GABA<sub>B</sub> receptor signaling in the caudate putamen is involved in binge-like consumption during a high fat diet in mice.
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              Previous studies suggest that signaling by the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type B receptor (GABAR) is involved in the regulation of binge eating, a disorder which might contribute to the development of obesity. Here, we show that intermittent access to a high fat diet (HFD) induced binge-like eating behavior with activation of dopamine receptor d1 (drd1)-expressing neurons in the caudate putamen (CPu) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) in wild-type (WT) mice. The activation of drd1-expressing neurons during binge-like eating was substantially increased in the CPu, but not in the NAc, in corticostriatal neuron-specific GABAR-deficient knockout (KO) mice compared to WT mice. Treatment with the GABAR agonist, baclofen, suppressed binge-like eating behavior in WT mice, but not in KO mice, as reported previously. Baclofen also suppressed the activation of drd1-expressing neurons in the CPu, but not in the NAc, during binge-like eating in WT mice. Thus, our data suggest that GABAR signaling in CPu neurons expressing drd1 suppresses binge-like consumption during a HFD in mice.  | 
        
| Year of Publication | 
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              2021 
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| Journal | 
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              Scientific reports 
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| Volume | 
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              11 
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| Issue | 
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              1 
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| Number of Pages | 
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              19296 
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| Date Published | 
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              2021 
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| URL | 
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              https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98590-9 
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| DOI | 
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              10.1038/s41598-021-98590-9 
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| Short Title | 
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              Sci Rep 
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