2019
Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Urban N, Grassetti A, Chang D, Salling M, Foltin R, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 1720-1727. PMID: 31026862, PMCID: PMC6785004, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0398-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderStress-induced relapsePositron emission tomographyCocaine bingeKappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin systemKOR selective agonistPositron emission tomography studyKappa-opioid receptorsCold pressor testCocaine self-administration sessionsEmission tomography studiesSelf-administration sessionsStress-induced cocaineEndogenous dynorphinDynorphin systemHealthy controlsPressor testSelective agonistPET scansAnimal studiesKOR bindingReceptor availabilitySignificant associationBrain regionsEmission tomography
2014
Human iPSC Neurons Display Activity-Dependent Neurotransmitter Secretion: Aberrant Catecholamine Levels in Schizophrenia Neurons
Hook V, Brennand K, Kim Y, Toneff T, Funkelstein L, Lee K, Ziegler M, Gage F. Human iPSC Neurons Display Activity-Dependent Neurotransmitter Secretion: Aberrant Catecholamine Levels in Schizophrenia Neurons. Stem Cell Reports 2014, 3: 531-538. PMID: 25358781, PMCID: PMC4223699, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHiPSC neuronsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsPluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsActivity-dependent secretionStem cell-derived neuronsCell-derived neuronsPositive neuronsCatecholamine levelsActivity-dependent mannerTyrosine hydroxylasePeptide neurotransmittersNeuronal culturesBrain disordersNeurotransmitter releaseChemical neurotransmissionKCl stimulationNeuronsNorepinephrineCatecholaminesElevated levelsNeurotransmitter secretionCatecholamine biosynthesisSchizophreniaDopamineNeurotransmitters
2011
Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse
Navarro V, Gottsch M, Wu M, García-Galiano D, Hobbs S, Bosch M, Pinilla L, Clifton D, Dearth A, Ronnekleiv O, Braun R, Palmiter R, Tena-Sempere M, Alreja M, Steiner R. Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 4265-4275. PMID: 21914775, PMCID: PMC3198996, DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRH/LH secretionKNDy neuronsKiss1 neuronsGnRH neuronsLH secretionMale miceActions of NKBKiss1-expressing neuronsNegative feedback regulationAdult male miceReceptor-dependent pathwayDynorphin neuronsGonadotropin secretionArcuate nucleusPulsatile secretionDynorphin ANegative feedback effectNKB receptorNKBNeuronsSecretionFeedback regulationKiss1SenktidePutative role
2003
A Retrospective Analysis of Hippocampal Pathology in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Evidence for Distinctive Patient Subcategories
De Lanerolle NC, Kim JH, Williamson A, Spencer SS, Zaveri HP, Eid T, Spencer DD. A Retrospective Analysis of Hippocampal Pathology in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Evidence for Distinctive Patient Subcategories. Epilepsia 2003, 44: 677-687. PMID: 12752467, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.32701.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultApoptosisCell CountCulture TechniquesDentate GyrusDynorphinsElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeEvoked PotentialsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHippocampusHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesInterneuronsMaleNeuronsNeuropeptide YReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesSclerosisSomatostatinSubstance PTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyDentate granule cellsLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesNeuronal lossNeuronal densityGranule cellsDentate gyrusNonsclerotic hippocampiRetrospective analysisHippocampal subfieldsHuman temporal lobe epilepsyBasis of pathophysiologyEvidence of sclerosisSignificant neuronal lossExtensive neuronal lossSharp electrode recordingsPatient subcategoriesSignificant hyperexcitabilityAutopsy controlsHippocampal pathologyNeuropeptide YImmunohistochemical characteristicsSubstance P
1994
Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Oxytocin in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Comparison With Tourette's Syndrome and Healthy Controls
Leckman J, Goodman W, North W, Chappell P, Price L, Pauls D, Anderson G, Riddle M, McSwiggan-Hardin M, McDougle C, Barr L, Cohen D. Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Oxytocin in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Comparison With Tourette's Syndrome and Healthy Controls. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 782-792. PMID: 7524462, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950100030003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid levelsObsessive-compulsive disorderCSF oxytocin levelsTourette syndromeArginine vasopressinFamily historyFluid levelsElevated cerebrospinal fluid levelsTic-related obsessive-compulsive disorderOxytocin levelsSubgroup of patientsSubset of patientsElevated CSF levelsCentral arginine vasopressinSubtype of OCDCSF levelsFamily genetic dataHealthy controlsTic disordersForms of OCDPatientsRelated syndromesCurrent severitySyndromeFamily study data
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