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Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons

The globus pallidus (GP) receives dopaminergic afferents from the pars compacta of substantia nigra and several studies suggested that dopamine exerts its action in the GP through presynaptic D2 receptors (D2Rs). However, the impact of dopamine in GP on the pallido-subthalamic and pallido-nigral neu...

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Autores principales: Mamad, Omar, Delaville, Claire, Benjelloun, Wail, Benazzouz, Abdelhamid
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25742005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119152
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author Mamad, Omar
Delaville, Claire
Benjelloun, Wail
Benazzouz, Abdelhamid
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description The globus pallidus (GP) receives dopaminergic afferents from the pars compacta of substantia nigra and several studies suggested that dopamine exerts its action in the GP through presynaptic D2 receptors (D2Rs). However, the impact of dopamine in GP on the pallido-subthalamic and pallido-nigral neurotransmission is not known. Here, we investigated the role of dopamine, through activation of D2Rs, in the modulation of GP neuronal activity and its impact on the electrical activity of subthalamic nucleus (STN) and substantia nigra reticulata (SNr) neurons. Extracellular recordings combined with local intracerebral microinjection of drugs were done in male Sprague-Dawley rats under urethane anesthesia. We showed that dopamine, when injected locally, increased the firing rate of the majority of neurons in the GP. This increase of the firing rate was mimicked by quinpirole, a D2R agonist, and prevented by sulpiride, a D2R antagonist. In parallel, the injection of dopamine, as well as quinpirole, in the GP reduced the firing rate of majority of STN and SNr neurons. However, neither dopamine nor quinpirole changed the tonic discharge pattern of GP, STN and SNr neurons. Our results are the first to demonstrate that dopamine through activation of D2Rs located in the GP plays an important role in the modulation of GP-STN and GP-SNr neurotransmission and consequently controls STN and SNr neuronal firing. Moreover, we provide evidence that dopamine modulate the firing rate but not the pattern of GP neurons, which in turn control the firing rate, but not the pattern of STN and SNr neurons.
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spelling pubmed-43509992015-03-17 Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons Mamad, Omar Delaville, Claire Benjelloun, Wail Benazzouz, Abdelhamid PLoS One Research Article The globus pallidus (GP) receives dopaminergic afferents from the pars compacta of substantia nigra and several studies suggested that dopamine exerts its action in the GP through presynaptic D2 receptors (D2Rs). However, the impact of dopamine in GP on the pallido-subthalamic and pallido-nigral neurotransmission is not known. Here, we investigated the role of dopamine, through activation of D2Rs, in the modulation of GP neuronal activity and its impact on the electrical activity of subthalamic nucleus (STN) and substantia nigra reticulata (SNr) neurons. Extracellular recordings combined with local intracerebral microinjection of drugs were done in male Sprague-Dawley rats under urethane anesthesia. We showed that dopamine, when injected locally, increased the firing rate of the majority of neurons in the GP. This increase of the firing rate was mimicked by quinpirole, a D2R agonist, and prevented by sulpiride, a D2R antagonist. In parallel, the injection of dopamine, as well as quinpirole, in the GP reduced the firing rate of majority of STN and SNr neurons. However, neither dopamine nor quinpirole changed the tonic discharge pattern of GP, STN and SNr neurons. Our results are the first to demonstrate that dopamine through activation of D2Rs located in the GP plays an important role in the modulation of GP-STN and GP-SNr neurotransmission and consequently controls STN and SNr neuronal firing. Moreover, we provide evidence that dopamine modulate the firing rate but not the pattern of GP neurons, which in turn control the firing rate, but not the pattern of STN and SNr neurons. Public Library of Science 2015-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4350999/ /pubmed/25742005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119152 Text en © 2015 Mamad et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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Mamad, Omar
Delaville, Claire
Benjelloun, Wail
Benazzouz, Abdelhamid
Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title_full Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title_fullStr Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title_full_unstemmed Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title_short Dopaminergic Control of the Globus Pallidus through Activation of D2 Receptors and Its Impact on the Electrical Activity of Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra Reticulata Neurons
title_sort dopaminergic control of the globus pallidus through activation of d2 receptors and its impact on the electrical activity of subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra reticulata neurons
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25742005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119152
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