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Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats
Groman SM, Hillmer AT, Liu H, Fowles K, Holden D, Morris ED, Lee D, Taylor JR. Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 777-787. PMID: 32826065, PMCID: PMC8935943, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersDecision MakingGlutamic AcidMesencephalonRatsSelf AdministrationConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsProbabilistic reversalRelapse-like behaviorTest of motivationReceptor availabilityPersistent drug useMetabotropic glutamate 5Neural mechanismsCompulsive patternsDecision-making processDrug-induced adaptationsSelective impairmentDrug useWeeks of abstinenceCocaine takingCocaine Self-AdministrationBrain regionsDegree of disruptionDays of cocaineAdult male ratsCocaine-induced increasesCocaine-induced changesDrug-induced alterationsRobust alterationsPositron emission tomography
2009
Prior chronic cocaine exposure in mice induces persistent alterations in cognitive function
Krueger DD, Howell JL, Oo H, Olausson P, Taylor JR, Nairn AC. Prior chronic cocaine exposure in mice induces persistent alterations in cognitive function. Behavioural Pharmacology 2009, 20: 695-704. PMID: 19901826, PMCID: PMC3380449, DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e328333a2bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAttentionCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCognitionConditioning, ClassicalConditioning, OperantDisease Models, AnimalImpulsive BehaviorInhibition, PsychologicalInjections, IntraperitonealMaleMemory DisordersMemory, Short-TermMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityReinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyReversal LearningTime FactorsConceptsCognitive functionAttentional functionsResponse inhibitionPrefrontal cortexThree-choice serial reaction time taskSerial reaction time taskReaction time taskPattern of errorsCocaine exposureDevelopment of addictionPrior chronic exposureCognitive flexibilityInstrumental reversalTime taskPosition taskChronic cocaine exposureChronic cocaine useCognitive dysfunctionTaskMemoryCocaine useDrug-free periodSuitable animal modelMultiple aspectsCortex
2001
Effects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5
Bibb J, Chen J, Taylor J, Svenningsson P, Nishi A, Snyder G, Yan Z, Sagawa Z, Ouimet C, Nairn A, Nestler E, Greengard P. Effects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5. Nature 2001, 410: 376-380. PMID: 11268215, DOI: 10.1038/35066591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCorpus StriatumCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDopamineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Enzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicKinetinMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosPsychomotor PerformancePurinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1RoscovitineSignal TransductionConceptsTranscription factorsSuch transcription factorsDownstream target genesCyclin-dependent kinase 5DNA array analysisTarget genesGene expressionCocaine administrationKinase 5Inducible transgenic miceChronic exposureCdk5 inhibitorMessenger RNACocaine addictionArray analysisDopamine-mediated neurotransmissionDopamine-containing nerve terminalsMedium spiny neuronsD1 dopamine receptorsChronic cocaine administrationOverexpression of ΔFosBProteinTransgenic miceAdaptive changesSpiny neurons