2022
Persistent sensory changes and sex differences in transgenic mice conditionally expressing HIV-1 Tat regulatory protein
Toma W, Paris J, Warncke U, Nass S, Caillaud M, McKiver B, Ondo O, Bagdas D, Bigbee J, Knapp P, Hauser K, Damaj M. Persistent sensory changes and sex differences in transgenic mice conditionally expressing HIV-1 Tat regulatory protein. Experimental Neurology 2022, 358: 114226. PMID: 36096180, PMCID: PMC10053560, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory neuropathyFemale miceHIV-1Tat expressionSensory nerve action potentialsIntraepidermal nerve fiber densityChronic HIV-1Persistent sensory changesPain-like behaviorsPeripheral sensory neuropathySevere chronic painDevelopment of neuropathyNerve fiber densityLumbar spinal cordDevelopment of hypersensitivityNerve action potentialsPrevious preclinical studiesDorsal root gangliaTNF-α expressionPPAR-α gene expressionTat regulatory proteinRole of TatHIV-1 TatSex differencesAllodynic responses
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 subunitsNew insights on the effects of varenicline on nicotine reward, withdrawal and hyperalgesia in mice
Bagdas D, Alkhlaif Y, Jackson A, Carroll FI, Ditre JW, Damaj MI. New insights on the effects of varenicline on nicotine reward, withdrawal and hyperalgesia in mice. Neuropharmacology 2018, 138: 72-79. PMID: 29860196, PMCID: PMC6054891, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineNicotine withdrawal signsNicotine rewardΑ5 nAChRWithdrawal signsHigh doseKnockout miceΒ2-nAChRsNicotine withdrawal-induced hyperalgesiaAdministration of vareniclineWithdrawal-induced hyperalgesiaΑ7 knockout miceDose-related mannerNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsΑ5 knockout micePlace preference testVarenicline doseCessation treatmentNicotine withdrawalSomatic signsVareniclineΑ7 nAChRsMouse modelCPP testNicotinic subtypes