Muscarinic, but not nicotinic, acetylcholine receptor blockade in the ventral tegmental area attenuates cue-induced sucrose-seeking

Receptor Blockade ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

The motivational valence of nicotine in the rat ventral tegmental area is switched from rewarding to aversive following blockade of the α7-subunit-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Psychopharmacology ◽

10.1007/s00213-002-1317-6 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 166 (3) ◽

pp. 306-313 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Steven R. Laviolette ◽

Derek van der Kooy

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Ventral Tegmental ◽

Α7 Subunit

Selective re-expression of β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the ventral tegmental area of the mouse restores intravenous nicotine self-administration

Neuropharmacology ◽

10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.03.011 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 235-241 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

María Juliana Orejarena ◽

Andrea Herrera-Solís ◽

Stéphanie Pons ◽

Uwe Maskos ◽

Rafael Maldonado ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Self Administration ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Intravenous Nicotine ◽

α4α6β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Activation on Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons Is Sufficient to Stimulate a Depolarizing Conductance and Enhance Surface AMPA Receptor Function

Molecular Pharmacology ◽

10.1124/mol.113.087346 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 84 (3) ◽

pp. 393-406 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Staci E. Engle ◽

Pei-Yu Shih ◽

J. Michael McIntosh ◽

Ryan M. Drenan

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Ampa Receptor ◽

Receptor Activation ◽

Dopamine Neurons ◽

Receptor Function ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Effect of the α4β2∗ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist varenicline on dopamine release in β2 knock-out mice with selective re-expression of the β2 subunit in the ventral tegmental area

Neuropharmacology ◽

10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.10.007 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 346-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Christelle Reperant ◽

Stéphanie Pons ◽

Eric Dufour ◽

Hans Rollema ◽

Alain M. Gardier ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Dopamine Release ◽

Partial Agonist ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Knock Out ◽

Ventral Tegmental ◽

Knock Out Mice

Distinctive nicotinic acetylcholine receptor functional phenotypes of rat ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons

The Journal of Physiology ◽

10.1113/jphysiol.2008.162743 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 587 (2) ◽

pp. 345-361 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Kechun Yang ◽

Jun Hu ◽

Linda Lucero ◽

Qiang Liu ◽

Chao Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Dopaminergic Neurons ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Immunohistochemical localization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit α6 to dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area

Neuroreport ◽

10.1097/00001756-199708180-00019 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 2739-2742 ◽

Cited By ~ 60

Author(s):

Finn M. Göldner ◽

Kelly T. Dineley ◽

James W. Patrick

Keyword(s):

Substantia Nigra ◽

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Dopaminergic Neurons ◽

Immunohistochemical Localization ◽

Receptor Subunit ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Crucial Role of 4 and 6 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits from Ventral Tegmental Area in Systemic Nicotine Self-Administration

Journal of Neuroscience ◽

10.1523/jneurosci.3918-08.2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 28 (47) ◽

pp. 12318-12327 ◽

Cited By ~ 228

Author(s):

S. Pons ◽

L. Fattore ◽

G. Cossu ◽

S. Tolu ◽

E. Porcu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Self Administration ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

A new molecular mechanism of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor blockade

Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine ◽

10.1007/bf00840183 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 111 (6) ◽

pp. 788-791

Author(s):

N. N. Churaev ◽

�. P. Zatsepin ◽

O. I. Dobrotina

Keyword(s):

Molecular Mechanism ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Receptor Blockade ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine

Distinct effects of ventral tegmental area NMDA and acetylcholine receptor blockade on conditioned reinforcement produced by food-associated cues

Neuroscience ◽

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.021 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 301 ◽

pp. 384-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

R.J. Wickham ◽

W.B. Solecki ◽

E.J. Nunes ◽

N.A. Addy

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Conditioned Reinforcement ◽

Receptor Blockade ◽

Nicotine induces disinhibitory behavior in the rat after subchronic peripheral nicotinic acetylcholine receptor blockade

European Journal of Pharmacology ◽

10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00191-6 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 397 (1) ◽

pp. 103-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Mia Ericson ◽

Peter Olausson ◽

Jörgen A Engel ◽

Bo Söderpalm

Keyword(s):

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Receptor Blockade ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine