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. 2022 Jun 23;23(8):e54361. doi: 10.15252/embr.202154361

Figure 5. Cyclic GMP, not cAMP potentiates transmitter release in striatum.

Figure 5

  • A
    Inhibition of PDE1 decreases both cAMP and cGMP hydrolysis and potentially activate downstream signaling via PKA, EPAC, PRKG, or HCN channels. In red are respective inhibitors or scavengers.
  • B
    EPSCs with downstream inhibitors (see A and C) before and after IBMX (75 μM; gray shading). Mean ± SEM. Drugs were used at following concentrations: KT5720 0.5 μM, ESI09 15 μM, ZD7288 30 μM, KT5823 1 μM.
  • C
    Averaged responses from the time window indicated in (B). *P < 0.05, ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparison test versus IBMX, N = 4–7. Mean ± SEM. IBMX data in (B) and (C) are replotted from Fig 1.
  • D
    EPSCs with bath application of IBMX (75 μM), followed by PRKG inhibitor KT5823 (1 μM). Mean ± SEM. N = 7.
  • E
    Example traces from (D).
  • F
    EPSCs before and after IBMX (75 μM, gray shading), with either short (10 min, “IBMX”, gray) or long incubation (> 60 min) in NO‐GC inhibitor ODQ (10 μM, light blue), or long incubation in NO‐scavenger carboxy‐PTIO (> 60 min, 50 μM, dark blue). Mean ± SEM.
  • G
    Averaged responses for the time window indicated in (F). ****P < 0.05, ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparison test versus IBMX, N = 5–6. Mean ± SEM.
  • H
    Example traces from (F).
  • I
    Neurons in M1 or the PF co‐expressed CheRiff and the cGMP scavenger SponGee.
  • J
    Example recordings before (black) and after (red) IBMX, controls from Fig 1.
  • K
    Effect of IBMX on cortico‐striatal oEPSCs in the presence of SponGee (black). Control oEPSCs are replotted from Fig 1 (magenta). Mean ± SEM.
  • L
    Corticostriatal oEPSCs averaged from the time indicated in (F). ***P < 0.001, unpaired t‐test, N = 11 and 6. Mean ± SEM.
  • M, N
    As (J, K) but thalamostriatal oEPSCs. Controls (green) are replotted from Fig 1. ***P < 0.001, unpaired t‐test, N = 6 and 6. Mean ± SEM.