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Systemic blockade of dopamine D2-like receptors increases high-voltage spindles in the globus pallidus and motor cortex of freely moving rats.

ABSTRACT: High-voltage spindles (HVSs) have been reported to appear spontaneously and widely in the cortical-basal ganglia networks of rats. Our previous study showed that dopamine depletion can significantly increase the power and coherence of HVSs in the globus pallidus (GP) and motor cortex of freely moving rats. However, it is unclear whether dopamine regulates HVS activity by acting on dopamine D?-like receptors or D?-like receptors. We employed local-field potential and electrocorticogram methods to simultaneously record the oscillatory activities in the GP and primary motor cortex (M1) in freely moving rats following systemic administration of dopamine receptor antagonists or saline. The results showed that the dopamine D?-like receptor antagonists, raclopride and haloperidol, significantly increased the number and duration of HVSs, and the relative power associated with HVS activity in the GP and M1 cortex. Coherence values for HVS activity between the GP and M1 cortex area were also significantly increased by dopamine D?-like receptor antagonists. On the contrary, the selective dopamine D?-like receptor antagonist, SCH23390, had no significant effect on the number, duration, or relative power of HVSs, or HVS-related coherence between M1 and GP. In conclusion, dopamine D?-like receptors, but not D?-like receptors, were involved in HVS regulation. This supports the important role of dopamine D?-like receptors in the regulation of HVSs. An siRNA knock-down experiment on the striatum confirmed our conclusion.

SUBMITTER: Yang C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3674001 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Systemic blockade of dopamine D2-like receptors increases high-voltage spindles in the globus pallidus and motor cortex of freely moving rats.

Yang Chen C Ge Shun-Nan SN Zhang Jia-Rui JR Chen Lei L Yan Zhi-Qiang ZQ Heng Li-Jun LJ Zhao Tian-Zhi TZ Li Wei-Xin WX Jia Dong D Zhu Jun-Ling JL Gao Guo-Dong GD

PloS one 20130605 6

High-voltage spindles (HVSs) have been reported to appear spontaneously and widely in the cortical-basal ganglia networks of rats. Our previous study showed that dopamine depletion can significantly increase the power and coherence of HVSs in the globus pallidus (GP) and motor cortex of freely moving rats. However, it is unclear whether dopamine regulates HVS activity by acting on dopamine D₁-like receptors or D₂-like receptors. We employed local-field potential and electrocorticogram methods to ...[more]

PMID: 23755132

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Systemic blockade of dopamine D2-like receptors increases high-voltage spindles in the globus pallidus and motor cortex of freely moving rats.

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Systemic blockade of dopamine D2-like receptors increases high-voltage spindles in the globus pallidus and motor cortex of freely moving rats.

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