abstract：:Phosphodiesterases (PDE) are the only enzymes that degrade cAMP and cGMP which are second messengers crucial to memory consolidation. Different PDE inhibitors have been developed and tested for their memory-enhancing potential, but the occurrence of side effects has hampered clinical progression. As separate inhibitio...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Paes D,Xie K,Wheeler DG,Zook D,Prickaerts J,Peters M

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco addiction is highly co-morbid with a variety of mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders. Nicotine, the primary psychoactive compound in tobacco-related products is known to functionally modulate brain circuits that are disturbed in these disorders. Nicotine can potently re...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Laviolette SR

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models of alcohol drinking and dependence are a critical resource for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms and development of more effective treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Because most rat strains do not voluntarily consume large enough quantities of alcohol to adequately model heavy drinkin...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Glover EJ,Khan F,Clayton-Stiglbauer K,Chandler LJ

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in overall cocaine intake can directly affect neuroadaptations, and this relationship can make it difficult to interpret neurobiological changes seen in drug-choice studies, since drug intake varies between subjects. Herein, a choice procedure that controls for cocaine intake was utilized to explore if neu...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Chow JJ,Hofford RS,Beckmann JS

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have demonstrated that negative allosteric modulators (NAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) reduce cocaine and methamphetamine seeking in extinction-reinstatement animal models of addiction. Less is known about effects of mGlu5 NAMs in abstinence models, particularly for methamphetamine. We u...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Murray CH,Christian DT,Milovanovic M,Loweth JA,Hwang EK,Caccamise AJ,Funke JR,Wolf ME

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) was a major discovery that came about through one young physician putting together a string of previous observations. To understand how this discovery came to light, we must first go back to earlier times when men hun...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Katz NK,Barohn RJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon retrieval, an aversive memory can undergo destabilization and reconsolidation. A traumatic-like memory, however, may be resistant to this process. The present study sought to contribute with a strategy to overcome this potential issue by investigating whether generalized fear retrieval is susceptible to destabili...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Marin FN,Franzen JM,Troyner F,Molina VA,Giachero M,Bertoglio LJ

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural circuit engagement within the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell is implicated in the regulation of both negative and positive affect. Classically, the dynorphin/kappa opioid receptor (KOR) system in the NAc was believed to promote aversion, while dopamine was viewed as interacting with reward behavior, and KOR acti...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Pirino BE,Spodnick MB,Gargiulo AT,Curtis GR,Barson JR,Karkhanis AN

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol use disorder (AUD) develops after chronic and heavy use of alcohol. Insomnia, a hallmark of AUD, plays a crucial role in the development of AUD. However, the causal mechanisms are unknown. Since chronic alcohol reduces acetylated histones and disrupts the epigenome, we hypothesized that chronic alcoh...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sharma R,Sahota P,Thakkar MM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 80% of cancer patients are affected by the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS), which leads to excessive body weight loss, reduced treatment success and increased lethality. The area postrema/nucleus of the solitary tract (AP/NTS) region emerged as a central nervous key structure in this multi-factorial pro...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Navarro I Batista K,Schraner M,Riediger T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central amygdala (CeA) is a critical regulator of emotional behavior that has been implicated in psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders and addiction. The CeA corticotropin releasing factor receptor 1 (CRF1) system has been implicated in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mood disorders, and has been shown...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Agoglia AE,Tella J,Herman MA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postsynaptic Density Protein-95 (PSD-95) is a major scaffolding protein in the excitatory synapses in the brain and a critical regulator of synaptic maturation for NMDA and AMPA receptors. PSD-95 deficiency has been linked to cognitive and learning deficits implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： McEachern EP,Coley AA,Yang SS,Gao WJ

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects all sexes, however women who develop AUD may be particularly susceptible to cravings and other components of the disease. While many brain regions are involved in AUD etiology, proper prefrontal cortex (PFC) function is particularly important for top-down craving management and the m...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Joffe ME,Winder DG,Conn PJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is an orexigenic neuropeptide produced in the lateral hypothalamus and zona incerta that increases food intake. The neuronal pathways and behavioral mechanisms mediating the orexigenic effects of MCH are poorly understood, as is the extent to which MCH-mediated feeding outcomes are ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Terrill SJ,Subramanian KS,Lan R,Liu CM,Cortella AM,Noble EE,Kanoski SE

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are essential for neuronal survival and function, and mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the pathological development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Mitochondrial quality control is known to contribute to the survival of dopaminergic (DA) neurons, with mitophagy being a key regulator of the ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Wang M,Wan C,He T,Han C,Zhu K,Waddington JL,Zhen X

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, robust human genetic findings have been instrumental in elucidating the heritable basis of nicotine addiction (NA). They highlight coding and synonymous polymorphisms in a cluster on chromosome 15, encompassing the CHRNA5, CHRNA3 and CHRNB4 genes, coding for three subunits of the nicotinic acetyl...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Icick R,Forget B,Cloëz-Tayarani I,Pons S,Maskos U,Besson M

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there are no interventions that impede the inexorable progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and currently-available drugs cholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors and the N-Methyl-d-Aspartate receptor antagonist, memantine, offer only modest symptomatic benefit. Moreover, a range of mechanistically-diverse agents ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Millan MJ,Dekeyne A,Gobert A,Brocco M,Mannoury la Cour C,Ortuno JC,Watson D,Fone KCF

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB/Akt)/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway has been associated with several pathologies in the central nervous system (CNS), including epilepsy. There is evidence supporting the hypothesis that the PI3Kγ signaling pathway may mediate the...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Lima IVA,Bellozi PMQ,Batista EM,Vilela LR,Brandão IL,Ribeiro FM,Moraes MFD,Moreira FA,de Oliveira ACP

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, leading to motor symptoms. Despite the remarkable improvements in the management of PD in recent decades, many patients remain significantly disabled. Metformin is a primary me...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Ryu YK,Go J,Park HY,Choi YK,Seo YJ,Choi JH,Rhee M,Lee TG,Lee CH,Kim KS

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite notable progress in recent decades, cigarette smoke persists as a leading cause of premature death and preventable disease. To weaken the link between nicotine reinforcement and the toxicity associated with combusted tobacco, the United States Food and Drug Administration is considering a product standard targ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： White CM,Hatsukami DK,Donny EC

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to a broad spectrum of functions performed by neuropeptides, this class of signaling molecules attracts an increasing interest. One of the key steps in the regulation of biological activity of neuropeptides is proteolytic conversion or degradation by proteinases that change or terminate biological activity of na...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Hartman K,Mielczarek P,Smoluch M,Silberring J

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protease activity correlates with depressive or suicidal behaviors, with calpain activation being especially implicated in depression-like behaviors. However, the role of calpain in depression-like behaviors is currently unknown. In this study, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) - and chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Song Z,Shen F,Zhang Z,Wu S,Zhu G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies in preclinical animal models have described fear-reducing effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin in the central nucleus of the amygdala. However, recent studies have refined the role of oxytocin in the central amygdala, which may extend to the selection of an active defensive coping style in the face of imm...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： van den Burg EH,Hegoburu C

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) mostly affects motor neurons, but non-motor neural and cognitive alterations have been reported in ALS mouse models and patients. Here, we evaluated if time-dependent biphasic changes in synaptic transmission and plasticity occur in hippocampal synapses of ALS SOD1G93A mice. Recordi...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Rei N,Rombo DM,Ferreira MF,Baqi Y,Müller CE,Ribeiro JA,Sebastião AM,Vaz SH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NMDA receptors (NMDAr) are widely expressed throughout the brain on many cell types, and loss of function of these receptors (ie: NMDAr hypofunction) is a candidate mechanism explaining working memory impairment in schizophrenia. However, the cellular source driving the working memory deficits caused by NMDAr hypofunc...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sokolenko E,Nithianantharajah J,Jones NC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels, which are directly activated by cAMP and cGMP, have long been known to play a key role in retinal and olfactory signal transduction. Emerging evidence indicates that CNG channels are also involved in signaling pathways important for pain processing. Here, we found that the expre...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Kallenborn-Gerhardt W,Metzner K,Lu R,Petersen J,Kuth MS,Heine S,Drees O,Paul M,Becirovic E,Kennel L,Flauaus C,Gross T,Wack G,Hohmann SW,Nemirovski D,Del Turco D,Biel M,Geisslinger G,Michalakis S,Schmidtko A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At times of an aging population and increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders, effective medical treatments remain limited. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is thought to address the neuronal network dysfunction of this diso...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Jakobs M,Lee DJ,Lozano AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1-serotonin 1 A receptor (FGFR1-5-HT1AR) heterocomplexes in the hippocampus appeared to be located mainly in the neuronal networks and a relevant target for antidepressant drugs. Through a neurochemical and electrophysiological analysis it was therefore tested in t...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Narváez M,Andrade-Talavera Y,Valladolid-Acebes I,Fredriksson M,Siegele P,Hernandez-Sosa A,Fisahn A,Fuxe K,Borroto-Escuela DO

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) receptor-expressing (GRPR)+ neurons have a central role in the spinal transmission of itch. Because their fundamental regulatory mechanisms are not yet understood, it is important to determine how such neurons are excited and integrate itch sensation. In this study, we investigated the ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Kiguchi N,Uta D,Ding H,Uchida H,Saika F,Matsuzaki S,Fukazawa Y,Abe M,Sakimura K,Ko MC,Kishioka S

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal Cl- homeostasis is regulated by the activity of two cation chloride co-transporters (CCCs), the K+-Cl- cotransporter KCC2 and the Na+-K+-Cl- cotransporter NKCC1, which are primarily extruding and importing chloride in neurons, respectively. Several neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, ne...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Côme E,Marques X,Poncer JC,Lévi S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The postsynaptic density (PSD) at inhibitory synapses is a complex molecular assembly that serves as a platform for the interaction of neurotransmitter receptors, scaffold and adapter proteins, cytoskeletal elements and signalling molecules. The stability of the PSD depends on a multiplicity of interactions linking in...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Specht CG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the natural history of and factors associated with pharmacoresistant epilepsy provides the foundation for formulating mechanistic hypotheses that can be evaluated to drive the development of novel treatments. This article reviews the modern definition of drug-resistant epilepsy, its prevalence and incide...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Janmohamed M,Brodie MJ,Kwan P

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no pharmacological interventions to prevent the development of epilepsy, although many promising compounds have been identified in the animal laboratory. Clinical trials to validate their effectiveness, however, would currently be prohibitively expensive due to the large subject population and duration of fo...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Engel J Jr,Pitkänen A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotensin (NTS) is a neuropeptide neurotransmitter expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Many studies over the years have revealed a number of roles for this neuropeptide in body temperature regulation, feeding, analgesia, ethanol sensitivity, psychosis, substance use, and pain. This review provid...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Torruella-Suárez ML,McElligott ZA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some phytochemical-derived synthetic compounds have been shown to improve neurological disorders, especially in ischemic stroke. In this study, we identified a novel biscoumarin compound, known as COM 3, which had substantial antioxidant effects in neurons. Next, we found that COM 3 occupies a critical binding site be...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Wang J,Zhang W,Lv C,Wang Y,Ma B,Zhang H,Fan Z,Li M,Li X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the reversible MAO-B inhibitor and sodium channel blocker safinamide impairs glutamate release under parkinsonian conditions in vivo, and this effect is dependent on MAO-B inhibition, safinamide (and rasagiline as a comparator) were administered to 6-hydroxydopamine hemilesioned rats, a model of...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Pisanò CA,Brugnoli A,Novello S,Caccia C,Keywood C,Melloni E,Vailati S,Padoani G,Morari M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desensitization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) containing the β2 subunit is a potentially critical mechanism underlying the body weight (BW) reducing effects of nicotine. The purpose of this study was a) to determine the α subunit(s) that partners with the β2 subunit to form the nAChR subtype that end...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Dezfuli G,Olson TT,Martin LM,Keum Y,Siegars BA,Desai A,Uitz M,Sahibzada N,Gillis RA,Kellar KJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by avoidance of trauma-associated stimuli and amygdala hyperreactivity, and is highly co-morbid with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our lab uses a predator odor (bobcat urine) stress model that produces conditioned avoidance of an odor-paired context in a subset of r...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Weera MM,Schreiber AL,Avegno EM,Gilpin NW

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the role of 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/sirtuin1-sirtuin3 (AMPK/SIRT1-SIRT3) signaling pathway in behavioral and neuroinflammation/oxidative stress alterations in unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) model mice. METHODS:Male ICR mice weighing 20-22 g were used in this ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Yu X,Hu Y,Huang W,Ye N,Yan Q,Ni W,Jiang X

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2)-which uptakes glutamate into presynaptic vesicles-is a fundamental component of the glutamate neurotransmitter system. Although several lines of evidence from genetically modified mice suggest a possible association of VGLUT2 with neuropathic pain, the specific role of VGLUT2...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Zhang ZL,Yu G,Peng J,Wang HB,Li YL,Liang XN,Su RB,Gong ZH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00