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African-Americans and whites are sharply divided on the Zimmerman verdict, reveal new polls
Not guilty, not embraced: George Zimmerman is more than twice as popular as Congress, but Americans overall are split in their opinions of him along racial lines
A huge majority of African-Americans disapprove of the jury verdict in the case of George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder charges a week ago in the self-defense shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
In a Washington Post-ABC poll released Monday, more than 1,000 Americans were asked whether they approved of the Zimmerman verdict. A whopping 81 per cent of blacks said no, while just nine per cent said yes.
The numbers were sharply reversed among whites, with 51 per cent favoring the jury's decision and 27 per cent disapproving.
And shortly after Attorney General Eric Holder was assuring the NAACP at its convention last week that his Justice Department was still investigating the Zimmerman case, an 81 per cent majority of blacks told pollsters that they believe Zimmerman should face new civil rights charges in federal court. Just 13 per cent disagreed.
White respondents were opposed, but less strongly, by a 59-27 margin. Overall, ABC found that 39 per cent of Americans thought Zimmerman should be charged again. Forty-six percent disagreed.
ABC conducted its poll July 18-21. A separate poll of 1,000 Americans released Thursday and conducted July 15-16 by Rasmussen Reports found that in the days immediately following Zimmerman's acquittal, just 21 per cent - barely half the number in ABC's poll a few days later - thought federal civil-rights charges were warranted.
Asked if they agreed with the jury verdict in Sanford, Florida, less than half overall - 48 per cent - told the Rasmussen researchers they did. Thirty-four per cent disagreed.
In a separate Rasmussen poll conducted July 17-18, 48 per cent of Americans said they view Zimmerman unfavorably, compared to 32 per cent who had a favorable view of him.
In addition to a race-based opinion chasm, ABC's statistics about the federal government's potential prosecuting Zimmerman also differed broadly among various age groups.
'In one striking division that reaches beyond race and ethnicity,' ABC News reported, '58 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds favor civil rights charges against Zimmerman, the only age group in which a majority holds this view. Among senior citizens, by contrast, just 25 percent agree.'
'Trayvon Martin could've been me 35 years ago,' President Obama said Friday, in remarks that highlighted Americans' sharp racial divide over the Zimmerman trial
Discontent: While many of the post-verdict rallies in opposition to Zimmerman were multiracial, black rioters and flag-burners in a few isolated locations attracted much of the media attention
Gladys Zimmerman (C) celebrated her son's courtroom victory, but half of her fellow Hispanics surveyed for the ABC News/Washington Post poll said they disagreed with the verdict
President President Obama entered the fray on Friday after a week of silence and pressing questions from the White House press corps, with 17 minutes of deeply personal remarks about the death of Trayvon Martin.
'When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son,' Obama told reporters. 'Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.'
'When you think about why, in the African-American community at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here. I think it's important to recognize that the African-American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away.'
That pain is clearly visible in the polling data.
ABC also found that 86 per cent of blacks surveyed don't believe they receive equal treatment under the law; 60 percent of Hispanics share that belief.
Meanwhile, a 54-per-cent majority of whites said all groups of Americans received equal treatment under the law.
The historical collision course involving the late Trayvon Martin (L), George Zimmerman (C) and Barack Obama (R) found its crescendo on Friday, with the president waxing for 17 minutes about what he said was a racial component in the 2012 shooting
A rally for Trayvon Martin in Raleigh, North Carolina following Zimmerman's acquittal reflected both a national sense of disbelief and an African-American population frustrated with the American justice system
Obama's belated entry into the post-trial news cycle is likely to resonate strongly with his political base, and it could further alienate GOP voters.
Just 17 per cent of self-identified Republicans, The Washington Post reported, think the Justice Department should file civil-rights charges over the death of Martin, a 17-year-old young man when hist life tragically ended. Among Democrats, 57 per cent say Zimmerman should face new federal charges.
Approval of the jury's verdict was also split along party lines, with 65 per cent of Republicans and 22 per cent of Democrats in favor.
Obama weighed in Friday on the Zimmerman trial, saying that African-Americans view the result through a lens colored by past racism. There has been no poll released yet that includes data from after that highly personal 17-minute speech in the White House press briefing room.
The president is about to embark on an economics offensive in an effort to turn his numbers around, beginning with a speech Wednesday at Knox College in Illinois. That address will be a preview of key budget votes on the horizon in Congress.
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Learn how the Eventa Group increased conversions and ROI through email marketing. Originally presented at Pure360's customer event, Thursday 25th June 2015
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Rev Up Your Lead Engine With Predictive Scoring
Joanna Kwong (FireEye) and Dan Ahmadi (MuleSoft)
Jun 26 2015
52 mins
Are you ready to add fuel to your lead engine with predictive scoring, but aren't sure where to start? View this Marketo LaunchPoint session featuring Lattice customers Joanna Kwong of FireEye and Dan Ahmadi of MuleSoft. Joanna and Dan will walk you through their companies' thought processes for on-boarding predictive scoring and how they went about vendor selection, implementation, roll-out, and education.
Watch this on-demand webinar to obtain a road map for achieving predictive lead scoring at your own company! You'll discover:
* Considerations to make when planning your implementation
* The right metrics to track from beginning to end
* How to use it alongside your current lead scoring for easier adoption
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Internet of Everything: Is your company ready for machine intelligence?
Jim McGregor, Principal analyst, TIRIAS Research
Jun 25 2015
60 mins
June 25, 2015 at 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST
We are on the verge of a new era of smart connected things, where devices and machines are much more intuitive, simplifying and enriching our daily lives. As smart devices pack more powerful processors and sensors, they will become more aware of our preferences and surroundings, anticipate our needs, and provide us with relevant information at the right time. As machines of the future begin to see and hear in 3D through computer vision and perceive and understand through machine learning, new worlds of possibilities open. Cars, machines, robots, and other smart devices will become autonomous, anticipating outcomes far faster and more accurately.
In this webinar, we'll dig into how industry leaders are using cognitive technologies, such as machine learning, computer vision, and always-on sensing to reshape industries, including transportation, healthcare, banking and retail. Can your business keep up with the disruption that will be caused by these technologies? How can device intelligence add value to your organization? How can you balance the benefits of device intelligence with associated risks?
In this webinar, you'll:
-Find out how you can drive innovations and create new business opportunities through these technologies
- Discover ways cognitive technologies can help businesses drive revenue in unexpected -- and uncharted – ways
-Balance the benefits of device intelligence and user privacy
-Get the scoop on why on-device intelligence will be key in the new era of smart connected things
- Realize the role of cognitive technologies and biometrics on securing your organization's critical devices
Maged Zaki, Director of Technical Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Jim McGregor, Principal analyst and founder, TIRIAS Research
Russ Fadel, President and General Manager; ThingWorx
Chris Clayton, Senior vice president, business development; ColdLight
Sponsored by Qualcomm
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How to Save Time and Money with Pardot
Phil Simpson, Regional Sales Manager - Pardot
Jun 24 2015
42 mins
B2B marketing and sales teams are on a constant quest to improve upon their revenue-generating efforts, and the tasks involved — seeking out new business, creating a seamless buyer experience, building and tracking campaign efforts — all require significant time and effort.
What if there was a way marketers and sales teams could save time and effort and increase revenue generation at the same time?
Enter, your technology toolbox. With Pardot marketing automation, marketing and sales teams can maximize campaign efforts, boost productivity, and shorten sales cycles — yielding consequential benefits both marketing and sales teams. Join us for a quick 40-minute look at how Pardot can:
- help generate new business
- identify quality leads for quick conversion
- create a faster, smoother buyer's journey
- prove real results
Also hear from an awesome Pardot client, Gina Spero, Marketing Automation Manager at Mimeo, as she describes how using Pardot has helped their business!
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Mobile Marketing Automation Part IV: Going beyond push notifications
John Koetsier: VP Research; VentureBeat
Jun 24 2015
61 mins
June 24, 10 am PST/1 pm EST
John Koetsier: VP Research; VentureBeat
Ian Woods: Chief Engagement Officer; IMM
Brian Witlin; COO and Mobile; Yummly
Moderator: Wendy Schuchart, analyst; VentureBeat
If you're only focusing on push notifications with your MMA solutions, you're leaving a lot of money on the table. We've got the inside story on the features used by the most successful mobile app teams ... and which vendors deliver those features. We'll also talk to industry insiders on how they're using MMA in ways you might not have thought of.
We surveyed 375 mobile developers with over 900 million monthly average users, analyzed 1.8 million apps in Google Play and the iOS app store, conducted 17 live interviews, and surveyed 19 MMA providers to find answers to these questions.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
* Which features the most successful mobile app companies focus upon
* Which MMA features you can't afford to ignore
* How successful apps are using MMA in creative and unique ways
Join us to learn how to successfully leverage mobile marketing automation to your advantage.
Sponsored by: Kahuna
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Customer Ready: 5 elementos que están impulsando las expectativas del consumidor
Rodrigo Velasco
Jun 24 2015
58 mins
En este webinar, Rodrigo Velasco, Arquitecto de Soluciones MDM, compartirá " 5 elementos que están impulsando las expectativas de los consumidores de hoy" para ayudar a que su organización sea "Customer Ready".
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6 Ways to Win Customers in B2B Online Marketing
Petr Passinger, Marketing Evangelist, Kentico
Jun 24 2015
48 mins
See six real-life examples of successfully winning a higher number of satisfied customers on the highly competitive and global market.
The webinar will be led by Kentico's Petr Passinger; who will offer the right mix of sales and marketing information from his first role in Customer Care, through Marketing Manager, and finally Sales Operation Leader with Kentico.
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What Are the Top Advisors Planning to Stay on Top
Dec 10 2014
58 mins
Steve Lockshin, Brent Brodeski, Grant Rawdin, Sterling Shea
In a sea of advisor rankings offered by such well known media outlets including Barron's, CNBC and Financial Times as well as a variety of trade publications, commonalities appear. However, the paths that each have taken to get there are unique. While past performance is not always indicative of future results in investing, enduring strong businesses are suggestive of strong insight and practices. Barron's Managing Director, Sterling Shea, assembles some of the country's most recognized financial advisors, Grant Rawdin (Wescott Financial Advisory Group), Steve Lockshin (Convergent), and Brent Brodeski (Savant Capital Management) to discuss what the future holds for their businesses.
Chutes and Ladders: Characteristics of Deals That Get Done
Dec 10 2014
73 mins
Elizabeth Nesvold, Daniel Seivert, Leonard Chang, Corey Kupfer
Corey Kupfer (Hamburger Law Firm) will sit down with Lenny Chang (Co-Founder and Managing Director of Focus Financial Partners), Elizabeth Nezvold (Managing Partner of Silver Lane Advisors), and Dan Seivert ( CEO and Managing Partner of Echelon Partners), to discuss the levers available and mindset required to get deals consummated for investment advisers. Whether it's inorganic growth, implementation of a succession plan, a business combination, or an outright purchase/sale, all present challenges that each of these panelists have helped numerous advisers overcome.
Capital Options to Fuel Your Growth
Dec 10 2014
53 mins
Steve Smits, Philip Green, Paul Lally
Why should the strategic acquirers have all the fun?
Raising capital is important to your business too- but it's no secret that access to it is more difficult. Traditional banks don't (generally) understand the advisory business and private lenders and investors are more cautious and have upped their standards- and the cost of their capital. What are the options?
The panel, moderated by Paul Lally of Gladstone Associates will discuss current market trends in capital sourcing and present two options for access. Joining Paul will be Phil Green, CFO of Brinker Capital, a $17.5 Billion RIA who strategically deploys capital to advisory firms to fund acquisitions and Steve Smits, General Manager of Live Oak Bank, a leading provider of business loans to independent business people in niche industries.
CTO vs CMO - The Impact of Technology in Marketing
Dec 10 2014
58 mins
Lindley Gooden; Andrew Hatton, Greenpeace;Simon Bennet, Sitecore; Raj Samani, McAfee; Dave Martin, Tableau Software
Big Data, Marketing Automation, Real-time Personalisation... technology has permeated every aspect of modern marketing. The impacts of this intricate relationship are complex: the CMO has to rise to an understanding of technology much greater than before, and the CTO has other departments requiring massive technology investments.
Join this live video panel session to get an under the hood perspective on this relationship and what the future holds of modern marketers and technology experts alike.
Perspectives on Adviser Regulation
Dec 9 2014
137 mins
Harvey Pitt, Eliot Spitzer, Brian Hamburger, Skip Schweiss
A curriculum comprised of the top 3 regulatory issues effecting the growth trajectory of independent advisers. Brian Hamburger will moderate former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and former SEC Commissioner Harvey Pitt, while TD Ameritrade's Managing Director of Advisor Advocacy & Industry Affairs will provide his color commentary on these important issues.
Rise of State Securities Regulators
Who Should Be Examining Advisers
Fiduciary or not Fiduciary
Using personalisation to reduce the friction
Aug 14 2014
35 mins
Paul Stephen, CEO, Sagittarius Marketing
In an era where segmentation and targeting no longer cut it, personalisation brings brands the chance to speak to consumers on a one-to-one basis. Making the digital experience relevant allows deeper connections and reduces consumers' aversion to mass marketing messages.
Join this session for an under-the-hood look at how personalisation and automation have been used to help skiweekends.com, an innovative travel company achieve impressive sales growth and customer service.
The Human Side of Financial Content Marketing
Aug 13 2014
56 mins
Eileen Sutton, Principal, Sutton Creative; Patrick Williams, CEO, DailyWorth.com; Josh Reich, CEO and Co-Founder, Simple
Post-crash, clients expect and need financial brands to "speak human." This means firms need to take a fresh look at the role of "voice" in content-marketing efforts. It may not be enough to create a Twitter feed or get some videos on a corporate site. Trust and integrity are still top of mind for customers. And a more "human" approach may require deeper changes. In this podcast we'll explore easy strategies to help financial brands create more authentic communications.
Build trust and drive fund inflows
Jul 1 2014
4 mins
This short video explains how BrightTALK will help Asset Managers build trust with all clients by creating engaging, relevant and instant content, distribute to all audiences and follow up to drive fund inflows.
Roundtable: Social Media ROI in Financial Services
Jun 12 2014
55 mins
Lucy Wren, Barclay card, Katy Howell, Immediate Future, Darren Jones, Post Office, Stewart Conway, Jupiter Asset Management,
If a few years ago social networking was only a small component of marketing strategies that served to entertain trainees more than to create value for the business, today the scenario has changed drastically. Not only social media has assumed a central role in the marketing plans, but also the pressure to prove its ROI grew exponentially.
Join this panel of experts who will discuss the challenges that social media pose to the financial services sector, how to prove the ROI of their initiatives and the value of social networks for business.
Learn How Bank Leaders Tell Stories with Anecdote's Shawn Callahan
May 7 2014
31 mins
Eileen Sutton, Sutton Creative
Australian banks are innovating the marriage of story and brand leadership. Join us in conversation with leading story teller Shawn Callahan of Anecdote, who will talk about how the National Australia Bank trains its leaders to tell better brand stories.
How can you save 90% on your PPC budget using Social Media amplification?
Mar 20 2014
32 mins
Olivier Choron CEO and Founder of purechannelapps
Olivier Choron, CEO and Founder of purechannelapps explains how with social media amplification could save your business 90% on your PPC budget. By amplifying content through your employees, channel partners and other influencers on social media, you can generate more clicks for less cost when compared with Search Engine Marketing.
Smarter Webinar Lead Follow-Up (Without Harassment)
Mar 11 2014
2 mins
Cameron Simonsen, Sales Development Representative, BrightTALK
What is the best contact strategy for a webinar lead? Join Cameron Simonsen, Sales Development Representative at BrightTALK as he shares his best practices for lead follow-up, qualification and a few tips that will help you along the way.
The Power of Personalisation
Feb 19 2014
3 mins
Bryan Archer, Technical Director, 3 chillies
Personalisation is more than a fad, it's a modern marketing weapon. Companies gather enormous amounts of data on their customers but often don't use it. Armed with technology, savvy marketers use personalisation in scalable ways to make messages, products and offers more relevant and increase engagement and revenues.
In this video, Bryan Archer, Technical Director of digital agency 3 chillies talks about the power of personalisation, how you can implement it in your business and examples of brands who have done this successfully.
Siegelvision's Irene Etzkorn "Simplifies" How to Tell a Great Financial Story
Feb 12 2014
31 mins
Eileen Sutton
Irene Etzkorn, Chief Clarity Strategist for Siegelvision, helps you see the connection between clear financial communications and effective stories, in our 3rd installment of "Profit and Lunch: Financial Stories at Noon."
Marketing Technologies in Financial Services
Jan 24 2014
59 mins
Lindley Gooden; John Humpish, Olivier Choron, Stuart West, Paul Fennemore
Digital marketing within the financial services industry has its challenges with regulations, data security and technology adoption. How are financial services marketers effectively using technologies to help them achieve marketing goals? Join the former CMO of Zurich, Sitecore, BrightTALK and PureChannelApps as they discuss the technologies that are helping organizations engage customers and effectively convert them to sales.
Topics covered
The impact of technology in financial services
The emerging crucial marketing channels
The content distribution challenges and solutions
The integrated technology-marketing stack
The Impact of Digital in Businesses
Jan 10 2014
3 mins
Peter Veash, CEO, The BIO Agency
Why are businesses like Blockbuster not here today? Traditional business models need to be reviewed and updated. In this video Peter Veash covers the biggest changes brought about by digital and the factors that determine whether a business succeeds or fails in adapting to these changes.
Nov 21 2013
40 mins
Michael Wickware, Principal
How do you get people to care about your brand and believe in your products and services? Find out how real thought leadership and simple digital tools can help you engage and motivate your target audience.
In less than 30 minutes, you'll learn:
· Why it's time to modernize traditional investment sales and marketing
· How to generate authentic and powerful thought leadership within your firm
· How to implement a scalable strategy to activate your brand and drive sales
Engaging Your Webinar Audiences: Secrets of an Email Marketer
Nov 14 2013
43 mins
Savina Velkova, Sr. Audience Engineer, BrightTALK
Are you using email to extend the engagement of your live audiences, capture on-demand viewings and keep your subscribers actively interacting with your content over time? Join this presentation to learn how you can craft an email journey that will generate webinar leads, nurture prospects and build customer trust and loyalty for your business.
This webinar will explore real-life examples and tested optimization tips for webinar emails, including:
- On-boarding and activation emails
- Behavioral and transactional emails
- Marketing emails and invites
- Engagement and re-engagement emails
Same Old Content Marketing Doesn't Work - Vive La Difference!
Nov 7 2013
58 mins
Keith Evins, J.P. Morgan; Stuart West, BrightTALK; Justin Mould, Fin International moderated by Lindley Gooden, Green Screen
Now that fund managers can publish their "thinking" through so many more media channels it is putting pressure on the marketing departments to be packaging it in relevant and engaging formats with a joined up strategy. How do you go about doing this and what are the tips for success?Join Keith Evins of JP Morgan, Justin Mould,founder of Fin International,Stuart West of BrightTALK and more will be discussing the challenges for the industry to differentiate their content and compete for time poor investors attention.
Is Your Marketing Good Enough to Automate?
Nov 7 2013
43 mins
Pete Jakob, Principal Consultant, Purple Salix
Marketing Automation is simple, if you believe the sales pitch from some of the software vendors. So why do most automation projects fail to deliver promised ROI benefits? Perhaps it's not all as straightforward as first thought, and there is much work to be done beyond the user training courses.
I led the deployment of Marketing Automation at IBM in the UK - now the largest B2B Automation deployment on the planet. That experience helped me realise that we're not only deploying some software, but we're really attempting to transform our whole approach to marketing campaigns.
Join this webinar to hear me share lessons from this and other MA projects - perhaps it could give you that little insight that would make the difference to your success.
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Article: Anatomical and cellular localization of melatonin MT1 and MT2 receptors in the adult rat brain[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The involvement of melatonin in mammalian brain pathophysiology has received growing interest, but information about the anatomical distribution of its two G-protein coupled receptors, MT1 and MT2 , remains elusive. In the present study, using specific antibodies, we examined the precise distribution of both melatonin receptors immunoreactivity across the adult rat brain using photon, confocal, and electron microscopy. Our results demonstrate a selective MT1 and MT2 localization on neuronal cell bodies and dendrites in numerous regions of the rat telencephalon, diencephalon and mesencephalon. Confocal and ultrastructural examination confirmed the somatodendritic nature of MT1 and MT2 receptors, both being localized on neuronal membranes. Overall, striking differences were observed in the anatomical distribution pattern of MT1 and MT2 proteins, and the labeling often appeared complementary in regions displaying both receptors. Somadendrites labeled for MT1 were observed for instance in the retrosplenial cortex, the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, the islands of Calleja, the medial habenula, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the superior colliculus, the substantia nigra pars compacta, the dorsal raphe nucleus, and the pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland. Somadendrites endowed with MT2 receptors were mostly observed in the CA3 field of the hippocampus, the reticular thalamic nucleus, the supraoptic nucleus, the inferior colliculus, the substantia nigra pars reticulata and the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray. Together, these data provide the first detailed neurocytological mapping of melatonin receptors in the adult rat brain, an essential prerequisite for a better understanding of melatonin distinct receptor function and neurophysiology. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Journal of Pineal Research 02/2015; DOI:10.1111/jpi.12224 · 7.81 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Recent studies have proposed that glutamate corelease by mesostriatal dopamine (DA) neurons regulates behavioral activation by psychostimulants. How and when glutamate release by DA neurons might play this role remains unclear. Considering evidence for early expression of the type 2 vesicular glutamate transporter in mesencephalic DA neurons, we hypothesized that this cophenotype is particularly important during development. Using a conditional gene knock-out approach to selectively disrupt the Vglut2 gene in mouse DA neurons, we obtained in vitro and in vivo evidence for reduced growth and survival of mesencephalic DA neurons, associated with a decrease in the density of DA innervation in the nucleus accumbens, reduced activity-dependent DA release, and impaired motor behavior. These findings provide strong evidence for a functional role of the glutamatergic cophenotype in the development of mesencephalic DA neurons, opening new perspectives into the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders involving the mesostriatal DA system.The Journal of Neuroscience : The Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience 11/2012; 32(48):17477-91. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1939-12.2012 · 6.75 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of the antidepressant fluoxetine on the subcellular localization of 5-HT1A receptors and SERT.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Serotonin (5-HT) 5-HT(1A) autoreceptors (5-HT(1A)autoR) and the plasmalemmal 5-HT transporter (SERT) are key elements in the regulation of central 5-HT function and its responsiveness to antidepressant drugs. Previous immuno-electron microscopic studies in rats have demonstrated an internalization of 5-HT(1A)autoR upon acute administration of the selective agonist 8-OH-DPAT or the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant fluoxetine. Interestingly, it was subsequently shown in cats as well as in humans that this internalization is detectable by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the 5-HT(1A) radioligand [(18)F]MPPF. Further immunocytochemical studies also revealed that, after chronic fluoxetine treatment, the 5-HT(1A)autoR, although present in normal density on the plasma membrane of 5-HT cell bodies and dendrites, do not internalize when challenged with 8-OH-DPAT. Resensitization requires several weeks after discontinuation of the chronic fluoxetine treatment. In contrast, the SERT internalizes in both the cell bodies and axon terminals of 5-HT neurons after chronic but not acute fluoxetine treatment. Moreover, the total amount of SERT immunoreactivity is then reduced, suggesting that SERT is not only internalized, but also degraded in the course of the treatment. Ongoing and future investigations prompted by these finding are briefly outlined by way of conclusion.Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 09/2012; 367(1601):2416-25. DOI:10.1098/rstb.2011.0361 · 6.31 Impact Factor
Article: The neurobiology of depression--revisiting the serotonin hypothesis. I. Cellular and molecular mechanisms.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The serotonin (5-HT) hypothesis of depression dates from the 1960s. It originally postulated that a deficit in brain serotonin, corrected by antidepressant drugs, was the origin of the illness. Nowadays, it is generally accepted that recurring mood disorders are brain diseases resulting from the combination, to various degrees, of genetic and other biological as well as environmental factors, evolving through the lifespan. All areas of neuroscience, from genes to behaviour, molecules to mind, and experimental to clinical, are actively engaged in attempts at elucidating the pathophysiology of depression and the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of antidepressant treatments. This first of two special issues of Philosophical Transactions B seeks to provide an overview of current developments in the field, with an emphasis on cellular and molecular mechanisms, and how their unravelling opens new perspectives for future research.Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 09/2012; 367(1601):2378-81. DOI:10.1098/rstb.2012.0190 · 6.31 Impact Factor
Article: Internalization of serotonin 5-HT1A autoreceptors as an imaging biomarker of antidepressant response[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and its various receptors are involved in numerous CNS functions. Among the currently known 5-HT receptors, the 5-HT 1A receptor is the best characterized subtype. It is tightly implicated in the pathogenesis of mood disorders, notably in depression, and thus represents an important target for drug therapy. Binding to 5-HT 1A receptors can be visualized and quantified by positron emission tomography (PET), facilitating the translation from animal research to man. Using the 5-HT 1A radiotracer [ 18 F]MPPF, recent PET studies in cat and human have provided evidence that internalization of 5-HT 1A autoreceptors is amenable to in vivo neuroimaging at the very onset of specific serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) administration. The in vivo detection of this phenomenon in human is promising in terms of clinical management, particularly as an early biomarker of responsiveness to SSRI treatment. However, several questions are still pending regarding the correlation between 5-HT 1A internalization at the onset of the treatment and the ensuing therapeutic efficacy. T he neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytrypta-mine, 5-HT) is implicated in a broad spectrum of functions and behaviors, 1 as well as in a number of psychiatric disorders, notably pathological anxiety and depression. 2 This system originates in 5-HT neurons mostly regrouped in raphe nuclei of the brainstem, and particularly in the midbrain dorsal (DRN) and median (MRN) raphe nuclei, whose ascending projections spread to all regions * Correspondence to: firstname.lastname@example.com/2012; 1(3):239-245. DOI:10.1002/wmts.11
Article: Ultrastructural characterization of the mesostriatal dopamine innervation in mice, including two mouse lines of conditional VGLUT2 knockout in dopamine neurons.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Despite the increasing use of genetically modified mice to investigate the dopamine (DA) system, little is known about the ultrastructural features of the striatal DA innervation in the mouse. This issue is particularly relevant in view of recent evidence for expression of the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) by a subset of mesencephalic DA neurons in mouse as well as rat. We used immuno-electron microscopy to characterize tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-labeled terminals in the core and shell of nucleus accumbens and the neostriatum of two mouse lines in which the Vglut2 gene was selectively disrupted in DA neurons (cKO), their control littermates, and C57BL/6/J wild-type mice, aged P15 or adult. The three regions were also examined in cKO mice and their controls of both ages after dual TH-VGLUT2 immunolabeling. Irrespective of the region, age and genotype, the TH-immunoreactive varicosities appeared similar in size, vesicular content, percentage with mitochondria, and exceedingly low frequency of synaptic membrane specialization. No dually labeled axon terminals were found at either age in control or in cKO mice. Unless TH and VGLUT2 are segregated in different axon terminals of the same neurons, these results favor the view that the glutamatergic cophenotype of mesencephalic DA neurons is more important during the early development of these neurons than for the establishment of their scarce synaptic connectivity. They also suggest that, in mouse even more than rat, the mesostriatal DA system operates mainly through non-targeted release of DA, diffuse transmission and the maintenance of an ambient DA level.European Journal of Neuroscience 02/2012; 35(4):527-38. DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.07992.x · 3.67 Impact Factor
Article: Promotion of Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep and Activation of Reticular Thalamic Neurons by a Novel MT2 Melatonin Receptor Ligand[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Melatonin activates two brain G-protein coupled receptors, MT(1) and MT(2), whose differential roles in the sleep-wake cycle remain to be defined. The novel MT(2) receptor partial agonist, N-{2-[(3-methoxyphenyl) phenylamino] ethyl} acetamide (UCM765), is here shown to selectively promote non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREMS) in rats and mice. The enhancement of NREMS by UCM765 is nullified by the pharmacological blockade or genetic deletion of MT(2) receptors. MT(2), but not MT(1), knock-out mice show a decrease in NREMS compared to the wild strain. Immunohistochemical labeling reveals that MT(2) receptors are localized in sleep-related brain regions, and notably the reticular thalamic nucleus (Rt). Microinfusion of UCM765 in the Rt promotes NREMS, and its systemic administration induces an increase in firing and rhythmic burst activity of Rt neurons, which is blocked by the MT(2) antagonist 4-phenyl-2-propionamidotetralin. Since developing hypnotics that increase NREMS without altering sleep architecture remains a medical challenge, MT(2) receptors may represent a novel target for the treatment of sleep disorders.The Journal of Neuroscience : The Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience 12/2011; 31(50):18439-52. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2676-11.2011 · 6.75 Impact Factor
Article: Enhanced Sucrose and Cocaine Self-Administration and Cue-Induced Drug Seeking after Loss of VGLUT2 in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons in Mice[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The mesostriatal dopamine (DA) system contributes to several aspects of responses to rewarding substances and is implicated in conditions such as drug addiction and eating disorders. A subset of DA neurons has been shown to express the type 2 Vesicular glutamate transporter (Vglut2) and may therefore corelease glutamate. In the present study, we analyzed mice with a conditional deletion of Vglut2 in DA neurons (Vglut2(f/f;DAT-Cre)) to address the functional significance of the glutamate-DA cophenotype for responses to cocaine and food reinforcement. Biochemical parameters of striatal DA function were also examined by using DA receptor autoradiography, immediate-early gene quantitative in situ hybridization after cocaine challenge, and DA-selective in vivo chronoamperometry. Mice in which Vglut2 expression had been abrogated in DA neurons displayed enhanced operant self-administration of both high-sucrose food and intravenous cocaine. Furthermore, cocaine seeking maintained by drug-paired cues was increased by 76%, showing that reward-dependent plasticity is perturbed in these mice. In addition, several lines of evidence suggest that adaptive changes occurred in both the ventral and dorsal striatum in the absence of VGLUT2: DA receptor binding was increased, and basal mRNA levels of the DA-induced early genes Nur77 and c-fos were elevated as after cocaine induction. Furthermore, in vivo challenge of the DA system by potassium-evoked depolarization revealed less DA release in both striatal areas. This study demonstrates that absence of VGLUT2 in DA neurons leads to perturbations of reward consumption as well as reward-associated memory, features of particular relevance for addictive-like behavior.The Journal of Neuroscience : The Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience 08/2011; 31(35):12593-603. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2397-11.2011 · 6.75 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Recent data indicate that 'classical' neurotransmitters can also act as co-transmitters. This notion has been strengthened by the demonstration that three vesicular glutamate transporters (vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1), VGLUT2 and VGLUT3) are present in central monoamine, acetylcholine and GABA neurons, as well as in primarily glutamatergic neurons. Thus, intriguing questions are raised about the morphological and functional organization of neuronal systems endowed with such a dual signalling capacity. In addition to glutamate co-release, vesicular synergy - a process leading to enhanced packaging of the 'primary' transmitter - is increasingly recognized as a major property of the glutamatergic co-phenotype. The behavioural relevance of this co-phenotype is presently the focus of considerable interest.Nature Reviews Neuroscience 04/2011; 12(4):204-16. DOI:10.1038/nrn2969 · 31.38 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Clinical evidence suggests that febrile status epilepticus (SE) in children can lead to acute hippocampal injury and subsequent temporal lobe epilepsy. The contribution of febrile SE to the mechanisms underlying temporal lobe epilepsy are however poorly understood. A rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy following hyperthermic SE was previously established in our laboratory, wherein a focal cortical lesion induced at postnatal day 1 (P1), followed by a hyperthermic SE (more than 30 min) at P10, leads to hippocampal atrophy at P22 (dual pathology model) and spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS) with mild visuospatial memory deficits in adult rats. The goal of this study was to identify the long term electrophysiological, anatomical and molecular changes in this model. Following hyperthermic SE, all cortically lesioned pups developed progressive SRS as adults, characterized by the onset of highly rhythmic activity in the hippocampus. A reduction of hippocampal volume on the side of the lesion preceded the SRS and was associated with a loss of hippocampal neurons, a marked decrease in pyramidal cell spine density, an increase in the hippocampal levels of NMDA receptor NR2A subunit, but no significant change in GABA receptors. These findings suggest that febrile SE in the abnormal brain leads to hippocampal injury that is followed by progressive network reorganization and molecular changes that contribute to the epileptogenesis as well as the observed memory deficits.Neurobiology of Disease 03/2011; 43(2):312-21. DOI:10.1016/j.nbd.2011.02.013 · 5.20 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Striatal serotonin projections have been implicated in levodopa-induced dyskinesia by providing an unregulated source of dopamine release. We set out to determine whether these projections are affected by levodopa treatment in a way that would favor the occurrence of dyskinesia. As an index of terminal serotonin innervation density, we measured radioligand binding to the plasma membrane serotonin transporter (SERT) in levodopa-treated dyskinetic and nondyskinetic subjects, using brain tissue from both rat and monkey models of Parkinson disease as well as parkinsonian patients. In addition, striatal tissue from dyskinetic rats was used for morphological and ultrastructural analyses of serotonin axon terminals, and for studies of stimulated [³H]dopamine release. Across all conditions examined, striatal levels of SERT radioligand binding were significantly elevated in dyskinetic subjects compared to nondyskinetic cases. In the rat striatum, dyskinesiogenic levodopa treatment had induced sprouting of serotonin axon varicosities having a relatively high synaptic incidence. This response was associated with increased depolarization-induced [³H]dopamine release and with a stronger release potentiation by brain-derived neurotrophic factor. This study provides the first evidence that L-dopa treatment induces sprouting of serotonin axon terminals, with an increased incidence of synaptic contacts, and a larger activity-dependent potentiation of dopamine release in the dopamine-denervated striatum. Treatment-induced plasticity of the serotonin innervation may therefore represent a previously unappreciated cause of altered dopamine dynamics. These results are important for understanding the mechanisms by which L-dopa pharmacotherapy predisposes to dyskinesia, and for defining biomarkers of motor complications in Parkinsons disease.Annals of Neurology 11/2010; 68(5):619-28. DOI:10.1002/ana.22097 · 11.91 Impact Factor
Article: Distribution and ultrastructural features of the serotonin innervation in rat and squirrel monkey subthalamic nucleus.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study was to characterize and compare the serotonin (5-HT) innervation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in rats and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) following labeling with an antibody against the 5-HT transporter (SERT). Unbiased counts of SERT+ axon varicosities revealed an average density of 5-HT innervation higher in monkeys (1.52 x 10(6) varicosities/mm3) than rats (1.17 x 10(6)), particularly in the anterior half of the nucleus (1.70 x 10(6)). As measured by electron microscopy, SERT+ axon varicosity profiles in the STN of both species were smaller than unlabeled profiles. The number of SERT+ profiles displaying a synaptic junction indicated that, in both rat and monkey STN, approximately half of 5-HT axon varicosities were asynaptic. In monkeys, all synaptic junctions made by SERT+ varicosities were asymmetrical, as opposed to only 77% in rats. Despite the higher density of 5-HT innervation in the anterior half of monkey STN, the ultrastructural features of its SERT+ varicosities, including synaptic incidence, did not significantly differ from those in its posterior half. These findings suggest that, throughout the rat and monkey STN, 5-HT afferents may exert their influence via both synaptic delivery and diffusion of 5-HT, and that an ambient level of 5-HT maintained in STN by these two modes of transmission might also modulate neuronal activity and influence motor behavior. A better understanding of the factors governing the complex interplay between these signaling processes would greatly improve our knowledge of the physiopathology of the STN.European Journal of Neuroscience 03/2010; 31(7):1233-42. DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07143.x · 3.67 Impact Factor
Article: CHAPTER 1.4 - Ultrastructure of the Serotonin Innervation in the Mammalian Central Nervous System[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In the past 40 years, cytochemical, radioautographic and imunocytochemical methods have been applied to identify serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) neurons at the electron-microscopic level, providing a wealth of information on their ultrastructural features in many parts of the mammalian central nervous system. This chapter summarizes much of these data, with an emphasis on the fine structural characteristics of 5-HT nerve terminals, particularly when they have been described in relation to chemically, physiologically or hodologically identified targets. Results obtained in various experimental models and during postnatal development have been included, as they provide insights into the morphological plasticity of the 5-HT system.Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience 01/2010; DOI:10.1016/S1569-7339(10)70072-2
Article: The dual dopamine-glutamate phenotype of growing mesencephalic neurons regresses in mature rat brain[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Coexpression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) mRNAs in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and colocalization of these proteins in axon terminals of the nucleus accumbens (nAcb) have recently been demonstrated in immature (15-day-old) rat. After neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesion, the proportion of VTA neurons expressing both mRNAs and of nAcb terminals displaying the two proteins was enhanced. To determine the fate of this dual phenotype in adults, double in situ hybridization and dual immunolabeling for TH and VGLUT2 were performed in 90-day-old rats subjected or not to the neonatal 6-OHDA lesion. Very few neurons expressed both mRNAs in the VTA and substantia nigra (SN) of P90 rats, even after neonatal 6-OHDA. Dually immunolabeled terminals were no longer found in the nAcb of normal P90 rats and were exceedingly rare in the nAcb of 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, although they had represented 28% and 37% of all TH terminals at P15. Similarly, 17% of all TH terminals in normal neostriatum and 46% in the dopamine neoinnervation of SN in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats were also immunoreactive for VGLUT2 at P15, but none at P90. In these three regions, all dually labeled terminals made synapse, in contradistinction to those immunolabeled for only TH or VGLUT2 at P15. These results suggest a regression of the VGLUT2 phenotype of dopamine neurons with age, following normal development, lesion, or sprouting after injury, and a role for glutamate in the establishment of synapses by these neurons.The Journal of Comparative Neurology 12/2009; 517(6):873-91. DOI:10.1002/cne.22194 · 3.51 Impact Factor
Article: Trafficking of neurokinin-1 receptors in serotonin neurons is controlled by substance P within the rat dorsal raphe nucleus[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Substance P (SP) modulates serotonin neurotransmission via neurokinin-1 receptors (NK1rs), and exerts regulatory effects on mood through habenular afferents to the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN). We have previously demonstrated that, in the caudal DRN of rat, some serotonin neurons are endowed with NK1rs that are mostly cytoplasmic, whereas these receptors are mostly membrane bound in non-serotonin neurons. Here, we first examined by double-labeling immunocytochemistry the relationships between SP axon terminals and these two categories of DRN neurons. Almost half of the SP terminals were synaptic and many were in close contact with serotonin dendrites, but never with non-serotonin dendrites. In additional double-immunolabeling experiments, most if not all dendrites bearing membranous NK1rs appeared to be GABAergic. Treatment with the selective neurokinin-1 antagonist RP67580 modified the subcellular distribution of NK1rs in serotonin neurons. At 1 h after administration of a single dose, the receptor distribution was unchanged in both dendritic types but, after daily administration for 7 or 21 days, the plasma membrane and cytoplasmic density of NK1rs were increased in serotonin dendrites, without any change in non-serotonin dendrites. These treatments also increased NK1r gene expression in the caudal DRN. Lastly, a marked increase in the membrane (but not cytoplasmic) density of NK1rs was measured in serotonin dendrites after bilateral habenular lesion. These results suggest that the trafficking of NK1rs represents a cellular mechanism in control of the modulation of serotonin neuron activity by SP in DRN.European Journal of Neuroscience 06/2009; 29(12):2303-14. DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06775.x · 3.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Cholinergic interneurons are the only known source of acetylcholine in the rat nucleus accumbens (nAcb); yet there is little anatomical data about their mode of innervation and the origin of their excitatory drive. We characterized the cholinergic and thalamic innervations of nAcb with choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunocytochemistry and anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin (PHA-L) from the midline/intralaminar/paraventricular thalamic nuclei. The use of a monoclonal ChAT antiserum against whole rat ChAT protein allowed for an optimal visualization of the small dendritic branches and fine varicose axons of cholinergic interneurons. PHA-L-labeled thalamic afferents were heterogeneously distributed throughout the core and shell regions of nAcb, overlapping regionally with cholinergic somata and dendrites. At the ultrastructural level, several hundred single-section profiles of PHA-L and ChAT-labeled axon terminals were analyzed for morphology, synaptic frequency, and the nature of their synaptic targets. The cholinergic profiles were small and apposed to various neuronal elements, but rarely exhibited a synaptic membrane specialization (5% in single ultrathin sections). Stereological extrapolation indicated that less than 15% of these cholinergic varicosities were synaptic. The PHA-L-labeled profiles were comparatively large and often synaptic (37% in single ultrathin sections), making asymmetrical contacts primarily with dendritic spines (>90%). Stereological extrapolation indicated that all PHA-L-labeled terminals were synaptic. In double-labeled material, some PHA-L-labeled terminals were directly apposed to ChAT-labeled somata or dendrites, but synapses were never seen between the two types of elements. These observations demonstrate that the cholinergic innervation of rat nAcb is largely asynaptic. They confirm that the afferents from midline/intralaminar/paraventricular thalamic nuclei to rat nAcb synapse mostly on dendritic spines, presumably of medium spiny neurons, and suggest that the excitatory drive of nAcb cholinergic interneurons from thalamus is indirect, either via substance P release from recurrent collaterals of medium spiny neurons and/or by extrasynaptic diffusion of glutamate.Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 01/2009; DOI:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.08.003 · 2.52 Impact Factor
Article: Acetylcholine Innervation of the Adult Rat Thalamus: Distribution and Ultrastructural Features in Dorsolateral Geniculate, Parafascicular, and Reticular Thalamic Nuclei[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The acetylcholine (ACh) innervation of thalamus arises mainly from the brainstem pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei. By using immunocytochemistry with a monoclonal antibody against whole rat choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), we quantified the distribution and characterized the ultrastructural features of these nerve terminals (axon varicosities) in the dorsolateral geniculate (DLG), parafascicular (PF), and reticular thalamic (Rt) nuclei of adult rat. The regional density of ACh innervation was the highest in PF (2.1 x 10(6) varicosities/mm(3)), followed by Rt (1.7 x 10(6)) and DLG (1.3 x 10(6)). In single thin sections, ChAT-immunostained varicosity profiles appeared comparable in shape and content in the three nuclei, but significantly larger in PF than in DLG and Rt. The number of these profiles displaying a synaptic junction was also much higher in PF than in DLG and Rt, indicating that all ChAT-immunostained varicosities in PF were synaptic, but only 39% in DLG and 33% in Rt. The hypothesis that glutamate corelease might account for the maintenance of the entirely synaptic ACh innervation in PF was refuted by the lack of colocalization of ChAT and vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) in PF axon varicosities after dual immunolabeling. These data suggest that diffuse as well as synaptic transmission convey modulatory effects of the ACh input from brainstem to DLG and Rt during waking. In contrast, the entirely synaptic ACh input to PF should allow for a direct relaying of the information from brainstem, affecting basal ganglia function as well as perceptual awareness, including attention and pain perception.The Journal of Comparative Neurology 12/2008; 511(5):678-91. DOI:10.1002/cne.21868 · 3.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Earlier studies have shown that positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radioligand [(18)F]MPPF allows for measuring the binding potential of serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine(1A) (5-HT(1A)) receptors in different regions of animal and human brain, including that of 5-HT(1A) autoreceptors in the raphe nuclei. In the present study, we sought to determine if such data could be obtained in rat, with a microPET (R4, Concorde Microsystems). Scans from isoflurane-anaesthetised rats (n = 18, including six test-retest) were co-registered with magnetic resonance imaging data, and binding potential, blood to plasma ratio and radiotracer efflux were estimated according to a simplified reference tissue model. Values of binding potential for hippocampus (1.2), entorhinal cortex (1.1), septum (1.1), medial prefrontal cortex (1.0), amygdala (0.8), raphe nuclei (0.6), paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (0.5) and raphe obscurus (0.5) were comparable to those previously measured with PET in cats, non-human primates or humans. Test-retest variability was in the order of 10% in the larger brain regions (hippocampus, medial prefrontal and entorhinal cortex) and less than 20% in small nuclei such as the septum and the paraventricular hypothalamic, basolateral amygdaloid and raphe nuclei. MicroPET brain imaging of 5-HT(1A) receptors with [(18)F]MPPF thus represents a promising avenue for investigating 5-HT(1A) receptor function in rat.European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 09/2008; 36(1):53-62. DOI:10.1007/s00259-008-0891-1 · 5.22 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Immunocytochemistry allows for a precise localization of neurotransmitter receptors in tissues and cells. This review summarizes much of the available data on the cellular and subcellular distribution of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) receptors in the mammalian central nervous system. Among fourteen 5-HT receptor types, all cloned and sequenced, only a few have yet been amenable to detailed immunocytochemical visualization, not only at the light microscopic but particularly at the electron microscopic level. The 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors have been the most thoroughly investigated and provide a meaningful demonstration of the wealth of information to be gained from this methodological approach, not only in terms of anatomical and cytological localization, and thus physiological role and eventual implication in health and disease, but also of functional properties and drug effects.08/2008: pages 277-317;
Article: Regionally selective changes in neurotransmitter receptors in the brain of the 5-HT1B knockout mouse.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The serotonin1B receptor knockout (5-HT1B KO) mouse is a valuable animal model of addiction to psychostimulants. We previously found selective increases in dopamine (DA) turnover in the nucleus accumbens of these mice, in addition to several changes in their central serotonin system. Here, we searched for further DA adaptations by measuring D1 and D2 receptor as well DA plasma membrane transporter (DAT) sites by ligand binding autoradiography, and G-protein coupling to D1 and D2 receptors by [35S]GTP gamma S autoradiography. Except for a slight increase in the lateral septum, D1 receptor binding did not differ from wild-type in twenty-one other neocortical, limbic or basal ganglia regions examined in the KO. Nor were there changes in D1 agonist-stimulated G-protein coupling in any of these regions, including the lateral septum. Increases in D2 binding sites, presumably involving GABAergic projection neurons, were measured in the nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle and ventral tegmental area of the 5-HT1B KO. However, no activation of the efficacy of D2 receptor coupling to G-protein could be measured in these and other brain regions. Binding to DAT was unchanged throughout brain. Because of their implication in cocaine addiction, the functionality of mu-opioid and GABAB receptors was also assessed by [35S]GTP gamma S autoradiography. 5-HT1B KO showed selective decreases in G-protein coupling to mu-opioid receptors in the paraventricular thalamic nucleus, and to GABAB receptors in the basolateral nucleus of amygdala. It is likely that these latter changes underlie some aspects of the addictive behavior of the 5-HT1B KO mouse.Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 08/2008; 35(4):356-63. DOI:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.02.007 · 2.52 Impact Factor
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