2013
Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Yang Y, Paspalas CD, Jin LE, Picciotto MR, Arnsten AF, Wang M. Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12078-12083. PMID: 23818597, PMCID: PMC3718126, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307849110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAconitineAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsCognitionFemaleIontophoresisMacaca mulattaMaleMecamylamineMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronN-MethylaspartatePhenolsPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexQuinuclidinesReceptors, NicotinicSpatial BehaviorSynapsesVisual PerceptionConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexΑ7 nAChRsPrefrontal cortexΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorGlutamatergic NMDA receptorsCognitive circuitsNicotinic α7 receptorsPrimary visual cortexNMDA receptor actionGenetic insultsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDlPFC circuitsPrimate dlPFCACh depletionNMDA actionNMDA receptorsPyramidal cellsΑ7 receptorsNeuronal firingNAChR blockadeAcetylcholine receptorsVisual cortexPersistent firingCognitive functionLow-dose stimulation
1997
The effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists on cognitive performance in aged monkeys
Arnsten A, Lin C, Van Dyck C, Stanhope K. The effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists on cognitive performance in aged monkeys. Neurobiology Of Aging 1997, 18: 21-28. PMID: 8983029, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(96)00162-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual object discriminationObject discriminationFine motor tasksMotor tasksCognitive-enhancing effectsMemory taskResponse taskCognitive performanceReceptor antagonistEnhanced acquisitionCognitive functionReliable improvementMarmoset researchAged monkeysTaskReversal conditionsWide dose rangeDiscriminationSide effectsLow dosesRhesus monkeysDose rangeAntagonistAcquisitionMonkeysNoradrenergic Influences on Prefrontal Cortical Cognitive Function: Opposing Actions at Postjunctional α1 Versus α2-Adrenergic Receptors
Arnsten A, Steere JC, Jentsch DJ, Li BM. Noradrenergic Influences on Prefrontal Cortical Cognitive Function: Opposing Actions at Postjunctional α1 Versus α2-Adrenergic Receptors. Advances In Pharmacology 1997, 42: 764-767. PMID: 9328010, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)60859-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrefrontal cortexNE releaseΑ2 receptorsCognitive impairmentBeneficial effectsPFC functionBasal NE releasePrefrontal cortical cognitive functionΑ2-adrenergic receptorsCortical cognitive functionsPotential cognitive enhancersAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMemory functionDeficit hyperactivity disorderPostsynaptic α1Α1d subtypesNE terminalsΑ-adrenoceptorsΑ2 agonistsLithium medicationNoradrenergic influenceOpen trialLithium pretreatmentΑ2A subtypeΑ2A receptors