2024
The endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions
Jiang C, DiLeone R, Pittenger C, Duman R. The endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 90. PMID: 38346984, PMCID: PMC10861497, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02796-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAction of ketamineEndogenous opioid systemAntidepressant-like actionOpioid systemB-endorphinKetamine treatmentAntidepressant-like actions of ketamineBehavioral actions of ketamineAntidepressant actions of ketamineBehavioral effects of ketamineSingle dose of ketamineAntidepressant-like effectsLevels of B-endorphinAcute systemic administrationEffects of ketamineDose of ketamineOpioid receptor antagonistAntidepressant actionPrefrontal cortexActivation of opioid receptorsBehavioral effectsBehavioral actionsCompetitive opioid receptor antagonistOpioid receptors
2019
Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes
Groman SM, Keistler C, Keip AJ, Hammarlund E, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C, Lee D, Taylor JR. Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes. Neuron 2019, 103: 734-746.e3. PMID: 31253468, PMCID: PMC6893860, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Optogenetic stimulation of infralimbic PFC reproduces ketamine’s rapid and sustained antidepressant actions
Fuchikami M, Thomas A, Liu R, Wohleb ES, Land BB, DiLeone RJ, Aghajanian GK, Duman RS. Optogenetic stimulation of infralimbic PFC reproduces ketamine’s rapid and sustained antidepressant actions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 8106-8111. PMID: 26056286, PMCID: PMC4491758, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1414728112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-PFCOptogenetic stimulationAntidepressant actionAnxiolytic effectsSystemic ketamineLayer V pyramidal neuronsSystemic ketamine administrationInfralimbic prefrontal cortexPrecise cellular mechanismsKetamine infusionKetamine administrationPyramidal neuronsAnxiolytic actionDepressed patientsSpine synapsesSynaptic responsesNeuronal inactivationRodent modelsNeuronal activityKetaminePrefrontal cortexBehavioral actionsCellular mechanismsStimulationPatients
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