2012
Regulation of prefrontal excitatory neurotransmission by dopamine in the nucleus accumbens core
Wang W, Dever D, Lowe J, Storey GP, Bhansali A, Eck EK, Nitulescu I, Weimer J, Bamford NS. Regulation of prefrontal excitatory neurotransmission by dopamine in the nucleus accumbens core. The Journal Of Physiology 2012, 590: 3743-3769. PMID: 22586226, PMCID: PMC3476631, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.235200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAmphetamineAnimalsDopamineEndocannabinoidsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNucleus AccumbensOptical ImagingPrefrontal CortexPresynaptic TerminalsPyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynaptic TransmissionConceptsD2 receptor-expressing cellsReceptor-expressing cellsMedium spiny neuronsSpiny neuronsExcitatory inputsD2 receptor-expressing medium spiny neuronsReceptor-expressing medium spiny neuronsGroup 1 metabotropic glutamate receptorsActivation of NMDAReceptor null miceMetabotropic glutamate receptorsBacterial artificial chromosome transgenic miceDopamine D1 receptorsBasal ganglia pathwaysConvergence of excitatoryNucleus accumbens coreCortical terminalsGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic inputsStriatonigral pathwayInhibitory modulationGlutamatergic signalsD1 receptorsSlice preparationGlutamatergic synapses
2008
Repeated Exposure to Methamphetamine Causes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Corticostriatal Depression that Is Renormalized with Drug Readministration
Bamford NS, Zhang H, Joyce JA, Scarlis CA, Hanan W, Wu NP, André VM, Cohen R, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Harleton E, Sulzer D. Repeated Exposure to Methamphetamine Causes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Corticostriatal Depression that Is Renormalized with Drug Readministration. Neuron 2008, 58: 89-103. PMID: 18400166, PMCID: PMC2394729, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction-associated behaviorsDrug-experienced animalsSynaptic dopamine releaseCholinergic receptor systemsDrug readministrationLasting depressionCorticostriatal terminalsPresynaptic depressionSynaptic basisSynaptic effectsDopamine releaseD1 dopamineDrug reinstatementSynaptic changesDrug cravingReceptor systemLong-term maintenanceDepressionHabit learningReadministrationMethamphetamineExposureRelapseLong-term changes
2004
Heterosynaptic Dopamine Neurotransmission Selects Sets of Corticostriatal Terminals
Bamford NS, Zhang H, Schmitz Y, Wu NP, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Schmauss C, Zakharenko SS, Zablow L, Sulzer D. Heterosynaptic Dopamine Neurotransmission Selects Sets of Corticostriatal Terminals. Neuron 2004, 42: 653-663. PMID: 15157425, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(04)00265-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAmphetamineAnimalsCalcium SignalingCerebral CortexDopamineElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExocytosisFeedbackGlutamic AcidMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeostriatumNeural InhibitionPresynaptic TerminalsPyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsReceptors, Dopamine D2Substantia NigraSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesConceptsMedium spiny neuronsCorticostriatal terminalsDirect presynaptic effectIndividual presynaptic terminalsStriatal dopamine releaseEffects of dopamineHigh-frequency stimulationVoluntary motor movementDrugs of abuseCorticostriatal afferentsMSN excitabilityPresynaptic effectsCorticostriatal inputsCorticostriatal synapsesActivity of subsetsInhibitory modulationSpiny neuronsD2 receptorsDopamine releaseFrequency stimulationDopamine inputPresynaptic terminalsElectrical stimulationHeterosynaptic inhibitionSynaptic connections