2015
Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior
Wong MY, Borgkvist A, Choi SJ, Mosharov EV, Bamford NS, Sulzer D. Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior. Neuroscience 2015, 290: 594-607. PMID: 25637802, PMCID: PMC4494866, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor agonistD2-like receptor agonistDopamine D2-like receptor agonistsSensorimotor responsesNigrostriatal dopamine axonsD2 receptor activationD2 receptor agonistCB1 receptor antagonistLeft dorsal striatumSensorimotor behaviorSynaptic filteringCB1 endocannabinoid receptorLesioned miceCorticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal synapsesSensorimotor deficitsReplacement therapyD2 agonistMetabotropic glutamateReceptor antagonistCB1 receptorsEndocannabinoid receptorsSynaptic activityControl disordersCorticostriatal activity
2012
Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure
Wang W, Nitulescu I, Lewis JS, Lemos JC, Bamford IJ, Posielski NM, Storey GP, Phillips PE, Bamford NS. Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure. Annals Of Neurology 2012, 73: 355-369. PMID: 23225132, PMCID: PMC3766752, DOI: 10.1002/ana.23805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsBiophysicsCerebral CortexCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine AgentsDopamine Uptake InhibitorsDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExploratory BehaviorFemaleGABA AgentsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHindlimb SuspensionIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsLidocaineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsQuinoxalinesQuinpiroleReceptors, GABA-ARotarod Performance TestSodium Channel BlockersStatistics, NonparametricTetrodotoxinConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureCocaine exposureCorticostriatal activityTonic GABA currentsGABAA receptor antagonistBasal ganglia functionDopamine-dependent behaviorsCorticostriatal terminalsGABA interneuronsCorticostriatal synapsesDopamine-dependent plasticityGABAergic mechanismsGlutamate releaseGABAB receptorsMotor abnormalitiesGanglia functionTonic inhibitionReceptor antagonistStriatal synapsesAdolescent miceGABAergic signalingGABA currentsClinical studiesD2 receptorsPolysubstance abuse