Optogenetic activation of parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons selectively restores theta-nested gamma oscillations and oscillation-induced spike timing-dependent long-Term potentiation impaired by amyloid β oligomers

Kyerl Park, Jaedong Lee, Hyun Jae Jang, Blake A. Richards, Michael M. Kohl, Jeehyun Kwag

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    Abstract

    Background: Abnormal accumulation of amyloid β1-42 oligomers (AβO1-42), a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, impairs hippocampal theta-nested gamma oscillations and long-Term potentiation (LTP) that are believed to underlie learning and memory. Parvalbumin-positive (PV) and somatostatin-positive (SST) interneurons are critically involved in theta-nested gamma oscillogenesis and LTP induction. However, how AβO1-42 affects PV and SST interneuron circuits is unclear. Through optogenetic manipulation of PV and SST interneurons and computational modeling of the hippocampal neural circuits, we dissected the contributions of PV and SST interneuron circuit dysfunctions on AβO1-42-induced impairments of hippocampal theta-nested gamma oscillations and oscillation-induced LTP. Results: Targeted whole-cell patch-clamp recordings and optogenetic manipulations of PV and SST interneurons during in vivo-like, optogenetically induced theta-nested gamma oscillations in vitro revealed that AβO1-42 causes synapse-specific dysfunction in PV and SST interneurons. AβO1-42 selectively disrupted CA1 pyramidal cells (PC)-To-PV interneuron and PV-To-PC synapses to impair theta-nested gamma oscillogenesis. In contrast, while having no effect on PC-To-SST or SST-To-PC synapses, AβO1-42 selectively disrupted SST interneuron-mediated disinhibition to CA1 PC to impair theta-nested gamma oscillation-induced spike timing-dependent LTP (tLTP). Such AβO1-42-induced impairments of gamma oscillogenesis and oscillation-induced tLTP were fully restored by optogenetic activation of PV and SST interneurons, respectively, further supporting synapse-specific dysfunctions in PV and SST interneurons. Finally, computational modeling of hippocampal neural circuits including CA1 PC, PV, and SST interneurons confirmed the experimental observations and further revealed distinct functional roles of PV and SST interneurons in theta-nested gamma oscillations and tLTP induction. Conclusions: Our results reveal that AβO1-42 causes synapse-specific dysfunctions in PV and SST interneurons and that optogenetic modulations of these interneurons present potential therapeutic targets for restoring hippocampal network oscillations and synaptic plasticity impairments in Alzheimer's disease.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number7
    JournalBMC biology
    Volume18
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan 15

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    Keywords

    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Amyloid beta oligomers
    • Hippocampus
    • Optogenetics
    • Parvalbumin interneuron
    • Somatostatin interneuron
    • Spike timing-dependent long-Term potentiation
    • Synapse-specific dysfunction
    • Theta-nested gamma oscillations

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Structural Biology
    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Physiology
    • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
    • Plant Science
    • Developmental Biology
    • Cell Biology

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