Corticosterone Acts in the Nucleus Accumbens to Enhance Dopamine Signaling and Potentiate Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking

Evan N. Graf, Robert Wheeler, David L. Baker, +8

Journal of Neuroscience

Involvement of Noradrenergic Neurotransmission in the Stress- but not Cocaine-Induced Reinstatement of Extinguished Cocaine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Mice: Role for β-2 Adrenergic Receptors

John R. Mantsch, Andy Weyer, Oliver Vranjkovic, +3

Neuropsychopharmacology

Substance Abuseβ-2 Adrenergic ReceptorsCocaine-induced ReinstatementPsychiatryBehavioral Neuroscience +9

Stress-Induced Cocaine Seeking Requires a Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor-Regulated Pathway from the Ventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis That Regulates CRF Actions in the Ventral Tegmental Area

Oliver Vranjkovic, Paul J. Gasser, Clayton H. Gerndt, +2

Journal of Neuroscience

Synaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterStress-induced Cocaine SeekingPsychopharmacologyFootshock-induced Reinstatement +23

Stress Promotes Drug Seeking Through Glucocorticoid-Dependent Endocannabinoid Mobilization in the Prelimbic Cortex

Jayme R. McReynolds, Elizabeth M. Doncheck, Yan Li, +8

Biological Psychiatry

Cannabis UseSubstance AbusePsychoactive DrugStress HormonePsychiatry +12

β-Adrenergic Receptor Mediation of Stress-Induced Reinstatement of Extinguished Cocaine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Mice: Roles for β1 and β2 Adrenergic Receptors

Oliver Vranjkovic, Shona Hang, David L. Baker, +1

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Levo-tetrahydropalmatine attenuates cocaine self-administration under a progressive-ratio schedule and cocaine discrimination in rats

John R. Mantsch, Samantha Wisniewski, Oliver Vranjkovic, +6

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Progressive-ratio ScheduleSubstance AbusePsychoactive DrugBehavioral NeuroscienceAddiction +9

Beta-2 adrenergic receptors mediate stress-evoked reinstatement of cocaine-induced conditioned place preference and increases in CRF mRNA in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in mice

Jayme R. McReynolds, Oliver Vranjkovic, M Nguyen Thao, +4

Psychopharmacology

Beta-2 Adrenergic ReceptorsAddictionPhysiologyBed NucleusNeuroendocrine Mechanism +7

Oral administration of levo-tetrahydropalmatine attenuates reinstatement of extinguished cocaine seeking by cocaine, stress or drug-associated cues in rats

Yazmin Figueroa-Guzman, Christopher R. Mueller, Oliver Vranjkovic, +7

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Substance AbusePsychoactive DrugBehavioral NeuroscienceAddictionDrug-associated Cues +12

CB1 receptor antagonism blocks stress-potentiated reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats

Jayme R. McReynolds, Elizabeth M. Doncheck, Oliver Vranjkovic, +4

Psychopharmacology

Cannabis UseSubstance AbusePsychoactive DrugBehavioral NeuroscienceAddiction +8

Ketamine administration during a critical period after forced ethanol abstinence inhibits the development of time-dependent affective disturbances

Oliver Vranjkovic, Garrett Winkler, Danny G. Winder

Neuropsychopharmacology

Substance AbuseSubstance UsePsychiatryAlcohol DependenceAddiction +12