2020
Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex
Hofford RS, Euston TJ, Wilson RS, Meckel KR, Peck EG, Godino A, Landry JA, Calipari ES, Lam TT, Kiraly DD. Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 41: 1553-1565. PMID: 33361463, PMCID: PMC7896012, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1452-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte-colony stimulating factorMedial prefrontal cortexPsychostimulant use disordersPrefrontal cortexNucleus accumbensUse disordersDrug AdministrationMale Sprague-Dawley ratsMajor public health issueG-CSF treatmentSprague-Dawley ratsSynaptic dopamine releasePublic health issueTranslational research strategiesG-CSF effectsCue-induced drugDrug seeking behaviorRapid clinical translationAlters behavioral responsesRecombinant G-CSFReinstatement of cocaineGlutamatergic mechanismsPharmacological treatmentDawley ratsDopamine release
2017
Brain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity
Miller MB, Yan Y, Machida K, Kiraly DD, Levy AD, Wu YI, Lam TT, Abbott T, Koleske AJ, Eipper BA, Mains RE. Brain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 1554-1569. PMID: 28418645, PMCID: PMC5517348, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationCalpain sensitivityEffects of cocaineRat nucleus accumbensAdult rat nucleus accumbensRho GDP/GTP exchange factorRegion-specific effectsChronic cocaineNucleus accumbensSynaptic functionBrain regionsKALRN geneSpine morphologyPrefrontal cortexKal7CocainePotentiationFunctional significanceCalpainPhosphorylation