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Periaqueductal gray/dorsal raphe dopamine neurons contribute to sex differences in pain-related behaviors

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By Waylin Yu, Dipanwita Pati, Melanie M. Pina, Karl Schmidt
| Cell Press Verified
Aloisi A.M. Bachiocco V. Costantino A. Stefani R. Ceccarelli I. Bertaccini A. Meriggiola M.C. Cross-sex hormone administration changes pain in transsexual women and men. Pain. 2007; 132: S60-S67 Altier N. Stewart J. The role of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens in analgesia. Life Sci. 1999; 65: 2269-2287 Armbruster B.N. Li X. Pausch M.H. Herlitze S. Roth B.L. Evolving the lock to fit the key to create a family of G protein-coupled receptors potently activated by an inert ligand. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.
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Alcohol drinking alters stress response to predator odor via BNST kappa opioid receptor signaling in male mice

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By Lara S. Hwa, Sofia Neira, Meghan E. Flanigan, Christina M Stanhope, Melanie M. Pina, Dipanwita Pati, Olivia J Hon, Waylin Yu, Emily Kokush, Rachel Calloway, Kristen M. Boyt, Thomas L. Kash
| eLife
Abstract Maladaptive responses to stress are a hallmark of alcohol use disorder, but the mechanisms that underlie this are not well characterized. Here, we show that kappa opioid receptor signaling in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a critical molecular substrate underlying abnormal stress responses to predator odor following heavy alcohol drinking.
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