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
2009
Age-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease
Joshi PR, Wu NP, André VM, Cummings DM, Cepeda C, Joyce JA, Carroll JB, Leavitt BR, Hayden MR, Levine MS, Bamford NS. Age-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 2414-2427. PMID: 19244517, PMCID: PMC2670193, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5687-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgingAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsCadmiumCells, CulturedCerebral CortexChromosomes, Artificial, YeastCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamine AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHumansHuntington DiseaseIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsMiceNeural PathwaysNeuronsPyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsStatistics, NonparametricTime FactorsTrinucleotide Repeat ExpansionConceptsYAC128 mouse modelGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal pathwayHuntington's diseaseCorticostriatal activityMouse modelSynaptic currentsMedium spiny neuronsAge-dependent alterationsGenetic neurodegenerative disorderAge-dependent changesBehavioral phenotypesSpiny neuronsCortical neuronsDisease progressionReceptor modulationSynaptic dysregulationDegenerative changesBrain slicesCorticostriatal functionPresynaptic terminalsCognitive deficitsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseMonths