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Differential Excitability and Modulation of Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Dendrites

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Day, Michelle, Wokosin, David, Plotkin, Joshua L., Tian, Xinyoung, Surmeier, D. James·2008·The Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

The loss of striatal dopamine (DA) in Parkinson's disease (PD) models triggers a cell-type-specific reduction in the density of dendritic spines in D 2 receptor-expressing striatopallidal medium spiny neurons (D 2 MSNs). How the intrinsic properties of MSN dendrites, where the vast majority of DA receptors are found, contribute to this adaptation is not clear. To address this question, two-photon laser scanning microscopy (2PLSM) was performed in patch-clamped mouse MSNs identified in striatal slices by expression of green fluorescent protein (eGFP) controlled by DA receptor promoters. These studies revealed that single backpropagating action potentials (bAPs) produced more reliable elevations in cytosolic Ca 2+concentration at distal dendritic locations in D 2 MSNs than at similar locations in D 1 receptor-expressing striatonigral MSNs (D 1 MSNs). In both cell types, the dendritic Ca 2+entry elicited by bAPs was enhanced by pharmacological blockade of Kv4, but not Kv1 K+channels. Local application of DA depressed dendritic bAP-evoked Ca 2+transients, whereas application of ACh increased these Ca 2+transients in D 2 MSNs, but not in D 1 MSNs. After DA depletion, bAP-evoked Ca 2+transients were enhanced in distal dendrites and spines in D 2 MSNs. Together, these results suggest that normally D 2 MSN dendrites are more excitable than those of D 1 MSNs and that DA depletion exaggerates this asymmetry, potentially contributing to adaptations in PD models.

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Authors
Day, M., Wokosin, D., Plotkin, J. L., Tian, X., & Surmeier, D. J.
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2008-11-05
Volume
28
Issue
45
Pages
11603-11614
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
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W2049856923
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243
References
7
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8.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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hybrid

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Day, M., Wokosin, D., Plotkin, J. L., Tian, X., & Surmeier, D. J. (2008). Differential Excitability and Modulation of Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Dendrites. The Journal of Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1840-08.2008

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