Pharmacological and Physiological Characterization of the Tremulous Jaw Movement Model of Parkinsonian Tremor: Potential Insights into the Pathophysiology of Tremor

Tremor is a cardinal symptom of parkinsonism, occurring early on in the disease course and affecting more than 70% of patients. Parkinsonian resting tremor occurs in a frequency range of 3–7 Hz and can be resistant to available pharmacotherapy. Despite its prevalence, and the significant decrease in quality of life associated with it, the pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor is poorly understood. The tremulous jaw movement (TJM) model is an extensively validated rodent model of tremor. TJMs are induced by conditions that also lead to parkinsonism in humans (i.e., striatal DA depletion, DA antagonism, and cholinomimetic activity) and reversed by several antiparkinsonian drugs (i.e., DA precursors, DA agonists, anticholinergics, and adenosine A2A antagonists). TJMs occur in the same 3–7 Hz frequency range seen in parkinsonian resting tremor, a range distinct from that of dyskinesia (1–2 Hz), and postural tremor (8–14 Hz). Overall, these drug-induced TJMs share many characteristics with human parkinsonian tremor, but do not closely resemble tardive dyskinesia. The current review discusses recent advances in the validation of the TJM model, and illustrates how this model is being used to develop novel therapeutic strategies, both surgical and pharmacological, for the treatment of parkinsonian resting tremor.


Parkinsonian resting tremor
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease is just one member of a broader family of motor disorders known as parkinsonism (Alvarez et al., 2007), a group that also includes encephalitic, pugilistic, and drug-induced parkinsonism. Regardless of subtype, all forms of parkinsonism share in common four core symptoms: bradykinesia, postural instability, rigidity, and tremor (Hoehn and Yahr, 1967). Tremor, defined as "a rhythmic and involuntary oscillation of a body part, caused by reciprocal innervations of a muscle, which leads to repetitive, stereotyped contractions with regular frequency and amplitude," is sometimes considered to be the cardinal symptom of parkinsonism Mansur et al., 2007). This tremor, present predominantly at rest, appears early on in the disease course and causes a significant amount of life distress (Mansur et al., 2007). It presents in up to 75% of individuals with PD, and has been shown to occur in a frequency range of 3-7 Hz, a range distinct from that seen in dyskinesias (1-2 Hz), essential tremor (8 Hz), and postural tremors (8-12 Hz;Findley and Capildeo, 1984;Marsden, 1984;Elbe and Koller, 1990;Hunker and Abbs, 1990;Deuschl et al., 1996Deuschl et al., , 2000Spieker et al., 1997).
Usually beginning unilaterally in the distal segments of the extremities, parkinsonian tremor frequently spreads bilaterally, often affecting both upper and lower limbs, as well as facial muscles, as the disease progresses (Adams and Victor, 1993;Koster Pharmacological and physiological characterization of the tremulous jaw movement model of parkinsonian tremor: Potential insights into the pathophysiology of tremor Tremor is a cardinal symptom of parkinsonism, occurring early on in the disease course and affecting more than 70% of patients. Parkinsonian resting tremor occurs in a frequency range of 3-7 Hz and can be resistant to available pharmacotherapy. Despite its prevalence, and the significant decrease in quality of life associated with it, the pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor is poorly understood. The tremulous jaw movement (TJM) model is an extensively validated rodent model of tremor. TJMs are induced by conditions that also lead to parkinsonism in humans (i.e., striatal DA depletion, DA antagonism, and cholinomimetic activity) and reversed by several antiparkinsonian drugs (i.e., DA precursors, DA agonists, anticholinergics, and adenosine A 2A antagonists). TJMs occur in the same 3-7 Hz frequency range seen in parkinsonian resting tremor, a range distinct from that of dyskinesia (1-2 Hz), and postural tremor (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Overall, these drug-induced TJMs share many characteristics with human parkinsonian tremor, but do not closely resemble tardive dyskinesia. The current review discusses recent advances in the validation of the TJM model, and illustrates how this model is being used to develop novel therapeutic strategies, both surgical and pharmacological, for the treatment of parkinsonian resting tremor.
the pharmacology of tremor (e.g., Schrag et al., 2002;Navan et al., 2003Navan et al., , 2005Sung et al., 2008;Binder et al., 2009) and there is considerable uncertainty about the neurochemical mechanisms that underlie the pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor (Wilms et al., 1999;Deuschl et al., 2000Deuschl et al., , 2001Bergman and Deuschl, 2002;Sung et al., 2008). While parkinsonian tremor seems to result from oscillating activity in the central nervous system (and not due to reflexes in the periphery; see Hunker and Abbs, 1990 for review), it appears to be generated by multiple oscillators, and it is unclear where these oscillators are located (though the basal ganglia loops are a likely candidate, oscillators in the thalamus have also been proposed) or by what mechanism these oscillators produce tremor (O'Suilleabhain and Matsumoto, 1998;Deuschl et al., 2000). Given the uncertainty surrounding this cardinal symptom of parkinsonism, studies employing animal models of parkinsonian resting tremor are imperative (Muthuraman et al., 2008). Basic research using animal models of drug-induced tremor enables researchers to investigate the neurochemical mechanisms that regulate tremor and to study the development of oscillatory patterns of activity in the brain that are thought to underlie tremorogenesis. Eventually, this research could lead to the development of novel treatments.

the tremulous Jaw movement model in rodents: develoPment and validation
While a variety of animal models of parkinsonian tremor exist, most of these are models of postural or action tremors, and not of resting tremor (see Wilms et al., 1999). Although a few models of resting tremor have been produced, these have mainly been in primates and have involved the destruction of multiple nuclei or pathways, a paradigm that is expensive and impractical for most preclinical pharmaceutical testing (Wilms et al., 1999). The tremulous jaw movement (TJM) model may provide a resolution for many of these difficulties. TJMs, defined as rapid vertical deflections of the lower jaw that are not directed at any stimulus, are a rodent model of parkinsonian resting tremor (for reviews, see Salamone et al., 1998Salamone et al., , 2001Salamone et al., , 2005see also Rodriguez Diaz et al., 2001;Cenci et al., 2002). TJMs generally occur in phasic bursts of repetitive jaw movement activity, with multiple movements within each burst. Willner (1990) cautions that animal models should undergo an evaluation for their validity using criteria similar to those used in the rigorous validation of psychological tests. Thus, a great deal of effort has been expended in the analysis of the pharmacological, temporal, and anatomical characteristics of the TJM model in order to evaluate whether these tremulous movements in rats are sufficiently similar to human parkinsonian tremor to allow for their validation as an animal model of tremor. TJMs have been shown to possess many of the neurochemical, anatomical, and pharmacological characteristics of parkinsonism, and thus meet a reasonable set of validation criteria for use as an animal model of parkinsonian tremor Cenci et al., 2002). Animal models in psychopharmacology are evaluated for their validity based upon a number of criteria (Willner, 1990). These including face validity (the phenomenological similarity between the model and the disorder, including etiology and symptomatology), construct validity (the degree of similarity between the identified variable (e.g., tremor), and the behavior being studied in the model), and predictive validity (primarily, the positive response to therapeutic particularly correlated with tremor (Reck et al., 2009). This, in turn, produces an overstimulation of GABAergic neurons in substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) and globus pallidus internal (GPi), and a subsequent inhibition of the ventral lateral and ventral anterior nuclei of the thalamus, leading ultimately to the reduced output of the sensorimotor cortex and the motor impairments observed in parkinsonism. Most recently, hypotheses of parkinsonism have focused not just on these changes in firing rates, but also on alterations in firing patterns (see Obeso et al., 2000Obeso et al., , 2008Bevan et al., 2002;Brown, 2003 for review). Specifically, increases in the activity of subthalamic and internal globus pallidus neurons are thought to cause these nuclei to enter a regime of rhythmic firing, resulting in an excessive synchrony (particularly in the Beta band; Bergman et al., 1998;Obeso et al., 2000Obeso et al., , 2008Brown et al., 2001;Levy et al., 2002). This excessive synchrony may be particularly important for the generation and maintenance of parkinsonian tremor.
The study of parkinsonian tremor has proven to be something of an enigma in the field. Although tremor is considered to be the most specific marker of parkinsonism, with estimates of 95% probability that the presence of classical resting tremor indicates idiopathic PD, tremor severity has not been shown to parallel disease progression . Additionally, the system dynamics of parkinsonian tremor have shown that, despite the nearly uniform frequencies associated with tremor-related oscillations (i.e., 3-7 Hz; Hunker and Abbs, 1990), these oscillations occur independently of one another, with electromyographic (EMG) activity of tremor in one limb being uncorrelated to the EMG activity of another limb exhibiting tremor (O'Suilleabhain and Matsumoto, 1998;Hurtado et al., 2000Hurtado et al., , 2004Raethjen et al., 2000Raethjen et al., , 2009Ben-Pazi et al., 2001). Even within the tremor circuitry itself, tremors have not been shown to be tightly correlated with tremor-related neural activity in the nuclei of the basal ganglia and thalamus: tremor-related neural activity may wax and wane while limb tremor persists; conversely, tremor-related oscillations may exist in the neurocircuitry while no limb tremor is apparent (Hurtado et al., 2004). These seemingly paradoxical findings have led to a variety of questions about the pathophysiology underlying tremorogenesis in parkinsonism. Yet despite these lingering questions, relatively few clinical studies have specifically emphasized validation of the tremulous Jaw movement model: tJms occur in the same local frequency range as Parkinsonian tremor Parkinsonian resting tremor in humans is generally reported to occur within a peak frequency range of 3-7 Hz (Adams and Victor, 1993;Staude et al., 1995). This range is distinct from that seen in dyskinesias (1-2 Hz), essential tremor (8 Hz), and postural tremors (8-12 Hz) Findley andGresty 1981, 1988;Findley and Capildeo, 1984;Marsden, 1984;Findley, 1988;Elbe and Koller, 1990;Hunker and Abbs, 1990;Deuschl et al., 1996Deuschl et al., , 2000Spieker et al., 1997). Strikingly, the tremulous oral movements that are induced by interference with DA transmission and by cholinomimetics have also been found to occur within the 3 to 7-Hz range, consistent with the frequency of parkinsonian resting tremor in humans (See and Chapman, 1991;Salamone and Baskin, 1996;Finn et al., 1997b;Mayorga et al., 1997;Cousins et al., 1998;Salamone et al., 1998;Ishiwari et al., 2005;Collins et al., 2010a;Galtieri et al., 2010).
Studies employing slow-motion videotaping methods have demonstrated that the majority of TJMs induced either by interference with striatal dopamine (either through DA depletion or antagonism; Salamone and Baskin, 1996;Finn et al., 1997b;Ishiwari et al., 2005) or cholinomimetic stimulation (Finn et al., 1997b;Mayorga et al., 1997;Collins et al., 2011) occur in "bursts" with a local frequency range of 3-7 Hz (based on an analysis of the inter-movement time, whereby local frequency was equal to the inverse of the inter-movement time). EMG recording methods also have been used to characterize the local frequency of TJMs. Cousins et al. (1998) found that the lateral temporalis muscle is the drugs). As described below, the TJM model of parkinsonism is one of the few models of experimental tremor that meets these validation criteria.
validation of the tremulous Jaw movement model: tJms are induced by the same neurochemical and Pharmacological conditions that lead to Parkinsonism in humans Tremulous jaw movements are induced by a number of conditions that parallel the neurochemistry of idiopathic and druginduced parkinsonism. For example, several DAergic conditions that are associated with parkinsonism in humans have been shown to induce TJMs ( Table 1). Depletions of striatal dopamine by the neurotoxic agent 6-OHDA (Jicha and Salamone, 1991;Finn et al., 1997b;Rodriguez-Diaz et al., 2001) or acute administration of reserpine (Baskin and Salamone and Baskin, 1996;Salamone et al., 2008b) have been shown to induce TJM activity in rats. Several studies have demonstrated that TJMs are also induced by acute or sub-chronic administration of "typical" antipsychotic drugs that act as DA antagonists (Glassman and Glassman, 1980;Rupniak et al., 1985Rupniak et al., , 1986Jicha and Salamone, 1991;Egan et al., 1996;Trevitt et al., 1998;Wisniecki et al., 2003;Ishiwari et al., 2005;Betz et al., 2007Betz et al., , 2009Collins et al., 2010a). In contrast, "atypical" antipsychotic drugs, such as clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine, which are less likely to induce motor side effects in humans, do not induce TJMs Betz et al., 2005Betz et al., , 2009.
Cholinomimetic drugs acting on central muscarinic receptors, which can produce or exacerbate parkinsonian symptoms in humans (Duvoisin, 1967;Aquilonius, 1980;Ott and Lannon, 1992;Kao et al., 1993;Song et al., 2008), also produce robust bursts of TJM activity in rats (Rupniak et al., 1983(Rupniak et al., , 1985Salamone et al., 1986Salamone et al., , 2005; Table 1). Muscarinic agonists, such as pilocarpine, have been repeatedly demonstrated to induce TJMs (Rupniak et al., 1983(Rupniak et al., , 1985Salamone et al., 1986Salamone et al., , 1990Stewart et al., 1987Stewart et al., , 1988Baskin et al., 1994;Finn et al., 1997a,b;Collins et al., 2010a). Similar findings have been reported with the administration of various anticholinesterases, including physostigmine and tacrine (Kelley et al., 1989;Mayorga et al., 1997;Simola et al., 2004;Tronci et al., 2007;Kasture et al., 2009;Pinna et al., 2010). Most recently, galantamine, a "new generation" anticholinesterase, was demonstrated to induce TJMs (Collins et al., 2011; Figure 1). This is consistent with data from clinical patient populations, which suggest that the "new generation" anticholinesterases donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine also induce tremor (Bourke and Drukenbrod, 1998;Shea et al., 1998;Arai, 2000;Aarsland et al., 2003;Gurevich et al., 2006;McCain et al., 2007;Litvinenko et al., 2008;Song et al., 2008). Donepezil, for example, has been reported to induce jaw tremor as a side effect (Song et al., 2008). Given the increasing numbers of people receiving anticholinesterases for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, this is particularly concerning, and suggests that a new population of people may be at risk for developing drug-induced tremor. These observations indicate that research on the pathogenesis of tremor needs to include anticholinesterase-induced tremor as well as DAergic conditions. Mean (± SEM) number of jaw movements (per 5 min) in rats (n = 8) treated with either saline vehicle (Veh) or galantamine. Using a within-groups design, all rats received all drug treatments in a randomly varied order (one treatment per week). Rats were observed in three 5-min periods 10-25 min after injection. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that galantamine produced a significant increase in tremulous jaw movement activity [F(4,28) = 25.8; p < 0.001]. *Significant difference from vehicle control (p < 0.05). antiparkinsonian drugs from many drug classes ( Table 2). Administration of l-DOPA, currently the gold standard for the treatment of parkinsonian motor impairment, led to a significant reduction of TJMs (Cousins and Salamone, 1996;Cousins et al., 1997). Similarly, several DA agonists, including apomorphine, pergolide, bromocriptine, ropinirole and CY 208-243, have been shown to reduce TJMs (Baskin and Cousins et al., 1997;Salamone et al., 2005). The potency of DAergic drugs for suppressing TJMs is highly correlated with the clinical potency of these drugs for reducing parkinsonian tremor in humans . For example, the weak partial D1 agonist SKF 38393, which is not antiparkinsonian in humans or primates (Braun et al., 1987;Boyce et al., 1990;Close et al., 1990), did not decrease cholinomimeticinduced jaw movements . Conversely, the full DA D1 receptor agonists SKF 82958 and dihydrexidine, which have been shown to have antiparkinsonian actions in MPTP-treated primates (Taylor et al., 1991;Akai et al., 1995a,b;Gnanalingham et al., 1995), are capable of producing a robust suppression of cholinomimetic-induced TJMs (Mayorga et al., 1999a).
jaw closing muscle most strongly correlated with tacrine-induced TJMs in rats; examination of 1 s raw EMG traces demonstrated that the local frequency of these TJMs was in the 3 to 7-Hz frequency . Furthermore, this study indicated that the variability in the jaw movement frequency distribution obtained was comparable to the variability in tremor frequencies shown by parkinsonian patients (see Staude et al., 1995). A more recent study demonstrated that the frequency range of TJMs induced by the muscarinic agonist pilocarpine were in the 3 to 7-Hz frequency range after both a high (4.0 mg/kg) and low (0.5 mg/kg) dose (Collins et al., 2010a). Currently, improvements in the frequency characterization of TJMs are being conducted using time series analysis of EMG data. Since the physiological events underlying tremor can be considered as a continuously varying waveform, the use of these continuous time series techniques (as opposed to discrete stochastic point process techniques) is appropriate for the analysis of the EMG data obtained from rats displaying TJMs (Halliday et al., 1995). More specifically, because tremor has been described as a second order linear stochastic process, spectral analysis techniques based on the Fourier transform can be used (Timmer et al., 1998a,b). The employment of these techniques provides for a systematic, quantitative temporal analysis of EMG data recorded during drug-induced TJMs. A recent study employed these techniques to perform a frequency analysis of the jaw movements induced by both DA antagonism and cholinomimetic administration (Collins et al., 2010c). Rats were implanted with tungsten wire electrodes bilaterally in the lateral temporalis muscle. Following a sufficient recovery period, rats received either an acute injection of the muscarinic agonist pilocarpine, the anticholinesterase galanthamine, or a sub-chronic injection of the DA D2 antagonist pimozide. Rats were then connected to a Cheetah 16 Neuralynx recording system (Neuralynx, Bozeman, MT, USA) via a mutliwire cable and recordings of EMG activity during TJM observation were performed. Representative traces were examined using the Neuraview program (Neuralynx, Bozeman, MT, USA) to identify appropriate epochs of tremor and non-tremor activity and then imported into Matlab 7.4 (Mathworks Inc., Natick, MA, USA). A spectrum of each epoch was then calculated using the multi-taper spectral estimation method. Spectral analysis revealed that, during periods of tremor activity, a distinct peak was consistently present between 4 and 7 Hz. This was true for tremor activity induced by both DA antagonism and cholinomimetic administration. Conversely, during periods of quiescence (i.e., when no tremor activity was occurring in the jaw), no distinct peak was present in the spectral analysis. Example traces and spectral analyses are presented in Figure 2. These results with time series analysis demonstrate that drug-induced TJMs are accompanied by EMG activity that is occurring in the parkinsonian tremor frequency range, and serve to provide further validation of the TJM model of parkinsonian resting tremor. In addition to being produced by many of the same neurochemical conditions that induce parkinsonism in humans, TJMs in rats also can also be reduced by both clinically utilized and putative  is the striatal subregion within which DA depletions are most highly correlated with the presence of tremor in human parkinsonian patients (Bernheimer et al., 1973). Overall, the VLS is considered to be a critical striatal subregion at which DA, ACh, and adenosine receptor mechanisms interact to regulate TJMs (Salamone et al., , 2008b; see VLS section in Figure 3). Depletions of DA in the VLS by local injections of 6-OHDA were shown to induce TJMs, while injections in other striatal regions were ineffective (Jicha and Salamone, 1991;Finn et al., 1997a). A similar pattern has been reported using manipulations of the cholinergic system (Kelley et al., 1989;Salamone et al., 1990;Kikuchi de Beltran et al., 1992). Microdialysis methods demonstrated that increases in extracellular levels of ACh in VLS were correlated with the jaw movements induced by tacrine and physostigmine (Cousins et al., 1999). Cholinomimetic-induced TJMs were suppressed by local injections of muscarinic antagonists into the VLS but not into the medial striatum (Kelley et al., 1989;Salamone et al., 1990;Kikuchi de Beltran et al., 1992;Mayorga et al., 1997). Hemicholinium, which reduces ACh synthesis by blocking high affinity choline uptake, suppressed tacrine-induced jaw movements when injected into the VLS, but not into overlying cortex (Cousins et al., 1999). The suppression of pilocarpine-induced jaw movements that was produced by the DA D1 agonist SKF 82958 was reversed by injections of the D1 antagonist SCH 23390 into VLS, but not overlying cortex (Mayorga et al., 1999a). In addition, injections of the c-AMP analog 8-bromo-c-AMP into the VLS suppressed pilocarpine-induced jaw movements, while injections into cortex were ineffective (Mayorga et al., 1999b).

validation of the tremulous Jaw movement model: anatomical characteristics of the tJms in rats are similar to those of human Parkinsonian tremor
Multiple studies have demonstrated that TJMs induced by interference with DA transmission and by cholinomimetic administration are dependent upon striatal mechanisms, particularly upon the ventrolateral striatum (VLS). The VLS, thought to be a rodent homolog of the primate ventral putamen, is somatotopically organized (Pisa, 1988;Jicha and Salamone, 1991;Salamone et al., 1993a,b) and receives input from sensory and motor cortices related to head, orofacial, and forepaw areas (McGeorge and Faull, 1989;Salamone et al., 1998). Since the VLS is considered to be the homolog of the primate ventral putamen, it is interesting to note that the putamen can be induced or ameliorated by a variety of different conditions. Moreover, it provides avenues for the development of novel treatments for tremor. In view of the continued uncertainty about the pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor Sung et al., 2008), it is important to identify the physiological conditions that are correlated with the generation of tremulous movements in animal models. As described above, pharmacological evidence links the VLS subregion of the neostriatum to the production of TJMs. In a recent preliminary study, increased tremor-related oscillatory activity in local field potential (LFP) signals was observed within the VLS subregion of the neostriatum during the occurrence of pilocarpine-induced TJMs (Collins et al., 2010c). During tremor activity, there was a sharp increase in LFP power in the VLS in the 5 to 8-Hz band (Figure 4). This increase in power was noticeably absent in VLS when tremor activity was not occurring. This is consistent with findings from the spectral analyses of EMG traces recorded from the temporalis muscle during tremor and non-tremor epochs (see above). Furthermore, during periods of tremor activity, there was a broad increase in beta band (15-30 Hz) activity (Figure 4). This increase in beta band power was not present during periods without TJM activity. These findings are consistent with studies obtained from parkinsonian patients. Both single-unit and LFP recordings in patients with Parkinson's disease have shown evidence of tremorrelated frequencies (∼4-8 Hz) and increased "beta" (∼8-30 Hz) frequency activity in basal ganglia structures, typically globus pallidus, and STN (Hutchison et al., 1997;Weinberger et al., 2006; see also Hutchison et al., 2004or Hammond et al., 2007 for reviews). Additionally, increases at both ∼6 Hz (tremor frequency) and ∼20 Hz (beta frequency) can be observed in LFP signals in globus pallidus and STN of Parkinson's disease patients off l-DOPA, while after l-DOPA treatment is reinstated, both the tremor and beta frequency LFPs diminish (Brown et al., 2001). The relationship between a specific neurophysiological phenomenon (e.g., altered output in specific structures and changes in the frequency of output) and particular Parkinsonian symptoms is unclear, although some evidence suggests that the low frequency increase at 4-8 Hz is related to tremor, while the increase in "beta" (15-30 Hz) interferes with the initiation and maintenance of movements (Levy et al., 2002;see however Weinberger et al., 2006). It has been proposed that the focal (spatial-limited) occurrence of gamma (∼40-80 Hz) is associated with movement initiation (Courtenmance et al., 2003;Masimore et al., 2005) and that changes in striatal neurochemistry that lead to parkinsonism transform basal ganglia circuits from participating in focal (spatially limited) gamma ensembles toward more global beta oscillations (e.g., Pessiglione et al., 2005). In light of this, the findings of increases in VLS LFP power at 4-8 Hz and in the beta band during TJMs may provide important information about the physiological mechanisms underlying tremorogenesis.

Figure 3 | Drawing of coronal section from rat brain, modified from Pellegrino et al. (1979) to show location of the ventrolateral neostriatum (VLS), which is a critical striatal subregion at which DA, ACh, and adenosine receptor mechanisms interact to regulate tremulous jaw movements (see text for references).
Tremulous jaw movements have also been examined in relation to hippocampal theta and epileptiform activity. Doses of the cholinergic agonist pilocarpine can induce increases in theta (6-10 Hz) during awake-immobility in the rat, but there was no obvious temporal relationship between theta and the presence/absence of TJMs (Collins et al., 2010c; Figure 5). In addition, although very (Salamone et al., 2008a). In addition, the adenosine A 2A antagonist istradefylline reversed pimozide-induced c-Fos expression in the VLS at a dose that also suppressed pimozide-induced TJMs (Betz et al., 2009).

tremulous Jaw movements are not a model of tardive dyskinesia
Since oral movements in rats have been observed to result from chronic administration of DA antagonists, it could be suggested that TJMs represent an animal model of tardive dyskinesia (Ellison et al., 1987;Ellison and See, 1989;Creed et al., 2010). However, several lines of evidence conflict with this view. First, the fact that a tremor is orofacial does not make it a model of tardive dyskinesia, per se. As reviewed above, parkinsonian tremors can include up-and-down movements of the jaw (Barbeau, 1986;Hunker and Abbs, 1990), and "rabbit syndrome" is a drug-induced parkinsonian tremor that is characterized by chewing-like movements (Sovner and Dimascio, 1977;Weiss et al., 1980;Tarsy, 1983). Differences between rodents and humans in the relative prevalence of hand versus jaw tremor may simply be due to species differences in motor system anatomy and physiology (i.e., the relative proportion of the motor system dedicated to orofacial versus limb control in rodents and humans; Salamone et al., 1998).
By definition, tardive dyskinesia is produced by chronic administration of DA antagonists. In contrast, TJMs in rats can be produced by acute or sub-chronic administration of DA antagonists (Glassman and Glassman, 1980;Rupniak et al., 1985Rupniak et al., , 1986Jicha and Salamone, 1991;Egan et al., 1996;Ishiwari et al., 2005;Salamone et al., 2008a;Collins et al., 2010a;Galtieri et al., 2010) or by acute DA depletion with reserpine (Baskin and Salamone et al., 2008b). Furthermore, while muscarinic ACh antagonists reduce both parkinsonian symptoms in humans and TJMs in rats (Betz et al., 2007;Collins et al., 2011), they worsen tardive dyskinesia (Fahn et al., 1974;Burnett et al., 1980;Noring et al., 1984). Similarly, while l-DOPA reduces TJMs , it is well known to induce dyskinesias. Finally, as described earlier, the jaw movements induced by DA depletion or cholinomimetics have frequency characteristics that are quite different from tardive dyskinesia. While TJMs show maximal activity in the 3 to 7-Hz frequency range (See and Chapman, 1991;Salamone and Baskin, 1996;Finn et al., 1997b;Mayorga et al., 1997;Cousins et al., 1998;Salamone et al., 1998;Ishiwari et al., 2005;Collins et al., 2010a;Galtieri et al., 2010), tardive dyskinesia is typically in the range of 1-2 Hz (Alpert et al., 1976;Wirshing et al., 1989a,b). the utility of the tremulous Jaw movement model for assessing novel treatment strategies for tremor: recent develoPments As described above, basal ganglia regulation of motor function involves interactions between a wide array of transmitters and neuromodulators, including DA, ACh, adenosine, 5-HT, GLU, and GABA, as well as circuits that interconnect striatal and nonstriatal regions. The complexity of these interactions provides a daunting challenge to the investigator, but it also provides a framework for understanding how a symptom such as tremor Additionally, no epileptiform activity is present during the occurrence of either jaw movement burst at the dose of 0.5 mg/kg pilocarpine. Epileptiform activity only becomes apparent at a much higher dose of pilocarpine (i.e., 50 mg/kg pilocarpine, data not shown).
high doses of pilocarpine such as 50.0-100 mg/kg IP can produce epileptiform activity, no epileptiform activity is seen under pharmacological conditions that produce TJMs (data not shown). In conjunction with the earlier findings presented, these recent data provide further evidence that TJMs are being induced via actions within the VLS itself and not being driven by other factors, such as hippocampal theta or epileptiform activity.
Tremulous jaw movements have become a useful model for experimental assessment of diverse tremorogenic and tremorolytic conditions. As reviewed above, adenosine A 2A antagonists can suppress TJMs; consistent with this observation, we recently found that systemic administration of non-sedative doses of the A 2A agonist CGS 21680 can induce TJMs (Figure 6). Moreover, TJMs have been shown to be attenuated by several serotonergic Collins-Praino et al. Tremulous jaw movement model Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience www.frontiersin.org 2004). Despite its efficacy as a therapeutic measure, however, a clear consensus on the mechanism of action of DBS has yet to be reached, and several competing hypotheses have been put forward. Animal models of tremor could be useful for investigating potential mechanisms of action of DBS. In a recent study by Collins-Praino et al. (2011a), TJMs were induced by a DA D1 antagonist (SCH 39166), a DA D2 antagonist (pimozide), a muscarinic agonist (pilocarpine), and an anticholinesterase (galantamine). Unilateral high frequency stimulation (130 Hz) of the STN, but not of a striatal control site, was shown to be effective at reversing the TJMs induced by all four pharmacological agents (Figure 7). Stimulation at lower frequencies or intensities failed to decrease TJMs compared to baseline "OFF" epochs, indicating that this response is not only dependent upon the brain area stimulated but also upon the frequency and intensity parameters used. When the adenosine A 2A antagonist MSX-3 was co-administered with high frequency stimulation of the STN, both the frequency and intensity parameters necessary to produce a suppression of galantamine-induced TJMs were drastically reduced (Figure 7). These results serve to provide a further validation of the TJM model, and also may have critical significance for the selection of parameters used during deep brain stimulation in parkinsonian patients undergoing this procedure for the treatment of medically refractory tremor. Based on the results of this study, it is possible that the prescription of an adenosine A 2A antagonist to these patients may result in a significant reduction in the frequency and/or intensity parameters needed for therapeutic efficacy and, thereby, a near doubling of the therapeutic window for these parkinsonian patients. . All rats were implanted with unilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulating electrodes. After injection of galantamine, rats had alternating 5-min periods of stimulation off, followed by stimulation on; stimulation frequency was varied across the session. This curve shows the frequency-dependence of the effect of deep brain stimulation on tremulous jaw movements; there was an overall suppressive effect of brain stimulation on jaw movement activity [F(3,50) = 4.6, p < 0.01]. *p = 0.05; ***p < 0.001.

acknowledgment
This work was supported by grants to John D. Salamone from the University of Connecticut Research Foundation.