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Rapid sprouting of filopodia in nerve terminals of chromaffin cells, PC12 cells, and dorsal root neurons induced by electrical stimulation

S Manivannan and S Terakawa
Journal of Neuroscience 1 October 1994, 14 (10) 5917-5928; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.14-10-05917.1994
S Manivannan
Department of Cell Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.
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S Terakawa
Department of Cell Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.
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Abstract

Rapid morphological changes induced by direct electrical stimulation of nerve terminals were studied by using video-enhanced differential interference contrast microscopy at a very high magnification (12,000x). We used mainly cultured bovine chromaffin cells, which developed neurite-like processes, and PC12 cells, which showed neuronal differentiation upon NGF treatment. In a few cases, primary neurons of the rat dorsal root ganglion were also examined. Brief pulse stimulation of the terminals and varicosities induced exocytosis accompanied by rapid formation of filopodia. These filopodia, 0.1–0.2 micron in diameter and up to 10 microns in length, formed within a few hundreds of milliseconds and then retracted within tens of seconds. They could also be induced by K depolarization. This rapid filopodial sprouting strongly depended on the presence of extracellular Ca2+ and could be abolished in a medium containing a Ca chelator (EGTA) or La2+. Anti-cytoskeletal agents colchicine and cytochalasin B failed to block this response completely but lidocaine fully suppressed it. Quantitative analysis of exocytosis and filopodial sprouting showed that they were independent events, not directly linked to each other, having different thresholds usually higher for filopodial formation. In PC12 cells, the extent of filopodial sprouting varied with the state of differentiation of the cells, suggesting a functional role of rapid sprouting during a particular phase of their differentiation. Filopodia could be induced with greater ease by repetitive stimulation. The same responses may occur at growth cones approaching the target cells or even at mature synapses particularly after repetitive electrical activity, possibly playing a role in use-dependent synapse formation or plasticity.

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S Manivannan, S Terakawa
Journal of Neuroscience 1 October 1994, 14 (10) 5917-5928; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.14-10-05917.1994

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