Dopamine D2 receptor desensitization by dopamine or corticotropin releasing factor in ventral tegmental area neurons is associated with increased glutamate release

S Nimitvilai, M Herman, C You, DS Arora… - …, 2014 - Elsevier
Neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are the source of dopaminergic (DAergic) input
to important brain regions related to addiction. Prolonged exposure of these VTA neurons to …

Developmental alterations in locomotor and anxiety-like behavior as a function of D1 and D2 mRNA expression

AM Falco, CG McDonald, SE Bachus… - Behavioural brain research, 2014 - Elsevier
The majority of smokers start smoking in adolescence, beginning a potentially lifelong
struggle with nicotine use and abuse. In rodent models of the effects of nicotine, the drug has …

Sound sequence discrimination learning motivated by reward requires dopaminergic D2 receptor activation in the rat auditory cortex

M Kudoh, K Shibuki - Learning & Memory, 2006 - learnmem.cshlp.org
We have previously reported that sound sequence discrimination learning requires
cholinergic inputs to the auditory cortex (AC) in rats. In that study, reward was used for …

Reversal of quinpirole inhibition of ventral tegmental area neurons is linked to the phosphatidylinositol system and is induced by agonists linked to Gq

S Nimitvilai, MA McElvain, DS Arora… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Putative dopaminergic (pDAergic) ventral tegmental area neurons play an important role in
brain pathways related to addiction. Extended exposure of pDAergic neurons to moderate …

Reversal of dopamine D2 agonist-induced inhibition of ventral tegmental area neurons by Gq-linked neurotransmitters is dependent on protein kinase C, G protein …

S Nimitvilai, MA McElvain, MS Brodie - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2013 - ASPET
Dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area are important components of brain
pathways related to addiction. Prolonged exposure of these neurons to moderate …

Pharmacological characterization and anatomical distribution of the dopamine transporter in the mouse cerebellum

F Delis, A Mitsacos, P Giompres - The Cerebellum, 2008 - Springer
We studied the binding parameters, the pharmacological profile and the anatomical
distribution of the dopamine transporter in the mouse cerebellum by using the specific …

Ontogeny of the striatal neurons expressing the D1 dopamine receptor in humans

C Brana, I Caille, C Pellevoisin… - Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
We studied D1 dopamine receptor (D1R) gene expression in the human striatum during
ontogeny by in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and D1R ligand autoradiography …

Alterations of neurotransmitter receptors and neurotransmitter transporters in progressive supranuclear palsy

B Landwehrmeyer, JM Palacios - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy …, 1994 - Springer
Neurotransmitter receptors and neurotransmitter transporters were studied postmortem in
the brains of 9 PSP patients by receptor autoradiography. Densities of dopamine uptake …

Lack of improvement in odor identification by levodopa in humans

N Rösser, K Berger, P Vomhof, S Knecht… - Physiology & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Several animal studies demonstrated that olfaction is modulated by dopamine (DA). We
examined if such results could be replicated in humans. Thus, we tested olfaction in elderly …

Mapping the effects of the selective dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist quinelorane using pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging

MD Ireland, AS Lowe, C Reavill, MF James, RA Leslie… - Neuroscience, 2005 - Elsevier
Dopamine agonists with a high affinity for D2 and D3 receptors have a biphasic effect on
rodent locomotion, inducing hypolocomotion at low doses and hyperlocomotion at higher …