2018
Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice
Ter Horst KW, Lammers NM, Trinko R, Opland DM, Figee M, Ackermans MT, Booij J, van den Munckhof P, Schuurman PR, Fliers E, Denys D, DiLeone RJ, la Fleur SE, Serlie MJ. Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29794060, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar3752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic glucose metabolismDeep brain stimulationPeripheral insulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismInsulin sensitivityStriatal dopamineBilateral deep brain stimulationStriatal neuronal activityPeripheral glucose metabolismReceptor-expressing neuronsStriatal dopamine signalingObservational human studiesNondiabetic patientsInsulin requirementsDopamine depletionGlucose toleranceObsessive-compulsive disorderDiabetes patientsInternal capsuleStriatal areasDopamine releaseHealthy subjectsAnterior limbNucleus accumbensNeuronal activity
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