Kyewon Park

Chemogenetic Activation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Projections to the Nucleus Accumbens Shell Suppresses Cocaine-Primed Reinstatement in EcoHIV Infected Mice

This study shows that HIV infection increases cocaine-primed reinstatement in mice and that activating the mPFC-NAc circuit can reverse this effect.

Astrocytic Regulation of Cocaine Locomotor Sensitization in EcoHIV Infected Mice

This study shows that HIV infection enhances cocaine locomotor sensitization in mice and that activating astrocytic Gq signaling in the nucleus accumbens can reverse this effect.

EcoHIV Infection Modulates the Effects of Cocaine Exposure Pattern and Abstinence on Cocaine Seeking and Neuroimmune Protein Expression in Male Mice

This study investigates how HIV infection affects cocaine craving and neuroimmune responses in mice, showing differential effects based on cocaine exposure patterns and abstinence duration.

Impaired extinction of cocaine seeking in HIV-infected mice is accompanied by peripheral and central immune dysregulation

This study shows HIV-infected mice show impaired extinction of cocaine-seeking behavior and associated immune dysregulation in both peripheral and central systems.