2010
Mice lacking the galanin gene show decreased sensitivity to nicotine conditioned place preference
Neugebauer NM, Henehan RM, Hales CA, Picciotto MR. Mice lacking the galanin gene show decreased sensitivity to nicotine conditioned place preference. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2010, 98: 87-93. PMID: 21172385, PMCID: PMC3030658, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGal-/- miceAcute nicotine administrationNicotine CPPPlace preferenceNicotine administrationRewarding effectsRole of galaninEffects of nicotineNucleus accumbens shellClass of drugsAmphetamine place preferenceDrugs of abuseGalanin signalingNeuropeptide galaninCPP chamberAlcohol drinkingNicotine rewardSignificant CPPExtracellular signal-related kinaseAccumbens shellGalanin peptideHigh doseSystem activationAlcohol preferenceSignal-related kinase
2006
Galanin and galanin‐like peptide modulate neurite outgrowth via protein kinase C‐mediated activation of extracellular signal‐related kinase
Hawes JJ, Narasimhaiah R, Picciotto MR. Galanin and galanin‐like peptide modulate neurite outgrowth via protein kinase C‐mediated activation of extracellular signal‐related kinase. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 23: 2937-2946. PMID: 16819983, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04828.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEmbryo, MammalianEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGalaninGalanin-Like PeptideNeuritesNeuronsProtein Kinase CRatsReceptors, GalaninReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStem CellsConceptsGalanin-like peptideProtein kinase CNervous systemNeurite outgrowthAdult hippocampal progenitor cellsAbility of galaninKinase CERK phosphorylationHippocampal progenitor cellsNeuronal cell line PC12Central nervous systemModulates Neurite OutgrowthExtracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) phosphorylationConcentration-dependent mannerNerve injuryNeuropeptide galaninNeurotrophic effectsExtracellular signal-related kinaseReceptor subtypesNovel physiological roleAdult brainGalaninCell line PC12Signal-related kinaseProgenitor cells