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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCocaineFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNucleus AccumbensProteomeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySelf AdministrationSex FactorsConceptsProtein 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 variables
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
2016
Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals a Novel Mechanism of CaMKIIα Regulation Inversely Induced by Cocaine Memory Extinction versus Reconsolidation
Rich MT, Abbott TB, Chung L, Gulcicek EE, Stone KL, Colangelo CM, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Taylor JR, Torregrossa MM. Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals a Novel Mechanism of CaMKIIα Regulation Inversely Induced by Cocaine Memory Extinction versus Reconsolidation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 7613-7627. PMID: 27445140, PMCID: PMC4951572, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1108-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineAmygdalaAnimalsBenzylaminesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2CocaineConditioning, OperantCuesEnzyme InhibitorsExtinction, PsychologicalHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMemoryPhosphorylationProteomicsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySelf AdministrationSerineSignal TransductionSulfonamidesConceptsRelapse-like behaviorMemory extinctionSubsequent cue-induced reinstatementAddiction treatmentDrug-associated memoriesCocaine-associated memoryCue-induced reinstatementRelapse prevention therapySelf-administer cocaineLong-term abstinenceReconsolidation disruptionAbstinence effortsAudiovisual cuesEssential therapeutic goalCocaine memoryMemory strengtheningAmygdala inhibitionDrug useReconsolidationExtinction enhancementAddictive disordersRelapse preventionMemoryCuesEnvironmental cues