2015
Targeted ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the dorsolateral striatum produces behavioral manifestations of Tourette syndrome
Xu M, Kobets A, Du JC, Lennington J, Li L, Banasr M, Duman RS, Vaccarino FM, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C. Targeted ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the dorsolateral striatum produces behavioral manifestations of Tourette syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 893-898. PMID: 25561540, PMCID: PMC4311862, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1419533112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCorpus StriatumDiphtheria ToxinInterneuronsMiceMice, TransgenicPhenotypeReceptors, CholinergicTourette SyndromeConceptsTourette syndromeCholinergic interneuronsDorsolateral striatumSensorimotor gatingD-amphetamine challengeLarge cholinergic interneuronsSpecific cell ablationInterneuron deficitsStriatal interneuronsAcute administrationGABAergic markersDopaminergic drugsAvailable treatmentsPostmortem studiesPrepulse inhibitionTic disordersSevere diseaseHuman putamenMotor coordinationInterneuronsTargeted ablationSevere endStriatumAcute stressGilles de
2009
Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome
Kataoka Y, Kalanithi PS, Grantz H, Schwartz ML, Saper C, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 518: 277-291. PMID: 19941350, PMCID: PMC2846837, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedium spiny neuronsCholinergic interneuronsTourette syndromeNormal controlsCholinergic striatal interneuronsNumber of parvalbuminBrains of patientsCaudate nucleus volumeUnbiased stereological analysisStriatal interneuronsOngoing motor behaviorCholinergic cellsTotal neuronsCholine acetyltransferaseSpiny neuronsLimbic regionsStriatum of individualsTS patientsPostmortem brainsThalamic controlSensorimotor regionsInterneuronsCellular abnormalitiesNeuron firingTS subjects
1990
Primary cultures of corticostriatal cells from newborn rats: A model to study muscarinic receptor subtypes regulation and function
Eva C, Bovolin P, Balzac F, Botta C, Ricci Gamalero S, Vaccarino F. Primary cultures of corticostriatal cells from newborn rats: A model to study muscarinic receptor subtypes regulation and function. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 1990, 2: 143. PMID: 2177349, DOI: 10.1007/bf02896839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdenylyl CyclasesAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCarbacholCells, CulturedCerebral CortexCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCorpus StriatumKineticsNeuronsPhosphatidylinositolsPolymerase Chain ReactionQuinuclidinyl BenzilateRadioligand AssayRatsReceptors, MuscarinicRNA, MessengerSecond Messenger SystemsConceptsAmount of acetylcholineDensity of mAChRsAdult rat cortexCholinergic receptorsRat cortexNeuronal culturesCholine acetyltransferase-immunoreactive neuronsPrimary culturesMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueNewborn rat brainAdenylate cyclase activityCorticostriatal cellsCorticostriatal neuronsImmunoreactive neuronsSubtype mRNAsChain reaction techniqueMuscarinic antagonistCholinergic transmissionMuscarinic agonistsSecond messenger systemsPostsynaptic componentsNewborn ratsRat brain