2017
Access to nicotine in drinking water reduces weight gain without changing caloric intake on high fat diet in male C57BL/6J mice
Calarco CA, Lee S, Picciotto MR. Access to nicotine in drinking water reduces weight gain without changing caloric intake on high fat diet in male C57BL/6J mice. Neuropharmacology 2017, 123: 210-220. PMID: 28623168, PMCID: PMC5544033, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietCaloric intakeWeight gainFat dietFemale miceMale miceBody weightAdipose tissueEffects of HFDOverall caloric intakeAmphetamine-regulated transcriptNicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunitsLower body weightMelanin-concentrating hormoneSex-dependent mannerRegulation of agoutiChow-fed animalsAcetylcholine receptor subunitsNicotine administrationChronic consumptionArcuate nucleusNicotine dosesNicotine intakeFood intakeTobacco use
2002
Neuronal Systems Underlying Behaviors Related to Nicotine Addiction: Neural Circuits and Molecular Genetics
Picciotto MR, Corrigall WA. Neuronal Systems Underlying Behaviors Related to Nicotine Addiction: Neural Circuits and Molecular Genetics. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 3338-3341. PMID: 11978809, PMCID: PMC6758396, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-09-03338.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction of nicotineNicotine addictionNicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunitsAcetylcholine receptor subunitsStudies of miceSerotonergic nucleiNicotine effectsDopaminergic activityDopaminergic systemNicotine dependenceBrainstem cholinergicNeural circuitsNeuronal systemsReceptor subunitsBehavioral effectsNicotineAddictionRecent studiesNeural systemsInitial observationsCholinergicGABAergicMolecular geneticsMice
1998
Identification of Four Classes of Brain Nicotinic Receptors Using β2 Mutant Mice
Zoli M, Léna C, Picciotto M, Changeux J. Identification of Four Classes of Brain Nicotinic Receptors Using β2 Mutant Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 4461-4472. PMID: 9614223, PMCID: PMC6792706, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-12-04461.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta2-/- miceElectrophysiological experimentsBrain regionsNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunitBrain nicotinic receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunitsMost brain regionsPatch-clamp recordingsReceptor autoradiography studiesOrder of potencyDifferent brain areasAcetylcholine receptor subunitsThin brain slicesDifferent brain regionsIndividual alpha subunitsAutoradiography studiesBrain slicesNicotinic receptorsNicotinic agonistsHigh affinitySubunit compositionBrain areasAlpha subunitAlpha7 subunitType 2