2014
The VMAT-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine Affects Effort-Related Decision Making in a Progressive Ratio/Chow Feeding Choice Task: Reversal with Antidepressant Drugs
Randall P, Lee C, Nunes E, Yohn S, Nowak V, Khan B, Shah P, Pandit S, Vemuri V, Makriyannis A, Baqi Y, Müller C, Correa M, Salamone J. The VMAT-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine Affects Effort-Related Decision Making in a Progressive Ratio/Chow Feeding Choice Task: Reversal with Antidepressant Drugs. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99320. PMID: 24937131, PMCID: PMC4061002, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBenzazepinesBenzophenonesBupropionCannabinoid Receptor AntagonistsChoice BehaviorDepressionDopamine AntagonistsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFeeding BehaviorMaleNitrophenolsPyrazolesRats, Sprague-DawleySalicylamidesSelegilineTetrabenazineTolcaponeVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsXanthinesConceptsChow intakeAdenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3Vesicular monoamine transport (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazineCB1 receptor neutral antagonistsMAO-B inhibitor deprenylEffort-related decisionAppetite suppressant drugsVMAT-2 inhibitor tetrabenazineProgressive ratioDA antagonist haloperidolInhibitor tetrabenazineEffort-related effectsMSX-3High-carbohydrate foodsAntagonist haloperidolDepressed patientsMajor depressionAntidepressant drugsLab chowRodent modelsDepressive symptomsMotivational symptomsAnimal modelsSelective dopaminePsychomotor retardation
2012
Dopaminergic Modulation of Effort-Related Choice Behavior as Assessed by a Progressive Ratio Chow Feeding Choice Task: Pharmacological Studies and the Role of Individual Differences
Randall P, Pardo M, Nunes E, Cruz L, Vemuri V, Makriyannis A, Baqi Y, Müller C, Correa M, Salamone J. Dopaminergic Modulation of Effort-Related Choice Behavior as Assessed by a Progressive Ratio Chow Feeding Choice Task: Pharmacological Studies and the Role of Individual Differences. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e47934. PMID: 23110135, PMCID: PMC3478264, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,3'-DiaminobenzidineAdenosine A2 Receptor AntagonistsAnalysis of VarianceAnimal FeedAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsChoice BehaviorDopamineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Dopamine AntagonistsFeeding BehaviorHaloperidolImmunohistochemistryIndividualityMalePiperidinesPyrazolesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyXanthinesConceptsProgressive ratioLever pressesPrimary food motivationNucleus accumbens coreCB1 inverse agonistsFood-seeking behaviorChow intakeMSX-3DA transmissionDA antagonismDopaminergic modulationDrug treatmentHigh respondersLaboratory chowLow respondersChow consumptionEffort-related processesSignal transduction activityAccumbens coreMesolimbic dopaminePharmacological studiesFood-reinforced tasksInverse agonistBehavioral activationFood motivation
2010
Differential effects of selective adenosine antagonists on the effort-related impairments induced by dopamine D1 and D2 antagonism
Nunes E, Randall P, Santerre J, Given A, Sager T, Correa M, Salamone J. Differential effects of selective adenosine antagonists on the effort-related impairments induced by dopamine D1 and D2 antagonism. Neuroscience 2010, 170: 268-280. PMID: 20600675, PMCID: PMC3268040, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of dopamineEffects of ecopipamSame striatal neuronsEffects of adenosineAbility of adenosineEffort-related impairmentsEffort-related choiceFood-seeking behaviorEffort-related choice behaviorConcurrent leverChow intakeDA transmissionSelective adenosine antagonistsStriatal neuronsReceptor antagonistRodent chowDopamine D1D2 antagonismPsychiatric symptomsPsychomotor slowingAdenosine antagonistEffort-related processesBrain circuitryAntagonistMesolimbic dopamineNucleus 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
2009
Differential actions of adenosine A1 and A2A antagonists on the effort-related effects of dopamine D2 antagonism
Salamone J, Farrar A, Font L, Patel V, Schlar D, Nunes E, Collins L, Sager T. Differential actions of adenosine A1 and A2A antagonists on the effort-related effects of dopamine D2 antagonism. Behavioural Brain Research 2009, 201: 216-222. PMID: 19428636, PMCID: PMC2806666, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine A1 Receptor AntagonistsAdenosine A2 Receptor AntagonistsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCaffeineCentral Nervous System AgentsChoice BehaviorConditioning, OperantDopamine AntagonistsDopamine D2 Receptor AntagonistsFeeding BehaviorHaloperidolMaleMotivationPurinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReinforcement ScheduleXanthinesConceptsAdenosine antagonist caffeineEffort-related effectsAntagonist DPCPXAntagonist caffeineDopamine D2 antagonismPreferred lab chowEffects of dopamineEffects of haloperidolAbsence of haloperidolRatio 5 scheduleEffort-related choice behaviorStriatal neuronsReceptor antagonistStriatal areasIP injectionD2 antagonismDopamine receptorsLab chowAdenosine A1The adenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3 reverses the effects of the dopamine antagonist haloperidol on effort-related decision making in a T-maze cost/benefit procedure
Mott A, Nunes E, Collins L, Port R, Sink K, Hockemeyer J, Müller C, Salamone J. The adenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3 reverses the effects of the dopamine antagonist haloperidol on effort-related decision making in a T-maze cost/benefit procedure. Psychopharmacology 2009, 204: 103. PMID: 19132351, PMCID: PMC2875244, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1441-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine A1 Receptor AntagonistsAdenosine A2 Receptor AntagonistsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalChoice BehaviorConditioning, OperantDopamine AntagonistsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsHaloperidolMaleMaze LearningMotivationNucleus AccumbensPhysical ExertionPsychomotor PerformanceRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Adenosine A1Receptors, Adenosine A2Reinforcement ScheduleXanthinesConceptsEffort-related choiceMSX-3Antagonist haloperidolAdenosine A2A antagonist MSX-3Receptor antagonist MSX-3Adenosine A2A antagonismDA antagonist haloperidolDopamine antagonist haloperidolEffects of haloperidolEffort-related decision makingFood-seeking behaviorA2A antagonismDA transmissionUntreated ratsA1 antagonistD2 receptorsPsychiatric symptomsAdenosine A2APsychomotor slowingA1 antagonismEffort-related processesBrain circuitryFood-reinforced tasksHaloperidolBehavioral activation