Table 1.

GABAA receptor-mediated mIPSC characteristics in control and NSW mice

Group (n)Amplitude (pA)Rise10–90% (ms)aDecay τ1 (ms)aDecay τ2 (ms)aDecay τw (ms)IEI (s)
WT control endogenous
    0.5 μm TTX (5)30.8 ± 1.61.2 ± 0.212.6 ± 0.851.6 ± 3.927.2 ± 1.51.4 ± 0.1
    1.0 μm TTX (5)27.3 ± 2.41.1 ± 0.210.2 ± 0.648.5 ± 5.825.2 ± 2.91.6 ± 0.1
WT NSW endogenous
    0.5 μm TTX (5)30.3 ± 1.91.0 ± 0.111.5 ± 1.349.2 ± 5.525.3 ± 1.11.1 ± 0.2
    1.0 μm TTX (5)32.7 ± 1.40.9 ± 0.113.9 ± 1.149.0 ± 2.326.4 ± 2.81.4 ± 0.1
WT control
    +1 μm GABA (10)33.7 ± 2.61.2 ± 0.312.4 ± 0.649.6 ± 3.326.0 ± 0.91.6 ± 0.3
    + GABA + 300 nm AP (5)31.5 ± 0.81.4 ± 0.112.6 ± 1.880.4 ± 8.3*34.6 ± 1.4*1.7 ± 0.2
WT NSW
    + 1 μm GABA (10)33.8 ± 2.01.2 ± 0.214.4 ± 1.443.3 ± 4.225.3 ± 1.91.3 ± 0.2
    + GABA + 300 nm AP (5)40.5 ± 2.1*,**1.6 ± 0.316.5 ± 2.0102.1 ± 7.9*42.2 ± 3.1*1.6 ± 0.3
δKO control
    + 1 μm GABA (9)33.7 ± 2.21.3 ± 0.112.2 ± 0.947.8 ± 4.026.0 ± 2.61.8 ± 0.1
    +GABA + 300 nm AP (9)34.8 ± 1.31.5 ± 0.215.3 ± 1.458.5 ± 5.1***29.5 ± 1.1***1.7 ± 0.3
δKO NSW
    + 1 μm GABA (6)32.4 ± 2.31.1 ± 0.211.7 ± 1.845.8 ± 6.022.5 ± 2.51.8 ± 0.6
    + GABA + 300 nm AP (5)34.9 ± 2.0***1.0 ± 0.110.1 ± 1.047.9 ± 7.5***23.6 ± 2.3***1.6 ± 0.4
  • mIPSCs were recorded in the presence of 0.5 μm TTX unless denoted otherwise. Groups denoted as + GABA + 300 nm AP were recorded during perfusion of 1 μm GABA and 300 nm AP. Recordings were from voltage-clamped (−65 mV) DGGCs in hippocampus slices.

  • ***p < 0.05 versus WT NSW + 1 μm GABA alone;

  • ***p < 0.05 versus WT control + GABA + 300 nm AP;

  • ***p < 0.05 versus WT NSW + GABA + 300 nm AP; independent two-tailed t test. IEI, Interevent interval as a measure of frequency. Data values represent mean ± SEM.

  • aRise time, decay τ1, and decay τ2 are represented as Rt, τ1, and τ2 in Figure 7C. Rise10–90% represents duration for downward shift 10–90% of the amplitude.