• Neuroscience · Oct 2016

    Synaptic transmission despite severe hypoxia in hippocampal slices of the deep-diving hooded seal.

    • Samuel J Geiseler, John Larson, and Lars P Folkow.
    • Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway. Electronic address: samuel.geiseler@uit.no.
    • Neuroscience. 2016 Oct 15; 334: 39-46.

    AbstractBrain neurons of the deep-diving hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) are known to be inherently hypoxia tolerant. Here, we have used in vitro field potential recordings in hippocampal slices to compare effects of severe hypoxia on synaptic transmission in hooded seals vs. non-diving mammals. Synaptic responses of mice (Mus musculus) to hypoxia were in accordance with previously published data. Hippocampal slices of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), an alternative large-mammal non-diving model, behaved in a similar way as mouse slices, in that synaptic activity disappeared rapidly without recovery after >20min in hypoxia. The synaptic activity of hooded seal slices decreased in hypoxia, but unlike mice and reindeer, it remained at >30% of the normoxic amplitude throughout 3h of severe hypoxia. Also, upon reoxygenation, the signal recovered to ∼50% of the pre-challenge (normoxic) amplitude. The AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist CNQX eliminated this signal, showing that it was not an artifact. Paired pulse facilitation (PPF), typically associated with increased presynaptic calcium (Ca(2+)) levels, was significantly reduced in the seal slices. We propose that the build-up of Ca(2+) concentration is limited in seal presynaptic terminals, possibly due to a high Ca(2+) buffering capacity, which could explain both the attenuated PPF and the remarkable neural hypoxia tolerance of this species. Although we found no significant hypoxia-induced upregulation of mRNA for the Ca(2+) binding proteins calbindin d28k or parvalbumin in hooded seal hippocampal slices, a recent study reports very high transcript levels of the Ca(2+) binding protein S100B in this species, which is in support of the hypothesis.Copyright © 2016 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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