Awasthi, Ankit

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","15878"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Nature Communications"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Hurtado-Zavala, Joaquin I."],["dc.contributor.author","Ramachandran, Binu"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmed, Saheeb"],["dc.contributor.author","Halder, Rashi"],["dc.contributor.author","Bolleyer, Christiane"],["dc.contributor.author","Awasthi, Ankit"],["dc.contributor.author","Stahlberg, Markus A."],["dc.contributor.author","Wagener, Robin J."],["dc.contributor.author","Anderson, Kristin"],["dc.contributor.author","Drenan, Ryan M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lester, Henry A."],["dc.contributor.author","Miwa, Julie M."],["dc.contributor.author","Staiger, Jochen F."],["dc.contributor.author","Fischer, Andre"],["dc.contributor.author","Dean, Camin"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-04-23T11:47:16Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-04-23T11:47:16Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","TRPV1 is an ion channel activated by heat and pungent agents including capsaicin, and has been extensively studied in nociception of sensory neurons. However, the location and function of TRPV1 in the hippocampus is debated. We found that TRPV1 is expressed in oriens-lacunosum-moleculare (OLM) interneurons in the hippocampus, and promotes excitatory innervation. TRPV1 knockout mice have reduced glutamatergic innervation of OLM neurons. When activated by capsaicin, TRPV1 recruits more glutamatergic, but not GABAergic, terminals to OLM neurons in vitro. When TRPV1 is blocked, glutamatergic input to OLM neurons is dramatically reduced. Heterologous expression of TRPV1 also increases excitatory innervation. Moreover, TRPV1 knockouts have reduced Schaffer collateral LTP, which is rescued by activating OLM neurons with nicotine—via α2β2-containing nicotinic receptors—to bypass innervation defects. Our results reveal a synaptogenic function of TRPV1 in a specific interneuron population in the hippocampus, where it is important for gating hippocampal plasticity."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/ncomms15878"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142196"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/14910"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/13316"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","lifescience updates Crossref Import"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","2041-1723"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","TRPV1 regulates excitatory innervation of OLM neurons in the hippocampus"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","149"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","The Journal of general physiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","170"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","149"],["dc.contributor.author","Wolfes, Anne C."],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmed, Saheeb"],["dc.contributor.author","Awasthi, Ankit"],["dc.contributor.author","Stahlberg, Markus A."],["dc.contributor.author","Rajput, Ashish"],["dc.contributor.author","Magruder, Daniel S."],["dc.contributor.author","Bonn, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Dean, Camin"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:43:25Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:43:25Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","Interactions between astrocytes and neurons rely on the release and uptake of glial and neuronal molecules. But whether astrocytic vesicles exist and exocytose in a regulated or constitutive fashion is under debate. The majority of studies have relied on indirect methods or on astrocyte cultures that do not resemble stellate astrocytes found in vivo. Here, to investigate vesicle-associated proteins and exocytosis in stellate astrocytes specifically, we developed a simple, fast, and economical method for growing stellate astrocyte monocultures. This method is superior to other monocultures in terms of astrocyte morphology, mRNA expression profile, protein expression of cell maturity markers, and Ca(2+) fluctuations: In astrocytes transduced with GFAP promoter-driven Lck-GCaMP3, spontaneous Ca(2+) events in distinct domains (somata, branchlets, and microdomains) are similar to those in astrocytes co-cultured with other glia and neurons but unlike Ca(2+) events in astrocytes prepared using the McCarthy and de Vellis (MD) method and immunopanned (IP) astrocytes. We identify two distinct populations of constitutively recycling vesicles (harboring either VAMP2 or SYT7) specifically in branchlets of cultured stellate astrocytes. SYT7 is developmentally regulated in these astrocytes, and we observe significantly fewer synapses in wild-type mouse neurons grown on Syt7(-/-) astrocytes. SYT7 may thus be involved in trafficking or releasing synaptogenic factors. In summary, our novel method yields stellate astrocyte monocultures that can be used to study Ca(2+) signaling and vesicle recycling and dynamics in astrocytic processes."],["dc.description.abstract","whether astrocytic vesicles exist and exocytose in a regulated or constitutive fashion is under debate. The majority of studies have relied on indirect methods or on astrocyte cultures that do not resemble stellate astrocytes found in vivo. Here, to investigate vesicle-associated proteins and exocytosis in stellate astrocytes specifically, we developed a simple, fast, and economical method for growing stellate astrocyte monocultures. This method is superior to other monocultures in terms of astrocyte morphology, mRNA expression profile, protein expression of cell maturity markers, and Ca2+ fluctuations: In astrocytes transduced with GFAP promoter–driven Lck-GCaMP3, spontaneous Ca2+ events in distinct domains (somata, branchlets, and microdomains) are similar to those in astrocytes co-cultured with other glia and neurons but unlike Ca2+ events in astrocytes prepared using the McCarthy and de Vellis (MD) method and immunopanned (IP) astrocytes. We identify two distinct populations of constitutively recycling vesicles (harboring either VAMP2 or SYT7) specifically in branchlets of cultured stellate astrocytes. SYT7 is developmentally regulated in these astrocytes, and we observe significantly fewer synapses in wild-type mouse neurons grown on Syt7−/− astrocytes. SYT7 may thus be involved in trafficking or releasing synaptogenic factors. In summary, our novel method yields stellate astrocyte monocultures that can be used to study Ca2+ signaling and vesicle recycling and dynamics in astrocytic processes."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1085/jgp.201611607"],["dc.identifier.pmid","27908976"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/14524"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/58885"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation","info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/260916/EU//SYT ACTIVITY"],["dc.relation.issn","1540-7748"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC-SA 3.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","612"],["dc.title","A novel method for culturing stellate astrocytes reveals spatially distinct Ca2+ signaling and vesicle recycling in astrocytic processes."],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]