2024
The endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions
Jiang C, DiLeone R, Pittenger C, Duman R. The endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 90. PMID: 38346984, PMCID: PMC10861497, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02796-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAction of ketamineEndogenous opioid systemAntidepressant-like actionOpioid systemB-endorphinKetamine treatmentAntidepressant-like actions of ketamineBehavioral actions of ketamineAntidepressant actions of ketamineBehavioral effects of ketamineSingle dose of ketamineAntidepressant-like effectsLevels of B-endorphinAcute systemic administrationEffects of ketamineDose of ketamineOpioid receptor antagonistAntidepressant actionPrefrontal cortexActivation of opioid receptorsBehavioral effectsBehavioral actionsCompetitive opioid receptor antagonistOpioid receptors
2015
VGF and Its C-Terminal Peptide TLQP-62 Regulate Memory Formation in Hippocampus via a BDNF-TrkB-Dependent Mechanism
Lin WJ, Jiang C, Sadahiro M, Bozdagi O, Vulchanova L, Alberini CM, Salton SR. VGF and Its C-Terminal Peptide TLQP-62 Regulate Memory Formation in Hippocampus via a BDNF-TrkB-Dependent Mechanism. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 10343-10356. PMID: 26180209, PMCID: PMC4502270, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0584-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAvoidance LearningBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorConditioning, PsychologicalDown-RegulationEnzyme ActivatorsEnzyme InhibitorsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFlavanonesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPeptidesRatsRats, Long-EvansReceptor, trkBConceptsVGF-derived peptide TLQP-62BDNF-TrkB signalingTrkB receptor signalingTLQP-62BDNF-TrkBHippocampal memory consolidationMemory formationVGF expressionActivity-dependent BDNF secretionMemory consolidationReceptor signalingLong-term memory formationSecretion of BDNFBDNF/TrkBAlternative treatment modalitySynaptic plasticity markersHippocampal slice preparationAdult mouse hippocampusExpression of VGFImpaired fear memoryImpairs memory formationSubsequent CREB phosphorylationBDNF secretionFear memory formationTrkB receptors
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