2013
Effort-Related Motivational Effects of the VMAT-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine: Implications for Animal Models of the Motivational Symptoms of Depression
Nunes E, Randall P, Hart E, Freeland C, Yohn S, Baqi Y, Müller C, López-Cruz L, Correa M, Salamone J. Effort-Related Motivational Effects of the VMAT-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine: Implications for Animal Models of the Motivational Symptoms of Depression. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 19120-19130. PMID: 24305809, PMCID: PMC3850037, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2730-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine A2 Receptor AntagonistsAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAnimalsAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationBehavior, AnimalBupropionConditioning, OperantDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32EnkephalinsFeeding BehaviorImmunohistochemistryMaleMicrodialysisMotivationNucleus AccumbensProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySubstance PTetrabenazineVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsXanthinesConceptsMotivational symptomsAnimal modelsEffort-related choice behaviorAdenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3Vesicular monoamine transport (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazineEffort-related motivational effectsEffort-related motivational symptomsAccumbens medium spiny neuronsVMAT-2 inhibitor tetrabenazineD2 DA receptorsDepression-like effectsDose-related decreaseMedium spiny neuronsEffects of tetrabenazineInhibitor tetrabenazineEffort-related choiceEffort-related effectsDA receptorsAntidepressant bupropionChow intakeMSX-3Spiny neuronsMajor depressionExtracellular dopamineFood intakeThe vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazine induces tremulous jaw movements in rodents: Implications for pharmacological models of parkinsonian tremor
Podurgiel S, Nunes E, Yohn S, Barber J, Thompson A, Milligan M, Lee C, López-Cruz L, Pardo M, Valverde O, Lendent C, Baqi Y, Müller C, Correa M, Salamone J. The vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazine induces tremulous jaw movements in rodents: Implications for pharmacological models of parkinsonian tremor. Neuroscience 2013, 250: 507-519. PMID: 23867769, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAnimalsCatalepsyData Interpretation, StatisticalDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugJawMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityMovementParkinsonian DisordersProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Adenosine A2ATetrabenazineTremorVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsXanthinesConceptsTremulous jaw movementsVentrolateral neostriatumC-fos expressionMSX-3Receptor transmissionAdenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3A2A receptor knockout miceParkinsonian tremorC-Fos-positive cellsAbility of tetrabenazineParkinsonian side effectsVesicular monoamine storageJaw movementsReceptor knockout miceAdenosine A2A receptorsOral tremorWild-type controlsPharmacological antagonismStriatal dopamineLocomotor suppressionMotor effectsCD1 miceRodent modelsKnockout miceSide effects
2010
Nucleus accumbens and effort-related functions: behavioral and neural markers of the interactions between adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors
Farrar A, Segovia K, Randall P, Nunes E, Collins L, Stopper C, Port R, Hockemeyer J, Müller C, Correa M, Salamone J. Nucleus accumbens and effort-related functions: behavioral and neural markers of the interactions between adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors. Neuroscience 2010, 166: 1056-1067. PMID: 20096336, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.12.056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research