摘要：SummaryParvalbumin (PV) interneuron dysfunction is associated with various brain disorders, including Alzheimer disease (AD). Here, we asked whether early PV neuron hyperexcitability primes the hippocampus for amyloid beta-induced functional impairment. We show that prolonged chemogenetic activation of PV neurons induces long-term hyperexcitability of these cells, disrupts synaptic transmission, and causes spatial memory deficits on the short-term. On the long-term, pyramidal cells also become hyperexcitable, and synaptic transmission and spatial memory are restored. However, under these conditions of increased excitability of both PV and pyramidal cells, a single low-dose injection of amyloid beta directly into the hippocampus significantly impairs PV neuron function, increases pyramidal neuron excitability, and reduces synaptic transmission, resulting in significant spatial memory deficits. Taken together, our data show that an initial hyperexcitable state of PV neurons renders hippocampal function vulnerable to amyloid beta and may contribute to an increased risk for developing AD.Graphical AbstractDisplay OmittedHighlights•Hyperexcitable hippocampal PV neurons impair spatial memory•When excitability of pyramidal neurons also increases, spatial memory is restored•This overall network hyperstate is particularly sensitive to amyloid-beta toxicity•PV neuron hyperexcitability increases risk for Alzheimer diseaseNeuroscience; Systems Neuroscience; Cellular Neuroscience
