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Examining sex differences in responses to footshock stress and the role of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5: an [18F]FPEB and positron emission tomography study in rats
Asch RH, Pothula S, Toyonaga T, Fowles K, Groman SM, Garcia-Milian R, DiLeone RJ, Taylor JR, Esterlis I. Examining sex differences in responses to footshock stress and the role of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5: an [18F]FPEB and positron emission tomography study in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 48: 489-497. PMID: 36100654, PMCID: PMC9852230, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01441-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReinforcement Learning during Adolescence in Rats
Afshar N, Keip AJ, Taylor JR, Lee D, Groman SM. Reinforcement Learning during Adolescence in Rats. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 5857-5870. PMID: 32601244, PMCID: PMC7380962, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0910-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel behavioral protocolReversal-learning performanceAdaptive choice behaviorBehavioral protocolFemale Long-Evans ratsReversal performanceChoice behaviorLong-Evans ratsAdolescent brain functionAge-related improvementsReinforcement-learning mechanismsReversal-learning taskReversal-learning paradigmDecision-making paradigmReinforcement learning mechanismAdolescent ratsLongitudinal designAge-related changesNeurodevelopmental mechanismsAdolescencePositive outcomesBrain functionFunction of circuitsPostnatal day 30AdulthoodMPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling
Huang G, Thompson SL, Taylor JR. MPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 732-742. PMID: 33587295, PMCID: PMC8076072, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinge DrinkingDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHomer Scaffolding ProteinsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Nucleus AccumbensPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Septal NucleiSex CharacteristicsConceptsEffects of MPEPFemale C57BL/6 miceAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumptionNegative allosteric modulatorsLocomotor activityC57BL/6 miceFemale miceMale miceHomer2 expressionBinge drinkingMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5MGlu5 negative allosteric modulatorsSex differencesBinge alcohol consumptionGlutamate receptor 5Dose-response effectExcessive alcohol useERK2 expressionDose-response relationshipPotential sex differencesERK2 signalingBed nucleusNucleus accumbensStria terminalis
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
2000
Object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys produced by prior subchronic phencyclidine administration: evidence for cognitive impulsivity
Jentsch J, Roth R, Taylor J. Object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys produced by prior subchronic phencyclidine administration: evidence for cognitive impulsivity. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 48: 415-424. PMID: 10978725, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00926-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhencyclidine administrationObject retrieval detour taskFrontal cortical dysfunctionFrontal cortex ablationSubchronic phencyclidine administrationPerformance of trialsDrugs of abusePhencyclidine exposureSubchronic administrationIntermittent administrationCortical dysfunctionDrug withdrawalChronic consumptionDopaminergic dysfunctionBehavioral deficitsPsychotomimetic drugsCorticostriatal functionInhibitory response controlCognitive impairmentImpaired acquisitionNonhuman primatesAdministrationPhencyclidineDysfunctionInhibitory control
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 systemAltered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Altered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits. Neuroscience 1999, 90: 823-832. PMID: 10218783, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00481-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive deficitsSubchronic phencyclidine administrationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFrontal cortexCortical dopamine transmissionReduced dopaminergic functionFrontostriatal functionDetour taskCognitive performanceDopamine utilizationPhencyclidine exposurePrefrontal cortexPerformance impairmentPrelimbic cortexBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionCortical impairmentCortical regionsCognitive impairmentDopaminergic functionPhencyclidine administrationDopamine transmissionSpecific subregionsCortexPsychotomimetic drug phencyclidineDopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Redmond Jr D, Elsworth J, Youngren K, Roth R. Dopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 78-84. PMID: 10102786, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontostriatal systemCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexObject retrieval taskRegulation of cognitionPrimate prefrontal cortexD4 dopamine receptorsNormal control monkeysDR antagonistsCognitive processesDetour taskCognitive deficitsPerformance impairmentBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionRetrieval tasksFrontal cortexTaskCortexCortical dopaminergicDeficitsDopaminergic systemAntagonist reversalControl subjectsDopamine receptors