Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Neuron. 2011 Aug 11;71(3):383-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.07.018.
In this issue, Bruchas et al. (2011) uncover a novel stress-induced p38α MAPK signaling cascade within serotonergic neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus that mediates depressive and drug-seeking behaviors. Their findings have potentially important implications for medication development.
在本期中,Bruchas 等人(2011)揭示了一个在背缝核中 5-羟色胺能神经元内新型的应激诱导的 p38α MAPK 信号级联,该信号级联介导了抑郁和觅药行为。他们的研究结果对药物开发具有潜在的重要意义。