Cocaine-Induced Changes of Synaptic Transmission in the Striatum are Modulated by Adenosine A2A Receptors and Involve the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP
Chiodi V, Mallozzi C, Ferrante A, Chen JF, Lombroso PJ, Di Stasi AM, Popoli P, Domenici MR. Cocaine-Induced Changes of Synaptic Transmission in the Striatum are Modulated by Adenosine A2A Receptors and Involve the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 569-578. PMID: 23989619, PMCID: PMC3895235, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamine Uptake InhibitorsEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeural PathwaysNeuronsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptor, Adenosine A2ASynaptic TransmissionSynaptosomesVanadatesConceptsEffects of cocaineSynaptic transmissionAdenosine A2A receptorsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatasePharmacological actionsA2A receptorsWhole-cell voltage-clamp recordingsA2AR antagonist ZM241385Excitatory post-synaptic currentsCocaine-induced reductionMedium spiny neuronsCocaine-induced changesVoltage-clamp recordingsPost-synaptic currentsA2AR knockout miceCorticostriatal slicesStriatal slicesPsychomotor effectsSpiny neuronsSynaptic mechanismsAntagonist ZM241385Synaptic depressionClamp recordingsBrain areasStriatum