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

Dopamine Release ◽

Partial Agonist ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Knock Out ◽

Ventral Tegmental ◽

Knock Out Mice

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 ◽

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

Behavioural Brain Research ◽

10.1016/j.bbr.2015.05.036 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 291 ◽

pp. 372-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Nii A. Addy ◽

Eric J. Nunes ◽

Robert J. Wickham

Keyword(s):

Ventral Tegmental Area ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Receptor Blockade ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

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 ◽

Efficacy of Varenicline, an α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist, vs Placebo or Sustained-Release Bupropion for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Yearbook of Pulmonary Disease ◽

10.1016/s8756-3452(08)70598-x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 ◽

pp. 109-110

Author(s):

L.T. Tanoue

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Smoking Cessation ◽

Sustained Release ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Partial Agonist ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Randomized Controlled

Varenicline, an α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist, vs Sustained-Release Bupropion and Placebo for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Yearbook of Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0084-3873(08)70096-8 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 ◽

pp. 143-145

Author(s):

N.H. Hanna

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Smoking Cessation ◽

Sustained Release ◽

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Partial Agonist ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽

Randomized Controlled

P4-373: APN1125: A NOVEL A7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONIST

Alzheimer s & Dementia ◽

10.1016/j.jalz.2014.07.142 ◽

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Author(s):

Gerald Koelsch ◽

Leonard T. Meltzer ◽

Ryan F. Yoshimura ◽

Alvin V. Terry ◽

Patrick M. Callahan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Acetylcholine Receptor ◽

Partial Agonist ◽

Nicotinic Acetylcholine