Nicholas W. Gilpin

Alcohol Attenuates CRF-Induced Excitatory Effects from the Extended Amygdala to Dorsostriatal Cholinergic Interneurons

This paper identifies a CRF-CIN pathway linking the extended amygdala to the dorsal striatum and shows alcohol disrupts CRF-induced cholinergic activity.

Histological comparison of repeated mild weight drop and lateral fluid percussion injury models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in female and male rats.

This paper compares two TBI models in rats, finding that lateral fluid percussion causes more severe and lasting disruptions than repeat mild weight drop.

JZL184 increases anxiety-like behavior and does not reduce alcohol consumption in female rats after repeated mild traumatic brain injury.

This study shows that repeated mild traumatic brain injury increases alcohol consumption in female rats but not males, and JZL184 does not reduce alcohol consumption or alleviate anxiety-like behavior in either sex.

Generation and validation of a CRF1:Cre transgenic rat: The role of central amygdala CRF1 in nociception and anxiety-like behavior

The paper generates and validates a CRF1:Cre transgenic rat to study the role of CRF1-expressing neurons in anxiety and nociception, finding that activation of these cells increases anxiety-like behavior and pain responses.

Chronic THC vapor rescues inflammation-related thermal hyperalgesia and causes cell type-specific modifications in vlPAG neurons

This study examines chronic THC vapor inhalation's effects on pain and vlPAG neuronal function in rats, finding sex-specific rescue of thermal hyperalgesia and cell type-specific modifications in neuronal properties.

Alcohol dependence activates ventral tegmental area projections to central amygdala in male mice and rats

This study shows that alcohol dependence activates VTA projections to the CeA in male mice and rats, suggesting a role in behavioral dysregulation during dependence.

THE ROLE OF CENTRAL AMYGDALA CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR IN PREDATOR ODOR STRESS-INDUCED AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR AND ESCALATED ALCOHOL DRINKING IN RATS

This study investigates how CRFR1 in the central amygdala influences avoidance behavior and alcohol drinking in rats exposed to predator odor stress.

Nicotine e-cigarette vapor inhalation effects on nicotine & cotinine plasma levels and somatic withdrawal signs in adult male Wistar rats

This study examines how different nicotine concentrations in e-cigarette vapor affect blood nicotine and cotinine levels and withdrawal signs in rats over time.