kind beautiful. Think about how the sprinkler

53:27 works when you're looking at the it sprays the law but it doesn't

53:32 exactly the same way every time it distributes. And larger droplets form of

53:38 droplets form. So this is almost of para crime like function that you

53:44 see in in hormones and other parts the body. And the cannabinoids are

53:49 . We're talking about all of these that are released pre synaptic aly they

53:54 to the post synaptic receptors to exert synaptic effect. And the cannabinoids are

54:00 . First of all in the cannabinoids not stored in the vesicles and the

54:04 are produced on demand When there is lot of pre synaptic activity and a

54:10 of synaptic response. And it can either excitatory or inhibitor. There's going

54:16 be an increased production of under They are a little bit soluble so

54:20 will cross through plasma membranes. They're released prison optically but they will actually

54:27 three synoptic neurons. They will bind to CB one receptor and ceo receptors

54:36 the brain are the most abundantly expressed protein coupled receptors and see if you

54:43 to receptors to link to g protein activation of g protein conflicts here will

54:50 voltage gated calcium channels and by closing regulating with opening and closure of this

54:57 gated calcium channel. When there are high levels of activity it can regulate

55:04 tame the release of either excited for or inhibitory neurotransmitters. So in the

55:11 function in retrograde boston. After pre on terra greatest typical pre synaptic release

55:20 . This is integrated eliminator Galba interrogated . This is retrograde control and it's

55:29 the three synoptic side and pre synaptic gasses as we mentioned nitrous oxide.

55:36 monoxide will act in a similar No vesicles number insoluble retrograde signaling will

55:43 pre synaptic G. Protein coupled And uh and and the cannabinoids

55:51 S. I. Stands for deep induced suppression of inhibition. And there's

55:58 . Sc which stands for deep polarization suppression of excitation which basically when there's

56:04 lot of de politization typically there's going be production of the and they will

56:10 either excitatory synapses or inhibitors synapses. have the ability to do both.

56:16 the cannabinoids that are produced in our . Endogenous cannabinoids are anandamide and to

56:24 record, donald to a g. know these two under cannabinoids is a

56:33 cannabinoids in the body and maybe there's 5 to 7 molecules that kind of

56:41 and may fit in the near future may be accepted as more or less

56:46 underground avenue molecules too. So there's of new chemicals in the brain that

56:52 stopped. And the endocannabinoid system, when this was discovered Sixties seventies,

57:02 , nineties two thousands 2010, 90s 90s it was shown that there is

57:11 thing as cannabinoid receptors and under cannabinoid that bind to cannabinoid receptors. So

57:18 discovery is only about 30 years old so. Are there certain characteristics of

57:27 to determine whether it will be DsC that known as a, It's not

57:34 very well actually. It was first in the inhibitory synapses and it was

57:38 but it only does D. I. But it actually then was

57:42 and it also does DsC and I well how does it do that?

57:47 controls several levels of both excitation and and it's still abundantly expressed in the

57:53 and it must play this kind of global balance of global regulator regulator function

58:00 there's too much activity or where there's sustained levels of activity, high sustained

58:07 of activity. Uh So DELTA nine . Steptoe hydrocele nominal is a phyto

58:17 . So any phytochemicals, plant This is exogenous chemical. Delta nine

58:25 is produced in cannabis plants. And are two major types of cannabis plants

58:31 this country and around the world. a type of cannabis plant that is

58:37 referred to as industrial hemp and it contain very low levels of delta nine

58:43 naturally. And then there is marijuana medical and recreational Canada's type plants and

58:52 can contain up to 30 plus percent delta nine THC and mass total mass

59:01 the cannabis planet. So delta nine a natural phyto cannabinoid. And if

59:08 drive around town and you stop in gas station and then you're going to

59:13 up pizza and the pizza stores right to the smoke shop and you see

59:18 , you know, delta eight THC sold here. So delta eight is

59:24 variant of delta nine THC. This bond is actually located in a different

59:31 here and a different carbon, but eight THC does not come from the

59:36 that synthesized from another cannabinoid called CBD we'll talk about it more. So

59:42 don't want you to know these Now, I want you to know

59:45 details because I want you to be . Uh but delta eight THC synthesized

59:52 CBD, oh delta nine THC. we don't know very good and reliable

59:59 of standardized methods for producing those delta molecules. And there's quite a bit

60:05 debate on the health and regulatory aspects for consumers that don't understand all of

60:12 details. It's quite confusing. We one regulatory system, federal regulatory

60:18 we have another state regulatory system for . And how uh and this in

60:27 is changing. Uh There was a news last week when President biden pardoned

60:37 8500 incarcerated uh people that simply had of cannabis and marijuana. So he

60:49 that because in over 30 states or medical Canada's is actually a substance that

60:57 can consult your doctor on and including texas uh and obtain it on recommendation

61:06 in texas is prescription. So it make sense. And cannabis is kept

61:14 schedule one. Schedule one is called substances act and controlled substances. Schedule

61:21 One is the most addictive, the dangerous drugs that have no medicinal

61:27 It's on the same schedule as a , marijuana or cannabis Stone, that

61:32 make sense. State of texas. cannabis as medicine for over 100 and

61:36 conditions. And so how can it a medicine for over 100 40

61:44 How can it be FDA approved medications about four conditions, vomiting,

61:50 epilepsy and multiple sclerosis in europe, different agency that has it approved and

61:56 still be on the most dangerous list has no medicinal values. So the

62:02 aspect of what biden did is he the regulatory agencies which is D.

62:09 . And F. D. To potentially remove marijuana from Schedule

62:16 And hemp is not on Schedule one the hemp doesn't have uh delta nine

62:23 . So it's really the molecule delta THC. Why people talk about it

62:27 much is because it causes the high . It's what is called a psychotropic

62:32 psycho active molecule and binding of receptors the high or the euphoria that people

62:40 when they consume that molecule uh naturally you release endocannabinoid, guess what

62:49 You feel really good too. And I mentioned uh the release of endocannabinoid

62:56 production can be stimulated by for example distance running. And so the runners

63:02 or the runner's high that people call people that work out and they just

63:06 really much, it seems like they much better than just you know the

63:11 reasons where their mental state is so greater. It's activation of the endocannabinoid

63:17 of the CB receptors. Alright so sort of a concludes our Armenians and

63:24 our little bit knowledge of endocannabinoid, come back and have another lecture of

63:29 endocannabinoid system which is a whole system when we talk about cannabinoid receptor CB

63:36 receptors on neurons symmetrically CB two receptors mostly on glia. What are they

63:43 on glia. So we learn about later in the course. We'll also

63:46 a little bit about medical cannabis so everybody gets glued in of what is

63:51 around them. Okay, amino acid , glutamate. Glycerin. Gaba licensing

64:00 a co factor in the cNS signal glycerin is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in

64:06 spinal cord. Gabba comes from So the major excited neuro transmitter glutamate

64:15 the precursor to the major inhibitor neurotransmitter and all of the cells that have

64:23 tannic acid decker box. A list God will be inhibitory cells because you

64:28 to have God in order to make Gaba. So part of the neurotransmitter

64:33 and then you can release that Gaba Gaba can bind to post synaptic gaba

64:39 . Gaba and glutamate will have their transporters that will bring it in.

64:48 load it up pre synaptic alie they'll their particular transporters that will load it

64:52 into the vesicles and there is one that I'm missing here which is in

65:00 in the previous select traction. So going to go back to that a

65:03 bit. Oh no it's it's in in the it's above here, I

65:10 . Yes, it's a little bit . So my apologies. But let's

65:17 at how glutamate is controlled because we're to look at the glutamate. Ergic

65:21 the past synaptic receptors and the production the PSP through glutamate but let's look

65:26 how glutamate is cycle the neurons. first of all the title of the

65:32 is tripartite synapse Tri partite three part synaptic neuron and post synaptic neuron.

65:42 by apartheid two parts. So where the third part come from Glia?

65:47 the synapse is really the functioning of neural transmission that we're looking at in

65:51 communication between neurons. Gloria very intricately in this process and they very much

65:59 this process And for excited to glutamate is how they control this process.

66:05 is uploading the vessels gets released will both Iona tropic and metabolic. Tropical

66:11 interceptors pass in africa and we'll learn little bit about Iona tropic receptors

66:16 Then glutamate gets transported back through neuronal transporters so that those neurons can reload

66:25 into the muscle and then they can . But notice what glia does here

66:34 has their own glutamate transporters. Leo transporters that will take in with that

66:42 turn it into glutamine. Then we'll that glutamine back to neurons and the

66:49 A. T. P. Is to be turned into glutamate and uploaded

66:54 the vesicles. So who can control amount of glutamate that is available to

67:03 . Okay because if glee I increased glutamate transporter function there will be sucking

67:09 more glutamate. If glial glutamate transporters down it could be bad news and

67:16 . Too much glutamate and just clearing through neurons is not going to be

67:20 enough to clear it out of the synapses right? It illuminates is working

67:31 fast or too much or too It will affect the amount of glutamine

67:38 is given to back to neurons. glial cells in particular astra sizes.

67:44 looked at, they can control spatially ions like potassium ions then to connected

67:52 gap junctions. Remember that's another two temporal scales. Gap junctions are immediate

67:58 synaptic transmission is with about 5 to millisecond delay. Then I wanna tropic

68:05 5 to 10 milliseconds later and metabolic 20 to 50 milliseconds later with the

68:11 protein content. So these are all temporal scales. So glia will very

68:16 be involved Or not just the ionic but in a way. And the

68:22 of glutamate uptake of glutamate and how of that glutamate is available to narrows

68:28 that's why our synapses are really tripartite where leah plays an important role in

68:35 neural transmission. Okay so yeah for first purposes especially predominantly seem to have

68:52 sophisticated networks and uh yeah so glutamate a natural neurotransmitter endogenous agonist to three

69:05 of glutamate ion a tropic receptor channels and India and china. Those receptor

69:11 will also have their own chemical agonists antagonists. So am plays an agonist

69:16 ample channel and NBA front FDA how and is for kinda channels. These

69:23 the different agonists that will open up channels. And so what we talked

69:27 is one the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is uh running out of time. Oh

69:45 when they're excited during neurotransmitter glutamate is . It will bind to glutamate receptors

69:56 it turns out that we have two of anna tropic receptor channels and boston

70:03 we're recording activity from from this cell we have an electrode here boston ethically

70:09 gonna record an ep sp as it out that when you release glutamate you

70:15 activate ample receptors and as soon as binds to receptors, psyllium starts flexing

70:23 and ample receptors are responsible for the phase of this E. P.

70:28 . P. And and M. . A receptors are a little

70:33 So when you release little made here glutamate bison and the receptors that are

70:38 to open right away because an D. A receptor is have a

70:41 block and that magnesium block is blocking receptor channel four. And when the

70:47 of potential D polarizes through ample channels more positive potentials that alleviates the magnesium

70:55 , the magnesium comes out and an . D. A receptor is responsible

71:01 the late phase of the Ep sp also that ample receptors will conduct sodium

71:08 potassium and then M. D. receptor some ample receptors will be also

71:13 to calcium but all an NBA receptors ample receptors will be permeable to

71:20 All an NBA receptors are permissible to potassium and calcium and I'm seeing that

71:26 I'm running out of time here a bit. So I'm gonna pick up

71:30 this slide just introduce it briefly So if you have ample time glutamate

71:37 will open this channel but to open N. D. A channel you

71:41 glutamate on glycerine as a co factor then opening up an M.

71:47 A. Receptor channel and a lot flux of sodium potassium and calcium.

71:52 review some of these things on the here but please do not confuse an

71:57 . D. A receptor with metabolic with receptors which we will not study

72:01 function of a tropical receptors about 12 subtypes. But an M.

72:06 A receptor is not just blocked by and it is late activated because you

72:14 need to activate ample receptors to de the cells and because of that an

72:19 . D. A receptor is referred as coincident detector. It has to

72:24 pre synaptic neurotransmitter release and Pazin optic polarization, coincidentally detect pre synaptic and

72:33 optic activity in order to open and and conduct and when it conducts it

72:40 50 PICO seaman's ver versus non NMDA amper receptor channels conducting 20 P

72:47 So the conductors through an M. . A receptor channels are much much

72:51 . Alright that's enough information for I'm going to save the lecture.

72:56 the next professor come in. I'll everyone on thursday and I'll give you

73:01 the details on your quiz for next . On thursday. Okay, so

73:05 in on thursday, please. It be online, as I mentioned.

73:09 have a good rest of the

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