2022
Muscarinic antagonists impair multiple aspects of operant discrimination learning and performance
Yousuf H, Girardi E, Crouse R, Picciotto M. Muscarinic antagonists impair multiple aspects of operant discrimination learning and performance. Neuroscience Letters 2022, 794: 137025. PMID: 36529388, PMCID: PMC9812939, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.137025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperant discriminationOperant discrimination learningCue-reward associationsLong-term memoryMultiple training sessionsPost-session injectionsCue associationsReward-related respondingMemory processesDiscrimination learningMaladaptive formsImpaired consolidationFood rewardSuccessful learningNose pokesDifferent learningPre-session injectionsTraining sessionsRewardTaskMemoryLearningMultiple aspectsEnvironmental cuesMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor family
2020
Acetylcholine is released in the basolateral amygdala in response to predictors of reward and enhances learning of cue-reward contingency
Crouse RB, Kim K, Batchelor HM, Girardi EM, Kamaletdinova R, Chan J, Rajebhosale P, Pittenger ST, Role LW, Talmage DA, Jing M, Li Y, Gao XB, Mineur YS, Picciotto MR. Acetylcholine is released in the basolateral amygdala in response to predictors of reward and enhances learning of cue-reward contingency. ELife 2020, 9: e57335. PMID: 32945260, PMCID: PMC7529459, DOI: 10.7554/elife.57335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral amygdalaCue-reward learningActivity of neuronsReward-related eventsNucleus basalisBLA responsesACh levelsPredictors of rewardTerminal fibersNeuron activityReward-predictive cuesCalcium indicatorsAChNeutral cuesEmotional stimuliAversive stimuliReward retrievalTask acquisitionAmygdalaSalient eventsMiceACh sensorTerminal activityQuick acquisitionCuesCumulative Effects of Social Stress on Reward-Guided Actions and Prefrontal Cortical Activity
Barthas F, Hu MY, Siniscalchi MJ, Ali F, Mineur YS, Picciotto MR, Kwan AC. Cumulative Effects of Social Stress on Reward-Guided Actions and Prefrontal Cortical Activity. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 541-553. PMID: 32276717, PMCID: PMC7434704, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortical activityCortical activityIndividual layer 2/3 pyramidal neuronsLayer 2/3 pyramidal neuronsStress exposureDepressive-like phenotypeTwo-photon calcium imagingSocial stressChronic social stressIndividual prefrontal neuronsMedial prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsMotor subregionsNeural dysfunctionResilient miceCalcium imagingPrefrontal neuronsAbnormal levelsPrefrontal cortexSocial defeatDistinct neural responsesStress-induced lossGoal-directed actionsEnsemble activityDefeat sessions
2015
DARPP-32 interaction with adducin may mediate rapid environmental effects on striatal neurons
Engmann O, Giralt A, Gervasi N, Marion-Poll L, Gasmi L, Filhol O, Picciotto MR, Gilligan D, Greengard P, Nairn AC, Hervé D, Girault JA. DARPP-32 interaction with adducin may mediate rapid environmental effects on striatal neurons. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 10099. PMID: 26639316, PMCID: PMC4675091, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainCaffeineCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCentral Nervous System StimulantsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineCOS CellsDendritic SpinesDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32EnvironmentFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesMass SpectrometryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationNeostriatumNeuronsNucleus AccumbensPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRewardConceptsAdducin phosphorylationCytoskeletal proteinsActin filamentsMolecular pathwaysCellular mechanismsEnvironmental changesPhosphorylationDARPP-32Striatal neuronsAdducinMutant miceSynaptic stabilityProteinCascadeMultiple effectsEnvironmental effectsBindsDendritic spinesNeuronsModification of responsesBrief exposurePathwayInteractionFilamentsEnrichment
2013
High-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression and trafficking abnormalities in psychiatric illness
Lewis AS, Picciotto MR. High-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression and trafficking abnormalities in psychiatric illness. Psychopharmacology 2013, 229: 477-485. PMID: 23624811, PMCID: PMC3766461, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3126-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric illnessNicotinic acetylcholine receptor expressionPre-clinical animal modelsMultiple psychiatric illnessesChronic nicotine exposureHigh-affinity nAChRsAcetylcholine receptor expressionNicotinic receptor subtypesNovel therapeutic agentsHuman psychiatric illnessCholinergic dysfunctionClinical featuresNicotine exposurePatient populationCholinergic systemNicotine intakeReceptor expressionReceptor subtypesMood disordersTobacco usePharmacological agentsAnimal modelsPsychiatric diseasesAcetylcholine receptorsIllness
2012
The drive to eat: comparisons and distinctions between mechanisms of food reward and drug addiction
DiLeone RJ, Taylor JR, Picciotto MR. The drive to eat: comparisons and distinctions between mechanisms of food reward and drug addiction. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 1330-1335. PMID: 23007187, PMCID: PMC3570269, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3202.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAgRP neurons regulate development of dopamine neuronal plasticity and nonfood-associated behaviors
Dietrich MO, Bober J, Ferreira JG, Tellez LA, Mineur YS, Souza DO, Gao XB, Picciotto MR, Araújo I, Liu ZW, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons regulate development of dopamine neuronal plasticity and nonfood-associated behaviors. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 1108-1110. PMID: 22729177, PMCID: PMC3411867, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Mice lacking the galanin gene show decreased sensitivity to nicotine conditioned place preference
Neugebauer NM, Henehan RM, Hales CA, Picciotto MR. Mice lacking the galanin gene show decreased sensitivity to nicotine conditioned place preference. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2010, 98: 87-93. PMID: 21172385, PMCID: PMC3030658, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGal-/- miceAcute nicotine administrationNicotine CPPPlace preferenceNicotine administrationRewarding effectsRole of galaninEffects of nicotineNucleus accumbens shellClass of drugsAmphetamine place preferenceDrugs of abuseGalanin signalingNeuropeptide galaninCPP chamberAlcohol drinkingNicotine rewardSignificant CPPExtracellular signal-related kinaseAccumbens shellGalanin peptideHigh doseSystem activationAlcohol preferenceSignal-related kinaseMicroRNA knocks down cocaine
Picciotto MR. MicroRNA knocks down cocaine. Nature 2010, 466: 194-195. PMID: 20613832, DOI: 10.1038/466194a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Localized low‐level re‐expression of high‐affinity mesolimbic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors restores nicotine‐induced locomotion but not place conditioning
Mineur YS, Brunzell DH, Grady SR, Lindstrom JM, McIntosh JM, Marks MJ, King SL, Picciotto MR. Localized low‐level re‐expression of high‐affinity mesolimbic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors restores nicotine‐induced locomotion but not place conditioning. Genes Brain & Behavior 2009, 8: 257-266. PMID: 19077117, PMCID: PMC2672109, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00468.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConditioning, PsychologicalCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDopamineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression RegulationLocomotionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNicotineNicotinic AgonistsPhosphorylationPresynaptic TerminalsReceptors, NicotinicRewardSynaptosomesTobacco Use DisorderVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaGamma-aminobutyric acidNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCyclic AMP response element binding proteinTegmental areaPlace preferenceTransgenic miceAcetylcholine receptorsBeta2 knockout micePedunculopontine tegmental areaSystemic nicotine administrationHigh-affinity nAChRsLaterodorsal tegmental nucleusNicotine place preferenceNicotinic partial agonistPlace preference testingDifferent neuronal subtypesAMP response element binding proteinTotal CREB levelsResponse element-binding proteinDA neuronsCholinergic neuronsNicotine administrationSystemic nicotineSmoking cessationNucleus Accumbens CREB Activity is Necessary for Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference
Brunzell DH, Mineur YS, Neve RL, Picciotto MR. Nucleus Accumbens CREB Activity is Necessary for Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009, 34: 1993-2001. PMID: 19212318, PMCID: PMC2709692, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConditioning, PsychologicalCuesCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDecision MakingDose-Response Relationship, DrugDown-RegulationGene Transfer TechniquesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNicotineNicotinic AgonistsNucleus AccumbensPhosphorylationRewardSynaptic TransmissionTobacco Use DisorderUp-RegulationConceptsCyclic AMP response element binding proteinNAc shellPlace preferenceNicotine CPPCREB activityModulation of cocaineCREB activationNicotine place preferenceAbility of nicotineAbsence of nicotineCue-induced responsesDominant-negative CREB constructNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAMP response element binding proteinLevels of CREBTranscription factor cyclic AMP response element binding proteinViral-mediated gene transferRange of dosesActivation of intracellularNicotine exposureMorphine rewardC57BL/6J miceNicotine rewardDopamine neuronsLong-term consequences
2008
Galanin – 25 years with a multitalented neuropeptide
Picciotto MR. Galanin – 25 years with a multitalented neuropeptide. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2008, 65: 1872-1879. PMID: 18500649, PMCID: PMC11131873, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8151-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalanin receptorsFood intakeOpiate rewardDrug rewardGalanin – 25 yearsAbility of neuropeptidesMesolimbic dopamine systemDrugs of abuseGalanin agonistsNoradrenergic neuronsDrug withdrawalStriatal slicesWithdrawal signsAnalgesic propertiesLocus coeruleusHypothalamic functionDopamine releaseDopamine systemGalaninNovel treatmentsPlace preferenceStress-related pathwaysFiring ratePotential targetWithdrawalVoluntary oral nicotine intake in mice down-regulates GluR2 but does not modulate depression-like behaviors
Vieyra-Reyes P, Picciotto MR, Mineur YS. Voluntary oral nicotine intake in mice down-regulates GluR2 but does not modulate depression-like behaviors. Neuroscience Letters 2008, 434: 18-22. PMID: 18261852, PMCID: PMC2757003, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnimalsAnxiety DisordersBehavior, AnimalBrainCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDepressive DisorderDown-RegulationGlutamic AcidMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityNeural PathwaysNicotineNicotinic AgonistsNucleus AccumbensReceptors, AMPARewardSynaptic TransmissionTobacco Use DisorderVentral Tegmental AreaVolitionConceptsCAMP response element-binding proteinDepression-like behaviorVentral tegmental areaNucleus accumbensMesolimbic systemNicotine preferenceChronic nicotine exposureDepression-related behaviorsNon-treated animalsBALB/cOral nicotine intakeCentral nervous systemResponse element-binding proteinNicotine exposureNicotine rewardMesolimbic dopamine projectionsTegmental areaNicotine intakeGlutamate receptorsDopamine projectionsElement-binding proteinNervous systemLocomotor activityMice C57BL/6JGluR1 levels
2007
It is not “either/or”: Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood
Picciotto MR, Addy NA, Mineur YS, Brunzell DH. It is not “either/or”: Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood. Progress In Neurobiology 2007, 84: 329-342. PMID: 18242816, PMCID: PMC2390914, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDesensitization of nAChRsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNicotine addictionDrug reinforcementAcetylcholine receptorsAntidepressant-like effectsActivation of nAChRsEffects of nicotineNicotine-mediated behaviorsRecent electrophysiological studiesNicotine administrationTobacco smokingAffective modulationNicotine resultsElectrophysiological studiesSmoking behaviorNicotinic agentsReceptor desensitizationDrug rewardBehavioral consequencesAffective behaviorBehavioral processesBehavioral effectsNAChRsDesensitizationGalanin Protects Against Behavioral and Neurochemical Correlates of Opiate Reward
Hawes JJ, Brunzell DH, Narasimhaiah R, Langel Ű, Wynick D, Picciotto MR. Galanin Protects Against Behavioral and Neurochemical Correlates of Opiate Reward. Neuropsychopharmacology 2007, 33: 1864-1873. PMID: 17957220, PMCID: PMC2504505, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternBrain ChemistryConditioning, OperantCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDose-Response Relationship, DrugExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGalaninGenotypeMiceMice, KnockoutMorphineMorphine DependenceMotor ActivityNarcoticsRewardSignal TransductionConceptsGKO miceMorphine place preferenceOpiate rewardGalanin agonistsMorphine administrationPlace preferenceGalanin knockout miceSingle systemic injectionEndogenous negative regulatorDrugs of abuseAcute administrationNeurochemical effectsNeuropeptide galaninPeripheral injectionWithdrawal signsLocomotor activationSystemic injectionNeurochemical correlatesNucleus accumbensGalaninKnockout miceTherapeutic targetBrain areasDrug reinforcementGalnon
2004
Characterization of GalR1, GalR2, and GalR3 immunoreactivity in catecholaminergic nuclei of the mouse brain
Hawes JJ, Picciotto MR. Characterization of GalR1, GalR2, and GalR3 immunoreactivity in catecholaminergic nuclei of the mouse brain. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 479: 410-423. PMID: 15514977, DOI: 10.1002/cne.20329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCatecholaminesGalaninImmunohistochemistryLocus CoeruleusMiceNeural PathwaysNeuronsNucleus AccumbensOpioid-Related DisordersReceptor, Galanin, Type 1Receptor, Galanin, Type 2Receptor, Galanin, Type 3Receptors, GalaninRewardSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraLocus coeruleusNucleus accumbensGalanin receptorsBrain areasMouse brainDistribution of immunoreactivityNoradrenergic transmissionGalanin bindingOpiate withdrawalTegmental areaCatecholaminergic nucleiTyrosine hydroxylaseDopamine neurotransmissionGalR1GalR2GalR3BrainProtein levelsDrug addictionGalaninImmunoreactivityReceptorsCoeruleus
1998
Common aspects of the action of nicotine and other drugs of abuse
Picciotto M. Common aspects of the action of nicotine and other drugs of abuse. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1998, 51: 165-172. PMID: 9716938, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00074-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsBehavior, AddictiveCentral Nervous System StimulantsCognitionHumansIllicit DrugsMotor ActivityNicotineNicotinic AgonistsNucleus AccumbensReceptors, NicotinicRewardSelf MedicationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersTobacco Use DisorderVentral Tegmental Area
1997
Contribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the β2-subunit to the behavioural effects of nicotine
Picciotto MR, Zoli M, Zachariou V, Changeux J. Contribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the β2-subunit to the behavioural effects of nicotine. Biochemical Society Transactions 1997, 25: 824-829. PMID: 9388554, DOI: 10.1042/bst0250824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research