Publications

Highlighted publications:

El Banna FK, Otto JM, Mulloy SM*, Tsai W*, McElroy SM*, Wong AL*, Cutts G*, Vrieze SI and AM Lee. Back-translating GWAS findings to animal models reveals a role for Hgfac and Slc39a8 in alcohol and nicotine consumption. Scientific Reports, 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13283-1.

Moen JK and AM Lee. Sex differences in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor system of rodents: impacts on nicotine and alcohol reward behaviors. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021, Sept 21; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.745783

DeBaker MC, Fernandez de Velasco EM, McCall NM, Lee AM and K Wickman. Differential impact of inhibitory G protein signaling pathways in ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons on behavioral sensitivity to cocaine and morphine. eNeuro, 2021, Mar 10; doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0081-21.2021.

Moen JK, DeBaker MC, Myjak JE, Wickman K and AM Lee. Bidirectional sex-dependent regulation of α6 and β3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by protein kinase Cε. Addiction Biology, 2021, May;26(3):e12954, https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.12954

Touchette JC*, Moen JK*, Robinson JM and AM Lee. Enhancement of alcohol aversion by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor drug sazetidine-A. Addiction Biology, 2021, Mar;26(2):e12908. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.12908

Wong AL, McElroy SM, Robinson JM, Mulloy SM, El Banna FK, Harris AC, LeSage MG and AM Lee. Flavor-specific enhancement of electronic cigarette refill liquid consumption in mice. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2020, Jun 1;211:107995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107995

DeBaker MC, Moen JK, Robinson JM, Wickman K and AM Lee. Unequal interactions between alcohol and nicotine co-consumption: Suppression and enhancement of concurrent drug intake. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2020, Apr;237(4):967-978.

DeBaker MC*, Robinson JM*, Moen JK, Wickman K and AM Lee. Differential patterns of alcohol and nicotine intake: Combined alcohol and nicotine binge consumption behaviors in mice. Alcohol, 2020, June;85:57-64.

Blasio A, Wang J, Wang D, Varodayan FP, Pomrenze MB, Miller J, Lee AM, McMahon T, Gyawali S, Wang H-Y, PhD; Roberto M, McHardy S, Pleiss MA and RO Messing. Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein Kinase C Epsilon Reduce Ethanol Consumption in Mice. Biol Psychiatry, 2018, Aug 1;84(3):193-201.

Touchette JC, Maertens JJ, Mason MM, O’Rourke KY and AM Lee. The nicotinic receptor drug sazetidine-A reduces alcohol consumption in mice without affecting concurrent nicotine consumption. Neuropharmacology, 2018, Feb 2;133:63-74.

Touchette JC and AM Lee. Assessing alcohol and nicotine co-consumption in mice. Oncotarget, 2017, Jan 24;8(4);5684-5685.

O’Rourke KY, Touchette JC, Hartell EC, Bade EJ and AM Lee. Voluntary co-consumption of alcohol and nicotine: Effects of abstinence, intermittency, and withdrawal in mice. Neuropharmacology, 2016, Oct, 109:236-46.

Lee AM, Wu D-F, Dadgar J, Wang D, McMahon T and RO Messing. Protein kinase C epsilon phosphorylates α₄β₂ nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and promotes recovery from desensitization. Br J Pharmacol, 2015, Sept, 172(17):4430-41.

Lee AM, Zou ME, Lim JP, Stecher J, McMahon T and RO Messing. Deletion of Prkcz increases intermittent ethanol consumption in mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2014, Jan, 38(1):170-8.

Lee AM, Kanter BR, Wang D, Lim JP, Zou ME, Qiu C, McMahon T, Dadgar J, Fischbach-Weiss SC and RO Messing. Prkcz null mice show normal learning and memory. Nature, 2013, Jan 17, 493(7432):416-9.

Lee AM and RO Messing. Protein kinase C epsilon modulates nicotine consumption and dopamine reward signals in the nucleus accumbens. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2011, Sept 20; 108(38):16080-5.