1991
Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens
Cador M, Taylor J, Robbins T. Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens. Psychopharmacology 1991, 104: 377-385. PMID: 1924645, DOI: 10.1007/bf02246039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal noradrenergic bundleDose-dependent increaseDA-dependent mechanismSignificant dose-dependent increaseSmaller infusion volumesDA infusionDA receptorsAlpha-flupenthixolNoradrenergic bundleSystemic doseProfound depletionNucleus accumbensReward-related processesInfusion volumeNeurotoxic lesionsNA levelsNeurochemical mediationNoradrenalinePotentiationCONDITIONED REINFORCEMENTDopamineReward-related stimuliConditioned reinforcersAmphetamineDoses
1990
Cocaethylene inhibits uptake of dopamine and can reach high plasma concentrations following combined cocaine and ethanol use.
Jatlow P, Hearn W, Elsworth J, Roth R, Bradberry C, Taylor J. Cocaethylene inhibits uptake of dopamine and can reach high plasma concentrations following combined cocaine and ethanol use. NIDA Research Monograph 1990, 105: 572-3. PMID: 1876124.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Clonidine infusions into the locus coeruleus attenuate behavioral and neurochemical changes associated with naloxone-precipitated withdrawal
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Garcia E, Grant S, Roth R, Redmond D. Clonidine infusions into the locus coeruleus attenuate behavioral and neurochemical changes associated with naloxone-precipitated withdrawal. Psychopharmacology 1988, 96: 121-134. PMID: 3147472, DOI: 10.1007/bf02431544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNaloxone-precipitated withdrawalDorsal parabrachial nucleusAlpha-2 adrenergic receptorsWet dog shakesLocus coeruleusClonidine infusionMHPG concentrationsOpiate withdrawalAlpha-2 adrenergic agonistsAnti-withdrawal actionWithdrawal-induced increasesBlood-brain barrierInfusion of clonidineNucleus locus coeruleusOccurrence of diarrheaClonidine's abilityLC infusionBrain concentrationsNoradrenergic neuronsST-91MHPG levelsPeripheral injectionWithdrawal signsNeurochemical changesParabrachial nucleus