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Ryan M. Drenan

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8141-8577Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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David L. WokosiniD· 2 shared Luke D. LavisiD· 2 shared Matthew C. ArviniD· 2 shared Sambashiva BanalaiD· 2 shared Veronica J. KimiD· 2 shared Xiao-Tao Jin· 2 shared Anis ContractoriD· 1 shared Brenton R. Tucker· 1 shared

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2018-2022 · peak 2/yr

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Relapse-like behavior and nAChR sensitization following intermittent access nicotine self-administration

Melissa A. Tapia, Xiao‐Tao Jin, Brenton R. Tucker, Leanne N. Thomas, Noah B. Walker, Veronica J. Kim, Steven E Albertson, Naresh Damuka, Ivan M. Krizan, Seby Louis Edassery, Jeffrey N. Savas, Kiran Kumar Solingapuram Sai, Sara R. Jones, Ryan M. Drenan

This study investigates the effects of intermittent nicotine self-administration in rats, finding increased nicotine seeking and neurobiological changes compared to continuous access.

Neuropharmacology · Jul 1, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Nicotinic cholinergic receptors in VTA glutamate neurons modulate excitatory transmission

Yijin Yan, Can Peng, Matthew C. Arvin, Xiao-Tao Jin, Veronica J. Kim, Matthew D. Ramsey, Yong Wang, Sambashiva Banala, David L. Wokosin, J. Michael McIntosh, Luke D. Lavis, Ryan M. Drenan

This study shows that VTA glutamate neurons express nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and are modulated by cholinergic input, affecting excitatory transmission.

Cell Reports · May 1, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Development of photoactivatable drugs enables nicotinic optopharmacology

Sambashiva Banala, Matthew C. Arvin, Nicolas M. Bannon, Xiao-Tao Jin, Yong Wang, Guiqing Zhao, John J. Marshall, Kyle R. Gee, David L. Wokosin, Anis Contractor, Henry A. Lester, Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, Ryan M. Drenan, Luke D. Lavis

This paper develops a method to create photoactivatable nicotine for optopharmacology studies of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience