1999
Enhancement of Locomotor Activity and Conditioned Reward to Cocaine by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Horger B, Iyasere C, Berhow M, Messer C, Nestler E, Taylor J. Enhancement of Locomotor Activity and Conditioned Reward to Cocaine by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 4110-4122. PMID: 10234039, PMCID: PMC6782687, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-10-04110.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorDevelopment of sensitizationLocomotor sensitizationBDNF infusionNeurotrophic factorNucleus accumbensStimulant effectsInitial stimulant effectMesolimbic DA systemCocaine-induced locomotionVentral tegmental areaMesolimbic dopamine systemWild-type littermatesPsychomotor stimulant effectsBDNF administrationDopaminergic neuronsTegmental areaCocaine injectionCocaine dosesControl animalsDopamine systemLocomotor activityDrug rewardCR leverDA systemEnhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization
Taylor J, Horger B. Enhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 31-40. PMID: 10102780, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-accumbens amphetamineIntra-NAc amphetamineCocaine sensitizationLocomotor sensitizationNucleus accumbensCR leverLong-term neuronal adaptationsSaline-treated groupMesolimbic dopamine systemStimulant drug useSaline infusionSaline injectionDopamine systemPsychomotor stimulantsDrug useNeuronal adaptationConditioned rewardStimulant drugsAmphetaminePrior exposureSensitizationTest daySeparate groupsNCR leverPredictive associations
1998
Prefrontal cortical involvement in phencyclidine-induced activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system: behavioral and neurochemical evidence
Jentsch J, Tran A, Taylor J, Roth R. Prefrontal cortical involvement in phencyclidine-induced activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system: behavioral and neurochemical evidence. Psychopharmacology 1998, 138: 89-95. PMID: 9694531, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesolimbic dopamine systemPrefrontal cortexInduced hyperlocomotionDopamine neuronsDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensDopamine systemInjection of phencyclidineMesocorticolimbic dopaminergic neuronsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsVentral tegmental areaCell body regionIbotenic acid lesionsPrefrontal Cortical InvolvementProfound cognitive impairmentGlutamatergic releaseNeurochemical evidenceAcute administrationCortical involvementDopamine utilizationDopaminergic neuronsMesolimbic pathwayTegmental areaAcid lesionsDopaminergic activation
1997
Dysregulation of Mesoprefrontal Dopamine Neurons Induced by Acute and Repeated Phencyclidine Administration in the Nonhuman Primate: Implications for Schizophrenia
Jentsch J, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Redmond D, Roth R. Dysregulation of Mesoprefrontal Dopamine Neurons Induced by Acute and Repeated Phencyclidine Administration in the Nonhuman Primate: Implications for Schizophrenia. Advances In Pharmacology 1997, 42: 810-814. PMID: 9328021, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)60870-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCP administrationAcute PCP administrationNegative symptomsDA systemMesoprefrontal dopamine neuronsSubcortical DA systemsBrains of patientsSchizophrenia-like symptomatologyDevelopment of neuropathologyDistinct behavioral effectsDAergic dysfunctionDA metabolismDAergic functionDopamine neuronsCognitive dysfunctionNovel agentsDeficits of schizophreniaFrontal cortexPsychotomimetic propertiesNeurobiological effectsDopamine systemPositive symptomsPhencyclidine administrationBehavioral effectsAdministration
1996
Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys
Elsworth J, Sladek J, Taylor J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys. Neuroscience 1996, 72: 477-484. PMID: 8737417, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00564-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal ventral mesencephalonVentral mesencephalonCaudate nucleusGraft siteDopamine neuronsDopamine concentrationsBehavioral recoveryTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioFetal dopamine neuronsGrafted dopamine neuronsIntrastriatal transplantsParkinsonian primatesGrafted neuronsIntrastriatal transplantationGestational ageTransplant proceduresDopamine ratioDopamine productionSignificant elevationNucleus accumbensDopamine systemSham graftsGraftBrain regionsRestoration of dopamine transporter density in the striatum of fetal ventral mesencephalon-grafted, but not sham-grafted, MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys
Elsworth J, Brittan M, Taylor J, Sladek J, Al-Tikriti M, Zea-Ponce Y, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Restoration of dopamine transporter density in the striatum of fetal ventral mesencephalon-grafted, but not sham-grafted, MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1996, 5: 315-325. DOI: 10.1016/0963-6897(95)02034-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationHomovanillic AcidIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesencephalonNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryProtein BindingPutamenConceptsFetal dopamine neuronsDopamine transporter densityDopamine neuronsParkinsonian monkeysBehavioral recoveryTransporter densityCaudate nucleusNeural graftingDopamine systemImplantation procedureDopamine concentrationsFull behavioral recoveryPutamen of MPTPStriatal dopamine deficiencyStriatal dopamine concentrationsDopamine-depleted striatumStriatum of MPTPDopamine depletionVentral mesencephalonDopamine deficiencyMotor abnormalitiesDopaminergic innervationUseful treatmentStriatal nucleiAdult striatumRestoration of Dopamine Transporter Density in the Striatum of Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon-Grafted, but not Sham-Grafted, Mptp-Treated Parkinsonian Monkeys
Elsworth J, Brittan M, Taylor J, Sladek J, Al-Tikriti M, Zea-Ponce Y, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Restoration of Dopamine Transporter Density in the Striatum of Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon-Grafted, but not Sham-Grafted, Mptp-Treated Parkinsonian Monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1996, 5: 315-325. PMID: 8689042, DOI: 10.1177/096368979600500220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationHomovanillic AcidIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesencephalonNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryProtein BindingPutamenConceptsFetal dopamine neuronsDopamine transporter densityDopamine neuronsParkinsonian monkeysBehavioral recoveryTransporter densityCaudate nucleusNeural graftingDopamine systemImplantation procedureDopamine concentrationsFull behavioral recoveryPutamen of MPTPStriatal dopamine deficiencyStriatal dopamine concentrationsDopamine-depleted striatumStriatum of MPTPDopamine depletionVentral mesencephalonDopamine deficiencyMotor abnormalitiesDopaminergic innervationUseful treatmentStriatal nucleiAdult striatum
1994
Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems
Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems. Neuroscience 1994, 61: 875-889. PMID: 7838385, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90410-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusNon-human primatesLateral ventricleSeptal areaDopamine systemEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueTyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibersHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioDopamine neuron graftsDopamine-depleted monkeysEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsVentral mesencephalic tissueLateral septal areaLevels of dopamineMesencephalic dopamine neuronsMetabolite homovanillic acidBrain dopamine systemsMPTP-treated monkeysDirection of normalizationAfrican green monkeysInjury-induced regenerationMesencephalic tissueSaphenous nerve
1993
Serotonin involvement in cocaine sensitization: Clues from studies with cocaine analogs
Elsworth J, Taylor J, Jatlow P, Roth R. Serotonin involvement in cocaine sensitization: Clues from studies with cocaine analogs. Drug Development Research 1993, 30: 189-200. DOI: 10.1002/ddr.430300311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocomotor activityAcute dose-response studySubsequent challenge doseΒ-CITCentral dopamine systemsInhibitor of serotoninDopamine uptake sitesCocaine-induced sensitizationInhibitors of dopamineDose-response studyUptake of dopamineRat locomotor activitySerotonin componentConcurrent ingestionChallenge doseSerotonin uptakeNorepinephrine uptakeSerotonergic systemChronic cocaineDopamine systemDopamine uptakeCocaine actionUptake sitesBehavioral effectsComparative potency