Ablation of fast-spiking interneurons in the dorsal striatum, recapitulating abnormalities seen post-mortem in Tourette syndrome, produces anxiety and elevated grooming
Xu M, Li L, Pittenger C. Ablation of fast-spiking interneurons in the dorsal striatum, recapitulating abnormalities seen post-mortem in Tourette syndrome, produces anxiety and elevated grooming. Neuroscience 2016, 324: 321-329. PMID: 26968763, PMCID: PMC4838496, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.02.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeTic disordersRepetitive movementsCortico-basal ganglia loopsTic-like movementsRefractory Tourette syndromeNormal adult miceAnxiety-like behaviorPost-mortem studiesStereotypic groomingStriatal interneuronsPrepulse inhibitionSensorimotor gatingDorsal striatumAdult miceAblation approachSpontaneous stereotypyAcute stressInterneuronsCausal roleSyndromePathologyDeficitsDisordersStereotypy