2006
Cocaine self-administration and locomotor sensitization are not altered in CART knockout mice
Steiner RC, Hsiung HM, Picciotto MR. Cocaine self-administration and locomotor sensitization are not altered in CART knockout mice. Behavioural Brain Research 2006, 171: 56-62. PMID: 16621045, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceLocomotor sensitizationCocaine-induced locomotor sensitizationAmphetamine-regulated transcriptEffects of psychostimulantsRange of dosesAcute cocaineBone resorptionAmphetamine injectionsNucleus accumbensIntravenous cocaineIntact animalsMiceCocaineSchedule of reinforcementInsulin regulationCART geneSensitizationWild-type siblingsPhysiological functionsRegulatory roleStriatumAccumbensPsychostimulantsRats
2005
GalR1, but not GalR2 or GalR3, levels are regulated by galanin signaling in the locus coeruleus through a cyclic AMP‐dependent mechanism
Hawes JJ, Brunzell DH, Wynick D, Zachariou V, Picciotto MR. GalR1, but not GalR2 or GalR3, levels are regulated by galanin signaling in the locus coeruleus through a cyclic AMP‐dependent mechanism. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2005, 93: 1168-1176. PMID: 15934937, PMCID: PMC1352153, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03105.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAMP-dependent mannerKnockout micePhysiological functionsCREB phosphorylationProtein levelsGALR1 expressionCell linesGalanin knockout miceMRNA levelsCAMP levelsMouse brainCyclic AMP-dependent mechanismGalR3Important rolePhosphorylationGalR1GalR2ProteinNegative feedbackMiceExpressionLevelsNucleusCATH