1997
Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs
Grace A, Bunney B, Moore H, Todd C. Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs. Trends In Neurosciences 1997, 20: 31-37. PMID: 9004417, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(96)10064-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepolarization blockAntipsychotic drugsDopamine systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemWeeks of treatmentExtrapyramidal side effectsAntipsychotic drug efficacyDopamine receptor antagonistDrug treatment resultsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsTreatment of schizophreniaDopamine neuron firingReceptor blockadeDopamine neuronsTherapeutic impactSide effectsClinical actionsDrug AdministrationTherapeutic efficacyTreatment resultsDrug efficacyTherapeutic actionPotential mechanismsDrugsEfficacy
1992
Clozapine: A Hypothesised Mechanism for its Unique Clinical Profile
Bunney B. Clozapine: A Hypothesised Mechanism for its Unique Clinical Profile. The British Journal Of Psychiatry. Supplement 1992, 160: 17-21. PMID: 1418885, DOI: 10.1192/s0007125000296864.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Utilization of microdialysis for assessing the release of mesotelencephalic dopamine following clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs
Moghaddam B, Bunney B. Utilization of microdialysis for assessing the release of mesotelencephalic dopamine following clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 1990, 14: s51-s57. PMID: 2097674, DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(90)90086-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntipsychotic drugsDopamine systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemEffects of clozapineRelease of dopamineRat. 2Mesocortical dopamine systemAcute administrationVivo microdialysisMesotelencephalic systemNucleus accumbensPrefrontal effectPrefrontal cortexClozapineExtracellular concentrationDopamineHaloperidolMicrodialysisDrugsSulpirideMesolimbicStriatumAccumbensCortex
1989
Ionic Composition of Microdialysis Perfusing Solution Alters the Pharmacological Responsiveness and Basal Outflow of Striatal Dopamine
Moghaddam B, Bunney B. Ionic Composition of Microdialysis Perfusing Solution Alters the Pharmacological Responsiveness and Basal Outflow of Striatal Dopamine. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1989, 53: 652-654. PMID: 2568406, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb07383.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacological responsivenessNigrostriatal dopamine systemExtracellular dopamine levelsExtracellular fluidBasal outflowBasal releaseStriatal dopamineHigh calcium levelsVivo microdialysisIonic compositionDopamine levelsCalcium levelsDopamine systemPharmacological manipulationRinger's solutionPerfusionDopamineResponsivenessSolution altersAltersMicrodialysis
1985
An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system
Clark D, Engberg G, Pileblad E, Svensson T, Carlsson A, Freeman A, Bunney B. An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1985, 329: 344-354. PMID: 4033804, DOI: 10.1007/bf00496366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic DA receptorsInhibitory actionDA autoreceptorsDA receptorsNeuronal activityDA cell firing rateExtracellular single-unit recordingsCaudate neuronal activityDA neuronal activityGallamine-paralyzed ratsNigrostriatal DA systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemSingle-unit recordingsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsDA agonistsDA cellsIntravenous administrationMajority of cellsDopamine systemN-propylpiperidineUnit recordingsPartial agonistCell activityFiring rate