2000
Divergent effects of putative anxiolytics on stress‐induced Fos expression in the mesoprefrontal system of the rat
Morrow B, Elsworth J, Lee E, Roth R. Divergent effects of putative anxiolytics on stress‐induced Fos expression in the mesoprefrontal system of the rat. Synapse 2000, 36: 143-154. PMID: 10767061, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(200005)36:2<143::aid-syn7>3.0.co;2-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaFos-LITegmental areaMedial prefrontal cortexPutative anxiolyticsBenzodiazepine agonistsStress-induced Fos-like immunoreactivityPartial agonistStress-induced Fos expressionGlycine/NMDA receptorPrefrontal cortexMesoprefrontal dopamine neuronsPutative anxiolytic agentsTH-LI cellsSaline-treated ratsFos-like immunoreactivityAnxiolytic-like actionFos-LI nucleiWeak partial agonistStress-induced increaseFear-inducing behaviorFootshock paradigmAlpha2 agonistsStress-induced activationDopaminergic neurons
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
Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys
Tam S, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Redmond D, Roth R. Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1997, 143: 172-176. PMID: 9000456, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.6338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionAfrican green monkeysHigh-affinity neurotrophin receptorsGreen monkeysVentral tegmental areaAdult substantia nigraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionMonkey midbrainTrkC mRNAFetal monkeysSubstantia nigraTegmental areaVentral midbrainNeurotrophin receptorFetal brainAdult monkeysCodon 361Receptor tyrosine kinasesTrk familyTrkCDistinct biological effectsChain reactionMonkeysTrkBMidbrain
1990
MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys. Brain Research 1990, 513: 320-324. PMID: 2350702, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90474-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraTegmental areaRetrorubral fieldParkinson's diseasePostencephalitic Parkinson's diseaseHomovanillic acid concentrationsMesostriatal dopaminergic systemIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseAsymptomatic monkeysSymptomatic monkeysDA neuronsHVA concentrationsMPTP toxicityTreatment regimensDopaminergic systemDopamine concentrationsDA regionsDiseaseNigraDopamineParkinsonismMonkeysVervet monkeysRegimens
1987
Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF. Brain Research 1987, 415: 293-299. PMID: 3496938, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90211-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHVA/dopamineVentral tegmental areaMPTP treatmentHomovanillic acidTegmental areaDorsal ventral tegmental areaMesolimbic DA systemCSF homovanillic acidAfrican green monkeysHVA concentrationsNigrostriatal damageMesolimbic systemTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) administrationDA lossNE concentrationCaudate nucleusNucleus accumbensParkinson's diseaseStriatal regionsPrimate brainBaseline levelsVentral partMotor disabilityMPTPGreen monkeys