2001
Nicotinic agonists stimulate acetylcholine release from mouse interpeduncular nucleus: a function mediated by a different nAChR than dopamine release from striatum
Grady S, Meinerz N, Cao J, Reynolds A, Picciotto M, Changeux J, McIntosh J, Marks M, Collins A. Nicotinic agonists stimulate acetylcholine release from mouse interpeduncular nucleus: a function mediated by a different nAChR than dopamine release from striatum. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 76: 258-268. PMID: 11145999, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00019.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAlkaloidsAnimalsAzocinesCalciumCholineConotoxinsCorpus StriatumDopamineDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHeterozygoteHomozygoteMaleMesencephalonMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsNicotinic AgonistsNicotinic AntagonistsPresynaptic TerminalsProtein SubunitsQuinolizinesReceptors, NicotinicSynaptosomesConceptsAgonist-stimulated releaseAcetylcholine releaseInterpeduncular nucleusStriatal synaptosomesDopamine releaseNicotinic agonistsAlpha-conotoxin MIIMouse striatal synaptosomesAlpha-conotoxin AuIBNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDose-response curveAcetylcholine receptorsExternal calciumDifferent nAChRsDesensitization ratePersistent phaseAgonistsL nicotineSynaptosomesNull mutationSimilar decreaseInhibition curvesMiceReleaseAcetylcholine
1998
Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine
Picciotto M, Zoli M, Rimondini R, Léna C, Marubio L, Pich E, Fuxe K, Changeux J. Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine. Nature 1998, 391: 173-177. PMID: 9428762, DOI: 10.1038/34413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAcetylcholineAnimalsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCocaineConditioning, OperantDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHomovanillic AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMice, KnockoutMicrodialysisMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNicotineNucleus AccumbensPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, NicotinicSecond Messenger SystemsSubstantia NigraVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsProperties of nicotineAcetylcholine receptorsVentral striatumΒ2 subunitNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMesencephalic dopaminergic neuronsEffects of nicotineWild-type micePatch-clamp recordingsMesolimbic dopamine systemNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDrugs of abuseDopaminergic neuronsMesolimbic systemDopamine releaseDopamine systemMutant miceMiceNicotineNeurotransmitter dopamineStriatumReceptorsNeuronsReleaseBrain