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ArticleNature communications2021

The paraventricular thalamus provides a polysynaptic brake on limbic CRF neurons to sex-dependently blunt binge alcohol drinking and avoidance behavior in mice.

Olivia B Levine, Mary Jane Skelly, John D Miller, Jean K Rivera-Irizarry, Sydney A Rowson, Jeffrey F DiBerto, Jennifer A Rinker, Todd E Thiele, Thomas L Kash, Kristen E Pleil

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Olivia B LevineGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1315-8360
Mary Jane SkellyDepartment of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
John D MillerDepartment of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
Jean K Rivera-IrizarryGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
Sydney A RowsonDepartment of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
Jeffrey F DiBertoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jennifer A RinkerDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Todd E ThieleDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Thomas L KashDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4747-4495
Kristen E PleilGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA. krp2013@med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6300-9414
Cornell University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USIona College · USMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

UNC ARC Information/Dissemination CoreP60AA011605 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Clyde W Hodge · 2003 to 2026
$46.3M
Probing Ethanol Induced Acceleration of Hindbrain and Amygdalar Pathology in an Alzheimer’s Disease ModelU01AA020911 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Thomas L. Kash, Zoe Anastasia McElligott · 2012 to 2026
$5.8M
The Role of Serotonin in Alcohol-Withdrawal Induced AnxietyR01AA019454 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Thomas L. Kash · 2010 to 2026
$5.6M
The role of rapid estrogen signaling in alcohol drinking behaviorR01AA027645 · NIAAA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Kristen Elizabeth Pleil · 2019 to 2026
$4.1M
Neuropeptide Y: Role in Ethanol Intake and SensitivityR37AA013573 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI TODD Eric THIELE · 2019 to 2026
$3.0M
Genetic and Environmental Influences on AddictionT32DA039080 · NIDA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Teresa A Milner · 2017 to 2026
$1.4M
The role of excitatory inputs to BNST CRF neurons in alcohol drinking behaviorR00AA023559 · NIAAA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI PLEIL, KRISTEN ELIZABETH · 2017 to 2019
$887k
The role of excitatory inputs to BNST CRF neurons in alcohol drinking behaviorK99AA023559 · NIAAA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI PLEIL, KRISTEN ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2016
$228k
Impact of Adolescent Alcohol on Development of the Prefrontal CortexF32AA025530 · NIAAA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SKELLY, MARY JANE · 2016 to 2018
$105k
NIAAA NIH HHS F32 AA025530NIAAA NIH HHS K99 AA023559NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA011605NIAAA NIH HHS R00 AA023559NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA019454NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027645NIAAA NIH HHS R37 AA013573NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA020911NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA039080
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) neurons that synthesize corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) drive binge alcohol drinking and anxiety. Here, we found that female C57BL/6J mice binge drink more than males and have greater basal BNST

Indexed as

Avoidance LearningAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleGlutamic AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsIntegrasesLimbic SystemMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneCre recombinaseGlutamic AcidIntegrases

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PMID34426574
PMCPMC8382748
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