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Papers: 31 Dec 2022 - 6 Jan 2023


2022


Front Mol Neurosci


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VTA-NAc glutaminergic projection involves in the regulation of pain and pain-related anxiety.

Authors

Abdul M, Yan H-Q, Zhao W-N, Lyu X-B, Xu Z, Yu X-L, Gao Y-H, Cao J-L
Front Mol Neurosci. 2022; 15:1083671.
PMID: 36590915.

Abstract

Besides the established role of dopamine neurons and projections in nociceptive stimuli, the involvement of ventral tegmental area (VTA) glutamatergic projections to nucleus accumbens (NAc) in pain remains unknown. In the present study, we aimed to examine the role of VTA glutamatergic projections to NAc in painful stimuli and its related behavioral changes.