2013
Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure
Wang W, Darvas M, Storey GP, Bamford IJ, Gibbs JT, Palmiter RD, Bamford NS. Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 10405-10426. PMID: 23785153, PMCID: PMC3685836, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0014-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal activityDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsMedium spiny neuronsCorticostriatal terminalsAcetylcholine releaseAmphetamine treatmentAmphetamine challengePresynaptic depressionAmphetamine exposurePresynaptic potentiationChronic decreaseSpiny neuronsDrug challengeLocomotor sensitizationGlutamatergic synapsesBrain slicesCorticostriatal signalingParkinson's diseaseDorsal striatumLocomotor responseDopamine regulationDrug dependenceStriatal activityActive interneurons
2011
Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices
Wong MY, Sulzer D, Bamford NS. Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices. Methods In Molecular Biology 2011, 793: 363-376. PMID: 21913113, PMCID: PMC6486818, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-328-8_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic corticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal slicesSynaptic dysfunctionBrain slicesSynaptic functionNeuropsychiatric disordersNeurodegenerative diseasesChromaffin cellsHuntington's diseaseDiseaseDrug addictionPresynaptic exocytosisFM1-43Synaptic vesicle fusionCell culturesFluorescent endocytic tracersParkinsonismDysfunctionSlices
2009
Age-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease
Joshi PR, Wu NP, André VM, Cummings DM, Cepeda C, Joyce JA, Carroll JB, Leavitt BR, Hayden MR, Levine MS, Bamford NS. Age-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 2414-2427. PMID: 19244517, PMCID: PMC2670193, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5687-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYAC128 mouse modelGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal pathwayHuntington's diseaseCorticostriatal activityMouse modelSynaptic currentsMedium spiny neuronsAge-dependent alterationsGenetic neurodegenerative disorderAge-dependent changesBehavioral phenotypesSpiny neuronsCortical neuronsDisease progressionReceptor modulationSynaptic dysregulationDegenerative changesBrain slicesCorticostriatal functionPresynaptic terminalsCognitive deficitsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseMonths