Calcium-independent lipid release from astrocytes modulates neuronal excitability
Fushun Wang, Heather B. Bradshaw, Salvador Pena, Beata Jablonska, Julia Xavier, Siddharth Chittaranjan, Sheng Gong, Baoman Li, Devin Chandler-Militello, Lane K. Bekar, Nathan Smith
This study shows that astrocytes release lipids like PGE2 through a Ca2+-independent pathway, increasing neuronal excitability by inhibiting Kv channels.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience