2018
The Role of Stress in the Pathogenesis and Maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Adams T, Kelmendi B, Brake C, Gruner P, Badour C, Pittenger C. The Role of Stress in the Pathogenesis and Maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018758043. PMID: 29527593, PMCID: PMC5841259, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018758043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnset of symptomsOCD symptomatologyNeuronal hypertrophyNeuronal atrophyPathophysiological relationshipLimbic circuitsLimbic circuitryFrontal cortexDorsolateral striatumPsychosocial stressGoal-directed learningNeural abnormalitiesPsychiatric symptomatologyDorsomedial striatumPreclinical researchNonspecific factorsRole of stressSymptomsCompulsive disorderSymptomatologyStriatumOCD symptomsPathogenesisIndependent causeTraumatic incidents
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