A developmental change in GABA and glycine responses, from a depolarization to a hyperpolarization, have been reported for a range of CNS neurons, and has been demonstrated to be due to a developmental decrease in the intracellular Cl- concentration ([Cl-](i)). We examined [Cl-](i) in isolated rat lateral superior olive (LSO) neurons using patch-clamp recordings of glycine gated Cl- currents and by measuring intracellular Cl- -fluorescence. In neurons from 14-16-day-old rats (P14-P16), which had previously received unilateral or bilateral cochlear ablations before the onset of hearing, there was no developmental decrease in [Cl-](i). No significant differences in [Cl-](i) were observed amongst rats with either ipsi- and contralateral ablations. Implanted strychnine pellets also prevented the decrease in [Cl-](i) in most neurons. In some of these neurons in which [Cl-](i) remained high, there was a lack of expression of the K+-Cl- cotransporter 2 (KCC2) mRNA. These results demonstrate that the developmental decrease in [Cl-](i) in LSO neurons is dependent on neuronal activity and that both GABAergic/glycinergic and glutamatergic afferent activity contribute to this maturation of the Cl- regulatory mechanisms.
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