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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2026

Nitrous oxide controls the DCN to VTA dopamine circuit by enhancing AMPA receptor functions during rewarding behavior.

Fukang Zhang, Shuyuan Fan, Shiqi Li, Yixin Xu, Yuxu Ren, Yujing Wang, Xuan Liu, Wei Ma, Jianchen Zhang, Feng Ding and 5 more

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Fukang Zhang *Medical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Shuyuan Fan *Medical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Shiqi Li *Medical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yixin XuMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxu RenMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yujing WangMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xuan LiuMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Wei MaMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jianchen ZhangShanghai Municipal Drug Rehabilitation Center, Shanghai, China.
Feng DingShanghai Municipal Drug Rehabilitation Center, Shanghai, China.
Fangyuan YinMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Li ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. zlxyz666a@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5000-6679
Shanwu FengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. shanwufeng@163.com.
Jie SunDepartment of Anesthesiology & Key Laboratory of Clinical Science and Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. sunjie@seu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-7867
Tengfei MaMedical Basic Research Innovation Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. tfma@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-7370

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071196National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82271216National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82401756National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82471513National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82571947Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation) BK20221463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N

Indexed as

Nitrous OxideReceptors, AMPAAnimalsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsGlutamic AcidHomocysteineLong-Term Synaptic DepressionMaleMesolimbic SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRewardSynaptic TransmissionVentral Tegmental AreaDopamineGlutamic AcidHomocysteineNitrous OxideReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate

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PMID42129479
PMCPMC13569422

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