In central neurons, a tonic conductance is activated by ambient levels of the inhibitory transmitter GABA. Here, we show that in dentate gyrus granule cells, where tonic inhibition is mediated by delta subunit-containing GABA(A) receptors, this conductance is augmented by low concentrations (30 mM) of ethanol. In contrast, the tonic inhibition mediated by alpha5 subunit-containing receptors of CA1 pyramidal cells is not affected. The effect of ethanol on tonic inhibition specifically reduces the excitability of the dentate gyrus and identifies the delta subunit-dependent tonic inhibition as a likely site of ethanol action in the brain.
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Stell, BM
Brickley, SG
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Brickley, SG
Tang, CY
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Tang, CY
Farrant, M
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Farrant, M
Mody, I
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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Fudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Fudan Univ, Natl Lab Med Mol Biol, State Key Lab Med Neurobiol, Shanghai Med Coll, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R ChinaFudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Ge, Y. -X.
Liu, Y.
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Neurosci, Zhongshan Med Coll, Guangzhou 510089, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaFudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Liu, Y.
Tang, H. -Y.
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Fudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Fudan Univ, Natl Lab Med Mol Biol, State Key Lab Med Neurobiol, Shanghai Med Coll, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R ChinaFudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Tang, H. -Y.
Liu, X. -G.
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Neurosci, Zhongshan Med Coll, Guangzhou 510089, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaFudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Liu, X. -G.
Wang, X.
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Fudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
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Neurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Mol & Cellular Neurosci, Harlow, Essex, EnglandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Wafford, K. A.
van Niel, M. B.
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Neurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, EnglandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
van Niel, M. B.
Ma, Q. P.
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Neurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Mol & Cellular Neurosci, Harlow, Essex, EnglandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Ma, Q. P.
Horridge, E.
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Neurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Mol & Cellular Neurosci, Harlow, Essex, EnglandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Horridge, E.
Herd, M. B.
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Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp & Med Sch, Div Pathol & Neurosci, Inst Neurosci, Dundee DD1 9SY, ScotlandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Herd, M. B.
Peden, D. R.
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Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp & Med Sch, Div Pathol & Neurosci, Inst Neurosci, Dundee DD1 9SY, ScotlandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Peden, D. R.
Belelli, D.
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Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp & Med Sch, Div Pathol & Neurosci, Inst Neurosci, Dundee DD1 9SY, ScotlandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England
Belelli, D.
Lambert, J. J.
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Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp & Med Sch, Div Pathol & Neurosci, Inst Neurosci, Dundee DD1 9SY, ScotlandNeurosci Res Ctr, Merck Sharp & Dohme Res Labs, Dept Med Chem, Harlow, Essex, England