2018
Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhou H, D’Andrea I, Maroteaux L, Lori A, Smith A, Ressler KJ, Nuñez YZ, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response. Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 23: 2277-2286. PMID: 29875475, PMCID: PMC6281782, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0077-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrady Trauma ProjectAfrican AmericansWild-type miceReceptor geneEffects of cannabisWide significant risk lociResident-intruder paradigmImpulsivity/aggressionConcordant findingsTHC administrationKnockout miceTranslational studiesAA subjectsCannabis useStudy designTrauma ProjectAdverse effectsMiceCannabisAggressive behaviorEuropean AmericansNominal associationAdverse consequencesGenome-wide association study (GWAS) designRisk loci
2014
Nf1 Regulates Alcohol Dependence-Associated Excessive Drinking and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Central Amygdala in Mice and Is Associated with Alcohol Dependence in Humans
Repunte-Canonigo V, Herman MA, Kawamura T, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Gelernter J, Farrer LA, Roberto M, Sanna PP. Nf1 Regulates Alcohol Dependence-Associated Excessive Drinking and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Central Amygdala in Mice and Is Associated with Alcohol Dependence in Humans. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 870-879. PMID: 25483400, PMCID: PMC4428692, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic intermittent ethanol vapor exposureGABA releaseWild-type miceGamma-aminobutyric acidAlcohol dependenceCentral amygdalaGamma-aminobutyric acid releaseIntermittent ethanol vapor exposureExcessive drinkingMouse central amygdalaEthanol vapor exposureHeterozygous null miceAlcohol dependence riskInduction of dependenceAlcohol drinkingAlcohol-related behaviorsDependent drinkingBinge drinkingTranslational investigationsNull miceCentral nucleusType 1 geneMiceAmygdalaAcid release