Characterizing the diversity of L2/3 human neocortical neurons in epilepsy

Author:

Kushner J. KeenanORCID,Hoffman Paige B.,Brzezinski Christine,Huntsman Molly M.,Alexander Allyson L.

Abstract

AbstractIn the current study, we performed whole-cell current clamp recordings from human cortical neurons in layer 2/3 of the human neocortex in order to characterize the diversity of L2/3 human neocortical neurons in epileptic foci with various etiologies in order to begin to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of hyperexcitability which are still mostly unknown. We differentiated neuronal subtypes based on their firing patterns and AHP kinetics or epilepsy subtype (malformation of cortical development (MCD) vs. other (non-MCD)). We found that L2/3 pyramidal neurons have diverse firing properties and action potential kinetics, with some neurons looking remarkably similar to LTS interneurons. We also saw that L2/3 pyramidal neurons could be split into those with fast AHPs and those without, medium AHPs (mAHPs). Based on these parameters, we were unable to significantly differentiate neurons based on firing properties indicating that AHP component kinetics alone do not dictate L2/3 pyramidal neuron firing in human epileptic cortical slices. We also report significant differences in intrinsic properties between MCD and non-MCD and control L2/3 pyramidal neurons and are the first to characterize that wash on of the proconvulsant drug, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), leads to increased AP duration, less firing rate (FR) accommodation, and slowed down AHPs. Overall, the present study is the first to characterize the large variability of L2/3 human neocortical pyramidal neurons, to compare between L2/3 pyramidal neurons within the epileptic foci between MCD and non-MCD cases, to use control tissue from tumor patients without incidence of seizure, and to determine the influence of 4-AP on L2/3 pyramidal neuron intrinsic properties.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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