Multiple Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes in the Mouse Amygdala Regulate Affective Behaviors and Response to Social Stress

α2-Null mutant mice have altered levels of neuronal activity in restricted midbrain and limbic brain regions during nicotine withdrawal as demonstrated by cfos expression

(2015) Montana Upton et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Chronic Nicotine Activates Stress/Reward-Related Brain Regions and Facilitates the Transition to Compulsive Alcohol Drinking

(2015) Rodrigo M. Leão et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Increased CRF signalling in a ventral tegmental area-interpeduncular nucleus-medial habenula circuit induces anxiety during nicotine withdrawal

(2015) Rubing Zhao-Shea et al.   Nature Communications

Stress and VTA synapses: implications for addiction and depression

(2014) Abigail M. Polter et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Expression of the 5-HT1A Serotonin Receptor in the Hippocampus Is Required for Social Stress Resilience and the Antidepressant-Like Effects Induced by the Nicotinic Partial Agonist Cytisine

(2014) Yann S Mineur et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Reduced GABAergic Inhibition in the Basolateral Amygdala and the Development of Anxiety-Like Behaviors after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

(2014) Camila P. Almeida-Suhett et al.   PLoS One

Effects of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric modulators in animal behavior studies

(2013) Anshul A. Pandya et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Changes in the Cholinergic System between Bipolar Depression and Euthymia as Measured with [123I]5IA Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

(2013) Jonas O. Hannestad et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Activation of GABAergic Neurons in the Interpeduncular Nucleus Triggers Physical Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

(2013) Rubing Zhao-Shea et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Efficacy and tolerability of flexibly-dosed adjunct TC-5214 (dexmecamylamine) in patients with major depressive disorder and inadequate response to prior antidepressant

(2013) Eduard Vieta et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

α7-Containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on interneurons of the basolateral amygdala and their role in the regulation of the network excitability

(2013) Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Nicotinic receptors regulate the dynamic range of dopamine release in vivo

(2013) Jessica L. Koranda et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Type III Neuregulin 1 Is Required for Multiple Forms of Excitatory Synaptic Plasticity of Mouse Cortico-Amygdala Circuits

(2013) L. Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A combined α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist and monoamine reuptake inhibitor, NS9775, represents a novel profile with potential benefits in emotional and cognitive disturbances

(2013) Jesper T. Andreasen et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Molecules and circuits involved in nicotine addiction: The many faces of smoking

(2013) Marina R. Picciotto et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior

(2013) Yann S. Mineur et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nicotinic  7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

(2013) Y. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Persistent β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder

(2012) Aybala Saricicek et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Antidepressant Effects of the Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Antagonist Scopolamine: A Review

(2012) Wayne C. Drevets et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of population-based, epidemiological studies

(2012) Steven Moylan et al.   BMC Medicine

Acetylcholine as a Neuromodulator: Cholinergic Signaling Shapes Nervous System Function and Behavior

(2012) Marina R. Picciotto et al.   NEURON

A Systematic Review of Comparative Efficacy of Treatments and Controls for Depression

(2012) Arif Khan et al.   PLoS One

Habenular α5 nicotinic receptor subunit signalling controls nicotine intake

(2011) Christie D. Fowler et al.   NATURE

Aversion to Nicotine Is Regulated by the Balanced Activity of β4 and α5 Nicotinic Receptor Subunits in the Medial Habenula

(2011) Silke Frahm et al.   NEURON

Combined α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonism and partial serotonin transporter inhibition produce antidepressant-like effects in the mouse forced swim and tail suspension tests: A comparison of SSR180711 and PNU-282987

(2011) Jesper T. Andreasen et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Genetic variation in cholinergic muscarinic-2 receptor gene modulates M2 receptor binding in vivo and accounts for reduced binding in bipolar disorder

(2010) D M Cannon et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Nicotine receptors and depression: revisiting and revising the cholinergic hypothesis

(2010) Yann S. Mineur et al.   TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Varenicline has antidepressant-like activity in the forced swim test and augments sertraline's effect

(2009) Hans Rollema et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Varenicline Augmentation in Depressed Smokers

(2009) Noah S. Philip et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

Cytisine-Based Nicotinic Partial Agonists as Novel Antidepressant Compounds

(2009) Y. S. Mineur et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS

Nicotinic modulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity in cortico-limbic circuits

(2009) Huibert D. Mansvelder et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Brain structural and functional abnormalities in mood disorders: implications for neurocircuitry models of depression

(2008) Wayne C. Drevets et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Nicotinic Antagonist Augmentation of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Refractory Major Depressive Disorder

(2008) Tony P. George et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Facilitation of Cortico–Amygdala Synapses by Nicotine: Activity-Dependent Modulation of Glutamatergic Transmission

(2008) Li Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY