2023
Pathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders
Mineur Y, Soares A, Etherington I, Abdulla Z, Picciotto M. Pathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders. Pharmacological Research 2023, 191: 106745. PMID: 37011774, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive disorderMedication developmentLimbic system areasPreclinical pharmacological studiesHuman epidemiological studiesHuman affective disordersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAntidepressant efficacyClinical evidenceLimbic circuitsNicotine intakePreclinical modelsSpecific nAChRsEpidemiological studiesCurrent therapeuticsAffective disordersAcetylcholine receptorsRelated disordersPharmacological studiesStress disorderDisordersEtiology of anxietyNAChRsRelevant targetsEfficacy
2019
Creatine transporter knockout mice (Slc6a8) show increases in serotonin-related proteins and are resilient to learned helplessness
Abdulla ZI, Pennington JL, Gutierrez A, Skelton MR. Creatine transporter knockout mice (Slc6a8) show increases in serotonin-related proteins and are resilient to learned helplessness. Behavioural Brain Research 2019, 377: 112254. PMID: 31542396, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffective disordersCreatine transporter knockout miceAffective-like behaviorTail suspension testTransporter knockout miceMonoamine oxidase proteinFemale miceMale miceWildtype miceDeficient miceBehavioral despairEscape latencyCRT expressionKnockout miceMiceSLC6A8DisordersHippocampusFurther investigationCellular bioenergeticsHigh ATP concentrationsCr transporterComplex roleATP concentration