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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

An endogenous GLP-1 circuit engages VTA GABA neurons to regulate mesolimbic dopamine neurons and attenuate cocaine seeking.

Riley Merkel, Nicole Hernandez, Vanessa Weir, Yafang Zhang, Matthew T Rich, Richard C Crist, Benjamin C Reiner, Heath D Schmidt

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Zona incerta: from Parkinson's disease to addiction.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2025
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8 authors.

Nicole Hernandez
Vanessa Weir
Yafang Zhang
Matthew T Rich
Richard C Crist
Benjamin C Reiner
Heath D Schmidt

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies show that systemic administration of a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist is sufficient to attenuate the reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior, an animal model of relapse. However, the neural mechanisms mediating these effects and the role of endogenous central GLP-1 signaling in cocaine seeking remain unknown. Here, we show that voluntary cocaine taking decreased plasma GLP-1 levels in rats and that chemogenetic activation of GLP-1-producing neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) that project to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) decreased cocaine reinstatement. Single nuclei transcriptomics and FISH studies revealed GLP-1Rs are expressed primarily on GABA neurons in the VTA. Using

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PMID38979354
PMCPMC11230186

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