2019
Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease
McKinley JW, Shi Z, Kawikova I, Hur M, Bamford IJ, Sudarsana Devi SP, Vahedipour A, Darvas M, Bamford NS. Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Neuron 2019, 103: 1056-1072.e6. PMID: 31324539, PMCID: PMC7102938, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAmphetamineAnimalsCholinergic NeuronsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine AgentsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsInterneuronsMiceNeostriatumParkinson DiseasePatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Transcription, GeneticConceptsParkinson's diseaseDA deficiencyACh availabilityD1-type DA receptorsHyperpolarization-activated cation channelsRelease of acetylcholineStriatal acetylcholineDA receptorsStriatal interneuronsMotor deficitsDopamine deficiencyDA releasePharmacological treatmentResidual axonsStriatal synapsesMotor functionInterneuron functionAcetylcholineCognitive functionHCN channelsDiseaseCation channelsDopamineSpike timingDeficiency
2018
Loss of glutamate signaling from the thalamus to dorsal striatum impairs motor function and slows the execution of learned behaviors
Melief EJ, McKinley JW, Lam JY, Whiteley NM, Gibson AW, Neumaier JF, Henschen CW, Palmiter RD, Bamford NS, Darvas M. Loss of glutamate signaling from the thalamus to dorsal striatum impairs motor function and slows the execution of learned behaviors. Npj Parkinson's Disease 2018, 4: 23. PMID: 30083593, PMCID: PMC6072777, DOI: 10.1038/s41531-018-0060-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParkinson's diseaseCentral lateralDopamine neuronsMotor functionDorsal striatumMajor projection fieldBeam-walking testImpairs motor functionViral vector approachLewy body inclusionsMidbrain dopamine neuronsMotor coordination tasksMorris water mazeSlowness of thoughtLoss of glutamateTwo-way active avoidance taskGlutamatergic neuronsMotor abnormalitiesActive avoidance taskLox miceExcitatory inputsThalamic regionsWater mazeCognitive impairmentCell loss
2013
Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure
Wang W, Darvas M, Storey GP, Bamford IJ, Gibbs JT, Palmiter RD, Bamford NS. Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 10405-10426. PMID: 23785153, PMCID: PMC3685836, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0014-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAmphetamineAnimalsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseDependovirusElectrophysiological PhenomenaExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsGlutamic AcidInterneuronsLocomotionMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNeostriatumNeuronal PlasticityPostural BalanceReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, PresynapticSynapsesConceptsGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal activityDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsMedium spiny neuronsCorticostriatal terminalsAcetylcholine releaseAmphetamine treatmentAmphetamine challengePresynaptic depressionAmphetamine exposurePresynaptic potentiationChronic decreaseSpiny neuronsDrug challengeLocomotor sensitizationGlutamatergic synapsesBrain slicesCorticostriatal signalingParkinson's diseaseDorsal striatumLocomotor responseDopamine regulationDrug dependenceStriatal activityActive interneurons
2010
Chapter 35 Alterations in Corticostriatal Synaptic Function in Huntington's and Parkinson's Diseases
Cepeda C, Bamford N, André V, Levine M. Chapter 35 Alterations in Corticostriatal Synaptic Function in Huntington's and Parkinson's Diseases. Techniques In The Behavioral And Neural Sciences 2010, 20: 607-623. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374767-9.00035-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedium-sized spiny neuronsParkinson's diseaseHuntington's diseaseCorticostriatal pathwayCortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loopsCorticostriatal synaptic functionBasal ganglia neuronsVariety of interneuronsGenetic mouse modelsPrincipal cell typesCoordinated preDA neuronsPostsynaptic actionsMotor disturbancesGanglion neuronsSpiny neuronsCortical neuronsElectrophysiological changesMouse modelSynaptic inputsAnimal modelsEventual degenerationSynaptic functionSubsequent degenerationPD model
2008
The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease
Bamford N, Cepeda C. The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease. Contemporary Neuroscience 2008, 87-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-252-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParkinson's diseaseCortico-basal gangliaDopamine-deficient stateStriatal synaptic plasticityCorticostriatal synapseMotor dyskinesiasCorticostriatal pathwayMotor functionStriatal adaptationsAbnormal neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityThalamocortical loopNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseDopamine availabilityGangliaMotor movementsGoal-directed behaviorBradykinesiaDyskinesiaNeurotransmissionPathway