Orexins contribute to restraint stress-induced cocaine relapse by endocannabinoid-mediated disinhibition of dopaminergic neurons

oleh: Li-Wei Tung, Guan-Ling Lu, Yen-Hsien Lee, Lung Yu, Hsin-Jung Lee, Emma Leishman, Heather Bradshaw, Ling-Ling Hwang, Ming-Shiu Hung, Ken Mackie, Andreas Zimmer, Lih-Chu Chiou

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-07-01

Deskripsi

Stress is a major cause of relapse to cocaine seeking behaviour. Tung et al. show that orexin mediates stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking behaviour in mice by endocannabinoid-dependent disinhibition in the ventral tegmental area.