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Ruiz MCM, Guimarães RP, Mortari MR. Parkinson’s Disease Rodent Models: are they suitable for DBS research? J Neurosci Methods 2022; 380:109687. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lai HJ, Deng CR, Wang RW, Lee LHN, Kuo CC. The genesis and functional consequences of cortico-subthalamic beta augmentation and excessive subthalamic burst discharges after dopaminergic deprivation. Exp Neurol 2022; 356:114153. [PMID: 35752209 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
The cardinal electrophysiological signs in Parkinson's disease (PD) include augmented beta oscillations in the motor cortex-subthalamic nucleus (MC-STN) axis and excessive burst discharges in STN. We have shown that excessive STN burst discharges have a direct causal relation with the locomotor deficits in PD. To investigate the correlation between the two cardinal signs, we characterized the courses of development of the electrophysiological abnormalities in the hemiparkinsonian rat model. The loss of dopaminergic neurons develops fast, and is histologically completed within 4-7 days of the lesion. The increase in STN burst discharges is limited to the lesioned side, and follows a very similar course. In contrast, beta augmentation has a bilateral presentation, and requires 14-21 days for full development. Behaviorally, the gross locomotor deficits in open field test and limb akinesia in stepping test match the foregoing fast and slow time courses, respectively. A further look into the spike entrainment shows that the oscillations in local field potential (LFP) of the MC effectively entrain the multi-unit (MU) spikes of MC, STN and entopeduncular nucleus (EPN), a rat homolog of human globus pallidus interna (GPi), whereas the LFP of STN or EPN (GPi) cannot entrain the spikes in MC. We conclude that excessive STN burst discharges are a direct consequence, whereas beta augmentation is probably a secondary or adaptive changes in the cortico-subcortical re-entrant loops, to dopaminergic deprivation. Beta augmentation is therefore not so consistently present as excessive STN burst discharges, but could signal more delicate derangements at the level of cortical programming in PD.
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- Hsing-Jung Lai
- Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.; Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Taiwan University Hospital, Jin-Shan Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan..
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Lee LHN, Huang CS, Wang RW, Lai HJ, Chung CC, Yang YC, Kuo CC. Deep brain stimulation rectifies the noisy cortex and irresponsive subthalamus to improve parkinsonian locomotor activities. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2022; 8:77. [PMID: 35725730 PMCID: PMC9209473 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-022-00343-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy indicates that Parkinson's disease is a brain rhythm disorder. However, the manifestations of the erroneous rhythms corrected by DBS remain to be established. We found that augmentation of α rhythms and α coherence between the motor cortex (MC) and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is characteristically prokinetic and is decreased in parkinsonian rats. In multi-unit recordings, movement is normally associated with increased changes in spatiotemporal activities rather than overall spike rates in MC. In parkinsonian rats, MC shows higher spike rates at rest but less spatiotemporal activity changes upon movement, and STN burst discharges are more prevalent, longer lasting, and less responsive to MC inputs. DBS at STN rectifies the foregoing pathological MC-STN oscillations and consequently locomotor deficits, yet overstimulation may cause behavioral restlessness. These results indicate that delicate electrophysiological considerations at both cortical and subcortical levels should be exercised for optimal DBS therapy.
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- Lan-Hsin Nancy Lee
- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Taiwan University Hospital, Jin-Shan Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Neuroscience Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Dopamine depletion can be predicted by the aperiodic component of subthalamic local field potentials. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 168:105692. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lee LHN, Huang CS, Chuang HH, Lai HJ, Yang CK, Yang YC, Kuo CC. An electrophysiological perspective on Parkinson's disease: symptomatic pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches. J Biomed Sci 2021; 28:85. [PMID: 34886870 PMCID: PMC8656091 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-021-00781-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD), or paralysis agitans, is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by dopaminergic deprivation in the basal ganglia because of neuronal loss in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Clinically, PD apparently involves both hypokinetic (e.g. akinetic rigidity) and hyperkinetic (e.g. tremor/propulsion) symptoms. The symptomatic pathogenesis, however, has remained elusive. The recent success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy applied to the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or the globus pallidus pars internus indicates that there are essential electrophysiological abnormalities in PD. Consistently, dopamine-deprived STN shows excessive burst discharges. This proves to be a central pathophysiological element causally linked to the locomotor deficits in PD, as maneuvers (such as DBS of different polarities) decreasing and increasing STN burst discharges would decrease and increase the locomotor deficits, respectively. STN bursts are not so autonomous but show a "relay" feature, requiring glutamatergic synaptic inputs from the motor cortex (MC) to develop. In PD, there is an increase in overall MC activities and the corticosubthalamic input is enhanced and contributory to excessive burst discharges in STN. The increase in MC activities may be relevant to the enhanced beta power in local field potentials (LFP) as well as the deranged motor programming at the cortical level in PD. Moreover, MC could not only drive erroneous STN bursts, but also be driven by STN discharges at specific LFP frequencies (~ 4 to 6 Hz) to produce coherent tremulous muscle contractions. In essence, PD may be viewed as a disorder with deranged rhythms in the cortico-subcortical re-entrant loops, manifestly including STN, the major component of the oscillating core, and MC, the origin of the final common descending motor pathways. The configurations of the deranged rhythms may play a determinant role in the symptomatic pathogenesis of PD, and provide insight into the mechanism underlying normal motor control. Therapeutic brain stimulation for PD and relevant disorders should be adaptively exercised with in-depth pathophysiological considerations for each individual patient, and aim at a final normalization of cortical discharge patterns for the best ameliorating effect on the locomotor and even non-motor symptoms.
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- Lan-Hsin Nancy Lee
- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 1 Jen-Ai Road, 1st Section, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 1 Jen-Ai Road, 1st Section, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Taiwan University Hospital, Jin-Shan Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan. .,Neuroscience Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 1 Jen-Ai Road, 1st Section, Taipei, 100, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Tai CH. Subthalamic burst firing: A pathophysiological target in Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 132:410-419. [PMID: 34856222 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD) in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become a critical issue since deep brain stimulation (DBS) in this region has been proven as an effective treatment for this disease. The STN possesses a special ability to switch from the spike to the burst firing mode in response to dopamine deficiency in parkinsonism, and this STN burst is considered an electrophysiological signature of the cortico-basal ganglia circuit in the brains of PD patients. This review focuses on the role of STN burst firing in the pathophysiology of PD and during DBS. Here, we review existing literature on how STN bursts originate and the specific factors affecting their formation; how STN burst firing causes motor symptoms in PD and how interventions can rescue these symptoms. Finally, the similarities and differences between the two electrophysiological hallmarks of PD, STN burst firing and beta-oscillation, are discussed. STN burst firing should be considered as a pathophysiological target in PD during treatment with DBS.
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- Chun-Hwei Tai
- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Jhongshan South Road, 100225, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Huang CS, Wang GH, Chuang HH, Chuang AY, Yeh JY, Lai YC, Yang YC. Conveyance of cortical pacing for parkinsonian tremor-like hyperkinetic behavior by subthalamic dysrhythmia. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109007. [PMID: 33882305 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease is characterized by both hypokinetic and hyperkinetic symptoms. While increased subthalamic burst discharges have a direct causal relationship with the hypokinetic manifestations (e.g., rigidity and bradykinesia), the origin of the hyperkinetic symptoms (e.g., resting tremor and propulsive gait) has remained obscure. Neuronal burst discharges are presumed to be autonomous or less responsive to synaptic input, thereby interrupting the information flow. We, however, demonstrate that subthalamic burst discharges are dependent on cortical glutamatergic synaptic input, which is enhanced by A-type K+ channel inhibition. Excessive top-down-triggered subthalamic burst discharges then drive highly correlative activities bottom-up in the motor cortices and skeletal muscles. This leads to hyperkinetic behaviors such as tremors, which are effectively ameliorated by inhibition of cortico-subthalamic AMPAergic synaptic transmission. We conclude that subthalamic burst discharges play an imperative role in cortico-subcortical information relay, and they critically contribute to the pathogenesis of both hypokinetic and hyperkinetic parkinsonian symptoms.
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- Chen-Syuan Huang
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Neuroscience Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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Stefani A, Cerroni R, Pierantozzi M, D’Angelo V, Grandi L, Spanetta M, Galati S. Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease patients and routine 6‐OHDA rodent models: Synergies and pitfalls. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 53:2322-2343. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Alessandro Stefani
- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Center for Movement Disorders Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland Lugano Switzerland
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Center for Movement Disorders Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland Lugano Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano Switzerland
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Robles-Gómez AA, Vega AV, Florán B, Barral J. Differential calcium channel-mediated dopaminergic modulation in the subthalamonigral synapse. Synapse 2020; 74:e22149. [PMID: 31975491 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Dopamine (DA) modulates basal ganglia (BG) activity for initiation and execution of goal-directed movements and habits. While most studies are aimed to striatal function, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying dopaminergic regulation in other nuclei of the BG are not well understood. Therefore, we set to analyze the dopaminergic modulation occurring in subthalamo-nigral synapse, in both pars compacta (SNc) and pars reticulata (SNr) neurons, because these synapses are important for the integration of information previously processed in striatum and globus pallidus. In this study, electrophysiological and pharmacological evidence of dopaminergic modulation on glutamate release through calcium channels is presented. Using paired pulse ratio (PPR) measurements and selective blockers of these ionic channels, together with agonists and antagonists of DA D2 -like receptors, we found that blockade of the CaV 3 family occludes the presynaptic inhibition produced by the activation of DA receptors pharmacologically profiled as D3 -type in the STh-SNc synapses. On the contrast, the blockade of CaV 2 channels, but not CaV 3, occlude with the effect of the D3 agonist, PD 128907, in the STh-SNr synapse. The functional role of this differential distribution of calcium channels that modulate the release of glutamate in the SN implies a fine adjustment of firing for both classes of neurons. Dopaminergic neurons of the SNc establish a DA tone within the SN based on the excitatory/inhibitory inputs; such tone may contribute to processing information from subthalamic nucleus and could also be involved in pathological DA depletion that drives hyperexcitation of SNr neurons.
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- Carrera de Médico Cirujano, FES Iztacala, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neurociencias, FES Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
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Andersen MA, Sotty F, Jensen PH, Badolo L, Jeggo R, Smith GP, Christensen KV. Long-Term Exposure to PFE-360 in the AAV-α-Synuclein Rat Model: Findings and Implications. eNeuro 2019; 6:ENEURO.0453-18.2019. [PMID: 31685675 PMCID: PMC6978918 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0453-18.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with impaired motor function and several non-motor symptoms, with no available disease modifying treatment. Intracellular accumulation of pathological α-synuclein inclusions is a hallmark of idiopathic PD, whereas, dominant mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are associated with familial PD that is clinically indistinguishable from idiopathic PD. Recent evidence supports the hypothesis that an increase in LRRK2 kinase activity is associated with the development of not only familial LRRK2 PD, but also idiopathic PD. Previous reports have shown preclinical effects of LRRK2 modulation on α-synuclein-induced neuropathology. Increased subthalamic nucleus (STN) burst firing in preclinical neurotoxin models and PD patients is hypothesized to be causally involved in the development of the motor deficit in PD. To study a potential pathophysiological relationship between α-synuclein pathology and LRRK2 kinase activity in PD, we investigated the effect of chronic LRRK2 inhibition in an AAV-α-synuclein overexpression rat model. In this study, we report that chronic LRRK2 inhibition using PFE-360 only induced a marginal effect on motor function. In addition, the aberrant STN burst firing and associated neurodegenerative processes induced by α-synuclein overexpression model remained unaffected by chronic LRRK2 inhibition. Our findings do not strongly support LRRK2 inhibition for the treatment of PD. Therefore, the reported beneficial effects of LRRK2 inhibition in similar α-synuclein overexpression rodent models must be considered with prudence and additional studies are warranted in alternative α-synuclein-based models.
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- Michael Aagaard Andersen
- Neurodegeneration, Neuroscience Drug Discovery DK, H. Lundbeck A/S, DK-2500 Valby Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Dandrite, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus Denmark
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- Neurodegeneration, Neuroscience Drug Discovery DK, H. Lundbeck A/S, DK-2500 Valby Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Dandrite, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Discovery DMPK, H. Lundbeck A/S, DK-2500 Valby Denmark
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- Neurodegeneration, Neuroscience Drug Discovery DK, H. Lundbeck A/S, DK-2500 Valby Denmark
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry 2, H. Lundbeck A/S, DK-2500 Valby Denmark
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Aristieta A, Ruiz-Ortega J, Morera-Herreras T, Miguelez C, Ugedo L. Acute L-DOPA administration reverses changes in firing pattern and low frequency oscillatory activity in the entopeduncular nucleus from long term L-DOPA treated 6-OHDA-lesioned rats. Exp Neurol 2019; 322:113036. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Parkinson's disease-like burst firing activity in subthalamic nucleus induced by AAV-α-synuclein is normalized by LRRK2 modulation. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 116:13-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Park SE, Song KI, Kim H, Chung S, Youn I. Graded 6-OHDA-induced dopamine depletion in the nigrostriatal pathway evokes progressive pathological neuronal activities in the subthalamic nucleus of a hemi-parkinsonian mouse. Behav Brain Res 2018; 344:42-47. [PMID: 29452192 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies have established methods for establishing a rodent model that mimics progressive stages of human Parkinson's disease (PD), via injection of graded doses of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into regions within the nigrostriatal pathway. However, the electrophysiological characteristics of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in this model have not been fully elucidated in this model. This study aimed to investigate changes in the neuronal activity of the STN in a graded mouse model of PD. Increasing doses of 6-OHDA were unilaterally injected into the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) to produce a hemi-parkinsonian mouse model, mimicking early, moderate, advanced, and severe stages of human PD. Mice treated with higher doses of 6-OHDA demonstrated significantly lower rates of use of the impaired (contralateral) forelimb during wall contact, relative to sham mice. The STN firing rate was significantly increased in groups with >75% dopaminergic cell loss in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), whereas little increase was observed in groups with partial lesions of the SNc, relative to the sham group. In addition, firing patterns of the STN in groups treated with higher doses of 6-OHDA became more irregular and exhibited burst-like patterns of activity, with dominant slow wave oscillations in the frequency range of 0.3-2.5 Hz. Our results demonstrated a strong correlation between neuronal activities in the STN and dopamine depletion in the nigrostriatal pathway, which can be manipulated by variation of 6-OHDA doses.
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- Sunghee Estelle Park
- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, South Korea.
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Huang CS, Wang GH, Tai CH, Hu CC, Yang YC. Antiarrhythmics cure brain arrhythmia: The imperativeness of subthalamic ERG K + channels in parkinsonian discharges. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1602272. [PMID: 28508055 PMCID: PMC5425237 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
ERG K+ channels have long been known to play a crucial role in shaping cardiac action potentials and, thus, appropriate heart rhythms. The functional role of ERG channels in the central nervous system, however, remains elusive. We demonstrated that ERG channels exist in subthalamic neurons and have similar gating characteristics to those in the heart. ERG channels contribute crucially not only to the setting of membrane potential and, consequently, the firing modes, but also to the configuration of burst discharges and, consequently, the firing frequency and automaticity of the subthalamic neurons. Moreover, modulation of subthalamic discharges via ERG channels effectively modulates locomotor behaviors. ERG channel inhibitors ameliorate parkinsonian symptoms, whereas enhancers render normal animals hypokinetic. Thus, ERG K+ channels could be vital to the regulation of both cardiac and neuronal rhythms and may constitute an important pathophysiological basis and pharmacotherapeutic target for the growing list of neurological disorders related to "brain arrhythmias."
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- Chen-Syuan Huang
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
- Neuroscience Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Janssen MLF, Temel Y, Delaville C, Zwartjes DGM, Heida T, De Deurwaerdère P, Visser-Vandewalle V, Benazzouz A. Cortico-subthalamic inputs from the motor, limbic, and associative areas in normal and dopamine-depleted rats are not fully segregated. Brain Struct Funct 2016; 222:2473-2485. [PMID: 28013397 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1351-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) receives monosynaptic glutamatergic afferents from different areas of the cortex, known as the "hyperdirect" pathway. The STN has been divided into three distinct subdivisions, motor, limbic, and associative parts in line with the concept of parallel information processing. The extent to which the parallel information processing coming from distinct cortical areas overlaps in the different territories of the STN is still a matter of debate and the proposed role of dopaminergic neurons in maintaining the coherence of responses to cortical inputs in each territory is not documented. Using extracellular electrophysiological approaches, we investigated to what degree the motor and non-motor regions in the STN are segregated in control and dopamine (DA) depleted rats. We performed electrical stimulation of different cortical areas and recorded STN neuronal responses. We showed that motor and non-motor cortico-subthalamic pathways are not fully segregated, but partially integrated in the rat. This integration was mostly present through the indirect pathway. The spatial distribution and response latencies were the same in sham and 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned animals. The inhibitory phase was, however, less apparent in the lesioned animals. In conclusion, this study provides the first evidence that motor and non-motor cortico-subthalamic pathways in the rat are not fully segregated, but partially integrated. This integration was mostly present through the indirect pathway. We also show that the inhibitory phase induced by GABAergic inputs from the external segment of the globus pallidus is reduced in the DA-depleted animals.
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- Marcus L F Janssen
- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 146, Rue Léo-Saignat, 33000, Bordeaux Cedex, France
- CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 146, Rue Léo-Saignat, 33000, Bordeaux Cedex, France
- CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Biomedical Signals and Systems group, Twente University, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Biomedical Signals and Systems group, Twente University, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 146, Rue Léo-Saignat, 33000, Bordeaux Cedex, France
- CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 146, Rue Léo-Saignat, 33000, Bordeaux Cedex, France.
- CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
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Aristieta A, Ruiz-Ortega J, Miguelez C, Morera-Herreras T, Ugedo L. Chronic L-DOPA administration increases the firing rate but does not reverse enhanced slow frequency oscillatory activity and synchronization in substantia nigra pars reticulata neurons from 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 89:88-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Kumaravelu K, Brocker DT, Grill WM. A biophysical model of the cortex-basal ganglia-thalamus network in the 6-OHDA lesioned rat model of Parkinson's disease. J Comput Neurosci 2016; 40:207-29. [PMID: 26867734 PMCID: PMC4975943 DOI: 10.1007/s10827-016-0593-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Electrical stimulation of sub-cortical brain regions (the basal ganglia), known as deep brain stimulation (DBS), is an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). Chronic high frequency (HF) DBS in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or globus pallidus interna (GPi) reduces motor symptoms including bradykinesia and tremor in patients with PD, but the therapeutic mechanisms of DBS are not fully understood. We developed a biophysical network model comprising of the closed loop cortical-basal ganglia-thalamus circuit representing the healthy and parkinsonian rat brain. The network properties of the model were validated by comparing responses evoked in basal ganglia (BG) nuclei by cortical (CTX) stimulation to published experimental results. A key emergent property of the model was generation of low-frequency network oscillations. Consistent with their putative pathological role, low-frequency oscillations in model BG neurons were exaggerated in the parkinsonian state compared to the healthy condition. We used the model to quantify the effectiveness of STN DBS at different frequencies in suppressing low-frequency oscillatory activity in GPi. Frequencies less than 40 Hz were ineffective, low-frequency oscillatory power decreased gradually for frequencies between 50 Hz and 130 Hz, and saturated at frequencies higher than 150 Hz. HF STN DBS suppressed pathological oscillations in GPe/GPi both by exciting and inhibiting the firing in GPe/GPi neurons, and the number of GPe/GPi neurons influenced was greater for HF stimulation than low-frequency stimulation. Similar to the frequency dependent suppression of pathological oscillations, STN DBS also normalized the abnormal GPi spiking activity evoked by CTX stimulation in a frequency dependent fashion with HF being the most effective. Therefore, therapeutic HF STN DBS effectively suppresses pathological activity by influencing the activity of a greater proportion of neurons in the output nucleus of the BG.
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- Karthik Kumaravelu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
- Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Buspirone requires the intact nigrostriatal pathway to reduce the activity of the subthalamic nucleus via 5-HT1A receptors. Exp Neurol 2016; 277:35-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Coherence of neuronal firing of the entopeduncular nucleus with motor cortex oscillatory activity in the 6-OHDA rat model of Parkinson’s disease with levodopa-induced dyskinesias. Exp Brain Res 2016; 234:1105-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4532-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chassain C, Melon C, Salin P, Vitale F, Couraud S, Durif F, Kerkerian-Le Goff L, Gubellini P. Metabolic, synaptic and behavioral impact of 5-week chronic deep brain stimulation in hemiparkinsonian rats. J Neurochem 2015; 136:1004-16. [PMID: 26576509 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The long-term effects and action mechanisms of subthalamic nucleus (STN) high-frequency stimulation (HFS) for Parkinson's disease still remain poorly characterized, mainly due to the lack of experimental models relevant to clinical application. To address this issue, we performed a multilevel study in freely moving hemiparkinsonian rats undergoing 5-week chronic STN HFS, using a portable constant-current microstimulator. In vivo metabolic neuroimaging by (1) H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (11.7 T) showed that STN HFS normalized the tissue levels of the neurotransmission-related metabolites glutamate, glutamine and GABA in both the striatum and substantia nigra reticulata (SNr), which were significantly increased in hemiparkinsonian rats, but further decreased nigral GABA levels below control values; taurine levels, which were not affected in hemiparkinsonian rats, were significantly reduced. Slice electrophysiological recordings revealed that STN HFS was, uniquely among antiparkinsonian treatments, able to restore both forms of corticostriatal synaptic plasticity, i.e. long-term depression and potentiation, which were impaired in hemiparkinsonian rats. Behavior analysis (staircase test) showed a progressive recovery of motor skill during the stimulation period. Altogether, these data show that chronic STN HFS efficiently counteracts metabolic and synaptic defects due to dopaminergic lesion in both the striatum and SNr. Comparison of chronic STN HFS with acute and subchronic treatment further suggests that the long-term benefits of this treatment rely both on the maintenance of acute effects and on delayed actions on the basal ganglia network. We studied the effects of chronic (5 weeks) continuous subthalamic nucleus (STN) high-frequency stimulation (HFS) in hemiparkinsonian rats. The levels of glutamate and GABA in the striatum () and substantia nigra reticulata (SNr) (), measured by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1) H-MRS), were increased by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesion, which also disrupted corticostriatal synaptic plasticity () and impaired forepaw skill () in the staircase test. Five-week STN HFS normalized glutamate and GABA levels and restored both synaptic plasticity and motor function. A partial behavioral recovery was observed at 2-week STN HFS.
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- Carine Chassain
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Clermont-Ferrand and Université d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Clermont-Ferrand and Université d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) UMR7288, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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Kumbhare D, Chaniary KD, Baron MS. Preserved dichotomy but highly irregular and burst discharge in the basal ganglia in alert dystonic rats at rest. Brain Res 2015. [PMID: 26210616 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite its prevalence, the underlying pathophysiology of dystonia remains poorly understood. Using our novel tri-component classification algorithm, extracellular neuronal activity in the globus pallidus (GP), STN, and the entopeduncular nucleus (EP) was characterized in 34 normal and 25 jaundiced dystonic Gunn rats with their heads restrained while at rest. In normal rats, neurons in each nucleus were similarly characterized by two physiologically distinct types: regular tonic with moderate discharge frequencies (mean rates in GP, STN and EP ranging from 35-41 spikes/s) or irregular at slower frequencies (17-20 spikes/s), with a paucity of burst activity. In dystonic rats, these nuclei were also characterized by two distinct principal neuronal patterns. However, in marked difference, in the dystonic rats, neurons were primarily slow and highly irregular (12-15 spikes/s) or burst predominant (14-17 spikes/s), with maintained modest differences between nuclei. In GP and EP, with increasing severity of dystonia, burstiness was moderately further increased, irregularity mildly further increased, and discharge rates mildly further reduced. In contrast, these features did not appreciably change in STN with worsening dystonia. Findings of a lack of bursting in GP, STN and EP in normal rats in an alert resting state and prominent bursting in dystonic Gunn rats suggest that cortical or other external drive is normally required for bursting in these nuclei and that spontaneous bursting, as seen in dystonia and Parkinson's disease, is reflective of an underlying pathophysiological state. Moreover, the extent of burstiness appears to most closely correlate with the severity of the dystonia.
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- Deepak Kumbhare
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA; McGuire Research Institute, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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- Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249, USA; Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Melon C, Chassain C, Bielicki G, Renou JP, Kerkerian-Le Goff L, Salin P, Durif F. Progressive brain metabolic changes under deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus in parkinsonian rats. J Neurochem 2015; 132:703-12. [PMID: 25533782 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an efficient neurosurgical treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease. Non-invasive metabolic neuroimaging during the course of DBS in animal models may contribute to our understanding of its action mechanisms. Here, DBS was adapted to in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 11.7 T in the rat to follow metabolic changes in main basal ganglia structures, the striatum, and the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr). Measurements were repeated OFF and ON acute and subchronic (7 days) STN-DBS in control and parkinsonian (6-hydroxydopamine lesion) conditions. Acute DBS reversed the increases in glutamate, glutamine, and GABA levels induced by the dopamine lesion in the striatum but not in the SNr. Subchronic DBS normalized GABA in both the striatum and SNr, and glutamate in the striatum. Taurine levels were markedly decreased under subchronic DBS in the striatum and SNr in both lesioned and unlesioned rats. Microdialysis in the striatum further showed that extracellular taurine was increased. These data reveal that STN-DBS has duration-dependent metabolic effects in the basal ganglia, consistent with development of adaptive mechanisms. In addition to counteracting defects induced by the dopamine lesion, prolonged DBS has proper effects independent of the pathological condition. Non-invasive metabolic neuroimaging might be useful to understand the physiological mechanisms of deep brain stimulation (DBS). Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of repeated high-field proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of basal ganglia structures under subthalamic nucleus DBS in control and parkinsonian rats. Results show that DBS has both rapid and delayed effects either dependent or independent of disease state.
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- Christophe Melon
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IBDM UMR 7288, Marseille, France
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Lobb CJ, Jaeger D. Bursting activity of substantia nigra pars reticulata neurons in mouse parkinsonism in awake and anesthetized states. Neurobiol Dis 2015; 75:177-85. [PMID: 25576395 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Electrophysiological changes in basal ganglia neurons are hypothesized to underlie motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). Previous results in head-restrained MPTP-treated non-human primates have suggested that increased bursting within the basal ganglia and related thalamic and cortical areas may be a hallmark of pathophysiological activity. In this study, we investigated whether there is increased bursting in substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNpr) output neurons in anesthetized and awake, head-restrained unilaterally lesioned 6-OHDA mice when compared to control mice. Confirming previous studies, we show that there are significant changes in the firing rate and pattern in SNpr neuron activity under urethane anesthesia. The regular firing pattern of control urethane-anesthetized SNpr neurons was not present in the 6-OHDA-lesioned group, as the latter neurons instead became phase locked with cortical slow wave activity (SWA). Next, we examined whether such robust electrophysiological changes between groups carried over to the awake state. SNpr neurons from both groups fired at much higher frequencies in the awake state than in the anesthetized state and surprisingly showed only modest changes between awake control and 6-OHDA groups. While there were no differences in firing rate between groups in the awake state, an increase in the coefficient of variation (CV) was observed in the 6-OHDA group. Contrary to the bursting hypothesis, this increased CV was not due to changes in bursting but was instead due to a mild increase in pausing. Together, these results suggest that differences in SNpr activity between control and 6-OHDA lesioned mice may be strongly influenced by changes in network activity during different arousal and behavioral states.
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- C J Lobb
- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Ceftriaxone prevents and reverses behavioral and neuronal deficits in an MPTP-induced animal model of Parkinson's disease dementia. Neuropharmacology 2014; 91:43-56. [PMID: 25499022 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Glutamatergic hyperactivity plays an important role in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Ceftriaxone increases expression of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) and affords neuroprotection. This study was aimed at clarifying whether ceftriaxone prevented, or reversed, behavioral and neuronal deficits in an 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced PD rat model. Male Wistar rats were injected daily with either ceftriaxone starting 5 days before or 3 days after MPTP lesioning (day 0) or saline and underwent a bar-test on days 1-7, a T-maze test on days 9-11, and an object recognition test on days 12-14, then the brains were taken for histological evaluation on day 15. Dopaminergic degeneration in the substantia nigra pars compacta and striatum was observed on days 3 and 15. Motor dysfunction in the bar test was observed on day 1, but disappeared by day 7. In addition, lesioning resulted in deficits in working memory in the T-maze test and in object recognition in the object recognition task, but these were not observed in rats treated pre- or post-lesioning with ceftriaxone. Lesioning also caused neurodegeneration in the hippocampal CA1 area and induced glutamatergic hyperactivity in the subthalamic nucleus, and both changes were suppressed by ceftriaxone. Increased GLT-1 expression and its co-localization with astrocytes were observed in the striatum and hippocampus in the ceftriaxone-treated animals. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing a relationship between ceftriaxone-induced GLT-1 expression, neuroprotection, and improved cognition in a PD rat model. Ceftriaxone may have clinical potential for the prevention and treatment of dementia associated with PD.
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von Wrangel C, Schwabe K, John N, Krauss JK, Alam M. The rotenone-induced rat model of Parkinson's disease: behavioral and electrophysiological findings. Behav Brain Res 2014; 279:52-61. [PMID: 25446762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Exposure to rotenone leads to parkinsonian features, such as loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and motor impairment, however, the validity of this model has recently been questioned. In rodent and monkey models of Parkinson's disease (PD) abnormal neuronal activity in the basal ganglia motor loop has been described, with hyperactivity of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) similar to that found in PD. The present study aims at providing new and more specific evidence for the validity of the rotenone rat model of PD by examining whether neuronal activity in the STN is altered. Male Sprague Dawley rats were treated with rotenone injections (2.5mg/kg bodyweight intraperitoneally) for 60 days. Behavioral analysis showed an impairment in the rotarod and hanging wire test in the rotenone group (p<0.05), accompanied by a decline in tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons in the nigro-striatal region (p<0.001). Thereafter, single unit (SU) activities and local field potentials were recorded in the STN in urethane anesthetized rats. The SU analysis revealed a higher neuronal discharge rate (p<0.001), more bursts per minute (p=0.006) and a higher oscillatory activity (p=0.008) in the STN of rotenone treated rats. Spectral analysis showed an increase of relative beta power in the STN as well as in the motor cortex. We found electrophysiological key features of PD pathology and pathophysiology in the STN of rotenone treated rats. Therefore, the rotenone-induced rat model of PD deserves further attention since it covers more aspects than dopamine depletion and implies the reproducibility of PD specific features.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Pan MK, Tai CH, Liu WC, Pei JC, Lai WS, Kuo CC. Deranged NMDAergic cortico-subthalamic transmission underlies parkinsonian motor deficits. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:4629-41. [PMID: 25202982 DOI: 10.1172/jci75587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most prevalent hypokinetic movement disorder, and symptomatic PD pathogenesis has been ascribed to imbalances between the direct and indirect pathways in the basal ganglia circuitry. Here, we applied glutamate receptor blockers to the subthalamic nucleus (STN) of parkinsonian rats and evaluated locomotor behaviors via single-unit and local-field recordings. Using this model, we found that inhibition of NMDAergic cortico-subthalamic transmission ameliorates parkinsonian motor deficits without eliciting any vivid turning behavior and abolishes electrophysiological abnormalities, including excessive subthalamic bursts, cortico-subthalamic synchronization, and in situ beta synchronization in both the motor cortex and STN. Premotor cortex stimulation revealed that cortico-subthalamic transmission is deranged in PD and directly responsible for the excessive stimulation-dependent bursts and time-locked spikes in the STN, explaining the genesis of PD-associated pathological bursts and synchronization, respectively. Moreover, application of a dopaminergic agent via a microinfusion cannula localized the therapeutic effect to the STN, without correcting striatal dopamine deficiency. Finally, optogenetic overactivation and synchronization of cortico-subthalamic transmission alone sufficiently and instantaneously induced parkinsonian-associated locomotor dysfunction in normal mice. In addition to the classic theory emphasizing the direct-indirect pathways, our data suggest that deranged cortico-subthalamic transmission via the NMDA receptor also plays a central role in the pathophysiology of parkinsonian motor deficits.
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AMP kinase regulates K-ATP currents evoked by NMDA receptor stimulation in rat subthalamic nucleus neurons. Neuroscience 2014; 274:138-52. [PMID: 24875176 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Our lab recently showed that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) evokes ATP-sensitive K(+) (K-ATP) currents in subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons in slices of the rat brain. Both K-ATP channels and 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) are considered cellular energy sensors because their activities are influenced by the phosphorylation state of adenosine nucleotides. Moreover, AMPK has been shown to regulate K-ATP function in a variety of tissues including pancreas, cardiac myocytes, and hypothalamus. We used whole-cell patch clamp recordings to study the effect of AMPK activation on K-ATP channel function in STN neurons in slices of the rat brain. We found that bath or intracellular application of the AMPK activators A769662 and PT1 augmented tolbutamide-sensitive K-ATP currents evoked by NMDA receptor stimulation. The effect of AMPK activators was blocked by the AMPK inhibitor dorsomorphin (compound C), and by STO609, an inhibitor of the upstream AMPK activator CaMKKβ. AMPK augmentation of NMDA-induced K-ATP current was also blocked by intracellular BAPTA and by inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase and guanylyl cyclase. However, A769662 did not augment currents evoked by the K-ATP channel opener diazoxide. In the presence of NMDA, A769662 inhibited depolarizing plateau potentials and burst firing, both of which could be antagonized by tolbutamide or dorsomorphin. These studies show that AMPK augments NMDA-induced K-ATP currents by a Ca(2+)-dependent process that involves nitric oxide and cGMP. By augmenting K-ATP currents, AMPK activation would be expected to dampen the excitatory effect of glutamate-mediated transmission in the STN.
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Gubellini P, Melon C, Dale E, Doller D, Kerkerian-Le Goff L. Distinct effects of mGlu4 receptor positive allosteric modulators at corticostriatal vs. striatopallidal synapses may differentially contribute to their antiparkinsonian action. Neuropharmacology 2014; 85:166-77. [PMID: 24866785 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Metabotropic glutamate 4 (mGlu4) receptor is a promising target for the treatment of motor deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD). This is due in part to its localization at key basal ganglia (BG) synapses that become hyperactive in this pathology, particularly striatopallidal synapses. In this context, mGlu4 receptor activation using either orthosteric agonists or positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) improves motor symptoms in rodent PD models in certain conditions. However, literature data show that mGlu4 receptor PAMs have no effect at striatopallidal GABAergic synapses (unless combined with an orthosteric agonist) and on the firing activity of pallidal neurons, and fail to provide significant motor improvement in relevant PD models. This questions the mechanistic hypothesis that mGlu4 receptor PAMs should act at striatopallidal synapses to alleviate PD motor symptoms. To shed light on this issue, we performed brain slice electrophysiology experiments. We show that Lu AF21934, an mGlu4 PAM small-molecule probe-compound, was ineffective at striatopallidal synapses at all concentrations tested, while it significantly inhibited corticostriatal synaptic transmission. Similarly, Lu AF21934 did not affect electrophysiology readouts at striatopallidal synapses in the presence of haloperidol or in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Interestingly, co-application of Lu AF21934 with a glutamate transporter inhibitor revealed a significant inhibitory action at striatopallidal synapses. Possibly, this effect could rely on increased level/permanence of glutamate in the synaptic cleft. Such differential efficacy of mGlu4 receptor PAMs at corticostriatal vs. striatopallidal synapses raises several issues regarding the synaptic target(s) of these drugs in the BG, and challenges the mechanisms by which they alleviate motor deficits in experimental PD models.
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- Paolo Gubellini
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IBDM UMR7288, 13009 Marseille, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IBDM UMR7288, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Lundbeck Research USA, 215 College Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA
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- Lundbeck Research USA, 215 College Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA
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Despite remarkable advances in Parkinson's disease (PD) research, the pathophysiological mechanisms causing motor dysfunction remain unclear, possibly delaying the advent of new and improved therapies. Several such mechanisms have been proposed including changes in neuronal firing rates, the emergence of pathological oscillatory activity, increased neural synchronization, and abnormal bursting. This review focuses specifically on the role of abnormal bursting of basal ganglia neurons in PD, where a burst is a physiologically-relevant, transient increase in neuronal firing over some reference period or activity. After reviewing current methods for how bursts are detected and what the functional role of bursts may be under normal conditions, existing studies are reviewed that suggest that bursting is abnormally increased in PD and that this increases with worsening disease. Finally, the influence of therapeutic approaches for PD such as dopamine-replacement therapy with levodopa or dopamine agonists, lesions, or deep brain stimulation on bursting is discussed. Although there is insufficient evidence to conclude that increased bursting causes motor dysfunction in PD, current evidence suggests that targeted investigations into the role of bursting in PD may be warranted.
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- Cj Lobb
- Dept. of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30322
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Yang YC, Tai CH, Pan MK, Kuo CC. The T-type calcium channel as a new therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease. Pflugers Arch 2014; 466:747-55. [PMID: 24531801 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1466-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most prevalent movement disorder caused by degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been a new and effective treatment of PD. It is interesting how a neurological disorder caused by the deficiency of a specific chemical substance (i.e., dopamine) from one site could be so successfully treated by a pure physical maneuver (i.e., DBS) at another site. STN neurons could discharge in the single-spike or the burst modes. A significant increase in STN burst discharges has been unequivocally observed in dopamine-deprived conditions such as PD, and was recently shown to have a direct causal relation with parkinsonian symptoms. The occurrence of burst discharges in STN requires enough available T-type Ca(2+) currents, which could bring the relatively negative membrane potential to the threshold of firing Na(+) spikes. DBS, by injection of negative currents into the extracellular space, most likely would depolarize the STN neuron and then inactivate the T-type Ca(2+) channel. Burst discharges are thus decreased and parkinsonian locomotor deficits ameliorated. Conversely, injection of positive currents into STN itself could induce parkinsonian locomotor deficits in animals without dopaminergic lesions. Local application of T-type Ca(2+) channel blockers into STN would also dramatically decrease the burst discharges and improve parkinsonian locomotor symptoms. Notably, zonisamide, which could inhibit T-type Ca(2+) currents in STN, has been shown to benefit PD patients in a clinical trial. From the pathophysiological perspectives, PD can be viewed as a prototypical disorder of "brain arrhythmias". Modulation of relevant ion channels by physical or chemical maneuvers may be important therapeutic considerations for PD and other diseases related to deranged neural rhythms.
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- Ya-Chin Yang
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Zhang B, Albaker A, Plouffe B, Lefebvre C, Tiberi M. Constitutive activities and inverse agonism in dopamine receptors. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2014; 70:175-214. [PMID: 24931197 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417197-8.00007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The concept of activation in the absence of agonists has been demonstrated for many GPCRs and is now solidified as one of the principal aspects of GPCR signaling. In this chapter, we review how dopamine receptors demonstrate this ability. Although difficult to prove in vivo due to the presence of endogenous dopamine and lack of subtype-selective inverse agonists and "pure" antagonists (neutral ligands), in vitro assays such as measuring intracellular cAMP, [(35)S]GTPγS binding, and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation have uncovered the constitutive activation of D1- and D2-class receptors. Nevertheless, because of limited and inconsistent findings, the existence of constitutive activity for D2-class receptors is currently not well established. Mutagenesis studies have shown that basal signaling, notably by D1-class receptors, is governed by the collective contributions of transmembrane domains and extracellular/intracellular loops, such as the third extracellular loop, the third intracellular loop, and C-terminal tail. Furthermore, constitutive activities of D1-class receptors are subjected to regulation by kinases. Among the dopamine receptor family, the D5 receptor subtype exhibits a higher basal signaling and bears resemblance to constitutively active mutant forms of GPCRs. The presence of its constitutive activity in vivo and its pathophysiological relevance, with a brief mention of other subtypes, are also discussed.
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- Boyang Zhang
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Institut de recherche en immunologie, cancer, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Aristieta A, Morera-Herreras T, Ruiz-Ortega JA, Miguelez C, Vidaurrazaga I, Arrue A, Zumarraga M, Ugedo L. Modulation of the subthalamic nucleus activity by serotonergic agents and fluoxetine administration. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:1913-24. [PMID: 24271033 PMCID: PMC3984421 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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RATIONALE Within the basal ganglia, the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the only glutamatergic structure and occupies a central position in the indirect pathway. In rat, the STN receives serotonergic input from the dorsal raphe nucleus and expresses serotonergic receptors. OBJECTIVE This study examined the consequences of serotonergic neurotransmission modulation on STN neuron activity. METHODS In vivo single-unit extracellular recordings, HPLC determination, and rotarod and bar test were performed in control, 4-chloro-DL-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride- (pCPA, a serotonin synthesis inhibitor) and chronically fluoxetine-treated rats. RESULTS The pCPA treatment and the administration of serotonin (5-HT) receptor antagonists increased number of bursting neurons in the STN. The systemic administration of the 5-HT(1A) agonist, 8-OH-DPAT, decreased the firing rate and increased the coefficient of variation of STN neurons in pCPA-treated rats but not in control animals. Additionally, microinjection of 8-OH-DPAT into the STN reduced the firing rate of STN neurons, while microinjection of the 5-HT(2C) agonist, Ro 60-0175, increased the firing rate in both control and fluoxetine-treated animals. Finally, the fluoxetine challenge increased the firing rate of STN neurons in fluoxetine-treated rats and induced catalepsy. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the depletion and the blockage of 5-HT modify STN neuron firing pattern. STN neuron activity is under the control of 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(2C) receptors located both inside and outside the STN. Finally, fluoxetine increases STN neuron activity in chronically fluoxetine-treated rats, which may explain the role of this nucleus in fluoxetine-induced extrapyramidal side effects.
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- A. Aristieta
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain ,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain ,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain ,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Red de Salud Mental de Bizkaia. Departamento de Investigación Neuroquímica, Hospital de Zamudio, Arteaga Auzoa, 45, 48170 Zamudio, Spain
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- Red de Salud Mental de Bizkaia. Departamento de Investigación Neuroquímica, Hospital de Zamudio, Arteaga Auzoa, 45, 48170 Zamudio, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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Tai CH, Pan MK, Lin JJ, Huang CS, Yang YC, Kuo CC. Subthalamic discharges as a causal determinant of parkinsonian motor deficits. Ann Neurol 2012; 72:464-76. [DOI: 10.1002/ana.23618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aristieta A, Azkona G, Sagarduy A, Miguelez C, Ruiz-Ortega JÁ, Sanchez-Pernaute R, Ugedo L. The role of the subthalamic nucleus in L-DOPA induced dyskinesia in 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned rats. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42652. [PMID: 22880070 PMCID: PMC3412805 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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L-DOPA is the most effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), but prolonged use leads to disabling motor complications including dyskinesia. Strong evidence supports a role of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in the pathophysiology of PD whereas its role in dyskinesia is a matter of controversy. Here, we investigated the involvement of STN in dyskinesia, using single-unit extracellular recording, behavioural and molecular approaches in hemi-parkinsonian rats rendered dyskinetic by chronic L-DOPA administration. Our results show that chronic L-DOPA treatment does not modify the abnormal STN activity induced by the 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of the nigrostriatal pathway in this model. Likewise, we observed a loss of STN responsiveness to a single L-DOPA dose both in lesioned and sham animals that received daily L-DOPA treatment. We did not find any correlation between the abnormal involuntary movement (AIM) scores and the electrophysiological parameters of STN neurons recorded 24 h or 20–120 min after the last L-DOPA injection, except for the axial subscores. Nonetheless, unilateral chemical ablation of the STN with ibotenic acid resulted in a reduction in global AIM scores and peak-severity of dyskinesia. In addition, STN lesion decreased the anti-dyskinetogenic effect of buspirone in a reciprocal manner. Striatal protein expression was altered in dyskinetic animals with increases in ΔFosB, phosphoDARPP-32, dopamine receptor (DR) D3 and DRD2/DRD1 ratio. The STN lesion attenuated the striatal molecular changes and normalized the DRD2/DRD1 ratio. Taken together, our results show that the STN plays a role, if modest, in the physiopathology of dyskinesias.
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- Asier Aristieta
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neural Repair, Fundacion Inbiomed, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neural Repair, Fundacion Inbiomed, San Sebastian, Spain
- * E-mail: (RSP); (LU)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
- * E-mail: (RSP); (LU)
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Spiros A, Roberts P, Geerts H. A Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Computer Model for Schizophrenia Efficacy and Extrapyramidal Side Effects. Drug Dev Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Janssen MLF, Zwartjes DGM, Tan SKH, Vlamings R, Jahanshahi A, Heida T, Hoogland G, Steinbusch HWM, Visser-Vandewalle V, Temel Y. Mild dopaminergic lesions are accompanied by robust changes in subthalamic nucleus activity. Neurosci Lett 2011; 508:101-5. [PMID: 22206842 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a major player in the input and output of the basal ganglia motor circuitry. The neuronal regular firing pattern of the STN changes into a pathological bursting mode in both advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and in PD animals models with severe dopamine depletion. One of the current hypothesis, based on clinical and experimental evidence, is that this typical burst activity is responsible for some of the principal motor symptoms. In the current study we tested whether mild DA depletion, mimicking early stages of PD, induced deficits in motor behaviour and changes in STN neuronal activity. The present study demonstrated that rats with a mild lesion (20-40% loss of DA neurons) and a slowed motor response, but without gross motor abnormalities already have an increased number of bursty STN neurons under urethane anaesthesia. These findings indicate that the early increase in STN burst activity is a compensatory mechanism to maintain the dopamine homeostasis in the basal ganglia.
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- Marcus L F Janssen
- Department of Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Alam M, Heissler HE, Schwabe K, Krauss JK. Deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus modulates neuronal hyperactivity and enhanced beta oscillatory activity of the subthalamic nucleus in the rat 6-hydroxydopamine model. Exp Neurol 2011; 233:233-42. [PMID: 22036687 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) area has been introduced as a novel surgical therapy for dopamine refractory gait problems, freezing and postural instability in the late stage of Parkinson's disease (PD). Lesions of the pedunculopontine tegmental (PPTg) nucleus, the equivalent of the PPN in rodents, were shown to reduce the elevated discharge rate of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) rat model of PD. In order to further elucidate the modulatory effect of the PPTg on the STN we examined the effect of 25 Hz low frequency PPTg stimulation on neuronal single unit activity and oscillatory local field potentials (LFPs) of the STN, and on the electrocorticogram (ECoG) of the primary motor cortex region in rats with unilateral 6-OHDA induced nigrostriatal lesions. Stimulation of the PPTg reduced the enhanced firing rate in the STN, without affecting the firing pattern or approximate entropy (ApEn). It also reduced the activity in the beta band (15-30 Hz) of the STN, which is elevated in 6-OHDA lesioned rats, without affecting beta activity in the motor cortex. We showed a modulatory effect of PPTg stimulation on altered neuronal STN activity in the PD 6-OHDA rat model, indicating that PPTg DBS may alter activity of the basal ganglia circuitry at least partially. It remains unclear, however, how these changes are exactly mediated and whether they are relevant with regard to the descending PPTg projections in the lower brainstem.
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- Mesbah Alam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Ryu SB, Bae EK, Hwang YS, Lee HJ, Im C, Chang JW, Shin HC, Kim KH. A quantitative comparison of basal ganglia neuronal activities of normal and Parkinson's disease model rats. Neurosci Lett 2011; 505:113-8. [PMID: 22005581 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to identify consistent characteristic changes of neuronal activity in basal ganglia (BG) nuclei associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) so that a reliable index of PD can be derived. A simple algorithm for automatic identification of firing patterns was devised as an essential tool to achieve this goal. A detailed quantitative analysis of firing patterns as well as firing rate was performed in three BG nuclei: the subthalamic nucleus (STN), the substantia nigra pars reticulate (SNpr), and the globus pallidus (GP). The results showed that the firing rate of STN neurons was not significantly altered in PD model rats. We also did not find a significant alteration in firing rates in the SNpr and GP between normal and PD model rats. In contrast, consistent changes of firing patterns were observed in all three BG nuclei in that the percentage of neurons with a regular firing pattern decreased whereas those with irregular, mixed, or burst patterns increased. This enables a simple algorithm based on burst detection and the shape of the interspike interval histogram to identify whether the neuronal activity is from normal or PD model rats.
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- Sang Baek Ryu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, 234 Maeji-ri, Heungup-myun, Wonju 220-710, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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Tai CH, Yang YC, Pan MK, Huang CS, Kuo CC. Modulation of subthalamic T-type Ca(2+) channels remedies locomotor deficits in a rat model of Parkinson disease. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:3289-305. [PMID: 21737877 DOI: 10.1172/jci46482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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An increase in neuronal burst activities in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a well-documented electrophysiological feature of Parkinson disease (PD). However, the causal relationship between subthalamic bursts and PD symptoms and the ionic mechanisms underlying the bursts remain to be established. Here, we have shown that T-type Ca(2+) channels are necessary for subthalamic burst firing and that pharmacological blockade of T-type Ca(2+) channels reduces motor deficits in a rat model of PD. Ni(2+), mibefradil, NNC 55-0396, and efonidipine, which inhibited T-type Ca(2+) currents in acutely dissociated STN neurons, but not Cd(2+) and nifedipine, which preferentially inhibited L-type or the other non–T-type Ca(2+) currents, effectively diminished burst activity in STN slices. Topical administration of inhibitors of T-type Ca(2+) channels decreased in vivo STN burst activity and dramatically reduced the locomotor deficits in a rat model of PD. Cd(2+) and nifedipine showed no such electrophysiological and behavioral effects. While low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been considered ineffective in PD, we found that lengthening the duration of the low-frequency depolarizing pulse effectively improved behavioral measures of locomotion in the rat model of PD, presumably by decreasing the availability of T-type Ca(2+) channels. We therefore conclude that modulation of subthalamic T-type Ca(2+) currents and consequent burst discharges may provide new strategies for the treatment of PD.
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- Chun-Hwei Tai
- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cortical stimulation evokes abnormal responses in the dopamine-depleted rat basal ganglia. J Neurosci 2011; 31:10311-22. [PMID: 21753008 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0915-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The motor cortex (MC) sends massive projections to the basal ganglia. Motor disabilities in patients and animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) may be caused by dopamine (DA)-depleted basal ganglia that abnormally process the information originating from MC. To study how DA depletion alters signal transfer in the basal ganglia, MC stimulation-induced (MC-induced) unitary responses were recorded from the basal ganglia of control and 6-hydroxydopamine-treated hemi-parkinsonian rats anesthetized with isoflurane. This report describes new findings about how DA depletion alters MC-induced responses. MC stimulation evokes an excitation in normally quiescent striatal (Str) neurons projecting to the globus pallidus external segment (GPe). After DA-depletion, the spontaneous firing of Str-GPe neurons increases, and MC stimulation evokes a shorter latency excitation followed by a long-lasting inhibition that was invisible under normal conditions. The increased firing activity and the newly exposed long inhibition generate tonic inhibition and a disfacilitation in GPe. The disfacilitation in GPe is then amplified in basal ganglia circuitry and generates a powerful long inhibition in the basal ganglia output nucleus, the globus pallidus internal segment. Intra-Str injections of a behaviorally effective dose of DA precursor l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine effectively reversed these changes. These newly observed mechanisms also support the generation of pauses and burst activity commonly observed in the basal ganglia of parkinsonian subjects. These results suggest that the generation of abnormal response sequences in the basal ganglia contributes to the development of motor disabilities in PD and that intra-Str DA supplements effectively suppress abnormal signal transfer.
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Lintas A, Silkis IG, Albéri L, Villa AEP. Dopamine deficiency increases synchronized activity in the rat subthalamic nucleus. Brain Res 2011; 1434:142-51. [PMID: 21959175 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Revised: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abnormal neuronal activity in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study we investigated changes in rat STN neuronal activity after 28days following the injection of 6-OHDA in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). This drug provoked a lesion of SNc that induced a dopamine (DA) depletion assessed by changes in rotating capacity in response to apomorphine injection and by histological analysis. By means of extracellular recordings and waveshape spike sorting it was possible to analyze simultaneous spike trains and compute the crosscorrelations. Based on the analysis of the autocorrelograms we classified four types of firing patterns: regular (Poissonian-like), oscillatory (in the range 4-12Hz), bursty and cells characterized by a long refractoriness. The distribution of unit types in the control (n=61) and lesioned (n=83) groups was similar, as well as the firing rate. In 6-OHDA treated rats we observed a significant increase (from 26% to 48%) in the number of pairs with synchronous firing. These data suggest that the synchronous activity of STN cells, provoked by loss of DA cells in SNc, is likely to be among the most significant dysfunctions in the basal ganglia of Parkinsonian patients. We raise the hypothesis that in normal conditions, DA maintains a balance between funneling information via the hyperdirect cortico-subthalamic pathway and parallel processing through the parallel cortico-basal ganglia-subthalamic pathways, both of which are necessary for selected motor behaviors. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Neural Coding'.
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- Alessandra Lintas
- Dept. of Medicine/Unit of Anatomy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Intrinsic dynamics and synaptic inputs control the activity patterns of subthalamic nucleus neurons in health and in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience 2011; 198:54-68. [PMID: 21723918 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neurons in the subthalamic nucleus occupy a pivotal position in the circuitry of the basal ganglia. They receive direct excitatory input from the cerebral cortex and the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus, and directly excite the inhibitory basal ganglia output neurons in the internal segment of the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra. They are also engaged in a reciprocal synaptic arrangement with inhibitory neurons in the external segment of the globus pallidus. Although once viewed as a simple relay of extrinsic input to the basal ganglia, physiological studies of subthalamic neurons have revealed that activity in these neurons does not directly reflect their pattern of extrinsic excitation. Subthalamic neurons are autonomously active at rates comparable to those observed in vivo, and they generate complex patterns of intrinsic activity arising from the interactions between voltage sensitive ion channels on the somatodendritic and axonal membranes. Extrinsic synaptic excitation does not create the firing pattern of the subthalamic neuron, but rather controls the timing of action potentials generated intrinsically. The dopaminergic innervation of the subthalamic nucleus, although moderate, can directly influence firing patterns by acting both on synaptic transmission and voltage-sensitive ion channels responsible for intrinsic properties. Furthermore, chronic dopamine depletion in Parkinson's disease may modify both synaptic transmission and integration in the subthalamic nucleus, in addition to its effects on other regions of the basal ganglia.
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Kita H, Kita T. Role of Striatum in the Pause and Burst Generation in the Globus Pallidus of 6-OHDA-Treated Rats. Front Syst Neurosci 2011; 5:42. [PMID: 21713126 PMCID: PMC3113166 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2011.00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Electrophysiological studies in patients and animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) often reported increased burst activity of neurons in the basal ganglia. Neurons in the globus pallidus external (GPe) segment in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-treated hemi-parkinsonian rats fire with strong bursts interrupted by pauses. The goal of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that dopamine (DA)-depletion increases burst firings of striatal (Str) neurons projecting to the GPe and that the increased Str–GPe burst inputs play a significant role in the generation of pauses and bursts in GPe and its projection sites. To evaluate this hypothesis, the unitary activity of Str and GPe was recorded from control and 6-OHDA-treated rats anesthetized with 0.5–1% isoflurane. The occurrence of pauses and bursts in the firings of GPe neurons was significantly higher in 6-OHDA than in normal rats. Muscimol injection into the Str of 6-OHDA rats increased average firing rate and greatly reduced the pauses and bursts in GPe. Recordings from Str revealed that most of the presumed projection neurons in control rats have very low spontaneous activity, and even the occasional neurons that did exhibit spontaneous burst firings did so with an average rate of less than 2 Hz. In DA-depleted Str, neurons having stronger bursts and a higher average firing rate were encountered more frequently. Juxtacellular labeling revealed that most of these neurons were medium spiny neurons projecting only to GPe. Injection of a behaviorally effective dose of methyl-l-DOPA into the Str of 6-OHDA rats significantly increased the average firing rate and decreased the number of pauses of GPe neurons. These data validate the hypothesis that DA-depletion increases burst firings of Str neurons projecting to the GPe and that the increased Str–GPe burst inputs play a significant role in the generation of pauses and bursts in GPe. These results suggest that treatment to reduce burst Str–GPe inhibitory inputs may help to restore some PD disabilities.
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- Hitoshi Kita
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN, USA
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Morera-Herreras T, Ruiz-Ortega JÁ, Linazasoro G, Ugedo L. Nigrostriatal denervation changes the effect of cannabinoids on subthalamic neuronal activity in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011; 214:379-89. [PMID: 20959968 PMCID: PMC3045509 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-2043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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RATIONALE It is known that dopaminergic cell loss leads to increased endogenous cannabinoid levels and CB1 receptor density. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of dopaminergic cell loss, induced by injection of 6-hydroxydopamine, on the effects exerted by cannabinoid agonists on neuron activity in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) of anesthetized rats. RESULTS We have previously shown that Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ(9)-THC) and anandamide induce both stimulation and inhibition of STN neuron activity and that endocannabinoids mediate tonic control of STN activity. Here, we show that in intact rats, the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 stimulated all recorded STN neurons. Conversely, after dopaminergic depletion, WIN 55,212-2, Δ(9)-THC, or anandamide inhibited the STN firing rate without altering its discharge pattern, and stimulatory effects were not observed. Moreover, anandamide exerted a more intense inhibitory effect in lesioned rats in comparison to control rats. CONCLUSIONS Cannabinoids induce different effects on the STN depending on the integrity of the nigrostriatal pathway. These findings advance our understanding of the role of cannabinoids in diseases involving dopamine deficits.
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- Teresa Morera-Herreras
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya Spain
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- Centro Investigación Parkinson, Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya Spain
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Morera-Herreras T, Ruiz-Ortega JA, Taupignon A, Baufreton J, Manuel I, Rodriguez-Puertas R, Ugedo L. Regulation of subthalamic neuron activity by endocannabinoids. Synapse 2010; 64:682-98. [PMID: 20336631 DOI: 10.1002/syn.20778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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High levels of anandamide are located in the basal ganglia. The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is considered to be an important modulator of basal ganglia output. The present study aims at characterizing the modulation of the electrical activity of STN neurons by exogenous anandamide or endocannabinoids. Single-unit extracellular recordings in anesthetized rats and patch-clamp techniques in rat brain slices containing the STN were performed. Immunohistochemical assays were used. In vivo, anandamide administration produced two opposite effects (inhibition or stimulation) on STN neuron firing rates, depending of the precise location of the neuron within the nucleus. These effects were enhanced by prior inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase with URB597, but not by the inhibitor of carrier-mediated anandamide transport AM404. Rimonabant, a specific CB(1) receptor antagonist, also produced inhibition or stimulation of STN neuron activity when administered alone or after anandamide. These effects seem to be mediated by indirect mechanisms since: (1) STN neuron activity is not modified by the cannabinoid agonist Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) in vitro; (2) no depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition phenomena were observed; and (3) CB(1) receptor immunolabeling was not detected in the STN, but was abundant in areas which project efferents to this nucleus. Moreover, chemical lesion of the globus pallidus abolished the stimulatory effect of anandamide and microinfusion of anandamide into the prefrontal cortex led to inhibition of STN neuron activity. The present results show that endocannabinoids exert a tonic control on STN activity via receptors located outside the nucleus. These findings may contribute to enhance our understanding of the role of the endocannabinoid system in motor control.
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- Teresa Morera-Herreras
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, E-48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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Acute inactivation of the medial forebrain bundle imposes oscillations in the SNr: A challenge for the 6-OHDA model? Exp Neurol 2010; 225:294-301. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 06/20/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baunez C, Gubellini P. Effects of GPi and STN inactivation on physiological, motor, cognitive and motivational processes in animal models of Parkinson’s disease. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2010; 183:235-58. [DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(10)83012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Walters JR, Bergstrom DA. Synchronous Activity in Basal Ganglia Circuits. HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374767-9.00025-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Morera-Herreras T, Ruiz-Ortega JA, Ugedo L. Two opposite effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on subthalamic nucleus neuron activity: Involvement of GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission. Synapse 2010; 64:20-9. [DOI: 10.1002/syn.20701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Barraza D, Kita H, Wilson CJ. Slow spike frequency adaptation in neurons of the rat subthalamic nucleus. J Neurophysiol 2009; 102:3689-97. [PMID: 19846619 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00759.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Neurons of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) are very sensitive to applied currents, firing at 10-20/s during spontaneous activity, but increasing to peak firing rates of 200/s with applied currents <0.5 nA. They receive a powerful tonic excitatory input from neurons in the cerebral cortex, yet in vivo maintain an irregular firing rate only slightly higher than the autonomous firing rate seen in slices. Spike frequency adaptation acts to normalize background firing rate by removing slow trends in firing due to changes in average input. Subthalamic neurons have been previously described as showing little spike frequency adaptation, but this was based on tests using brief stimuli. We applied long-duration depolarizing current steps to STN neurons in slices and observed a very strong spike frequency adaptation with a time constant of 20 s and that recovered at a similar rate. This adaptation could return firing to near-baseline levels during prolonged current pulses that transiently drove the cells at high rates. The current responsible for adaptation was studied in voltage clamp during and after high-frequency driving of the cell and was determined to be a slowly accumulating K(+) current. This current was independent of calcium or sodium entry and could be induced with long-duration voltage steps after blockade of action potentials. In addition to the adaptation current, driven firing produced slow inactivation of the persistent Na(+) current, which also contributed to the reduced excitability of STN cells during and after driven firing.
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- David Barraza
- Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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