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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Res. 2019 Sep 5;97(12):1503–1514. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24522

Table 1:

Neuromodulation of Matrix and Striosome Compartments

Neurotransmitter /Receptor Matrix Compartmental Bias Striosomes References
•Multiphasic IPSCs in CINs > •Multiphasic IPSCs in CINs
Acetylcholine •Monophasic IPSCs in CINs < •Monophasic IPSCs in CINs Inoue et al., 2016
•CIN induced pause in SPN spiking < •CIN induced pause in SPN spiking Crittenden et al., 2017
Dopamine •relative c-Fos expression in response to amphetamine or cocaine < •relative c-Fos expression in response to amphetamine or cocaine Canales et al., 2000
Crittenden et al., 2017
Salinas et al., 2016
•Evoked DA release > •Evoked DA release
•Cocaine ↑ DA overflow < •Cocaine ↑ DA overflow
Glutamate/GABA •sIPSCs Frequency & Amplitude = •sIPSCs Frequency & Amplitude Smith et al., 2016 Prager et al., unpublished
•mEPSC Frequency & Amplitude = •mEPSC Frequency & Amplitude
•NMDA/AMPA Ratios (Proximal & distal spines) = •NMDA/AMPA Ratios (Proximal & distal spines)
μ-opioid receptor • MOR + DOR expression minimal < • MORs in dSPNs & iSPNs, DORs in iSPNs Miura et al., 2007
Smith et al., 2016
Banghart et al., 2015
•↓ EPSCs = •↓ EPSCs
• ENK (leu-ENK) has no effect on IPSCs in dSPNs & iSPNs < • ENK ↓ IPSCs (both striosomes & exo-patch neurons)
 ◆↓ IPSCs mediated by MORs and DORs
 ◆↓ IPSCs in dSPNs > iSPNs
 ◆DORs reduce collateral inhibition of dSPNs by iSPNs, subsequently disinhibiting dSPNs
Substance P •No change in DA release < •↑ DA release in striosome center Brimblecombe et al., 2015
•↓ DA release in striosome boundaries