Nicotine: alcohol reward interactions

A Lajtha, H Sershen - Neurochemical Research, 2010 - Springer
It is well established that the continued intake of drugs of abuse is reinforcing—that is repeated
consumption increases preference. This has been shown in some studies to extend to …

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognition, symptoms, and smoking in schizophrenia: a randomized controlled study

…, S Mattiuz, M Youssef, RH Tobe, H Sershen… - Schizophrenia …, 2015 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is characterized by cognitive deficits which persist after acute symptoms have
been treated or resolved. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been reported …

An upregulation of DNA-methyltransferase 1 and 3a expressed in telencephalic GABAergic neurons of schizophrenia patients is also detected in peripheral blood …

…, NV Puri, B Kadriu, H Caruncho, I Loza, H Sershen… - Schizophrenia …, 2009 - Elsevier
Several lines of schizophrenia (SZ) research suggest that a functional downregulation of the
prefrontal cortex GABAergic neuronal system is mediated by a promoter hypermethylation, …

Structural requirements for cocaine congeners to interact with dopamine and serotonin uptake sites in mouse brain and to induce stereotyped behavior

MEA Reith, BE Meisler, H Sershen, A Lajtha - Biochemical pharmacology, 1986 - Elsevier
… We report here saturation analysis of [ 3 H]cocaine binding in various mouse brain regions,
… [ 3 h]-cocaine binding and [ 3 H]dopamine uptake in the mouse striatum, and to inhibit [ 3 H]…

Neurofilament subunits are integral components of synapses and modulate neurotransmission and behavior in vivo

A Yuan, H Sershen, BS Basavarajappa, A Kumar… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Synaptic roles for neurofilament (NF) proteins have rarely been considered. Here, we
establish all four NF subunits as integral resident proteins of synapses. Compared with the …

Effect of nicotine on extracellular levels of neurotransmitters assessed by microdialysis in various brain regions: role of glutamic acid

E Toth, H Sershen, A Hashim, ES Vizi, A Lajtha - Neurochemical research, 1992 - Springer
We studied the effect of local administration of nicotine on the release of monoamines in
striatum, substantia nigra, cerebellum, hippocampus, cortex (frontal, cingulate), and pontine …

Inhibition of system A-mediated glycine transport in cortical synaptosomes by therapeutic concentrations of clozapine: implications for mechanisms of action

DC Javitt, L Duncan, A Balla, H Sershen - Molecular psychiatry, 2005 - nature.com
… (NFPS) produced biphasic inhibition of [3 H] glycine transport, with IC 50 values of … 3 H]
MeAIB was monophasic with a single IC 50 value of 31 μM. Clozapine significantly inhibited [3 H] …

Specific calpain inhibition by calpastatin prevents tauopathy and neurodegeneration and restores normal lifespan in tau P301L mice

…, A Kumar, A Hashim, H Sershen… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Tau pathogenicity in Alzheimer9s disease and other tauopathies is thought to involve the
generation of hyperphosphorylated, truncated, and oligomeric tau species with enhanced …

Cognitive and antismoking effects of varenicline in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

…, J Cornwell, K Noth, S Gupta, H Sershen… - Schizophrenia …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Varenicline has been shown to be an effective anti-smoking treatment in smokers
without identified psychiatric illness, and the drug's pharmacology suggests possibilities …

Nicotine-induced changes in neurotransmitter levels in brain areas associated with cognitive function

…, A Hashim, R Lonow, T Cooper, H Sershen… - Neurochemical …, 2004 - Springer
Nicotine, one of the most widespread drugs of abuse, has long been shown to impact areas
of the brain involved in addiction and reward. Recent research, however, has begun to …