2020
GABA interneurons are the cellular trigger for ketamine’s rapid antidepressant actions
Gerhard DM, Pothula S, Liu RJ, Wu M, Li XY, Girgenti MJ, Taylor SR, Duman CH, Delpire E, Picciotto M, Wohleb ES, Duman RS. GABA interneurons are the cellular trigger for ketamine’s rapid antidepressant actions. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 1336-1349. PMID: 31743111, PMCID: PMC7269589, DOI: 10.1172/jci130808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid antidepressant actionsAntidepressant actionGABA interneuronsMedial prefrontal cortexCell-specific knockdownPrinciple neuronsPrefrontal cortexDeletion of GluN2BSingle subanesthetic doseBehavioral actionsAction of ketamineNMDA receptor antagonistExcitatory postsynaptic currentsCellular triggersMajor unmet needKetamine's rapid antidepressant actionsGABA subtypeGluN2B-NMDARsSST interneuronsPostsynaptic currentsReceptor antagonistDepressed patientsSubanesthetic doseExtracellular glutamateMood disorders
2016
GABA interneurons mediate the rapid antidepressant-like effects of scopolamine
Wohleb ES, Wu M, Gerhard DM, Taylor SR, Picciotto MR, Alreja M, Duman RS. GABA interneurons mediate the rapid antidepressant-like effects of scopolamine. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 2482-2494. PMID: 27270172, PMCID: PMC4922686, DOI: 10.1172/jci85033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsMajor depressive disorderMedial prefrontal cortexRapid antidepressant-like effectsRapid antidepressant effectsM1-AChRAntidepressant effectsGABA interneuronsSST interneuronsM1-type muscarinic acetylcholine receptorsNonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonistMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonistAcetylcholine receptor antagonistMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsViral-mediated knockdownPromising pharmacological targetActivity-dependent synapticAntidepressant therapyGABAergic neuronsSomatostatin interneuronsGlutamatergic neuronsSocioeconomic burdenGABAergic interneuronsGlutamatergic interneuronsReceptor antagonist
2011
Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse
Navarro V, Gottsch M, Wu M, García-Galiano D, Hobbs S, Bosch M, Pinilla L, Clifton D, Dearth A, Ronnekleiv O, Braun R, Palmiter R, Tena-Sempere M, Alreja M, Steiner R. Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 4265-4275. PMID: 21914775, PMCID: PMC3198996, DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRH/LH secretionKNDy neuronsKiss1 neuronsGnRH neuronsLH secretionMale miceActions of NKBKiss1-expressing neuronsNegative feedback regulationAdult male miceReceptor-dependent pathwayDynorphin neuronsGonadotropin secretionArcuate nucleusPulsatile secretionDynorphin ANegative feedback effectNKB receptorNKBNeuronsSecretionFeedback regulationKiss1SenktidePutative role
2008
Excitatory Effects of the Puberty-Initiating Peptide Kisspeptin and Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists Differentiate Two Distinct Subpopulations of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons
Dumalska I, Wu M, Morozova E, Liu R, van den Pol A, Alreja M. Excitatory Effects of the Puberty-Initiating Peptide Kisspeptin and Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists Differentiate Two Distinct Subpopulations of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 8003-8013. PMID: 18685025, PMCID: PMC2597556, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1225-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBarium CompoundsCapillariesChloridesDiagonal Band of BrocaDrug ResistanceElectrophysiologyFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMedian EminenceMethoxyhydroxyphenylglycolMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateRNA, MessengerSynapsesTumor Suppressor ProteinsVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2ConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistGlutamate receptor agonistsGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptor agonistReceptor agonistGnRH neuronsGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone NeuronsG protein-coupled receptor GPR54Vesicular glutamate transporter 2GnRH-GFP miceRetrograde labeling techniqueGlutamate transporter 2Gonadotropin-releasing hormoneDistinct subpopulationsOnset of pubertyPostpubertal miceHormone neuronsGnRH cellsExcitatory effectsCentral releaseHypogonadotropic hypogonadismPeptide kisspeptinReceptor GPR54Brain slicesNormal pubertyKisspeptin