2020
Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity
Xu J, Liu RJ, Fahey S, Frick L, Leckman J, Vaccarino F, Duman RS, Williams K, Swedo S, Pittenger C. Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 48-64. PMID: 32539528, PMCID: PMC8573771, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal cholinergic interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsMouse brain slicesObsessive-compulsive disorderControl subjectsBrain slicesPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersIntravenous immunoglobulin treatmentAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAcute mouse brain slicesParvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneuronsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderBrain antigensImmunoglobulin treatmentBaseline serumStreptococcal infectionCritical cellular targetsSymptom improvementGABAergic interneuronsInduced autoimmunityIgG antibodiesMouse slicesIndependent cohortBehavioral pathologyNeuron types
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 ResearchConceptsTourette 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
1992
Differential induction of immediate early genes by excitatory amino acid receptor types in primary cultures of cortical and striatal neurons
Vaccarino F, Hayward M, Nestler E, Duman R, Tallman J. Differential induction of immediate early genes by excitatory amino acid receptor types in primary cultures of cortical and striatal neurons. Brain Research 1992, 12: 233-241. PMID: 1347632, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(92)90089-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlotting, NorthernCells, CulturedCerebral CortexCorpus StriatumDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Gene Expression RegulationGenes, fosGenes, junGenes, RegulatorGlutamatesGlutamic AcidGlycineImmediate-Early ProteinsIsoquinolinesNeuronsPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-OncogenesQuinoxalinesQuisqualic AcidRatsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, NeurotransmitterReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesTranscription FactorsConceptsProtein kinase C inhibitor HNGFI-A mRNAC-fosImmediate early genesPrimary culturesC-JunEarly genesGene mRNAN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor typeExcitatory amino acid receptor typesReceptor typesInhibitor HHydroxy-5-methylisoxazolepropionic acidExcitatory amino acid glutamateIEG expressionTransmembrane calcium influxDifferential inductionNMDA receptor channelsNMDA receptor activationAmino acid glutamateMRNAReceptor activationImmediate early gene mRNAsReceptor channelsCerebral cortex
1991
Modulation of Protein Kinase C Translocation by Excitatory and Inhibitory Amino Acids in Primary Cultures of Neurons
Vaccarino F, Liljequist S, Tallman J. Modulation of Protein Kinase C Translocation by Excitatory and Inhibitory Amino Acids in Primary Cultures of Neurons. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1991, 57: 391-396. PMID: 1649249, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1991.tb03765.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBicucullineCell MembraneCells, CulturedCerebral CortexCorpus StriatumDizocilpine MaleateGlutamatesKineticsNeuronsOxadiazolesPhorbol 12,13-DibutyrateProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, NeurotransmitterReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTetrodotoxinConceptsProtein kinase CPKC translocationAmino acidsExtracellular mediumProtein kinase C translocationAmino acid stimulationPrimary culturesKinase CC translocationExcitatory amino acid receptorsTranslocationExcitatory amino acid stimulationImine hydrogen maleateExcitatory amino acidsAmino acid receptorsRat cerebral cortexInhibitory amino acidsNMDA receptor antagonistAbsence of calciumAcid receptorsPhysiological concentrationsCerebral cortexMetabotropic receptorsReceptor antagonistAMPA receptors
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
1987
Subcellular Location and Neuronal Release of Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
Ferrarese C, Vaccarino F, Alho H, Mellstrom B, Costa E, Guidotti A. Subcellular Location and Neuronal Release of Diazepam Binding Inhibitor. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1987, 48: 1093-1102. PMID: 3819722, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1987.tb05632.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDBI-like immunoreactivitySlices of hypothalamusCerebral cortical neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acid receptorsRat brain neuronsDiazepam binding inhibitorAllosteric modulatory sitesVeratridine depolarizationNeuronal releaseCerebral cortexMicroM tetrodotoxinSlices of liverPeripheral organsCNS neuronsCortical neuronsBinding of benzodiazepinesCortical astrocytesBrain neuronsNeuromodulatory substancesRat brainSynaptosomal lysatesModulatory siteMet5-enkephalinAcid receptorsNeurons