2018
Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats
Dong H, Keegan JM, Hong E, Gallardo C, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Wang B, Rice KC, Csernansky J. Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018, 90: 92-101. PMID: 29477954, PMCID: PMC5864558, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnxietyBehaviorBehavior, AnimalCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMalePituitary-Adrenal SystemPyrimidinesPyrrolesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneStress, PsychologicalSynapsesConceptsStress-induced behavioral changesStress-induced anxietyAnxiety-related behaviorMemory deficitsChronic stressSynapse lossCRF1 antagonistsFactor receptor 1 antagonistCortical dendritic spinesHPA axis dysfunctionBody weight lossReceptor 1 antagonistMonths of ageSubset of animalsBehavioral changesFactor receptor 1Axis dysfunctionAged brainAged ratsPotential therapyDendritic spinesAnimal modelsCorticosterone levelsAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor 1
2008
Chronic underactivity of medial frontal cortical β2-containing nicotinic receptors increases clozapine-induced working memory impairment in female rats
Levin ED, Perkins A, Brotherton T, Qazi M, Berez C, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Davis K, Williams P, Christopher NC. Chronic underactivity of medial frontal cortical β2-containing nicotinic receptors increases clozapine-induced working memory impairment in female rats. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2008, 33: 296-302. PMID: 19146909, PMCID: PMC2684503, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAconitineAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCerebral CortexChronic DiseaseClozapineDihydro-beta-ErythroidineFemaleMaze LearningMemory DisordersMemory, Short-TermMicroinjectionsNicotinic AntagonistsPrefrontal CortexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, NicotinicConceptsMedial frontal cortexMemory impairmentNicotinic receptor activityFrontal cortexCognitive functionHippocampal infusionsRadial arm mazeNicotinic receptor involvementNicotinic receptor lossProcognitive treatmentsBrain systemsCognitive effectsMemory functionAntipsychotic drug interactionsMLA infusionsMemoryNicotinic receptorsCognitive impairmentBrain functionFemale ratsAntipsychotic drugsReceptor lossAntispychotic drugsCurrent studyAlzheimer's disease