Oxytocin receptors are expressed on dopamine and glutamate neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area that project to nucleus accumbens and other mesolimbic targets

Joanna Peris, Kaley MacFadyen, Justin A. Smith, +3

The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Natural RewardNeurotransmitterGlutamate NeuronsSocial SciencesOther Mesolimbic Targets +22

Increasing brain angiotensin converting enzyme 2 activity decreases anxiety-like behavior in male mice by activating central Mas receptors

Lei Wang, Annette D. de Kloet, Dipanwita Pati, +9

Neuropharmacology

Stress HormonePsychiatryBehavioral NeuroscienceNeurophysiologyEnzyme 2 +12

Reporter mouse strain provides a novel look at angiotensin type-2 receptor distribution in the central nervous system

Annette D. de Kloet, Lei Wang, Jacob A. Ludin, +7

Brain Structure and Function

ImmunologyCellular PhysiologyMolecular PharmacologyCell SignalingHealth Sciences +14

A Unique “Angiotensin-Sensitive” Neuronal Population Coordinates Neuroendocrine, Cardiovascular, and Behavioral Responses to Stress

Annette D. de Kloet, Lei Wang, Soledad Pitra, +8

Journal of Neuroscience

Obesity induces neuroinflammation mediated by altered expression of the renin–angiotensin system in mouse forebrain nuclei

Annette D. de Kloet, David J. Pioquinto, Dan Nguyen, +4

Physiology & Behavior

Mouse Forebrain NucleiMetabolic SyndromeEnergy HomeostasisMolecular PhysiologyAltered Expression +12

Angiotensin Type-2 Receptors Influence the Activity of Vasopressin Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in Male Mice

Annette D. de Kloet, Soledad Pitra, Lei Wang, +6

Endocrinology

Avp SecretionSynaptic TransmissionParaventricular NucleusSynaptic SignalingSocial Sciences +24

Angiotensin type 1a receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus control cardiovascular reactivity and anxiety-like behavior in male mice

Lei Wang, Helmut Hiller, Justin A. Smith, +2

Physiological Genomics

Acute hypernatremia promotes anxiolysis and attenuates stress-induced activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in male mice

Justin A. Smith, Lei Wang, Helmut Hiller, +3

Physiology & Behavior

Acute HypernatremiaStress-induced ActivationAdrenal GlandStress HormoneEndocrine Mechanism +9

Plasma Vasopressin Variation and Renin Activity in Normal Active Humans

Fred H. Katz, Justin A. Smith, John Paul Lock, +1

Hormone Research

An Angiotensin-Responsive Connection from the Lamina Terminalis to the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Evokes Vasopressin Secretion to Increase Blood Pressure in Mice

Charles J. Frazier, Scott W. Harden, Amy R. Alleyne, +9

Journal of Neuroscience