A positive allosteric modulator of mGlu4 receptors restores striatal plasticity in an animal model of l-Dopa-induced dyskinesia.
Basal ganglia
Dyskinesia
Glutamate
Movement disorder
Positive allosteric modulator
Spines
Striatum
Synaptic plasticity
mGlu4
Journal
Neuropharmacology
ISSN: 1873-7064
Titre abrégé: Neuropharmacology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0236217
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 11 2022
01 11 2022
Historique:
received:
13
03
2022
revised:
21
07
2022
accepted:
23
07
2022
pubmed:
9
8
2022
medline:
14
9
2022
entrez:
8
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
By decreasing glutamate transmission, mGlu4 receptor positive allosteric modulators (mGlu4-PAM), in combination with levodopa (l-DOPA) may restore the synergy between glutamatergic and dopaminergic transmissions, thus maximizing the improvement of motor function in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aimed to clarify the effects of foliglurax, a selective mGlu4-PAM, on the loss of bidirectional synaptic plasticity associated with l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID). Behavioral assessments compared dyskinesia intensity in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats treated with l-DOPA or l-DOPA plus foliglurax. In slices from the same rats, patch-clamp techniques were used to examine electrophysiological differences in glutamatergic synapses, evaluating the EPSCs mediated by NMDA and AMPA receptors in striatal spiny projection neurons. High-frequency stimulation of corticostriatal fibers was used as long-term potentiation (LTP)-inducing protocol. Conversely, 15 min of low-frequency stimulation was applied to depotentiate LTP. The density of dendritic spines was measured in striatal slices in the same experimental conditions. Our results show that, in corticostriatal slices, foliglurax decreased spontaneous glutamatergic transmission in both sham-operated and 6-OHDA lesioned rats. When co-administered with l-DOPA in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, foliglurax fully restored dendritic spine density in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, this co-treatment rescued striatal bidirectional plasticity and attenuated the intensity of l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia. This is the first demonstration in an animal model of PD and dyskinesia that a mGlu4 PAM can restore striatal synaptic plasticity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35940348
pii: S0028-3908(22)00264-7
doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2022.109205
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antiparkinson Agents
0
Levodopa
46627O600J
Oxidopamine
8HW4YBZ748
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
109205Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest DC and FC have been employees for Lundbeck A/S, which owns patent rights to foliglurax that was used in this study.