2023
Differential Effects of Cocaine and Morphine on the Diurnal Regulation of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Proteome
Ketchesin K, Becker-Krail D, Xue X, Wilson R, Lam T, Williams K, Nairn A, Tseng G, Logan R. Differential Effects of Cocaine and Morphine on the Diurnal Regulation of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Proteome. Journal Of Proteome Research 2023, 22: 2377-2390. PMID: 37311105, PMCID: PMC10392613, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleus accumbensDiurnal regulationMouse nucleus accumbensPhase-dependent regulationBrain regionsDiurnal rhythmAdministration of psychostimulantsEffects of cocaineSubstance use disordersDifferential effectsMolecular rhythmsProtein rhythmsQuantitative proteomicsProteomic dataProteomeMorphine administrationUse of substancesRhythm alterationsGlucocorticoid signalingUse disordersMorphineSubstance useProtein expressionCocaineSignificant alterations
2021
Cocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens
López AJ, Johnson AR, Euston TJ, Wilson R, Nolan SO, Brady LJ, Thibeault KC, Kelly SJ, Kondev V, Melugin P, Kutlu MG, Chuang E, Lam TT, Kiraly DD, Calipari ES. Cocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 883. PMID: 34272455, PMCID: PMC8285523, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02358-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein expression patternsExpression patternsQuantitative mass spectrometrySubstance use disordersCritical biological variableProteomic functionProtein regulationRegulated proteinsUnique molecular profileNucleus accumbensSexual dimorphismProteomeProtein expressionMolecular substratesDrug-induced plasticityMolecular profileChronic neuropsychiatric conditionsPreclinical evidenceBaseline differencesCocaine administrationReward-associated behaviorsUse disordersMass spectrometryMale subjectsBiological variablesSex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure
Lee AM, Mansuri MS, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Sex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2021, 14: 657064. PMID: 34335180, PMCID: PMC8317211, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.657064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral tegmental areaC3H/HeJ miceGlial fibrillary acidic proteinChronic nicotine administrationNicotine administrationProtein abundanceProteomeIsobaric labelingNicotine exposureFemale miceTegmental areaHeJ miceNucleus accumbensNicotine addictionProteinSex differencesSample fractionationPathwayFibrillary acidic proteinTandem mass spectrometryNetwork analysisMouse strainsChronic nicotineMesolimbic systemNicotine reward
2020
Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex
Hofford RS, Euston TJ, Wilson RS, Meckel KR, Peck EG, Godino A, Landry JA, Calipari ES, Lam TT, Kiraly DD. Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 41: 1553-1565. PMID: 33361463, PMCID: PMC7896012, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1452-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte-colony stimulating factorMedial prefrontal cortexPsychostimulant use disordersPrefrontal cortexNucleus accumbensUse disordersDrug AdministrationMale Sprague-Dawley ratsMajor public health issueG-CSF treatmentSprague-Dawley ratsSynaptic dopamine releasePublic health issueTranslational research strategiesG-CSF effectsCue-induced drugDrug seeking behaviorRapid clinical translationAlters behavioral responsesRecombinant G-CSFReinstatement of cocaineGlutamatergic mechanismsPharmacological treatmentDawley ratsDopamine release
2018
Phosphoproteomic analysis of cocaine memory extinction and reconsolidation in the nucleus accumbens
Torregrossa MM, MacDonald M, Stone KL, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Taylor JR. Phosphoproteomic analysis of cocaine memory extinction and reconsolidation in the nucleus accumbens. Psychopharmacology 2018, 236: 531-543. PMID: 30411139, PMCID: PMC6374162, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-5071-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnimalsAssociation LearningBasolateral Nuclear ComplexCocaine-Related DisordersCuesExtinction, PsychologicalMaleMental RecallMotivationNucleus AccumbensPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProteomicsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GABA-BRecurrenceSelf AdministrationSignal TransductionConceptsCocaine-cue memoriesCue memoryCue extinctionDifferent memory processesBasolateral amygdalaCocaine-associated cuesSelf-administer cocaineNucleus accumbensBrief cueLikelihood of relapseDrug cuesAudiovisual cuesCue presentationMemory extinctionMemory processesMotivational propertiesReconsolidationCuesMemoryBehavioral conditionsMethodsMale Sprague–Dawley ratsProtein phosphorylationObjectivesThe purposeImportant research goalCross-region analysis
2017
Brain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity
Miller MB, Yan Y, Machida K, Kiraly DD, Levy AD, Wu YI, Lam TT, Abbott T, Koleske AJ, Eipper BA, Mains RE. Brain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 1554-1569. PMID: 28418645, PMCID: PMC5517348, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationCalpain sensitivityEffects of cocaineRat nucleus accumbensAdult rat nucleus accumbensRho GDP/GTP exchange factorRegion-specific effectsChronic cocaineNucleus accumbensSynaptic functionBrain regionsKALRN geneSpine morphologyPrefrontal cortexKal7CocainePotentiationFunctional significanceCalpainPhosphorylation