Publications

Journal Articles

Johnson, Eliza Neal, Zachary Boyce, Calvin Smith, Chloe Jensen, Spencer Kimball, Adam Brantley, Gabriel Melendez, Devin Moffat, Erin Davis, Lyndsey Aponik, Tyler Crofts, Bryson Dabney, Jeffrey G Edwards. 2023. Effects of a True Prophylactic Treatment on Hippocampal and Amygdala Synaptic Plasticity and Gene Expression in a Rodent Chronic Stress Model of Social Defeat. International Journal of Molecular Science. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311193. PMID: 37446371 (Impact Factor: 5.7).

T. M. Nufer, B. J. Wu, Zachary Boyce, S. C. Steffensen, and J. G. Edwards. 2023. Ethanol Blocks a Novel Form of LTD, but not LTP of Inhibitory Inputs to VTA GABA Neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology. DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01554-y PMID: 36899030 (Impact Factor: 8.3)

Isaac Ostlund, Michael Von Gunten, Calvin Smith, & Jeffrey G. Edwards 2023. Chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol impact on plasticity, and differential activation requirement for CB1-dependent long-term depression in ventral tegmental area GABA neurons in adult versus young mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1067493 PMID: 36699526 (Impact Factor: 5.15)

Erin R. Saito, Cali E. Warren, Cameron M. Hanegan, John G. Larsen, Johannes D. du Randt, Mio Cannon, Jeremy Y. Saito, Rachel J. Campbell, Colin M. Kemberling, Gavin S. Miller, Jeffrey G. Edwards and Benjamin T. Bikman. 2022. A Novel Ketone-Supplemented Diet Improves Recognition Memory and Hippocampal Mitochondrial Efficiency in Healthy Adult Mice. Metabolites. DOI:10.3390/metabo12111019 PMID: 36355101 (Impact Factor: 5.58). Editor’s Choice Award- 2024.

Jeffrey G. Edwards, Luigia Cristino, Dan P Covey. 2022. The Emerging Role of Endocannabinoids in Synaptic Plasticity, Reward, and Addiction. Editorial. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2022.898090 PMID: 35615441 (Impact factor: 4.5).

L.N. Friend, B. Wu, and J.G. Edwards. 2021. Acute Cocaine Exposure Reversibly Occludes LTD in Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons. Neurochemistry International. Feb 19:105002. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105002. (Impact factor: 4.0). PMID: 33617930.

Teresa M. Nufer, Collin Merrill, Lindsey Friend, Michael Jake Petersen, Zach Hopkins, Zach Boyce, and Jeffrey G. Edwards. 2019 Expression of mGluR5 Predicts Plasticity Type in Hippocampal Stratum Radiatum Interneurons. Neuroscience Letters. Sep 6;712:134472. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134472. PMID:31499135. (Impact factor: 3.0)

L.N. Friend, R.C. Williamson, C.B. Merrill, S.T. Newton, M.T. Christensen, B. Wu, I. Ostlund, and J.G. Edwards. 2019. Hippocampal Stratum Oriens Interneurons Undergo CB1-Dependent Long-Term Potentiation and Express Endocannabinoid Biosynthetic Enzymes. Molecules. Special Issue: Emerging Topics in (Endo)Cannabinoid Signaling. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/(Endo)Cannabinoid_Signalling https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/7/1306 (Impact factor: 4.9). PMID:30987110.

Stephanie B. Williams, Jordan T. Yorgason, Ashley C. Nelson, N Lewis, Teresa M. Nufer, Jeff G. Edwards, and Scott C. Steffensen. 2018. Glutamate Transmission on Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons Is Altered by Acute and Chronic Ethanol. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2018) Sep 11. doi: 10.1111/acer.13883. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30204234. (Impact Factor: 3.2).

Miller RM, Marriott D, Trotter J, Hammond T, Lyman D, Call T, Walker B, Christensen N, Haynie D, Badura Z, et al. 2018. Running exercise mitigates the negative consequences of chronic stress on dorsal hippocampal long-term potentiation in male mice.. 149:28-38. doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2018.01.008

Friend L, Weed J, Sandoval P, Nufer T, Ostlund I, Edwards JG. 2017. CB1-Dependent Long-Term Depression in Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons: A Novel Target for Marijuana.. 37(45):10943-10954. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0190-17.2017

Steffensen SC, Shin SI, Nelson AC, Pistorius SS, Williams SB, Woodward TJ, Park HJ, Friend L, Gao M, Gao F, et al. 2017. α6 subunit-containing nicotinic receptors mediate low-dose ethanol effects on ventral tegmental area neurons and ethanol reward. Addiction Biology. doi:10.1111/adb.12559

Hurst K, Badgley C, Ellsworth T, Bell S, Friend L, Prince B, Welch J, Cowan Z, Williamson R, Lyon C, et al. 2017. A putative lysophosphatidylinositol receptor GPR55 modulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity.. 27(9):985-998. doi:10.1002/hipo.22747

Cordner RD, Friend LN, Mayo JL, Badgley C, Wallman A, Stallings CN, Young PL, Miles DR, Edwards JG, Bridgewater LC. 2017. The BMP2 nuclear variant, nBMP2, is expressed in mouse hippocampus and impacts memory. Scientific Reports. 7:46464. doi:10.1038/srep46464

Merrill CB, Friend LN, Newton ST, Hopkins ZH, Edwards JG. 2015. Ventral tegmental area dopamine and GABA neurons: Physiological properties and expression of mRNA for endocannabinoid biosynthetic elements.. 5:16176. doi:10.1038/srep16176

Taylor DH, Burman PN, Hansen DM, Wilcox RS, Larsen BR, Blanchard JK, Merrill CB, Edwards JG, Sudweeks SN, Wu J, et al. 2013. Nicotine enhances the excitability of GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area via activation of alpha 7 nicotinic receptors on glutamate terminals. Biochemistry and Pharmacology. ePub ahead of print.

Merrill C, McNeil M, Williamson R, Poole B, Nelson B, Sudweeks SN, Edwards JG. 2012. Identification of mRNA for endocannabinoid biosynthetic enzymes within hippocampal pyramidal cells and CA1 stratum radiatum interneuron subtypes using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.. Neuroscience. 218:88-99.

Jensen T, Edwards JG. 2012. Calcineurin is required for TRPV1-induced long-term depression of hippocampal interneurons.. Neuroscience Letters. 510(2):82-87.

Bennion D, Jensen T, Wallther C, Hamblin J, Wallmann A, Couch J, Blickenstaff J, Castle M, Dean L, Beckstead S, et al. 2011. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 agonists modulate hippocampal CA1 LTP via the GABAergic system.. Neuropharmacology. 61(4):730-738.

Steffensen SC, Bradley K, Hansen DM, Wilcox JD, Wilcox RS, Allison DW, Merrill CB, Edwards JG. 2010. The role of connexin-36 gap junctions in alcohol intoxication and consumption. Synapse. 65(8):695-707.

Edwards JG, Gibson H, Jensen T, Nugent F, Walther C, Blickenstaff J, Kauer J. 2010. A novel non-CB1/TRPV1 endocannabinoid-mediated mechanism depresses excitatory synapses on hippocampal CA1 interneurons.. Hippocampus. DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20884.

Wang Z, Edwards JG, Riley N, Provance DW, Karcher R, Li XD, Davison IG, Ikebe M, Mercer JA, Kauer JA, et al. 2008. Myosin Vb mobilizes recycling endosomes and AMPA receptors for postsynaptic plasticity.. Cell. 135:535-548.

Gibson HE, Edwards JG, Page RS, Van Hook MJ, Kauer JA. 2008. TRPV1 Channels Mediate Long-Term Depression at Synapses on Hippocampal Interneurons.. Neuron. 57:746-759.

Park M, Penick EC, Edwards JG, Kauer JA, Ehlers MD. 2004. Recycling Endosomes Supply AMPA Receptors for LTP. Science. 305:1972-1975.

Edwards JG, Michel WC. 2003. Pharmacological characterization of ionotropic glutamate receptors within the zebrafish olfactory bulb.. Neuroscience. 122:1037-1047.

Book Chapter

Edwards JG. 2014. TRPV1 in the Central Nervous System: Synaptic Plasticity, Function, and Pharmacological Implications. Omar M.E., editor. Progress in Drug Research: Capsaicin as a Therapeutic Molecule. VIIIth ed. vol. 68 p. 321

Presentations

Mayo JL, Nichols BA, Olsen DS, Cordner RD, Hancock CR, Weber KS, Wilson E, Edwards JG, Barrow JR, Bridgewater LC. The nBMP2 mutant mouse shows defects in intracellular calcium transport-regulated pathways. Southwest Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology. Aurora, Colorado. 2014 .