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ReviewNeuroscience2014

The role of D2-autoreceptors in regulating dopamine neuron activity and transmission.

C P Ford

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Review in Neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 334 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
334citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

334 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 601 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Alpha-2 Adrenoreceptor Antagonist Yohimbine Potentiates Consolidation of Conditioned Fear.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2022
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  11. Dopamine supersensitivity psychosis: a critical evaluation of diagnostic validators.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  12. Striatal remodeling in Parkinson disease.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2026
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  15. Motor-to-Limbic Design of Direct Synaptic Communication between Dopamine Neurons in the Midbrain.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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  16. GluDs are ionotropic dopamine receptors tuned by G-proteins.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  18. Dopamine modulation of aggression.Psychopharmacology · 2026
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274 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

C P FordDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970, United States; Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970, United States. Electronic address: cpf21@case.edu.
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

Encoding Dopamine Signals in the Mesolimbic SystemR01DA035821 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI FORD, CHRISTOPHER PETER · 2013 to 2023
$3.5M
Mechanisms of Dopamine Transmission in the VTAR00DA026417 · NIDA · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, CHRISTOPHER PETER · 2011 to 2013
$723k
Mechanisms of Dopamine Transmission in the VTAK99DA026417 · NIDA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, CHRISTOPHER PETER · 2009 to 2010
$179k
NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA026417NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA026417NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA035821
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dopamine D2-autoreceptors play a key role in regulating the activity of dopamine neurons and control the synthesis, release and uptake of dopamine. These Gi/o-coupled inhibitory receptors play a major part in shaping dopamine transmission. Found at both somatodendritic and axonal sites, autoreceptors regulate the firing patterns of dopamine neurons and control the timing and amount of dopamine released from their terminals in target regions. Alterations in the expression and activity of autoreceptors are thought to contribute to Parkinson's disease as well as schizophrenia, drug addiction and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which emphasizes the importance of D2-autoreceptors in regulating the dopamine system. This review will summarize the cellular actions of dopamine autoreceptors and discuss recent advances that have furthered our understanding of the mechanisms by which D2-receptors control dopamine transmission.

Indexed as

RewardAnimalsAutoreceptorsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsReceptors, Dopamine D2AutoreceptorsDopamineReceptors, Dopamine D2cocaineGPCRpsychostimulantssubstantia nigraVTA

Identifiers

PMID24463000
PMCPMC4108583
OpenAlexW2074818354

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