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Reduced GABA-B/GIRK-mediated regulation of the VTA following a single exposure to cocaine [PDF]

, 2012
In this paper, Arora and colleagues expand on their previous work on GIRK channels in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) presenting evidence that a single exposure to cocaine reduces inhibitory GABAergic transmission to dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral
Andrew Varnell, Brian Cadle, Donald C. Cooper   +2 more
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"EFFECT OF APAMIN ON TOLERANCE TO COCAINE-INDUCED LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY IN MICE" [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2004
In the present study, the effect of apamin (potassium channel blocker) on tolerance to cocaine-induced locomotor activity in mice has been investigated.
H. R. Jamshidi, M. Rezayat M. R. Zarrindast   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards virtual reality exposure therapy for cocaine use disorder: A feasibility study of inducing cocaine craving through virtual reality

Addictive Behaviors Reports
Background: Craving is a core symptom of cocaine use disorders (CUD). Inducing craving in exposure to substance cues is of relevant interest for numerous clinical applications.
Thomas Lehoux, Christelle Nithart Porche, Antonio Capobianco, Miguel Gervilla, Flavien Lecuyer, Julien Anthouard, Luisa Weiner   +6 more
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Catalytic activities of a highly efficient cocaine hydrolase for hydrolysis of biologically active cocaine metabolites norcocaine and benzoylecgonine

Scientific Reports, 2023
Cocaine is a widely abused, hepatotoxic drug without an FDA-approved pharmacotherapy specific for cocaine addiction or overdose. It is recognized as a promising therapeutic strategy to accelerate cocaine metabolism which can convert cocaine to ...
Linyue Shang, Zhenyu Jin, Huimei Wei, Shawn Park, Chang-Guo Zhan, Fang Zheng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral Administration of Levo-Tetrahydropalmatine Attenuates Reinstatement of Extinguished Cocaine Seeking by Cocaine, Stress or Drug-Associated Cues in Rats [PDF]

, 2011
Cocaine addiction is characterized by a persistently heightened susceptibility to drug relapse. For this reason, the identification of medications that prevent drug relapse is a critical goal of drug abuse research.
Baker, David A., Bohr, Colin, Figueroa-Guzman, Yazmin, Graf, Evan N., Li, Shi-Jiang, Mantsch, John R., Mueller, Christopher R, Vranjkovic, Oliver, Wisniewski, Samantha, Yang, Zheng   +9 more
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Evaluation of Cocaine Effect on Endogenous Metabolites of HepG2 Cells Using Targeted Metabolomics

Molecules, 2021
Cocaine toxicity has been a subject of study because cocaine is one of the most common and potent drugs of abuse. In the current study the effect of cocaine on human liver cancer cell line (HepG2) was assessed.
Adamantios Krokos, Olga Deda, Christina Virgiliou, Helen Gika, Nikolaos Raikos, Eleni Aggelidou, Aristeidis Kritis, Georgios Theodoridis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. [PDF]

, 2010
Despite abundant expression of DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) in brain, the regulation and behavioral role of DNA methylation remain poorly understood. We found that Dnmt3a expression was regulated in mouse nucleus accumbens (NAc) by chronic cocaine use ...
Bolaños, Carlos A, Covington, Herbert E, Dietz, David M, Dumitriu, Dani, Eisch, Amelia J, Fan, Gouping, Feng, Jian, Hollis, Fiona, Hurd, Yasmin L, Iñiguez, Sergio D, Kabbaj, Mohamed, Koo, Ja Wook, LaPlant, Quincey, Maze, Ian, Morrison, John H, Mouzon, Ezekiell, Nestler, Eric J, Neve, Rachael L, Noonan, Michele A, Oosting, Ronald S, Ren, Yanhua, Renthal, William, Vialou, Vincent, Wang, Hui, Warren, Brandon L, Watts, Emily L, Xiao, Guanghua   +26 more
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Aptamer-based cocaine assay using a nanohybrid composed of ZnS/Ag2Se quantum dots, graphene oxide and gold nanoparticles as a fluorescent probe [PDF]

, 2020
Authors report on a new fluoro-graphene-plasmonic nanohybrid aptamer-based fluorescent nanoprobe for cocaine. To construct the nanoprobe, newly synthesized glutathione-capped ZnS/Ag 2Se quantum dots (QDs) were first conjugated to graphene oxide (GO) to ...
Abdolvand, Amin, Adegoke, Oluwasesan, Nic Daeid, Niamh, Pereira-Barros, Magda A., Zolotovskaya, Svetlana   +4 more
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Incubation of cocaine craving coincides with changes in dopamine terminal neurotransmission

Addiction Neuroscience, 2022
Relapse to drug use is one of the major challenges in treating substance use disorders. Exposure to drug-related cues and contexts triggers drug craving, which drives cocaine seeking, and increases the probability of relapse.
I. Pamela Alonso, Bethan M. O'Connor, Kathleen G. Bryant, Rushi K. Mandalaywala, Rodrigo A. España   +4 more
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Metabolic fate of drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances: A pilot study on a novel workflow using a zebrafish embryo model combined with human microdosing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The aim of this study was to develop a novel workflow to identify human urine biomarkers for drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances. Metabolites of amphetamine, cocaine, LSD, MDMA, methamphetamine, THC, MDMB‐CHMICA, and MDPPP were first identified in a zebrafish embryo (ZE) metabolism study followed by comparison to most abundant human ...
Simon K. Wellenberg, Tanja M. Gampfer, Lea Wagmann, Philip Schippers, Jennifer Herrmann, Rolf Müller, Folker Westphal, Markus R. Meyer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source