2018
Interaction between noradrenergic and cholinergic signaling in amygdala regulates anxiety- and depression-related behaviors in mice
Mineur YS, Cahuzac EL, Mose TN, Bentham MP, Plantenga ME, Thompson DC, Picciotto MR. Interaction between noradrenergic and cholinergic signaling in amygdala regulates anxiety- and depression-related behaviors in mice. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 2118-2125. PMID: 29472646, PMCID: PMC6098039, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0024-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAlkaloidsAmygdalaAnimalsAnxietyAzocinesCholinesterase InhibitorsDepressionFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGuanfacineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNicotinic AgonistsNorepinephrineParasympathetic Nervous SystemQuinolizinesReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Signal TransductionSympathetic Nervous SystemConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsNoradrenergic systemMale C57BL/6J miceDepression-related behaviorsDepression-like phenotypeNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAntidepressant efficacyCholinergic interactionsNE terminalsC57BL/6J miceShRNA-mediated knockdownAgonist guanfacineAgonist cytisineClinical studiesSmoking relapseΑ2A receptorsAcute abstinenceBrain areasAcetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholineGuanfacineAmygdalaBehavioral effectsAnxiety disordersStress pathways
2007
Prenatal cocaine exposure enhances responsivity of locus coeruleus norepinephrine neurons: Role of autoreceptors
Elsworth JD, Morrow BA, Nguyen V, Mitra J, Picciotto MR, Roth RH. Prenatal cocaine exposure enhances responsivity of locus coeruleus norepinephrine neurons: Role of autoreceptors. Neuroscience 2007, 147: 419-427. PMID: 17543464, PMCID: PMC2855228, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyAutoreceptorsClonidineCocaineFemaleGenes, fosImmunohistochemistryInjections, IntravenousLocus CoeruleusMaleNeuronsNorepinephrinePrefrontal CortexPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRadioligand AssayRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStress, PsychologicalTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureNorepinephrine neuronsCocaine exposurePrenatal cocaineTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsLocus coeruleus norepinephrine neuronsPrenatal cocaine exposure resultsPrenatal saline controlsRole of autoreceptorsLocus coeruleus noradrenergic systemPrenatal treatment groupsCocaine exposure resultsAlpha2-adrenergic receptorsInjection of cocaineGestational day 10Pharmacology of cocaineDaily i.LC neuronsNorepinephrine turnoverPregnant ratsNeurobehavioral deficitsSaline controlsFos expressionNoradrenergic systemRat model