2017
Evaluating oral flavorant effects on nicotine self-administration behavior and phasic dopamine signaling
Wickham RJ, Nunes EJ, Hughley S, Silva P, Walton SN, Park J, Addy NA. Evaluating oral flavorant effects on nicotine self-administration behavior and phasic dopamine signaling. Neuropharmacology 2017, 128: 33-42. PMID: 28943284, PMCID: PMC5714675, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-administration behaviorNucleus accumbensNicotine self-administration behaviorIntravenous self-administration paradigmFast-scan cyclic voltammetryPublic health policy decisionsPhasic DA signalingTobacco product useProgressive ratio taskSelf-administration paradigmTwo-bottle choice testPhasic DA releaseHealth policy decisionsTobacco product regulationOral mentholOral nicotineOral sucroseNicotine administrationPreclinical findingsDA releaseMale ratsOral administrationSmoking behaviorNicotine aversionMenthol effects
2010
Sensitization of Rapid Dopamine Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens Core and Shell After Repeated Cocaine in Rats
Addy N, Daberkow D, Ford J, Garris P, Wightman R. Sensitization of Rapid Dopamine Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens Core and Shell After Repeated Cocaine in Rats. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2010, 104: 922-931. PMID: 20554845, PMCID: PMC2934942, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00413.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cocaine challengeCocaine challengeNucleus accumbens coreWithdrawal periodDopamine sensitizationShort withdrawal periodDopamine releaseDopamine neurotransmissionFast-scan cyclic voltammetryAccumbens coreMale Sprague-Dawley ratsSubsequent cocaine challengeSprague-Dawley ratsLonger withdrawal periodsCocaine-treated subjectsPre-exposed subjectsRepeated CocaineDaily injectionsAcute cocaineDopaminergic responseCocaine exposureDopamine overflowNAc coreDopamine uptakeUptake inhibition