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Gut Microbiota‐Derived Anandamide Mediates the Therapeutic Effects of Urolithin A on Alcohol‐Induced Cognitive and Social Dysfunction via CB1R‐DRD2‐RAP1 Signaling Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that Urolithin A (UA) counteracts alcohol‐induced cognitive and social dysfunction (AICSD) via a gut microbiome‐dependent mechanism. UA‐enriched Bacteroids sartorii and Parabacteroids distasonis elevate anandamide (AEA), which activates the CB1R‐DRD2‐Rap1 signaling cascade to drive synaptic repair and reduce neuroinflammation ...
Hongbo Zhang, Zibin Li, Yao Xiao, Ji Bian, Caian He, Chao Liu, Lan Gong, Lin Han, Zhigang Liu, Min Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dopamine D2 receptors and the circadian clock reciprocally mediate antipsychotic drug-induced metabolic disturbances

npj Schizophrenia, 2017
Antipsychotic drugs are widely prescribed medications, used for numerous psychiatric illnesses. However, antipsychotic drugs cause serious metabolic side effects that can lead to substantial weight gain and increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
Zachary Freyberg, Michael J. McCarthy
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Colocalization of Mating-Induced Fos and D2-Like Dopamine Receptors in the Medial Preoptic Area: Influence of Sexual Experience

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016
Dopamine in the medial preoptic area (mPOA) stimulates sexual activity in males. This is evidenced by microdialysis and microinjection experiments revealing that dopamine receptor antagonists in the mPOA inhibit sexual activity, whereas agonists ...
Victoria L Nutsch, Ryan G Will, Christopher L Robison, Julia R Martz, Daniel J Tobiansky, Juan M. Dominguez, Juan M. Dominguez   +6 more
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Characterisation of the interaction of the C-terminus of the dopamine D2 receptor with neuronal calcium sensor-1. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
NCS-1 is a member of the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) family of EF-hand Ca(2+) binding proteins which has been implicated in several physiological functions including regulation of neurotransmitter release, membrane traffic, voltage gated Ca(2 ...
Lu-Yun Lian, Sravan R Pandalaneni, Pryank Patel, Hannah V McCue, Lee P Haynes, Robert D Burgoyne   +5 more
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Dorsal Raphe VIP Neurons Are Critical for Survival‐Oriented Vigilance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
DRNVIP neurons in mice and primates are strategically positioned to influence the central extended amygdala via feedback loops. They regulate the excitability of PKC‐δ neurons in the ovBNST and CeA through glutamate release. Their ablation heightens activity in these regions, disrupts active‐phase sleep architecture, enhances risk assessment behaviors ...
Adriane Guillaumin, Emma Perrot, Thibault Dhellemmes, Laura Boi, Daniel De Castro Medeiros, Christelle Glangetas, Sylvie Dumas, Sandra Dovero, Nathalie Biendon, Elodie Ladeveze, Maëlle Hardel, Marc Landry, Erwan Bezard, Jérôme Baufreton, Gilberto Fisone, François Georges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pergolide Mesilate May Improve Fatigue in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Behavioural Neurology, 2002
Objectives: Fatigue is a complaint frequently encountered among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Considering the possible relationship between fatigue and dopaminergic dysfuncion, we investigated the effect of pergolide mesilate (a D2 and D1 ...
Kazuo Abe, Mayako Takanashi, Takehiko Yanagihara, Sabro Sakoda   +3 more
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Distinct roles of presynaptic dopamine receptors in the differential modulation of the intrinsic synapses of medium-spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens

BMC Neuroscience, 2007
Background In both schizophrenia and addiction, pathological changes in dopamine release appear to induce alterations in the circuitry of the nucleus accumbens that affect coordinated thought and motivation. Dopamine acts principally on medium-spiny GABA
Schmauss Claudia, Mizuno Takeo, Rayport Stephen   +2 more
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Central dopamine D2 receptors regulate plasma glucose levels in mice through autonomic nerves

Scientific Reports, 2020
Recent evidence suggests that the central nervous system (CNS) regulates plasma glucose levels, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. The present study investigated the role of dopaminergic function in the CNS in regulation of plasma glucose levels in
Hiroko Ikeda, Naomi Yonemochi, Risa Mikami, Manabu Abe, Meiko Kawamura, Rie Natsume, Kenji Sakimura, John L. Waddington, Junzo Kamei   +8 more
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Modulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Activity in Rat Striatal Homogenate by Dopaminergic Receptors

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
We have characterized the modulation of adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity by ligands of dopaminergic receptors in rat striatal homogenate and compared the results with receptor-ligand binding affinities.
Argo Vonk, Reet Reinart, Ago Rinken
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Pramipexole Upregulates Dopamine Receptor D2 and D3 Expression in Rat Striatum

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2012
Randomized clinical trials have shown that pramipexole has an antidepressant effect in patients with Parkinson’s disease. We investigated the comparative efficacy of pramipexole toward dopamine receptor D2 and D3 expression in rat brain.
Naohito Tokunaga, Mohammed Emamussalehin Choudhury, Noriko Nishikawa, Masahiro Nagai, Tomoaki Tujii, Hirotaka Iwaki, Mika Kaneta, Masahiro Nomoto   +7 more
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