2014
GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents of the mouse ventral tegmental area
Taylor SR, Badurek S, Dileone RJ, Nashmi R, Minichiello L, Picciotto MR. GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents of the mouse ventral tegmental area. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2014, 522: 3308-3334. PMID: 24715505, PMCID: PMC4107038, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CountCholine O-AcetyltransferaseDependovirusEfferent PathwaysGABAergic NeuronsGlutamate DecarboxylaseGlutamatesLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicStilbamidinesSubstance PTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseVentral Tegmental AreaVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport ProteinsConceptsVentral tegmental areaGABA neuronsVTA GABATegmental areaMouse ventral tegmental areaGABA projection neuronsVTA GABAergic neuronsVTA GABA neuronsMagnocellular preoptic nucleusDeep mesencephalic nucleusLocal inhibitory connectionsPrefrontal cortical regionsDrugs of abuseGlutamatergic efferentsSpecific anterogradeBrainstem targetsDorsal rapheNeurons projectGABAergic markersGABAergic neuronsRetrograde tracingProjection neuronsLateral hypothalamusMesencephalic nucleusCentral amygdala
2013
Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior
Mineur YS, Obayemi A, Wigestrand MB, Fote GM, Calarco CA, Li AM, Picciotto MR. Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3573-3578. PMID: 23401542, PMCID: PMC3587265, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219731110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalCholinergic AntagonistsCholinergic NeuronsDependovirusDepressionFluoxetineGene Knockdown TechniquesHindlimb SuspensionHippocampusHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhenotypePhysostigmineReceptors, CholinergicResilience, PsychologicalRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionStress, PsychologicalTime FactorsConceptsDepression-like behaviorShRNA-mediated knockdownSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetineSerotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetineAChE inhibitor physostigmineAdministration of fluoxetineBlockade of acetylcholinesteraseEndophenotypes of depressionHippocampal AChE activityAntidepressant-like effectsReuptake inhibitor fluoxetineAChE activityDepression-like phenotypeSymptoms of depressionSocial defeat paradigmHippocampal AChEMuscarinic antagonistCholinergic drugsInhibitor physostigmineCholinergic systemClinical trialsSystemic administrationMood disordersSystemic effectsAnimal models