2018
Blockade of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor enhances the responsiveness to bupropion in the mouse forced swim test
Bagdas D, AlSharari S, Roni M, Campbell V, Muldoon P, Carroll F, Damaj M. Blockade of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor enhances the responsiveness to bupropion in the mouse forced swim test. Behavioural Brain Research 2018, 360: 262-269. PMID: 30552947, PMCID: PMC6324988, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsImmobility timeWT miceDecreased immobility timeDihydro-β-erythroidineAdult male miceWild-type miceEffects of β2Nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsBaseline immobilityAntidepressant effectsPresent studyJ miceKO miceSwim testMale miceWT littermatesRole of α4Bupropion administrationBupropionAcute dosesFST behaviorTransgenic miceAcetylcholine receptorsNAChR subunits
2017
Allosteric modulation of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Desformylflustrabromine potentiates antiallodynic response of nicotine in a mouse model of neuropathic pain
Bagdas D, Ergun D, Jackson A, Toma W, Schulte M, Damaj M. Allosteric modulation of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Desformylflustrabromine potentiates antiallodynic response of nicotine in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. European Journal Of Pain 2017, 22: 84-93. PMID: 28809075, PMCID: PMC9829446, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsChronic neuropathic painNeuropathic painΑ4β2 nAChRsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAllosteric modulationAcetylcholine receptorsAntagonist dihydro-β-erythroidineNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsChronic constriction injuryEndogenous cholinergic toneNicotine-evoked responsesAnimal pain modelsNicotine-induced antinociceptionDihydro-β-erythroidineMediation of painAlternative treatment strategiesBehavior doseConstriction injuryAntiallodynic effectPain modelPain modulationCholinergic tonePain behaviorAntinociceptive properties