Subsecond Regulation of Synaptically Released Dopamine by COMT in the Olfactory Bulb.

Unlabelled: The efficacy of neurotransmission depends on multiple factors, including presynaptic vesicular release of transmitter, postsynaptic receptor populations and clearance/inactivation of the transmitter. In the olfactory bulb (OB), short axon cells (SACs) form an interglomerular circuit that uses GABA and dopamine (DA) as cotransmitters. Selective optical activation of SACs causes GABA and DA co-release, resulting in a fast, postsynaptic GABA inhibitory response and a slower G-protein-coupled DA rebound excitation.

Transformation of postingestive glucose responses after deletion of sweet taste receptor subunits or gastric bypass surgery.

The glucose-dependent secretion of the insulinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a critical step in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. Two molecular mechanisms have separately been suggested as the primary mediator of intestinal glucose-stimulated GLP-1 secretion (GSGS): one is a metabotropic mechanism requiring the sweet taste receptor type 2 (T1R2) + type 3 (T1R3) while the second is a metabolic mechanism requiring ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels. By quantifying sugar-stimulated hormone secretion in receptor knockout mice and in rats receiving Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), we found that both of these mechanisms contribute to GSGS; however, the mechanisms exhibit different selectivity, regulation, and localization.

Anaesthetic management of a parturient with Laron syndrome.

We report a case of a parturient with Laron syndrome, a rare form of dwarfism which results from an inability to generate insulin-like growth factor 1. In addition to dwarfism these patients may have craniofacial abnormalities, atlantoaxial instability, spinal stenosis and metabolic, musculoskeletal and genitourinary abnormalities. The patient underwent an urgent caesarean section using combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia.

An olfactory subsystem that detects carbon disulfide and mediates food-related social learning.

Olfactory signals influence social interactions in a variety of species. In mammals, pheromones and other social cues can promote mating or aggression behaviors; can communicate information about social hierarchies, genetic identity and health status; and can contribute to associative learning. However, the molecular, cellular, and neural mechanisms underlying many olfactory-mediated social interactions remain poorly understood.

Functional analysis of the guanylyl cyclase type D signaling system in the olfactory epithelium.

The mammalian olfactory system recognizes a wide range of chemical stimuli. The majority of cells in the main olfactory epithelium (MOE) use a cAMP-mediated signaling system to transduce odor signals. However, a subset of MOE neurons instead expresses components of a cGMP signaling cascade, including the receptor guanylyl cyclase GC-D and the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel subunit CNGA3.