2000
Role for GDNF in Biochemical and Behavioral Adaptations to Drugs of Abuse
Messer C, Eisch A, Carlezon W, Whisler K, Shen L, Wolf D, Westphal H, Collins F, Russell D, Nestler E. Role for GDNF in Biochemical and Behavioral Adaptations to Drugs of Abuse. Neuron 2000, 26: 247-257. PMID: 10798408, PMCID: PMC4451194, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81154-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaDrugs of abuseAnti-GDNF antibodyIntra-VTA infusionDopaminergic brain regionsSubsequent drug exposureChronic morphineDrug exposureTegmental areaChronic cocaineCocaine exposureRewarding effectsGDNF geneGDNF pathwayBrain regionsGDNFBehavioral sensitivityCocaineDrugsMorphineInfusionPresent studyExposureNull mutationAbuse
1995
Influence of neurotrophic factors on morphine- and cocaine-induced biochemical changes in the mesolimbic dopamine system
Berhow M, Russell D, Terwilliger R, Beitner-Johnson D, Self D, Lindsay R, Nestler E. Influence of neurotrophic factors on morphine- and cocaine-induced biochemical changes in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Neuroscience 1995, 68: 969-979. PMID: 8545003, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00207-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdenylyl CyclasesAnimalsAutoradiographyCocaineCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDopamineGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinInjectionsLimbic SystemMaleMorphineNarcotic AntagonistsNarcoticsNerve Growth FactorsNeurofilament ProteinsNucleus AccumbensRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaIntra-ventral tegmental area infusionBrain-derived neurotrophic factorGlial fibrillary acidic proteinTyrosine hydroxylase levelsNeurotrophic factorFactor infusionFibrillary acidic proteinTegmental areaMorphine treatmentNerve growth factorAdenylyl cyclase activityNucleus accumbensTyrosine hydroxylaseChronic morphineNeurotrophin-4Cocaine treatmentCocaine exposureHydroxylase levelsGlial fibrillary acidic protein levelsAcidic proteinCyclase activityGrowth factorChronic morphine treatmentChronic cocaine treatment
1994
Regulation of expression of cAMP response element-binding protein in the locus coeruleus in vivo and in a locus coeruleus-like cell line in vitro.
Widnell K, Russell D, Nestler E. Regulation of expression of cAMP response element-binding protein in the locus coeruleus in vivo and in a locus coeruleus-like cell line in vitro. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 10947-10951. PMID: 7971989, PMCID: PMC45143, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.23.10947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusCREB expressionCREB immunoreactivityCell linesChronic morphine administrationLocus coeruleus neuronsCRE-binding activityResponse element-binding proteinCAMP pathwayCREB mRNA levelsCAMP response element-binding proteinMorphine administrationChronic morphineCoeruleus neuronsBrain regionsCRE bindingOpiate addictionElement-binding proteinPC12 pheochromocytoma cellsCAMP response elementMRNA levelsPheochromocytoma cellsCoeruleusImmunoreactivityCREB mRNA