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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2013

Novel subunit-specific tonic GABA currents and differential effects of ethanol in the central amygdala of CRF receptor-1 reporter mice.

Melissa A Herman, Candice Contet, Nicholas J Justice, Wylie Vale, Marisa Roberto

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Synaptic effects of IL-1β and CRF in the central amygdala after protracted alcohol abstinence in male rhesus macaques.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melissa A HermanCommittee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. mherman@scripps.edu
Candice Contet
Nicholas J Justice
Wylie Vale
Marisa Roberto
Scripps Research Institute · USBaylor College of Medicine · USSalk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

Viral Vector CoreP60AA006420 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ERIC P ZORRILLA · 2003 to 2026
$46.3M
TARGETED DISRUPTION OF NEUROENDOCRINE GENESP01DK026741 · NIDDK · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI FISCHER, WOLFGANG H, RIVIER, JEAN E · 1986 to 2014
$31.6M
SYSTEMIC NEUROPHARMACOLOGYP50AA006420 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI KOOB, GEORGE F · 1985 to 2002
$5.1M
Regulation of Ethanol Effects on Synaptic TransmissionR01AA015566 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROBERTO, MARISA · 2006 to 2019
$4.6M
Neuroplasticity of the Extended Amygdala CRF circuitry in alcohol dependenceR01AA021491 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROBERTO, MARISA · 2013 to 2024
$3.9M
Gene-environment interaction: the brain CRF system in alcohol preferring msP ratsR37AA017447 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROBERTO, MARISA · 2016 to 2025
$3.7M
Synaptic and peptidergic neuroadaptations associated with alcohol dependenceR01AA016985 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROBERTO, MARISA · 2008 to 2012
$2.1M
Gene-environment interaction: the brain CRF system in alcohol preferring msP ratsR01AA017447 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROBERTO, MARISA · 2009 to 2013
$1.8M
Role of BK Channel Interactome in Excessive Ethanol DrinkingU01AA020913 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CONTET, CANDICE · 2011 to 2015
$1.3M
Tonic GABAA receptor signaling in the Central Amygdala and alcohol dependenceF32AA020430 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI HERMAN, MELISSA A · 2011 to 2013
$155k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) is an important integrative site for the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, such as ethanol. Activation of corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 (CRF1) receptors in the CeA plays a critical role in the development of ethanol dependence, but these neurons remain uncharacterized. Using CRF1:GFP reporter mice and a combined electrophysiological/immunohistochemical approach, we found that CRF1 neurons exhibit an α1 GABA(A) receptor subunit-mediated tonic conductance that is driven by action potential-dependent GABA release. In contrast, unlabeled CeA neurons displayed a δ subunit-mediated tonic conductance that is enhanced by ethanol. Ethanol increased the firing discharge of CRF1 neurons and decreased the firing discharge of unlabeled CeA neurons. Retrograde tracing studies indicate that CeA CRF1 neurons project into the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Together, these data demonstrate subunit-specific tonic signaling and provide mechanistic insight into the specific effects of ethanol on CeA microcircuitry.

Indexed as

Action PotentialsAmygdalaAnimalsCRF Receptor, Type 1Ethanolgamma-Aminobutyric AcidMaleMiceMice, TransgenicProtein SubunitsReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneReceptors, GABA-ACRF Receptor, Type 1EthanolGabra1 protein, mousegamma-Aminobutyric AcidProtein SubunitsReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneReceptors, GABA-A

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PMID23426657
PMCPMC3711798
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