Pathway‐Specific Remodeling of Thalamostriatal Synapses in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Abstract

The network pathophysiology underlying the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) is poorly understood. In models of late‐stage PD, there is significant cell‐specific remodeling of corticostriatal, axospinous glutamatergic synapses on principal spiny projection neurons (SPNs). Neurons in the centrolateral nucleus (CLN) of the thalamus that relay cerebellar activity to the striatum also make axospinous synapses on SPNs, but the extent to which they are affected in PD has not been definitively characterized.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2022
Source ID
10.1002/mds.29030

Entities

People

  • Asami Tanimura
  • D. James Surmeier
  • David Wokosin
  • Weixing Shen

Organizations

  • Aarhus University
  • CHDI Foundation
  • Freedom Together Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Northwestern University
  • The Michael J. Fox Foundation
  • United States Department of Defense

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Neurodegenerative Parkinson's Disease and Rickettsial Disease handbook, including the data level of dopamine, BC, neurons, and PD.
  • Neuroscience