title: New insights into the mechanism of drug-induced dyskinesia.
abstract: Dyskinesia is an extrapyramidal movement disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive, irregular motions that affect the mouth and face and/ or the limbs and trunk. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a well-known complication of long term treatment with antipsychotic drugs. Dyskinesia is also induced with levodopa, a treatment for Parkinson's disease,and it occurs spontaneously as a symptom of Huntington's disease. Research on the pathogenesis of TD has focused on a dysfunction of either the dopaminergic or serotonergic system. However, recent evidence has suggested that we should focus on the possible damage of GABAergic medium spiny neurons (MSNs). MSNs are the first station in the corticostriato-thalamo-cortical circuit that regulates the amplitude and velocity of movements. Two pathways can be distinguished in this circuit: a direct pathway, which increases movements (hyperkinesia), and an indirect pathway,which decreases movements (hypokinesia). Both pathways are activated by glutamatergic corticostriatal neurons. Here,we discuss some evidence that supports the hypothesis that indirect pathway MSNs are damaged in dyskinesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. a.j.m.loonen@rug.nl
authors.forename: Anton J M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Loonen
authors.forename: Svetlana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ivanova
mesh_terms: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000473:pathology; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D059330:GABAergic Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D007980:Levodopa