The molecular basis of drug addiction: linking epigenetic to synaptic and circuit mechanisms

EJ Nestler, C Lüscher - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Addiction is a disease in which, after a period of recreational use, a subset of individuals
develops compulsive use that does not stop even in light of major negative consequences …

The effects of nicotine on development

SA McGrath-Morrow, J Gorzkowski, JA Groner… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the use of noncombustible nicotine–
containing products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Of increasing popularity …

Nicotine addiction and intensity of e-cigarette use by adolescents in the US, 2014 to 2021

S Glantz, A Jeffers, JP Winickoff - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance As e-cigarettes have become more effective at delivering the addictive drug
nicotine, they have become the dominant form of tobacco use by US adolescents. Objective …

Single-cell activity and network properties of dorsal raphe nucleus serotonin neurons during emotionally salient behaviors

GE Paquelet, K Carrion, CO Lacefield, P Zhou, R Hen… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The serotonin system modulates a wide variety of emotional behaviors and states, including
reward processing, anxiety, and social interaction. To reveal the underlying patterns of …

Brain endothelial GSDMD activation mediates inflammatory BBB breakdown

C Wei, W Jiang, R Wang, H Zhong, H He, X Gao… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system from infections or harmful
substances; its impairment can lead to or exacerbate various diseases of the central nervous …

Fluorescent probes in public health and public safety

H Chu, L Yang, L Yu, J Kim, J Zhou, M Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the development of human civilization, the international situation is becoming more and
more diversified and multipolar. Public health and safety issues have attracted increasing …

A molecular calcium integrator reveals a striatal cell type driving aversion

CK Kim, MI Sanchez, P Hoerbelt, LE Fenno… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The ability to record transient cellular events in the DNA or RNA of cells would enable
precise, large-scale analysis, selection, and reprogramming of heterogeneous cell …

The raphe dopamine system controls the expression of incentive memory

R Lin, J Liang, R Wang, T Yan, Y Zhou, Y Liu, Q Feng… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
The brain dopamine (DA) system participates in forming and expressing memory. Despite a
well-established role of DA neurons in the ventral tegmental area in memory formation, the …

Smoking in schizophrenia: recent findings about an old problem

M Sagud, AM Peles, N Pivac - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Cigarette smoking continues to adversely affect the health of individuals with schizophrenia.
Both smoking and heavy nicotine dependence, given the complex biological findings, might …

Reward contributions to serotonergic functions

Z Liu, R Lin, M Luo - Annual review of neuroscience, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The brain serotonin systems participate in numerous aspects of reward processing, although
it remains elusive how exactly serotonin signals regulate neural computation and reward …