VTA dopamine neuron plasticity - the unusual suspects

Cocaine Self-Administration and Extinction Leads to Reduced Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Expression and Morphometric Features of Astrocytes in the Nucleus Accumbens Core

(2016) Michael D. Scofield et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Neuronal activity mediated regulation of glutamate transporter GLT-1 surface diffusion in rat astrocytes in dissociated and slice cultures

(2016) Sana Al Awabdh et al.   GLIA

Multiplexed neurochemical signaling by neurons of the ventral tegmental area

(2016) David J. Barker et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Lrp4 in astrocytes modulates glutamatergic transmission

(2016) Xiang-Dong Sun et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Inhibitory Input from the Lateral Hypothalamus to the Ventral Tegmental Area Disinhibits Dopamine Neurons and Promotes Behavioral Activation

(2016) Edward H. Nieh et al.   NEURON

Distributed and Mixed Information in Monosynaptic Inputs to Dopamine Neurons

(2016) Ju Tian et al.   NEURON

Phasic dopamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex enhances stimulus discrimination

(2016) Andrei T. Popescu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Astrocytes contribute to synapse elimination via type 2 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-dependent release of ATP

(2016) Junhua Yang et al.   eLife

D-Serine Is a Substrate for Neutral Amino Acid Transporters ASCT1/SLC1A4 and ASCT2/SLC1A5, and Is Transported by Both Subtypes in Rat Hippocampal Astrocyte Cultures

(2016) Alan C. Foster et al.   PLoS One

Sleep Facilitates Memory by Blocking Dopamine Neuron-Mediated Forgetting

(2015) Jacob A. Berry et al.   CELL

Circuit Architecture of VTA Dopamine Neurons Revealed by Systematic Input-Output Mapping

(2015) Kevin T. Beier et al.   CELL

Decoding Neural Circuits that Control Compulsive Sucrose Seeking

(2015) Edward H. Nieh et al.   CELL

Mechanisms regulating spill-over of synaptic glutamate to extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in mouse substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons

(2015) A. R. Wild et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

BDNF, via truncated TrkB receptor, modulates GlyT1 and GlyT2 in astrocytes

(2015) Rita I. Aroeira et al.   GLIA

Glial Expression of the Caenorhabditis elegans Gene swip-10 Supports Glutamate Dependent Control of Extrasynaptic Dopamine Signaling

(2015) J. A. Hardaway et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Modular composition and dynamics of native GABAB receptors identified by high-resolution proteomics

(2015) Jochen Schwenk et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Surface diffusion of astrocytic glutamate transporters shapes synaptic transmission

(2015) Ciaran Murphy-Royal et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Role of Dopamine Neurons in Reward and Aversion: A Synaptic Plasticity Perspective

(2015) Marco Pignatelli et al.   NEURON

GABAB receptors as a therapeutic strategy in substance use disorders: Focus on positive allosteric modulators

(2015) Małgorzata Filip et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

D-Serine and D-Cycloserine Reduce Compulsive Alcohol Intake in Rats

(2015) Taban Seif et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Stress and Drug Dependence Differentially Modulate Norepinephrine Signaling in Animals with Varied HPA Axis Function

(2015) Megan E Fox et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Astrocytes Control Food Intake by Inhibiting AGRP Neuron Activity via Adenosine A1 Receptors

(2015) Liang Yang et al.   Cell Reports

Dopamine neurons projecting to the posterior striatum form an anatomically distinct subclass

(2015) William Menegas et al.   eLife

Exploring the Role of Central Astrocytic Glutamate Uptake in Ethanol Reward in Mice

(2014) Karen L. Smith et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Poststress Block of Kappa Opioid Receptors Rescues Long-Term Potentiation of Inhibitory Synapses and Prevents Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking

(2014) Abigail M. Polter et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Increased burst-firing of ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons ind-amino acid oxidase knockout micein vivo

(2014) Judith V. Schweimer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Disruption of dopaminergic transmission remodels tripartite synapse morphology and astrocytic calcium activity within substantia nigra pars reticulata

(2014) Anthony Bosson et al.   GLIA

Glial activation and midkine and pleiotrophin transcription in the ventral tegmental area are modulated by morphine administration

(2014) Daniel García-Pérez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex

(2014) Y. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Firing Modes of Dopamine Neurons Drive Bidirectional GIRK Channel Plasticity

(2014) A. L. Lalive et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

ATP P2X Receptors Downregulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking and Postsynaptic Efficacy in Hippocampal Neurons

(2014) Johan-Till Pougnet et al.   NEURON

Excitatory Synaptic Function and Plasticity is Persistently Altered in Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons after Prenatal Ethanol Exposure

(2014) Kathryn Hausknecht et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Generating bursts (and pauses) in the dopamine midbrain neurons

(2014) C.A. Paladini et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Distinct dopamine neurons mediate reward signals for short- and long-term memories

(2014) Nobuhiro Yamagata et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hypocretin (orexin) facilitates reward by attenuating the antireward effects of its cotransmitter dynorphin in ventral tegmental area

(2014) J. W. Muschamp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain

(2014) E. M. Gibson et al.   SCIENCE

Enhancing Depression Mechanisms in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Achieves Homeostatic Resilience

(2014) A. K. Friedman et al.   SCIENCE

Structural plasticity in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons produced by drugs of abuse: critical role of BDNF and dopamine

(2014) Ginetta Collo et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Presynaptic Leptin Action Suppresses Excitatory Synaptic Transmission onto Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons

(2013) Jennifer L. Thompson et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Microglia Promote Learning-Dependent Synapse Formation through Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

(2013) Christopher N. Parkhurst et al.   CELL

A-Kinase Anchoring Protein-Calcineurin Signaling in Long-Term Depression of GABAergic Synapses

(2013) M. Dacher et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Spike timing-dependent plasticity at GABAergic synapses in the ventral tegmental area

(2013) Jayaraj N. Kodangattil et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Insulin induces long-term depression of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons via endocannabinoids

(2013) Gwenaël Labouèbe et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Social Deprivation Enhances VTA Synaptic Plasticity and Drug-Induced Contextual Learning

(2013) Leslie R. Whitaker et al.   NEURON

Expression of Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity by GluN3A-Containing NMDA Receptors

(2013) Tifei Yuan et al.   NEURON

Kappa Opioid Receptors Regulate Stress-Induced Cocaine Seeking and Synaptic Plasticity

(2013) Nicholas M. Graziane et al.   NEURON

AMPARs and Synaptic Plasticity: The Last 25 Years

(2013) Richard L. Huganir et al.   NEURON

Differential role of ventral tegmental area acetylcholine and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in cocaine-seeking

(2013) Wojciech Solecki et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Cocaine Disinhibits Dopamine Neurons by Potentiation of GABA Transmission in the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2013) C. Bocklisch et al.   SCIENCE

Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity of Excitatory Transmission in the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2013) C. Luscher   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Endogenous Cholinergic Inputs and Local Circuit Mechanisms Govern the Phasic Mesolimbic Dopamine Response to Nicotine

(2013) Michael Graupner et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Presynaptic inhibition of glutamate transmission by α2 receptors in the VTA

(2012) Carlos A. Jiménez-Rivera et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Suppression of neuroinflammation by astrocytic dopamine D2 receptors via αB-crystallin

(2012) Wei Shao et al.   NATURE

Structural correlates of heterogeneous in vivo activity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

(2012) Pablo Henny et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Activation of VTA GABA Neurons Disrupts Reward Consumption

(2012) Ruud van Zessen et al.   NEURON

Methamphetamine-Evoked Depression of GABAB Receptor Signaling in GABA Neurons of the VTA

(2012) Claire L. Padgett et al.   NEURON

Whole-Brain Mapping of Direct Inputs to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2012) Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida et al.   NEURON

Blockade of Astrocytic Glutamate Uptake in the Prefrontal Cortex Induces Anhedonia

(2012) Catherine S John et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Glial D-Serine Gates NMDA Receptors at Excitatory Synapses in Prefrontal Cortex

(2011) Pascal Fossat et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

High-frequency, short-latency disinhibition bursting of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

(2011) Collin J. Lobb et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area Mediates Cocaine-Induced Synaptic Plasticity and Rewarding Effects

(2011) B. Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Nicotine Potentiation of Excitatory Inputs to Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons

(2011) D. Mao et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Acute Cocaine Exposure Weakens GABAB Receptor-Dependent G-Protein-Gated Inwardly Rectifying K+ Signaling in Dopamine Neurons of the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2011) D. Arora et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neurons Target Non-Dopaminergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2011) Y. Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

GABAB Receptor Modulation of Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channels in Spines and Dendrites

(2011) J. R. Chalifoux et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cocaine inverts rules for synaptic plasticity of glutamate transmission in the ventral tegmental area

(2011) Manuel Mameli et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

NMDA receptor glycine modulatory site in the ventral tegmental area regulates the acquisition, retrieval, and reconsolidation of cocaine reward memory

(2011) Shuang-jiang Zhou et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Morphological plasticity of the rat supraoptic nucleus - cellular consequences

(2010) Stéphane H. R. Oliet et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Drugs of abuse and stress impair LTP at inhibitory synapses in the ventral tegmental area

(2010) Jason L. Niehaus et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

 -Opioid Receptor Endocytosis Prevents Adaptations in Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Transmission Induced during Naloxone-Precipitated Morphine Withdrawal

(2010) A. Madhavan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

IP3 Receptor Sensitization during In Vivo Amphetamine Experience Enhances NMDA Receptor Plasticity in Dopamine Neurons of the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2010) K. C. Ahn et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neural bases for addictive properties of benzodiazepines

(2010) Kelly R. Tan et al.   NATURE

Long-term potentiation depends on release of d-serine from astrocytes

(2010) Christian Henneberger et al.   NATURE

GABAB Receptors Modulate NMDA Receptor Calcium Signals in Dendritic Spines

(2010) Jason R. Chalifoux et al.   NEURON

Morphine-induced modulation of LTD at GABAergic synapses in the ventral tegmental area

(2010) Matthieu Dacher et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Ceftriaxone Restores Glutamate Homeostasis and Prevents Relapse to Cocaine Seeking

(2009) Lori A. Knackstedt et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic Afferent to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, Encodes Aversive Stimuli and Inhibits Motor Responses

(2009) Thomas C. Jhou et al.   NEURON

PKG and PKA Signaling in LTP at GABAergic Synapses

(2009) Fereshteh S Nugent et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Confocal imaging and tracking of the exocytotic routes for D-serine-mediated gliotransmission

(2008) Magalie Martineau et al.   GLIA

Spike Timing-Dependent Long-Term Potentiation in Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Cells Requires PKC

(2008) Percy Luu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Mechanism and Time Course of Cocaine-Induced Long-Term Potentiation in the Ventral Tegmental Area

(2008) E. Argilli et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

GABAergic Afferents Activate Both GABAA and GABAB Receptors in Mouse Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Neurons In Vivo

(2008) E. Brazhnik et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

D2 Dopamine Receptor Activation Facilitates Endocannabinoid-Mediated Long-Term Synaptic Depression of GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via cAMP-Protein Kinase A Signaling

(2008) B. Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Endocannabinoid Signaling Mediates Cocaine-Induced Inhibitory Synaptic Plasticity in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2008) B. Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cocaine but Not Natural Reward Self-Administration nor Passive Cocaine Infusion Produces Persistent LTP in the VTA

(2008) Billy T. Chen et al.   NEURON

Reward-Predictive Cues Enhance Excitatory Synaptic Strength onto Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2008) G. D. Stuber et al.   SCIENCE