2007
Galanin Protects Against Behavioral and Neurochemical Correlates of Opiate Reward
Hawes JJ, Brunzell DH, Narasimhaiah R, Langel Ű, Wynick D, Picciotto MR. Galanin Protects Against Behavioral and Neurochemical Correlates of Opiate Reward. Neuropsychopharmacology 2007, 33: 1864-1873. PMID: 17957220, PMCID: PMC2504505, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternBrain ChemistryConditioning, OperantCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDose-Response Relationship, DrugExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGalaninGenotypeMiceMice, KnockoutMorphineMorphine DependenceMotor ActivityNarcoticsRewardSignal TransductionConceptsGKO miceMorphine place preferenceOpiate rewardGalanin agonistsMorphine administrationPlace preferenceGalanin knockout miceSingle systemic injectionEndogenous negative regulatorDrugs of abuseAcute administrationNeurochemical effectsNeuropeptide galaninPeripheral injectionWithdrawal signsLocomotor activationSystemic injectionNeurochemical correlatesNucleus accumbensGalaninKnockout miceTherapeutic targetBrain areasDrug reinforcementGalnon
2006
Galanin attenuates cyclic AMP regulatory element‐binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation induced by chronic morphine and naloxone challenge in Cath.a cells and primary striatal cultures
Hawes JJ, Narasimhaiah R, Picciotto MR. Galanin attenuates cyclic AMP regulatory element‐binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation induced by chronic morphine and naloxone challenge in Cath.a cells and primary striatal cultures. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 96: 1160-1168. PMID: 16417577, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03613.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpiate withdrawalAdditional potential therapeutic targetsChronic opiate administrationPotential therapeutic targetPrimary striatal culturesExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylationElement-Binding Protein PhosphorylationCAMP regulatory element-binding proteinKinase 1/2 phosphorylationGalanin treatmentMorphine administrationChronic morphineGalanin receptorsNeuropeptide galaninOpiate administrationNaloxone challengeStriatal neuronsLocus coeruleusSomatic signsNucleus accumbensStriatal culturesRegulatory element-binding proteinTherapeutic targetElement-binding proteinMolecular alterations