2019
Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex Drd1 neurons produces rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects
Hare BD, Shinohara R, Liu RJ, Pothula S, DiLeone RJ, Duman RS. Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex Drd1 neurons produces rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 223. PMID: 30644390, PMCID: PMC6333924, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08168-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAntidepressant effectsPyramidal cellsNovel rapid-acting antidepressantsRapid antidepressant effectsRapid-acting antidepressantsRapid antidepressant responseRapid antidepressant actionsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant responsePyramidal neuronsTherapeutic responseDRD2 dopamine receptorAnxiolytic responseDopamine receptorsSomatic stimulationTarget neuronsImpaired functionMajor subtypesOptogenetic stimulationParticular subtypeDownstream circuitryPrefrontal cortexKetamineNeurons
2012
Prefrontal D1 dopamine signaling is required for temporal control
Narayanan NS, Land BB, Solder JE, Deisseroth K, DiLeone RJ. Prefrontal D1 dopamine signaling is required for temporal control. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 20726-20731. PMID: 23185016, PMCID: PMC3528521, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211258109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBehavior, AnimalBiological ClocksMaleMiceMice, TransgenicModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysOptogeneticsPrefrontal CortexRatsReceptors, Dopamine D1RewardRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaD1 dopamine receptorsDopamine receptorsTegmental areaDopaminergic projectionsPrefrontal neuronsMidbrain ventral tegmental areaD2 dopamine receptorsDopaminergic inputD1 receptorsDopaminergic neurotransmissionD1 dopamineDopaminergic diseasesTyrosine hydroxylaseDopamine signalingReceptorsPharmacological disruptionSelective inhibitionGoal-directed behaviorNeuronsRNA interferenceTiming taskBehavioral goalsControlNeurotransmission