ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2024
GABA release from central amygdala neurotensin neurons differentially modulates ethanol consumption in male and female mice.
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- Genomic and Behavioral Signatures of Selection for Ethanol Preference from the Heterogeneous Stock Collaborative Cross Mice - The Central Nucleus of the Amygdala.Addiction neuroscience · 2025Article
- Biased allosteric modulator of neurotensin receptor 1 reduces ethanol drinking and responses to ethanol administration in rodents.Addiction neuroscience · 2024Article
- Emerging pharmacological targets for alcohol use disorder.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- Oral fentanyl consumption and withdrawal impairs fear extinction learning and enhances basolateral amygdala principal neuron excitatory-inhibitory balance in male and female mice.Addiction neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
The central nucleus of the amygdala is known to play key roles in alcohol use and affect. Neurotensin neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala have been shown to regulate alcohol drinking in male mice. However, little is known about which neurotransmitters released by these cells drive alcohol consumption or whether these cells drive alcohol consumption in female mice. Here we show that knockdown of GABA release from central amygdala neurotensin neurons using a Nts-cre-dependent vGAT-shRNA-based AAV strategy reduces alcohol drinking in male, but not female, mice. This manipulation did not impact avoidance behavior, except in a fasted novelty-suppressed feeding test, in which vGAT shRNA mice demonstrated increased latency to feed on a familiar high-value food reward, an effect driven by male mice. In contrast, vGAT shRNA female mice showed heightened sensitivity to thermal stimulation. These data show a role for GABA release from central amygdala neurotensin neurons in modulating consumption of rewarding substances in different motivational states.
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