Prefrontal D1 dopamine signaling is required for temporal control
Narayanan NS, Land BB, Solder JE, Deisseroth K, DiLeone RJ. Prefrontal D1 dopamine signaling is required for temporal control. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 20726-20731. PMID: 23185016, PMCID: PMC3528521, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211258109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBehavior, AnimalBiological ClocksMaleMiceMice, TransgenicModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysOptogeneticsPrefrontal CortexRatsReceptors, Dopamine D1RewardRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaD1 dopamine receptorsDopamine receptorsTegmental areaDopaminergic projectionsPrefrontal neuronsMidbrain ventral tegmental areaD2 dopamine receptorsDopaminergic inputD1 receptorsDopaminergic neurotransmissionD1 dopamineDopaminergic diseasesTyrosine hydroxylaseDopamine signalingReceptorsPharmacological disruptionSelective inhibitionGoal-directed behaviorNeuronsRNA interferenceTiming taskBehavioral goalsControlNeurotransmissionGene Profiling Reveals a Role for Stress Hormones in the Molecular and Behavioral Response to Food Restriction
Guarnieri DJ, Brayton CE, Richards SM, Maldonado-Aviles J, Trinko JR, Nelson J, Taylor JR, Gourley SL, DiLeone RJ. Gene Profiling Reveals a Role for Stress Hormones in the Molecular and Behavioral Response to Food Restriction. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 358-365. PMID: 21855858, PMCID: PMC3237832, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood restrictionGene expressionExpression changesStress-responsive genesBrain regionsWhole-genome microarraysPersistent expression changesGene expression profilesMale C57BL/6J miceAdministration of corticosteroneVentral tegmental areaIntact adrenal glandsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMedial prefrontal cortexQuantitative polymerase chain reactionResponsive genesNonrestricted animalsDaily injectionsAdrenal glandC57BL/6J miceExpression profilesPlasma levelsPolymerase chain reactionCORT treatmentTegmental area