Examining the role of muscarinic M5 receptors in VTA cholinergic modulation of depressive-like and anxiety-related behaviors in rats
Nunes EJ, Rupprecht LE, Foster DJ, Lindsley CW, Conn PJ, Addy NA. Examining the role of muscarinic M5 receptors in VTA cholinergic modulation of depressive-like and anxiety-related behaviors in rats. Neuropharmacology 2020, 171: 108089. PMID: 32268153, PMCID: PMC7313677, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSucrose preference testVentral tegmental areaMuscarinic M5 receptorsCholinergic toneM5 receptorsBehavioral effectsFemale ratsDepressive-like behavioral effectsIntra-VTA infusionAnxiogenic-like effectsAcetylcholinesterase inhibitor physostigmineAnxiety-related behaviorVTA administrationCholinergic modulationCholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsInhibitor physostigmineSwim testTegmental areaMale ratsMood disordersVTA infusionsFST behaviorRatsPhysostigmine