2020
Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice
Shi Z, Bamford IJ, McKinley JW, Devi SPS, Vahedipour A, Bamford NS. Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice. Brain Sciences 2020, 10: 903. PMID: 33255421, PMCID: PMC7760026, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10120903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL-DOPA-induced dyskinesiaL-DOPAStriatal acetylcholineDA deficiencyMovement disordersDA availabilityHypokinetic movement disordersStriatal cholinergic interneuronsHyperkinetic movement disordersDopa decarboxylase inhibitorElectrophysiological experimentsOpen field testingStriatal ChIsParkinsonian miceCholinergic interneuronsMotor dysfunctionTherapeutic optionsMotor hyperactivityParadoxical riseDA ratioMotor functionDecarboxylase inhibitorDopamine insufficiencyΒ-ARsΒ-AR
2016
Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice1,2,3
Storey GP, Gonzalez-Fernandez G, Bamford IJ, Hur M, McKinley JW, Heimbigner L, Minasyan A, Walwyn WM, Bamford NS. Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice1,2,3. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0095-15.2015. PMID: 26866057, PMCID: PMC4745180, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0095-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAmphetamineAnimalsCentral Nervous System StimulantsCholinergic NeuronsConditioning, OperantCorpus StriatumDrug-Seeking BehaviorFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityMotor CortexNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReceptors, NicotinicRewardSelf AdministrationConceptsCorticostriatal activityAmphetamine challengeGlutamate releaseLocomotor sensitizationDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsAmphetamine-induced locomotor sensitizationActive cholinergic interneuronsAmphetamine-seeking behaviorSubsequent drug challengeMedium spiny neuronsActivity ex vivoNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDrug-seeking behaviorPeriod of abstinenceSelf-administer amphetamineDrugs of abuseSelf-administering miceDrug-taking behaviorDwelling catheterAmphetamine withdrawalCholinergic interneuronsGlutamatergic activityPresynaptic depressionPotentiating responseSpiny neurons
2006
362 ROLE OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN PSYCHOSTIMULANT ADDICTION.
Kumar T, Joyce J, Bamford N. 362 ROLE OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN PSYCHOSTIMULANT ADDICTION. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2006, 54: s142. DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.x0004.361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedium spiny neuronsWithdrawal day 1Nucleus accumbensCholinergic activationCholinergic interneuronsBasal gangliaSpiny neuronsDorsolateral striatumDay 1Striatal medium spiny neuronsAdult C57B1/6 miceCaudal nucleus accumbensChronic METH treatmentExcitatory glutamatergic projectionsWithdrawal day 10Striatal cholinergic interneuronsC-fosTreatment of miceC-Fos immunoreactivityRole of acetylcholineNumber of ChATImmediate early gene expressionChronic METHCortical terminalsGlutamate release