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Positive modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the mPFC reduces the spontaneous recovery of fear
Lee B, Pothula S, Wu M, Kang H, Girgenti MJ, Picciotto MR, DiLeone RJ, Taylor JR, Duman RS. Positive modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the mPFC reduces the spontaneous recovery of fear. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2580-2589. PMID: 35418600, PMCID: PMC9135632, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01498-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderFear extinctionInfralimbic medial prefrontal cortexFear conditioning modelEnhanced fear extinctionFear-based behaviorsProlonged stress modelMedial prefrontal cortexSpontaneous recoveryIL-mPFCPTSD modelPTSD treatmentStress disorderPrefrontal cortexSPS modelN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulatorsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsBehavioral effectsIncreased attentionMPFCPreclinical findingsPyramidal neuronsNeurotrophic factorMale mice
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
2008
A History of Corticosterone Exposure Regulates Fear Extinction and Cortical NR2B, GluR2/3, and BDNF
Gourley SL, Kedves AT, Olausson P, Taylor JR. A History of Corticosterone Exposure Regulates Fear Extinction and Cortical NR2B, GluR2/3, and BDNF. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 34: 707-716. PMID: 18719621, PMCID: PMC3679657, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2008.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderConditioned fearFear memory acquisitionFear extinction trainingVentromedial prefrontal cortexContextual fear conditioningMedial orbitofrontal cortexPrior chronic exposureExtinction learningFear extinctionExtinction trainingFear conditioningFear statesImpairs extinctionStress disorderBehavioral flexibilityMemory acquisitionOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural systemsAMPA receptor subunitsCortical regionsActive learning processPrior stressGlucocorticoid exposure
2007
Regionally Specific Regulation of ERK MAP Kinase in a Model of Antidepressant-Sensitive Chronic Depression
Gourley SL, Wu FJ, Kiraly DD, Ploski JE, Kedves AT, Duman RS, Taylor JR. Regionally Specific Regulation of ERK MAP Kinase in a Model of Antidepressant-Sensitive Chronic Depression. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 63: 353-359. PMID: 17889834, PMCID: PMC2277331, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmitriptylineAnimalsAntidepressive Agents, TricyclicAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChronic DiseaseConditioning, OperantCorticosteroneCREB-Binding ProteinDentate GyrusDepressive Disorder, MajorDisease Models, AnimalEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFluoxetineHeat-Shock ProteinsHippocampusLocomotionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular ChaperonesMotivationSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsConceptsAntidepressant efficacyChronic corticosteroneDentate gyrusChronic depressionCA1/CA3Depression-like behaviorExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Response element-binding proteinSignal-regulated kinase 1/2Amitriptyline treatmentGlucocorticoid exposureADT treatmentNaive rodentsBehavioral despairLong-term consequencesTail suspensionElement-binding proteinCyclic adenosine monophosphateBiochemical measuresERK MAP kinasePrefrontal cortexHeat shock proteinsOperant conditioning taskCommon mediatorPERK1/2
2000
Phencyclidine Model of Frontal Cortical Dysfunction in Nonhuman Primates
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Roth R. Phencyclidine Model of Frontal Cortical Dysfunction in Nonhuman Primates. The Neuroscientist 2000, 6: 263-270. DOI: 10.1177/107385840000600409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrefrontal cortexFrontal cortical dysfunctionPCP-induced behaviorsIdiopathic psychotic disordersPathophysiology of schizophreniaSchizophrenia-like symptomatologyLong-term intakeDopaminergic interactionsCortical dysfunctionNeurochemical dysfunctionNeurochemical effectsReceptor antagonistCognitive dysfunctionPhencyclidine modelPrimary symptomsPsychotic disordersDysfunctionNonhuman primatesNeurobiological substratesHuman subjectsBehavioral changesCortexSchizophreniaDisordersAberrant behavior
1999
A role for norepinephrine in stress-induced cognitive deficits: α-1-adrenoceptor mediation in the prefrontal cortex
Birnbaum S, Gobeske K, Auerbach J, Taylor J, Arnsten A. A role for norepinephrine in stress-induced cognitive deficits: α-1-adrenoceptor mediation in the prefrontal cortex. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 1266-1274. PMID: 10560032, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00138-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cognitive deficitsPoor attention regulationAlternation performanceSpatial working memoryPFC cognitive functionPrefrontal cortical dysfunctionMotor response timeIntra-PFC infusionsStress-induced deficitsStress-induced impairmentWorking memoryAttention regulationPFC contributeMemory performanceAlternation testingStress researchNeuropsychiatric disordersPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsCognitive functionMemory functionMemory impairmentPFC dysfunctionPerseverative patternsPharmacological stressorAltered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Altered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits. Neuroscience 1999, 90: 823-832. PMID: 10218783, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00481-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive deficitsSubchronic phencyclidine administrationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFrontal cortexCortical dopamine transmissionReduced dopaminergic functionFrontostriatal functionDetour taskCognitive performanceDopamine utilizationPhencyclidine exposurePrefrontal cortexPerformance impairmentPrelimbic cortexBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionCortical impairmentCortical regionsCognitive impairmentDopaminergic functionPhencyclidine administrationDopamine transmissionSpecific subregionsCortexPsychotomimetic drug phencyclidineDopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Redmond Jr D, Elsworth J, Youngren K, Roth R. Dopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 78-84. PMID: 10102786, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontostriatal systemCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexObject retrieval taskRegulation of cognitionPrimate prefrontal cortexD4 dopamine receptorsNormal control monkeysDR antagonistsCognitive processesDetour taskCognitive deficitsPerformance impairmentBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionRetrieval tasksFrontal cortexTaskCortexCortical dopaminergicDeficitsDopaminergic systemAntagonist reversalControl subjectsDopamine receptorsα-1 noradrenergic receptor stimulation impairs prefrontal cortical cognitive function
Arnsten A, Mathew R, Ubriani R, Taylor J, Li B. α-1 noradrenergic receptor stimulation impairs prefrontal cortical cognitive function. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 26-31. PMID: 9894572, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00296-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortexCognitive functionPrefrontal cortical cognitive functionCortical cognitive functionsImpairs cognitive functionHigher cortical functionsMemory taskAlpha-1 adrenoceptorsMost antipsychotic medicationsAlternation performanceNoradrenergic turnoverCortical functionPhenylephrine responseAlpha-1 adrenoceptor stimulationNeuropsychiatric disordersAlpha-1 adrenergic antagonistAlpha-1 adrenergic agonistDisordersAntipsychotic medicationAnxietyHigh levelsPhenylephrine infusionAdrenoceptor stimulationAdrenergic antagonistsSecond messenger pathways
1998
Prefrontal cortical involvement in phencyclidine-induced activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system: behavioral and neurochemical evidence
Jentsch J, Tran A, Taylor J, Roth R. Prefrontal cortical involvement in phencyclidine-induced activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system: behavioral and neurochemical evidence. Psychopharmacology 1998, 138: 89-95. PMID: 9694531, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesolimbic dopamine systemPrefrontal cortexInduced hyperlocomotionDopamine neuronsDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensDopamine systemInjection of phencyclidineMesocorticolimbic dopaminergic neuronsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsVentral tegmental areaCell body regionIbotenic acid lesionsPrefrontal Cortical InvolvementProfound cognitive impairmentGlutamatergic releaseNeurochemical evidenceAcute administrationCortical involvementDopamine utilizationDopaminergic neuronsMesolimbic pathwayTegmental areaAcid lesionsDopaminergic activation
1997
(S)-(-)-HA-966, a gamma-hydroxybutyrate-like agent, prevents enhanced mesocorticolimbic dopamine metabolism and behavioral correlates of restraint stress, conditioned fear and cocaine sensitization.
Morrow B, Lee E, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Nye H, Roth R. (S)-(-)-HA-966, a gamma-hydroxybutyrate-like agent, prevents enhanced mesocorticolimbic dopamine metabolism and behavioral correlates of restraint stress, conditioned fear and cocaine sensitization. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1997, 283: 712-21. PMID: 9353390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHA-966Dopamine metabolismMedial prefrontal cortexCocaine sensitizationNucleus accumbensHigh doseAcute cocaine-induced locomotionPrefrontal cortexGABAB receptor bindingCocaine-induced locomotionGamma-aminobutyric acidStress-induced increaseFear-inducing behaviorDopamine utilizationGABAB receptorsRestraint stressControl ratsLocomotor sensitizationDopaminergic neurotransmissionShell subdivisionBaclofen bindingCortical membranesPositive enantiomerWeight gainReceptor bindingSupranormal Stimulation of D1 Dopamine Receptors in the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Spatial Working Memory Performance
Zahrt J, Taylor J, Mathew R, Arnsten A. Supranormal Stimulation of D1 Dopamine Receptors in the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Spatial Working Memory Performance. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8528-8535. PMID: 9334425, PMCID: PMC6573725, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08528.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzazepinesDopamineDopamine AgonistsDopamine AntagonistsInfusions, ParenteralMaleMaze LearningMemoryModels, NeurologicalModels, PsychologicalPrefrontal CortexPsychomotor PerformanceRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpatial BehaviorStress, PsychologicalConceptsD1 receptor stimulationPrefrontal cortexReceptor stimulationSKF 81297SCH 23390D1 receptorsSupranormal stimulationPFC of ratsD1 receptor mechanismsDA receptor stimulationDose-related impairmentD1 receptor antagonistD1 receptor agonistD1 dopamine receptorsDelayed-alternation performanceMemory functionRecent electrophysiological studiesSpatial Working Memory PerformanceReceptor antagonistReceptor agonistDopamine receptorsReceptor mechanismsElectrophysiological studiesHigh dosesDrug efficacyEnduring Cognitive Deficits and Cortical Dopamine Dysfunction in Monkeys After Long-Term Administration of Phencyclidine
Jentsch J, Redmond D, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Youngren K, Roth R. Enduring Cognitive Deficits and Cortical Dopamine Dysfunction in Monkeys After Long-Term Administration of Phencyclidine. Science 1997, 277: 953-955. PMID: 9252326, DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5328.953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine utilizationPrefrontal cortexAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapineLong-term administrationDirect drug effectAntipsychotic drug clozapinePsychotomimetic drug phencyclidineAdministration of phencyclidineDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDopamine hypofunctionPrefrontal cortex functionCognitive dysfunctionPhencyclidine treatmentBehavioral deficitsDopamine dysfunctionPsychiatric disordersDrug effectsDrug clozapineDrug phencyclidineBrain regionsCognitive deficitsCortex functionCognitive functionPhencyclidineCortex
1995
Prior exposure to cocaine diminishes behavioral and biochemical responses to aversive conditioning: Reversal by glycine/N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist co-treatment
Morrow B, Taylor J, Roth R. Prior exposure to cocaine diminishes behavioral and biochemical responses to aversive conditioning: Reversal by glycine/N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist co-treatment. Neuroscience 1995, 69: 233-240. PMID: 8637621, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00184-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAversive conditioningAversive conditioning paradigmMedial prefrontal cortexCocaine-exposed groupNeutral stimuliConditioned fearConditioning paradigmPrefrontal cortexHA-966Conditioning sessionsPrior exposureStressful effectsLocomotor stimulant propertiesBehavioral effectsFootshockConditioningN-methyl-D-aspartate antagonistsStressful stimuliAmount of timeFearStimuliN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complexDoses of cocaineSessionsVentral tegmental area