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MPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling
Huang G, Thompson SL, Taylor JR. MPEP Lowers Binge Drinking in Male and Female C57BL/6 Mice: Relationship with mGlu5/Homer2/Erk2 Signaling. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 732-742. PMID: 33587295, PMCID: PMC8076072, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinge DrinkingDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHomer Scaffolding ProteinsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Nucleus AccumbensPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Septal NucleiSex CharacteristicsConceptsEffects of MPEPFemale C57BL/6 miceAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumptionNegative allosteric modulatorsLocomotor activityC57BL/6 miceFemale miceMale miceHomer2 expressionBinge drinkingMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5MGlu5 negative allosteric modulatorsSex differencesBinge alcohol consumptionGlutamate receptor 5Dose-response effectExcessive alcohol useERK2 expressionDose-response relationshipPotential sex differencesERK2 signalingBed nucleusNucleus accumbensStria terminalis
2012
The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity
Olausson P, Venkitaramani D, Moran T, Salter M, Taylor J, Lombroso P. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity. Neuroscience 2012, 225: 1-8. PMID: 22885232, PMCID: PMC3725644, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsConditioning, OperantElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFearMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsSynaptic plasticityExperience-dependent synaptic plasticityAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsMemory formationLong-term potentiationAdult neuroplasticityAmygdala-dependent memory formationPharmacological treatmentKO miceExperience-induced neuroplasticityTyrosine phosphatase STEPNR2B subunitLateral amygdalaBrain regionsTyrosine kinase FynAcid receptorsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseNeuroplasticityMiceERK phosphorylationReceptor internalizationERK signalingKinase 1/2Detectable expressionSTEP KO 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 aspectsCortexPrelimbic cortex bdnf knock-down reduces instrumental responding in extinction
Gourley SL, Howell JL, Rios M, DiLeone RJ, Taylor JR. Prelimbic cortex bdnf knock-down reduces instrumental responding in extinction. Learning & Memory 2009, 16: 756-760. PMID: 19926781, PMCID: PMC2788209, DOI: 10.1101/lm.1547909.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model
Gourley SL, Wu FJ, Taylor JR. Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1148: 509-514. PMID: 19120149, PMCID: PMC3657205, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1410.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression modelCA1/CA3Chronic depression modelPrefrontal cortical targetsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2Antidepressant efficacyDentate gyrusCorticosterone exposureCortical targetsReceptor typesKinase 1/2Motivated behaviorNovel roleIntracellular signalingPERK1/2MAP kinaseTranscriptional activityNeurotrophinsHippocampusCorticosteroneCA3GyrusMiceInsultAcute Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Restores Motivational and Forced Swim Performance After Corticosterone
Gourley SL, Kiraly DD, Howell JL, Olausson P, Taylor JR. Acute Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Restores Motivational and Forced Swim Performance After Corticosterone. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 64: 884-890. PMID: 18675955, PMCID: PMC2633780, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factorAntidepressant treatmentCORT exposureCORT secretionAppetitive instrumental behaviorChronic antidepressant treatmentDepressive-like stateNeurobiology of depressionHippocampal BDNF expressionAdult male miceAnhedonic-like behaviorResponse Element-Binding Protein PhosphorylationCAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) phosphorylationProgressive ratio taskElement-Binding Protein PhosphorylationADT efficacyCORT modelAntidepressant efficacyBDNF expressionHippocampal brainNeurotrophic factorSwim testCorticosterone exposureMale mice
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