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The effects of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition and monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition on habit formation in mice
Gianessi CA, Groman SM, Taylor JR. The effects of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition and monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition on habit formation in mice. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 55: 922-938. PMID: 33506530, PMCID: PMC10370500, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitionResponse rateHydrolase inhibitionCannabinoid receptor type 1Aberrant habit formationInhibition of FAAHMonoacylglycerol lipase inhibitionInconsistent dose-response relationshipRole of CB1RSubstance use disordersEndocannabinoid ligand anandamideReceptor type 1Dose-response relationshipContingency degradation procedureEndocannabinoid signalingClinical utilityAM251Use disordersType 1Behavioral effectsPharmacological compoundsDose-response experimentsMiceLipase inhibitionAnandamide
2023
Ketogenic diet enhances the effects of oxycodone in mice
Trinko R, Diaz D, Foscue E, Thompson S, Taylor J, DiLeone R. Ketogenic diet enhances the effects of oxycodone in mice. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 7507. PMID: 37160959, PMCID: PMC10170077, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33458-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderKetogenic dietKD miceUse disordersTreatment of OUDEffects of KDEffects of oxycodoneClinical pain managementAlcohol use disorderProgressive ratio scheduleSex-specific effectsChronic oxycodoneLess oxycodoneOpioid withdrawalAntinociceptive effectPain managementPrescription opioidsSide effectsOxycodoneLocomotor activityTherapeutic potentialOpioidsDietary effectsOpiate sensitivityMice
2022
Utility and Implementation of Oral Corticosteroid Exposure in Behavioral Neuroscience Research with Rodents
Sequeira M, Taylor J, Gourley S. Utility and Implementation of Oral Corticosteroid Exposure in Behavioral Neuroscience Research with Rodents. Neuromethods 2022, 190: 223-231. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2748-8_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic antidepressant treatmentChronic CORT exposureDepression-like phenomenaHelplessness-like behaviorOral corticosteroid exposureDepressive-like stateNeurobiology of depressionChronic mild stressCohort of animalsMultiple biological factorsCorticosteroid exposureAntidepressant actionAntidepressant treatmentAdrenal hormonesC57BL/6 miceCORT exposureResilient miceNaïve rodentsMild stressExposure resultsMiceExposure procedureCorticosteroneExposure periodDepression
2012
The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity
Olausson P, Venkitaramani D, Moran T, Salter M, Taylor J, Lombroso P. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity. Neuroscience 2012, 225: 1-8. PMID: 22885232, PMCID: PMC3725644, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsConditioning, OperantElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFearMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsSynaptic plasticityExperience-dependent synaptic plasticityAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsMemory formationLong-term potentiationAdult neuroplasticityAmygdala-dependent memory formationPharmacological treatmentKO miceExperience-induced neuroplasticityTyrosine phosphatase STEPNR2B subunitLateral amygdalaBrain regionsTyrosine kinase FynAcid receptorsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseNeuroplasticityMiceERK phosphorylationReceptor internalizationERK signalingKinase 1/2Detectable expressionSTEP KO mice
2009
Prelimbic cortex bdnf knock-down reduces instrumental responding in extinction
Gourley SL, Howell JL, Rios M, DiLeone RJ, Taylor JR. Prelimbic cortex bdnf knock-down reduces instrumental responding in extinction. Learning & Memory 2009, 16: 756-760. PMID: 19926781, PMCID: PMC2788209, DOI: 10.1101/lm.1547909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine
Gourley SL, Koleske AJ, Taylor JR. Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 16859-16864. PMID: 19805386, PMCID: PMC2742404, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902286106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine D2 receptor levelsLocomotor depressant actionsD2 receptor levelsWild-type micePsychomotor stimulant actionDendritic simplificationAntagonist haloperidolStimulant actionCocaine exposureCortical axonsDendritic arborsReceptor levelsCocaine administrationSynaptic pruningDendrite stabilizationNeuropsychiatric disordersArg inhibitionMiceNormal sensitivityDendritic refinementCytoskeletal stabilizationCocaineAdolescenceReversal taskRhoA GTPase
2008
Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model
Gourley SL, Wu FJ, Taylor JR. Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1148: 509-514. PMID: 19120149, PMCID: PMC3657205, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1410.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression modelCA1/CA3Chronic depression modelPrefrontal cortical targetsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2Antidepressant efficacyDentate gyrusCorticosterone exposureCortical targetsReceptor typesKinase 1/2Motivated behaviorNovel roleIntracellular signalingPERK1/2MAP kinaseTranscriptional activityNeurotrophinsHippocampusCorticosteroneCA3GyrusMiceInsult