Mineur, Yann S.

Acetylcholine as a Neuromodulator: Cholinergic Signaling Shapes Nervous System Function and Behavior

Picciotto, M. R., Higley, M. J., & Mineur, Y. S. (2012) · Neuron

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

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It is not “either/or”: Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood

PICCIOTTO, M., ADDY, N., MINEUR, Y., & BRUNZELL, D. (2008) · Progress in Neurobiology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

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Effects of unpredictable chronic mild stress on anxiety and depression-like behavior in mice

Mineur, Y. S., Belzung, C., & Crusio, W. E. (2006) · Behavioural Brain Research

Stress Responses and CortisolNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Mineur, Y. S., Abizaid, A., Rao, Y., Salas, R., DiLeone, R. J., Gündisch, D., Diano, S., De Biasi, M., Horvath, T. L., Gao, X.-B., et al. (2011) · Science

Regulation of Appetite and ObesitySmoking Behavior and Cessation

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Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior

Mineur, Y. S., Obayemi, A., Wigestrand, M. B., Fote, G. M., Calarco, C. A., Li, A. M., & Picciotto, M. R. (2013) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Origin and function of stress-induced IL-6 in murine models

Qing, H., Desrouleaux, R., Israni-Winger, K., Mineur, Y. S., Fogelman, N., Zhang, C., Rashed, S., Palm, N. W., Sinha, R., Picciotto, M. R., et al. (2020) · Cell

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesStress Responses and Cortisol

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Behavioral and neuroanatomical characterization of the Fmr1 knockout mouse

Mineur, Y. S., Sluyter, F., de Wit, S., Oostra, B. A., & Crusio, W. E. (2002) · Hippocampus

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Social behavior deficits in the Fmr1 mutant mouse

Mineur, Y. S., Huynh, L. X., & Crusio, W. E. (2006) · Behavioural Brain Research

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

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An instructive role for patterned spontaneous retinal activity in mouse visual map development

Xu, H.-P., Furman, M., Mineur, Y. S., Chen, H., King, S. L., Zenisek, D., Zhou, Z. J., Butts, D. A., Tian, N., Picciotto, M. R., et al. (2011) · Neuron

Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

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AgRP neurons regulate development of dopamine neuronal plasticity and nonfood-associated behaviors

Dietrich, M. O., Bober, J., Ferreira, J. G., Tellez, L. A., Mineur, Y. S., Souza, D. O., Gao, X.-B., Picciotto, M. R., Araújo, I., Liu, Z.-W., et al. (2012) · Nature Neuroscience

Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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Mood and anxiety regulation by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: A potential pathway to modulate aggression and related behavioral states

Picciotto, M. R., Lewis, A. S., van Schalkwyk, G. I., & Mineur, Y. S. (2015) · Neuropharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

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Cytisine, a partial agonist of high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, has antidepressant-like properties in male C57BL/6J mice

Mineur, Y. S., Somenzi, O., & Picciotto, M. R. (2007) · Neuropharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyTreatment of Major Depression

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CaMKII Phosphorylation of TARPγ-8 Is a Mediator of LTP and Learning and Memory

Park, J., Chávez, A. E., Mineur, Y. S., Morimoto-Tomita, M., Lutzu, S., Kim, K. S., Picciotto, M. R., Castillo, P. E., & Tomita, S. (2016) · Neuron

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMemory and Neural Mechanisms

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Persistent β 2 *-Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder

Saricicek, A., Esterlis, I., Maloney, K. H., Mineur, Y. S., Ruf, B. M., Muralidharan, A., Chen, J. I., Cosgrove, K. P., Kerestes, R., Ghose, S., et al. (2012) · American Journal of Psychiatry

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyTreatment of Major Depression

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Multiple Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes in the Mouse Amygdala Regulate Affective Behaviors and Response to Social Stress

Mineur, Y. S., Fote, G. M., Blakeman, S., Cahuzac, E. L. M., Newbold, S. A., & Picciotto, M. R. (2016) · Neuropsychopharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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An epigenetic mechanism mediates developmental nicotine effects on neuronal structure and behavior

Jung, Y., Hsieh, L. S., Lee, A. M., Zhou, Z., Coman, D., Heath, C. J., Hyder, F., Mineur, Y. S., Yuan, Q., Goldman, D., et al. (2016) · Nature Neuroscience

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects

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Varenicline has antidepressant-like activity in the forced swim test and augments sertraline's effect

Rollema, H., Guanowsky, V., Mineur, Y. S., Shrikhande, A., Coe, J. W., Seymour, P. A., & Picciotto, M. R. (2009) · European Journal of Pharmacology

Treatment of Major DepressionNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

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The role of acetylcholine in negative encoding bias: Too much of a good thing?

Mineur, Y. S., & Picciotto, M. R. (2021) · European Journal of Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorMemory and Neural Mechanisms

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Cytisine-based nicotinic partial agonists as novel antidepressant compounds

Mineur, Y. S., Eibl, C., Young, G., Kochevar, C., Papke, R. L., Gündisch, D., & Picciotto, M. R. (2009) · The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyTreatment of Major Depression

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Biological basis for the co-morbidity between smoking and mood disorders

Mineur, Y. S., & Picciotto, M. R. (2009) · Journal of Dual Diagnosis

Smoking Behavior and CessationNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

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α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonists with low intrinsic efficacy have antidepressant-like properties

Mineur, Y. S., Einstein, E. B., Seymour, P. A., Coe, J. W., O'Neill, B. T., Rollema, H., & Picciotto, M. R. (2011) · Behavioural Pharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyTreatment of Major Depression

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Activity of a direct VTA to ventral pallidum GABA pathway encodes unconditioned reward value and sustains motivation for reward

Zhou, W.-L., Kim, K., Ali, F., Pittenger, S. T., Calarco, C. A., Mineur, Y. S., Ramakrishnan, C., Deisseroth, K., Kwan, A. C., & Picciotto, M. R. (2022) · Science Advances

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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ACh signaling modulates activity of the GABAergic signaling network in the basolateral amygdala and behavior in stress-relevant paradigms

Mineur, Y. S., Mose, T. N., Maibom, K. L., Pittenger, S. T., Soares, A. R., Wu, H., Taylor, S. R., Huang, Y., & Picciotto, M. R. (2022) · Molecular Psychiatry

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMemory and Neural Mechanisms

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Localized low‐level re‐expression of high‐affinity mesolimbic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors restores nicotine‐induced locomotion but not place conditioning

Mineur, Y. S., Brunzell, D. H., Grady, S. R., Lindstrom, J. M., McIntosh, J. M., Marks, M. J., King, S. L., & Picciotto, M. R. (2009) · Genes, Brain and Behavior

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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