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 bindingPhencyclidine Increases Forebrain Monoamine Metabolism in Rats and Monkeys: Modulation by the Isomers of HA966
Jentsch J, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Phencyclidine Increases Forebrain Monoamine Metabolism in Rats and Monkeys: Modulation by the Isomers of HA966. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 1769-1775. PMID: 9030635, PMCID: PMC6573388, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-05-01769.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDopamineExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFrontal LobeIsomerismMaleNeuronsPhencyclidineProsencephalonPyrrolidinonesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophrenic PsychologySerotoninSpecies SpecificitySubstantia NigraTegmentum MesencephaliConceptsPCP-induced increasePrefrontal cortexDA turnoverMonoamine metabolismFrontal cortexNucleus accumbensNMDA receptor antagonist phencyclidinePCP-induced changesForebrain of ratsMonkey frontal cortexEffects of PCPDrug-induced activationMedial prefrontal cortexMonoamine transmissionSerotonergic innervationDopamine innervationSerotonin turnoverDopamine turnoverSerotonin utilizationPsychotomimetic propertiesDopamine transmissionDopamine systemBrain regionsPotent effectsRats
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