DiNuzzo M, Gili T, Maraviglia B, Giove F. Modeling the contribution of neuron-astrocyte cross talk to slow blood oxygenation level-dependent signal oscillations. J Neurophysiol 106: 3010-3018, 2011. First published September 14, 2011; doi: 10.1152/jn.00416.2011.-A consistent and prominent feature of brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is the presence of low-frequency (<0.1 Hz) fluctuations of the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal that are thought to reflect spontaneous neuronal activity. In this report we provide modeling evidence that cyclic physiological activation of astroglial cells produces similar BOLD oscillations through a mechanism mediated by intracellular Ca(2+) signaling. Specifically, neurotransmission induces pulses of Ca(2+) concentration in astrocytes, resulting in increased cerebral perfusion and neuroactive transmitter release by these cells (i.e., gliotransmission), which in turn stimulates neuronal activity. Noticeably, the level of neuron-astrocyte cross talk regulates the periodic behavior of the Ca(2+) wave-induced BOLD fluctuations. Our results suggest that the spontaneous ongoing activity of neuroglial networks is a potential source of the observed slow fMRI signal oscillations.

Modeling the contribution of neuron-astrocyte cross talk to slow blood oxygenation level-dependent signal oscillations / M., Dinuzzo; T., Gili; Maraviglia, Bruno; Giove, Federico. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-3077. - STAMPA. - 106:6(2011), pp. 3010-3018. [10.1152/jn.00416.2011]

Modeling the contribution of neuron-astrocyte cross talk to slow blood oxygenation level-dependent signal oscillations

MARAVIGLIA, Bruno;GIOVE, FEDERICO
2011

Abstract

DiNuzzo M, Gili T, Maraviglia B, Giove F. Modeling the contribution of neuron-astrocyte cross talk to slow blood oxygenation level-dependent signal oscillations. J Neurophysiol 106: 3010-3018, 2011. First published September 14, 2011; doi: 10.1152/jn.00416.2011.-A consistent and prominent feature of brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is the presence of low-frequency (<0.1 Hz) fluctuations of the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal that are thought to reflect spontaneous neuronal activity. In this report we provide modeling evidence that cyclic physiological activation of astroglial cells produces similar BOLD oscillations through a mechanism mediated by intracellular Ca(2+) signaling. Specifically, neurotransmission induces pulses of Ca(2+) concentration in astrocytes, resulting in increased cerebral perfusion and neuroactive transmitter release by these cells (i.e., gliotransmission), which in turn stimulates neuronal activity. Noticeably, the level of neuron-astrocyte cross talk regulates the periodic behavior of the Ca(2+) wave-induced BOLD fluctuations. Our results suggest that the spontaneous ongoing activity of neuroglial networks is a potential source of the observed slow fMRI signal oscillations.
2011
astrocytes; brain resting state; calcium waves
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Modeling the contribution of neuron-astrocyte cross talk to slow blood oxygenation level-dependent signal oscillations / M., Dinuzzo; T., Gili; Maraviglia, Bruno; Giove, Federico. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-3077. - STAMPA. - 106:6(2011), pp. 3010-3018. [10.1152/jn.00416.2011]
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