2019
Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease
McKinley JW, Shi Z, Kawikova I, Hur M, Bamford IJ, Sudarsana Devi SP, Vahedipour A, Darvas M, Bamford NS. Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Neuron 2019, 103: 1056-1072.e6. PMID: 31324539, PMCID: PMC7102938, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAmphetamineAnimalsCholinergic NeuronsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine AgentsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsInterneuronsMiceNeostriatumParkinson DiseasePatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Transcription, GeneticConceptsParkinson's diseaseDA deficiencyACh availabilityD1-type DA receptorsHyperpolarization-activated cation channelsRelease of acetylcholineStriatal acetylcholineDA receptorsStriatal interneuronsMotor deficitsDopamine deficiencyDA releasePharmacological treatmentResidual axonsStriatal synapsesMotor functionInterneuron functionAcetylcholineCognitive functionHCN channelsDiseaseCation channelsDopamineSpike timingDeficiency
2016
Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice1,2,3
Storey GP, Gonzalez-Fernandez G, Bamford IJ, Hur M, McKinley JW, Heimbigner L, Minasyan A, Walwyn WM, Bamford NS. Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice1,2,3. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0095-15.2015. PMID: 26866057, PMCID: PMC4745180, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0095-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAmphetamineAnimalsCentral Nervous System StimulantsCholinergic NeuronsConditioning, OperantCorpus StriatumDrug-Seeking BehaviorFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityMotor CortexNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReceptors, NicotinicRewardSelf AdministrationConceptsCorticostriatal activityAmphetamine challengeGlutamate releaseLocomotor sensitizationDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsAmphetamine-induced locomotor sensitizationActive cholinergic interneuronsAmphetamine-seeking behaviorSubsequent drug challengeMedium spiny neuronsActivity ex vivoNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDrug-seeking behaviorPeriod of abstinenceSelf-administer amphetamineDrugs of abuseSelf-administering miceDrug-taking behaviorDwelling catheterAmphetamine withdrawalCholinergic interneuronsGlutamatergic activityPresynaptic depressionPotentiating responseSpiny neurons