Abnormal hyperactivity of specific striatal ensembles encodes distinct dyskinetic behaviors revealed by high-resolution clustering

L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) is a debilitating complication of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease and the most common hyperkinetic disorder of basal ganglia origin. Abnormal activity of striatal D1 and D2 spiny projection neurons (SPNs) is critical for LID, yet the link betw...

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Autores: Alcacer, Cristina, Klaus, A., Mendonça, Marcelo da Costa, Abalde, Sara F., Cenci, M.A., Costa, R.M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/403595
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/403595
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CP: Neuroscience
IMUs
L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia
behavioral clustering
calcium imaging
freely moving mice
inertial measurement units
motor behavior
parkinson's disease
striatal spiny projection neurons.
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Sumario:L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) is a debilitating complication of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease and the most common hyperkinetic disorder of basal ganglia origin. Abnormal activity of striatal D1 and D2 spiny projection neurons (SPNs) is critical for LID, yet the link between SPN activity patterns and specific dyskinetic movements remains unknown. To explore this, we implemented a data-driven method for clustering movements based on high-resolution motion sensors and video recordings. In a mouse model of LID, this method identified two main dyskinesia types and pathological rotations, all absent during normal behavior. Using single-cell-resolution imaging, we found that specific sets of both D1- and D2-SPNs were abnormally active during these pathological movements. Under baseline conditions, these SPN sets were active during behaviors sharing physical features with LID movements. These findings indicate that ensembles of behavior-encoding D1- and D2-SPNs form new combinations of hyperactive neurons mediating specific dyskinetic features.