Publications by authors named "Celine Lavialle-Defaix"

Article Synopsis
  • The antennal lobe (AL) of the Noctuid moth Agrotis ipsilon is an important model for studying olfactory processing, particularly how neurons respond to pheromones.
  • Research using patch-clamp recordings showed that the lateral cluster (LC) contains mostly local neurons (LNs) while the medial cluster (MC) has only projection neurons (PNs), with LNs in the LC displaying unique firing properties such as depolarizing afterpotentials (DAPs).
  • DAPs enhance neuronal activity and lead to action potential doublets; they are influenced by factors like voltage and calcium channels, and their presence indicates a complex response to odor stimulation.
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To understand better the mode of action of insecticides and repellents used in vector-borne diseases control, we developed a new biological model based on mosquito neurons isolated from adults Anopheles gambiae heads. This cellular model is well adapted to multidisciplinary approaches: electrophysiology, pharmacology, molecular biology and biochemical assays. Using RT-PCR, we demonstrated that isolated neurons express the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit α1 (Agα1 nAchR), two acetylcholinesterases (AChE-1 and AChE-2) and three voltage-gated ion channels required for membrane excitability (AgCav1, AgNav1 and AgKv1).

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Decarbomethoxylated JW062 (DCJW), the active component of the oxadiazine insecticide (S)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxylate (DPX-JW062) (indoxacarb), was tested on 2 inward voltage-dependent sodium currents (named INa1 and INa2) expressed in short-term cultured dorsal unpaired median neurons of the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Under whole-cell voltage-clamp conditions, application of DCJW resulted in a biphasic dose-dependent inhibition of the global sodium current amplitude illustrating the differing sensitivity of sodium channels to DCJW. INa2 was less sensitive to DCJW [half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) = 1.

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Using whole cell patch-clamp technique and immunocytochemistry on adult dorsal unpaired median (DUM) neurons isolated from the cockroach Periplaneta americana CNS, we reported the characterization of a native mGluR, sharing pharmacological properties with vertebrate metabotropic glutamate receptor III (mGluRIII) that regulated voltage-dependent sodium current (I(Na)). The global I(Na) was dissociated by means of l-glutamate sensitivity, deactivation time constant, voltage dependence of activation and inactivation, recovery from inactivation, and intracellular regulation process. These two currents were respectively designated I(Na1) and I(Na2) for l-glutamate-sensitive and -insensitive sodium currents.

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