In article <UHNN3.57$Gq1.913 at uchinews> Massimo Mascaro,
mascaro_m at yahoo.com writes:
>Hi all,
>do inhibitory synapses show long term potentiation(depression)?
>If yes, where can I find some result and, in case, comparisons with the
>exciatory synapses.
>Thanks,
>Massy.
>
Here are some papers that address this issue. You might also want to
look at some papers from Brad Alger's and Alain Marty's labs about a
depolarization induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) that has a briefer
time course.
Cheers,
Matt Jones
Neuroscience 1999;88(3):871-83
Monoaminergic long-term facilitation of GABA-mediated inhibitory
transmission at
cerebellar synapses.
Mitoma H, Konishi S
Neuroscience 1999 Mar;90(3):747-57
Differential induction of long-lasting potentiation of inhibitory
postsynaptic potentials by
theta patterned stimulation versus 100-Hz tetanization in hippocampal
pyramidal cells in
vitro.
Perez Y, Chapman CA, Woodhall G, Robitaille R, Lacaille JC
Neuron 1998 Oct;21(4):827-35
Polarity of long-term synaptic gain change is related to postsynaptic
spike firing at a
cerebellar inhibitory synapse.
Aizenman CD, Manis PB, Linden DJ
Nature 1998 Jul 9;394(6689):182-5
Inhibitory long-term potentiation underlies auditory conditioning of
goldfish escape
behaviour.
Oda Y, Kawasaki K, Morita M, Korn H, Matsui H
Neurosci Behav Physiol 1998 Mar-Apr;28(2):121-9
Studies of long-term potentiation and depression of inhibitory
transmission by
mathematical modeling of post-synaptic processes.
Murzina GB, Sil'kis IG
J Neurosci 1996 Oct 15;16(20):6342-52
GABAB receptors, monoamine receptors, and postsynaptic inositol
trisphosphate-induced
Ca2+ release are involved in the induction of long-term potentiation at
visual cortical
inhibitory synapses.
Komatsu Y
Morishita W, et al.
Postsynaptic mechanisms underlying long-term depression of GABAergic
transmission in neurons of the deep cerebellar nuclei.
J Neurophysiol. 1996 Jul;76(1):59-68.