Connexin-36-positive gap junctions in ventral tegmental area GABA neurons sustain opiate dependence.
Maal-Bared G, Yee M, Harding EK, Ghebreselassie M, Bergamini M, Choy R, Kim E, Di Vito S, Patel M, Amirzadeh M, Grieder TE, Coles BL, Nagy JI, Bonin RP, Steenland HW, van der Kooy D.
Maal-Bared G, et al.
Eur J Neurosci. 2024 Jun;59(12):3422-3444. doi: 10.1111/ejn.16366. Epub 2024 Apr 28.
Eur J Neurosci. 2024.
PMID: 38679044
Here, we show that this switch in functional anatomy is contingent upon the gap junction-forming protein, connexin-36 (Cx36), in VTA GABA neurons. Intra-VTA infusions of the Cx36 blocker, mefloquine, in ODW rats resulted in a reversion to a drug …
Here, we show that this switch in functional anatomy is contingent upon the gap junction-forming protein, connexin …