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Medial prefrontal D1 dopamine neurons control food intake
Land BB, Narayanan NS, Liu RJ, Gianessi CA, Brayton CE, M Grimaldi D, Sarhan M, Guarnieri DJ, Deisseroth K, Aghajanian GK, DiLeone RJ. Medial prefrontal D1 dopamine neurons control food intake. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 248-253. PMID: 24441680, PMCID: PMC3968853, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2ChannelrhodopsinsEatingElectric StimulationFemaleFood DeprivationFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationIn Vitro TechniquesLuminescent ProteinsMaleMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeural InhibitionNeural PathwaysNeuronsOptogeneticsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhotic StimulationPrefrontal CortexReceptors, Dopamine D1Time Factors
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
2018
Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice
Ter Horst KW, Lammers NM, Trinko R, Opland DM, Figee M, Ackermans MT, Booij J, van den Munckhof P, Schuurman PR, Fliers E, Denys D, DiLeone RJ, la Fleur SE, Serlie MJ. Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29794060, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar3752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic glucose metabolismDeep brain stimulationPeripheral insulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismInsulin sensitivityStriatal dopamineBilateral deep brain stimulationStriatal neuronal activityPeripheral glucose metabolismReceptor-expressing neuronsStriatal dopamine signalingObservational human studiesNondiabetic patientsInsulin requirementsDopamine depletionGlucose toleranceObsessive-compulsive disorderDiabetes patientsInternal capsuleStriatal areasDopamine releaseHealthy subjectsAnterior limbNucleus accumbensNeuronal activity