1999
Biochemical and behavioral anxiolytic-like effects of R(+)HA-966 at the level of the ventral tegmental area in rats
Morrow B, Elsworth J, Zito C, Roth R. Biochemical and behavioral anxiolytic-like effects of R(+)HA-966 at the level of the ventral tegmental area in rats. Psychopharmacology 1999, 143: 227-234. PMID: 10353424, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaHA-966Expression sessionsIntra-VTADopamine metabolismTegmental areaGlycine/NMDA receptor complexPrefrontal cortexMesoprefrontal dopamine neuronsAnxiolytic-like effectsAnxiolytic-like actionDopamine cell bodiesNMDA receptor complexWeak partial agonistMedial prefrontal cortexStress-induced activationCannula implantationDopamine neuronsControl ratsLocal injectionPartial agonistRatsCell bodiesPsychological stressorsStress-induced changes
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 binding
1996
Blockade of FG 7142‐Induced Increased Dopamine Utilization by the Glycine/NMDA Receptor Antagonist (+)‐HA 966
Horger B, Elsworth J, Roth R. Blockade of FG 7142‐Induced Increased Dopamine Utilization by the Glycine/NMDA Receptor Antagonist (+)‐HA 966. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1996, 66: 1959-1962. PMID: 8780023, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66051959.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine utilizationFG 7142Medial prefrontal cortexNucleus accumbensPrefrontal cortexReceptor antagonistHA-966Shell subdivisionReceptor influencesBenzodiazepine inverse agonist FG 7142Male Sprague-Dawley ratsMedia prefrontal cortexMesoaccumbal dopamine neuronsGlycine/NMDA receptor antagonistGlycine receptor antagonistSaline 15 minNMDA receptor antagonistSprague-Dawley ratsDopamine neuronsVehicle administrationSystemic administrationDihydroxyphenylacetic acidAccumbensMajor metaboliteTissue concentrations