Points of divergence on a bumpy road: early development of brain and immune threat processing systems following postnatal adversity

HC Brenhouse - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Lifelong indices of maladaptive behavior or illness often stem from early physiological
aberrations during periods of dynamic development. This is especially true when …

Central amygdala CRF+ neurons promote heightened threat reactivity following early life adversity in mice

C Demaestri, M Pisciotta, N Altunkeser, G Berry… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Failure to appropriately predict and titrate reactivity to threat is a core feature of fear and
anxiety-related disorders and is common following early life adversity (ELA). A population of …

Change of intracellular calcium level causes acute neurotoxicity by antisense oligonucleotides via CSF route

C Jia, SSL Mon, Y Yang, M Katsuyama… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2023 - cell.com
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are promising therapeutics for intractable central
nervous system (CNS) diseases. For this clinical application, neurotoxicity is one of the …

Brief maternal separation inoculates against the effects of social stress on depression-like behavior and cocaine reward in mice

C Calpe-López, MA Martínez-Caballero… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Exposure to intermittent repeated social defeat (IRSD) increases the vulnerability of mice to
the rewarding effects of cocaine in the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm …

Early-life stress induces emotional and molecular alterations in female mice that are partially reversed by cannabidiol

A Martín-Sánchez, H González-Pardo… - Progress in Neuro …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gender is considered as a pivotal determinant of mental health. Indeed, several psychiatric
disorders such as anxiety and depression are more common and persistent in women than …

[HTML][HTML] Bmal1-knockout mice exhibit reduced cocaine-seeking behaviour and cognitive impairments

A Castro-Zavala, L Alegre-Zurano, L Cantacorps… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Brain and Muscle Arnt-like Protein 1 (BMAL1) is an essential component of the
molecular clock underlying circadian rhythmicity. Its function has been recently associated …

Interaction between maternal immune activation and peripubertal stress in rats: impact on cocaine addiction-like behaviour, morphofunctional brain parameters and …

R Capellán, J Orihuel, A Marcos, M Ucha… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Substance use disorders are more prevalent in schizophrenia, but the causal links between
both conditions remain unclear. Maternal immune activation (MIA) is associated with …

Adolescent cocaine induced persistent negative affect in female rats exposed to early-life stress

C Bis-Humbert, MJ García-Fuster - Psychopharmacology, 2021 - Springer
Rationale The combination of several risk factors (sex, a prior underlying psychiatric
condition, or early drug initiation) could induce the emergence of negative affect during …

[HTML][HTML] The FAAH inhibitor URB597 reduces cocaine intake during conditioned punishment and mitigates cocaine seeking during withdrawal

L Alegre-Zurano, A García-Baos… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system is prominently implicated in the control of cocaine
reinforcement due to its relevant role in synaptic plasticity and neurotransmitter modulation …

Sex differences in the effects of N‐ethylpentylone in young CD1 mice: Insights on behaviour, thermoregulation and early gene expression

M Espinosa‐Velasco, A Castro‐Zavala… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose New psychoactive substances such as N‐ethylpentylone
(NEP) are continuously emerging in the illicit drug market, and knowledge of their effects …