Component
Rat striatal neuronal firing
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What it does
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What acts on it
Local indicaxanthin increased firing in rat striatal neurons, contrasting with its predominant inhibitory response in other recorded regions.
Experimental context and source evidence
- dose
- Indicaxanthin 0.085, 0.17 and 0.34 ng/neuron
- duration
- Acute recording; local application for 5 min
- evidence_access
- Primary PubMed abstract; 2018 regional neuronal results additionally inspected in PMC full text.
- evidence_scope
- literature_reviewed; model-specific source-derived curation
- experimental_model
- In vivo rat single-neuron recordings
- limitations
- Effects varied by region and dose. Direct striatal application produced effects even though oral-dose tissue analysis did not detect pigment there.
- nutrient_topic
- Dedicated indicaxanthin chapter; original betalain family identity and shared claims preserved. · Indicaxanthin
- organism
- In vivo rat single-neuron recordings
- plain_language
- Local indicaxanthin increased firing in rat striatal neurons, contrasting with its predominant inhibitory response in other recorded regions.
- primary_references
- Brain Distribution and Modulation of Neuronal Excitability by Indicaxanthin From Opuntia Ficus Indica Administered at Nutritionally-Relevant Amounts. (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29867444/ DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00133
- route
- Local microiontophoresis
- tissue
- Cortex and striatum
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## indicaxanthin-rat-striatal-firing Local indicaxanthin increased firing in rat striatal neurons, contrasting with its predominant inhibitory response in other recorded regions. Model/species: In vivo rat single-neuron recordings Tissue: Cortex and striatum Exposure: Indicaxanthin 0.085, 0.17 and 0.34 ng/neuron Route: Local microiontophoresis Duration: Acute recording; local application for 5 min Limits: Effects varied by region and dose. Direct striatal application produced effects even though oral-dose tissue analysis did not detect pigment there. Primary reference: Brain Distribution and Modulation of Neuronal Excitability by Indicaxanthin From Opuntia Ficus Indica Administered at Nutritionally-Relevant Amounts. (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29867444/ DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00133 Access: Primary PubMed abstract; 2018 regional neuronal results additionally inspected in PMC full text.
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