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MPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling
Huang G, Thompson SL, Taylor JR. MPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 732-742. PMID: 33587295, PMCID: PMC8076072, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinge DrinkingDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHomer Scaffolding ProteinsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Nucleus AccumbensPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Septal NucleiSex CharacteristicsConceptsEffects of MPEPFemale C57BL/6 miceAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumptionNegative allosteric modulatorsLocomotor activityC57BL/6 miceFemale miceMale miceHomer2 expressionBinge drinkingMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5MGlu5 negative allosteric modulatorsSex differencesBinge alcohol consumptionGlutamate receptor 5Dose-response effectExcessive alcohol useERK2 expressionDose-response relationshipPotential sex differencesERK2 signalingBed nucleusNucleus accumbensStria terminalis
2018
When tractography meets tracer injections: a systematic study of trends and variation sources of diffusion-based connectivity
Aydogan DB, Jacobs R, Dulawa S, Thompson SL, Francois MC, Toga AW, Dong H, Knowles JA, Shi Y. When tractography meets tracer injections: a systematic study of trends and variation sources of diffusion-based connectivity. Brain Structure And Function 2018, 223: 2841-2858. PMID: 29663135, PMCID: PMC5997540, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-018-1663-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Clinically effective OCD treatment prevents 5-HT1B receptor-induced repetitive behavior and striatal activation
Ho EV, Thompson SL, Katzka WR, Sharifi MF, Knowles JA, Dulawa SC. Clinically effective OCD treatment prevents 5-HT1B receptor-induced repetitive behavior and striatal activation. Psychopharmacology 2015, 233: 57-70. PMID: 26423528, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-4086-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumDesipramineExploratory BehaviorFemaleFluoxetineIndolesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObsessive-Compulsive DisorderReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1BSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AgonistsSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AntagonistsSerotonin Receptor AgonistsStereotyped BehaviorTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute treatmentFos expressionDorsal striatumOCD treatmentStriatal activationReceptor agonist treatmentEffective OCD treatmentOpen-field behaviorChronic fluoxetineAgonist treatmentObsessive-compulsive disorderChronic pretreatmentLocomotor stereotypySeparate miceNeuronal activationDrug treatmentTreatment preventsRepetitive behaviorsOCD pathophysiologyBrain regionsOrbitofrontal cortexBehavioral effectsRU24969Inhibition deficitsBrain activation