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Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinsonism is caused by dopamine (DA) insufficiency and results in a hypokinetic movement disorder. Treatment with L-Dopa can restore DA availability and improve motor function, but patients can develop L-Dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID), a secondary hyperkinetic movement disorder. The mechanism underlying LID remains unknown, and new treatments are needed. Experiments in mice have shown that DA deficiency promotes an imbalance between striatal acetylcholine (ACh) and DA that contributes to motor dysfunction. While treatment with L-Dopa improves DA availability, it promotes a paradoxical rise in striatal ACh and a further increase in the ACh to DA ratio may promote LID.

Methods

We used conditional Slc6a3DTR/+ mice to model progressive DA deficiency and the ?-adrenergic receptor (?-AR) antagonist propranolol to limit the activity of striatal cholinergic interneurons (ChIs). DA-deficient mice were treated with L-Dopa and the dopa decarboxylase inhibitor benserazide. LID and motor performance were assessed by rotarod, balance beam, and open field testing. Electrophysiological experiments characterized the effects of ?-AR ligands on striatal ChIs.

Results

LID was observed in a subset of DA-deficient mice. Treatment with propranolol relieved LID and motor hyperactivity. Electrophysiological experiments showed that ?-ARs can effectively modulate ChI firing.

Conclusions

The work suggests that pharmacological modulation of ChIs by ?-ARs might provide a therapeutic option for managing LID.

SUBMITTER: Shi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7760026 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice.

Shi Ziqing Z   Bamford Ian J IJ   McKinley Jonathan W JW   Devi Suma Priya Sudarsana SPS   Vahedipour Annie A   Bamford Nigel S NS  

Brain sciences 20201124 12


<h4>Background</h4>Parkinsonism is caused by dopamine (DA) insufficiency and results in a hypokinetic movement disorder. Treatment with L-Dopa can restore DA availability and improve motor function, but patients can develop L-Dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID), a secondary hyperkinetic movement disorder. The mechanism underlying LID remains unknown, and new treatments are needed. Experiments in mice have shown that DA deficiency promotes an imbalance between striatal acetylcholine (ACh) and DA that c  ...[more]

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