1991
Mechanisms of action of atypical antipsychotic drugs Implications for novel therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia
Deutch A, Moghaddam B, Innis R, Krystal J, Aghajanian G, Bunney B, Charney D. Mechanisms of action of atypical antipsychotic drugs Implications for novel therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1991, 4: 121-156. PMID: 1674882, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(91)90030-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical antipsychotic drugsAntipsychotic drugsDopamine D2 receptor antagonismD2 receptor antagonismAtypical profileNovel therapeutic strategiesDopamine D2 receptorsMechanism of actionAtypical agentsReceptor antagonismClinical dataD2 receptorsTherapeutic strategiesDrug profileDrugs implicationsMode of actionDrugsAntagonismClozapineRacloprideSerotoninSubtypesSchizophrenia
1985
Possible mechanisms by which repeated clozapine administration differentially affects the activity of two subpopulations of midbrain dopamine neurons
Chiodo L, Bunney B. Possible mechanisms by which repeated clozapine administration differentially affects the activity of two subpopulations of midbrain dopamine neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1985, 5: 2539-2544. PMID: 2863337, PMCID: PMC6565310, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.05-09-02539.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA neuronsClozapine administrationChronic treatmentDepolarization inactivationExtracellular single cell recording techniquesInhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidVentral tegmental area (VTA) dopamineSingle cell recording techniquesA10 DA neuronsVivo spontaneous activityMidbrain DA neuronsChloral hydrate anesthesiaCombination of drugsMidbrain dopamine neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acidDifferential effectsMechanism of actionAcute treatmentMicroiontophoretic applicationSubstantia nigraReceptor antagonistDA cellsDopamine neuronsSpontaneous activity
1984
Antipsychotic drug effects on the electrical activity of dopaminergic neurons
Bunney B. Antipsychotic drug effects on the electrical activity of dopaminergic neurons. Trends In Neurosciences 1984, 7: 212-215. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(84)80013-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical effectsAntipsychotic drugsChronic studiesAntipsychotic drug effectsDopamine cell activityCell firing rateMechanism of actionDopaminergic neuronsDrug effectsCell activityElectrophysiological techniquesFiring rateBehavioral effectsDrugsElectrical activityTime-dependent changesNeuronsCellular sitesChemical messengersSpecific actionsActivity
1980
Effects of baclofen on nigral dopaminergic cell activity following acute and chronic haloperidol treatment
Grace A, Bunney B. Effects of baclofen on nigral dopaminergic cell activity following acute and chronic haloperidol treatment. Brain Research Bulletin 1980, 5: 537-543. DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(80)90087-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic haloperidol treatmentDopaminergic cell activityEffects of baclofenHaloperidol treatmentLow dosesExtracellular single-unit recording techniquesNeuroleptic-induced side effectsRat nigral dopaminergic neuronsCell activitySingle-unit recording techniquesInhibitory effectNigral DA cellsSingle low dosesNigral dopaminergic neuronsTreatment of spasticityAction of baclofenDose-response curveMechanism of actionDepolarization inactivationDopaminergic neuronsHaloperidol pretreatmentDA cellsPossible efficacyNigral inputsBaclofen