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
1994
5‐HT1a agonist ±‐ 8‐OH‐DPAT modulates basal and stress‐induced changes in medial prefrontal cortical dopamine
Rasmusson A, Goldstein L, Deutch A, Bunney B, Roth R. 5‐HT1a agonist ±‐ 8‐OH‐DPAT modulates basal and stress‐induced changes in medial prefrontal cortical dopamine. Synapse 1994, 18: 218-224. PMID: 7855734, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890180307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine utilizationMedial prefrontal cortexStress-induced changesClinical efficacyMedial prefrontal cortical dopamineMicrograms/Prefrontal cortexAnxiety disordersPrefrontal cortical dopamineFootshock-induced increaseObserved clinical efficacyDopamine terminal fieldsCortical dopamineFootshock stressExtracellular dopamineHuman anxiety disordersNucleus accumbensSame doseTerminal fieldsEx vivo brain tissueNeurochemical analysisDopamine systemDPATAgonistsBrain tissue
1993
In vivo assessment of basal and drug‐induced dopamine release in cortical and subcortical regions of the anesthetized primate
Moghaddam B, Berridge C, Goldman‐Rakic P, Bunney B, Roth R. In vivo assessment of basal and drug‐induced dopamine release in cortical and subcortical regions of the anesthetized primate. Synapse 1993, 13: 215-222. PMID: 8497807, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890130304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular dopamine levelsBasal extracellular dopamine levelsDopamine levelsPrefrontal cortexPremotor cortexDrug-induced dopamine releaseVivo assessmentExtracellular concentrationNonhuman primatesBasal extracellular concentrationsCaudate-putamen areaFeasibility of microdialysisCortex of primatesMedial prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCortical dopamineIntracerebral microdialysisIntravenous administrationNeurological illnessDopamine releaseSubcortical areasCortical areasDopamine projectionsDopamine systemSubcortical regions
1991
Midbrain dopamine system electrophysiological functioning: A review and new hypothesis
Bunney B, Chiodo L, Grace A. Midbrain dopamine system electrophysiological functioning: A review and new hypothesis. Synapse 1991, 9: 79-94. PMID: 1821487, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890090202.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
1987
Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects?
Freeman A, Bunney B. Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects? Psychopharmacology Series 1987, 3: 225-235. PMID: 2881290, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-71288-3_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost psychotic patientsDA receptor blockerTreatment of choiceDopamine neuron activityCentral catecholamine systemsReceptor blockadeReceptor blockersCatecholamine neuronsNeuroleptic effectsMajor symptomsAntipsychotic drugsCatecholamine systemsAntipsychotic propertiesForebrain regionsNeuronal activityCatecholamine receptorsSide effectsDopamine systemNeuron activityPsychotic patientsTherapeutic efficacyMode of actionFeedback pathwaysTreatmentNeuroleptics
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