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Heinsbroek JA, De Vries TJ, Peters J. Glutamatergic Systems and Memory Mechanisms Underlying Opioid Addiction. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2021; 11:cshperspect.a039602. [PMID: 32341068 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a039602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and is of critical importance for the synaptic and circuit mechanisms that underlie opioid addiction. Opioid memories formed over the course of repeated drug use and withdrawal can become powerful stimuli that trigger craving and relapse, and glutamatergic neurotransmission is essential for the formation and maintenance of these memories. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms by which glutamate, dopamine, and opioid signaling interact to mediate the primary rewarding effects of opioids, and cover the glutamatergic systems and circuits that mediate the expression, extinction, and reinstatement of opioid seeking over the course of opioid addiction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jasper A Heinsbroek
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, VU University Medical Center, 1081HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Manduca A, Carbone E, Schiavi S, Cacchione C, Buzzelli V, Campolongo P, Trezza V. The neurochemistry of social reward during development: What have we learned from rodent models? J Neurochem 2021; 157:1408-1435. [PMID: 33569830 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Social rewards are fundamental to survival and overall health. Several studies suggest that adequate social stimuli during early life are critical for developing appropriate socioemotional and cognitive skills, whereas adverse social experiences negatively affect the proper development of brain and behavior, by increasing the susceptibility to develop neuropsychiatric conditions. Therefore, a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying social interactions, and their rewarding components in particular, is an important challenge of current neuroscience research. In this context, preclinical research has a crucial role: Animal models allow to investigate the neurobiological aspects of social reward in order to shed light on possible neurochemical alterations causing aberrant social reward processing in neuropsychiatric diseases, and they allow to test the validity and safety of innovative therapeutic strategies. Here, we discuss preclinical research that has investigated the rewarding properties of two forms of social interaction that occur in different phases of the lifespan of mammals, that is, mother-infant interaction and social interactions with peers, by focusing on the main neurotransmitter systems mediating their rewarding components. Together, the research performed so far helped to elucidate the mechanisms of social reward and its psychobiological components throughout development, thus increasing our understanding of the neurobiological substrates sustaining social functioning in health conditions and social dysfunction in major psychiatric disorders.
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- Antonia Manduca
- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.,Neuroendocrinology, Metabolism and Neuropharmacology Unit, IRCSS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Neurobiology of Behavior Laboratory, IRCSS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science, Section of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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Zarrindast MR, Khakpai F. State-dependent memory and its modulation by different brain areas and neurotransmitters. EXCLI JOURNAL 2020; 19:1081-1099. [PMID: 33013265 PMCID: PMC7527511 DOI: 10.17179/excli2020-2612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
The state-dependent memory defines as a state that the retrieval of recently obtained information may be potential if the subject exists in a similar physiological situation as for the period of the encoding stage. Studies revealed that exogenous and endogenous compounds could induce state-dependent memory. The state-dependent memory made it probable to differentiate the effects of drugs per se on learning from the effects due to alterations in drug state during the task. Studies proposed the role of regions beyond the limbic formation and illustrated that state-dependent memory produced by various neurotransmitter systems and pharmacological compounds. Our review of the literature revealed that: (a) re-administration of drugs on the same state induce state-dependent memory; (b) many neurotransmitters induce endogenous state-dependent memory; (c) there are cross state-dependent learning and memory between some drugs; (d) some sites of the brain including the CA1 areas of the hippocampus, central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), septum, ventral tegmental area (VTA), and nucleus accumbens (NAC) are involved in state-dependent memory. See also Figure 1(Fig. 1).
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- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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László K, Péczely L, Géczi F, Kovács A, Zagoracz O, Ollmann T, Kertes E, Kállai V, László B, Berta B, Karádi Z, Lénárd L. The role of D2 dopamine receptors in oxytocin induced place preference and anxiolytic effect. Horm Behav 2020; 124:104777. [PMID: 32439347 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is involved in the regulation of social and non-social behaviour. The central nucleus of amygdala (CeA), part of the limbic system, plays an important role in learning, memory, anxiety and reinforcing mechanisms. CeA has been shown to be rich in OT receptors in rodents. Our previous findings indicated that OT in the rat CeA has a dose dependent rewarding and anxiolytic effect. The aim of our present study was to examine in the CeA the possible interaction of OT and D2 dopamine (DA) receptor antagonist Sulpiride on reinforcement in place preference test and on anxiety in elevated plus maze test. Wistar rats were microinjected bilaterally with 10 ng OT. In different group of animals 4 μg D2 DA receptor antagonist was applied. Other animals received D2 DA receptor antagonist 15 min before 10 ng OT treatment or vehicle solution into the CeA. Rats receiving 10 ng OT spent significantly longer time in the treatment quadrant during the test session in conditioned place preference test. Prior treatment with D2 DA receptor antagonist blocked the rewarding effects of OT. Antagonist in itself did not influence the time rats spent in the treatment quadrant. In elevated plus maze test, rats receiving 10 ng OT spent significantly longer time on the open arms. Prior treatment with D2 DA receptor antagonist blocked the effects of OT. Our results show that DA system plays a role in positive reinforcing and anxiolytic effects of OT because D2 DA receptor antagonist can block these actions.
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MESH Headings
- Amygdala/drug effects
- Amygdala/metabolism
- Animals
- Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology
- Anxiety/drug therapy
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Conditioning, Classical/drug effects
- Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Fear/drug effects
- Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic/drug effects
- Male
- Maze Learning/drug effects
- Oxytocin/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/physiology
- Receptors, Oxytocin/metabolism
- Receptors, Oxytocin/physiology
- Reinforcement, Psychology
- Reward
- Spatial Behavior/drug effects
- Sulpiride/pharmacology
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- K László
- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; Molecular Endocrinology and Neurophysiology Research Group, University of Pécs, Szentágothai Center, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary; Neuroscience Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; Molecular Endocrinology and Neurophysiology Research Group, University of Pécs, Szentágothai Center, Pécs, Hungary
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Bakhtazad A, Vousooghi N, Nasehi M, Sanadgol N, Garmabi B, Zarrindast MR. The effect of microinjection of CART 55-102 into the nucleus accumbens shell on morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats: Involvement of the NMDA receptor. Peptides 2020; 129:170319. [PMID: 32335205 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The addictive properties of opioids may be mediated to some extent by cocaine-and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) in the reward pathway. Moreover, some claims CART interacts with the glutamate system. Here, we evaluated whether intra-nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell infusions of CART induces Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) or Conditioned Place Aversion (CPA) and affects morphine reward. We also measured NR1 subunit expressions of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in various parts of the reward pathway (NAc, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus) after conditioning tests. Animals with bilateral intra-NAc shell cannulas were place-conditioned with several doses of subcutaneous morphine prior to intra-NAc shell infusions of artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). Immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed a dose-dependent increase in the NR1 expression in all examined parts. When rats were conditioned with intra-NAc shell infusions of CART, CPP and CPA induced with 2.5 and 5 μg/side respectively and IHC showed NR1elevation with 2.5 and reduction with 5 μg/side in all areas. Sub-rewarding dose of CART administration (1.25 μg/side) prior to sub-rewarding dose of morphine (2.5 mg/kg) induced CPP and NR1 increased in all examined tissues in IHC. However, infusion of an aversive dose of CART (5 μg/side) prior to the rewarding dose of morphine (5 mg/kg) produced neither CPP nor CPA and NR1 in the NAc and hippocampus decreased significantly. It seems that the rewarding or aversive effects of intra-NAc shell CART and its facilitating or inhibiting effects on morphine reward are dose-dependent. Additionally, NMDA may be closely involved in the affective properties of opioids and CART in the reward pathway.
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- Atefeh Bakhtazad
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Genetics Laboratory, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran; Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Genetics Laboratory, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran.
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Place preferences induced by electrical stimulation of the external lateral parabrachial subnucleus in a sequential learning task: Place preferences induced by NLPBe stimulation. Behav Brain Res 2020; 381:112442. [PMID: 31862469 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is known that electrical stimulation of the external lateral parabrachial nucleus (NLPBe) can sustain concurrent taste and place learning. Place preferences can be learned through different procedures. Previous studies demonstrated that electrical stimulation of the PBNLe can generate aversive and preference place learning using concurrent procedures. In the concurrent procedure, the animals can move freely in the maze, and intracranial electrical stimulation is associated with their voluntary stay in one of the two maze compartments. However, the rewarding properties of most stimuli, whether natural or drugs of abuse, have usually been investigated using the sequential procedure, in which animals are confined while receiving the unconditioned stimulus and then undergo a choice test without stimulation in a later phase. This study examined whether this stimulation can sustain place preference learning in sequential tasks. Results demonstrated that place preferences can also be induced by the electrical stimulation of the NLBe using sequential procedures. These findings suggest that the NLPBe may form part of a brain reward axis that shares certain characteristics with those observed in the processing of natural rewarding agents and especially of drugs of abuse.
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Zarrindast MR, Khakpai F. The modulatory role of nicotine on cognitive and non-cognitive functions. Brain Res 2019; 1710:92-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Katebi N, Farahimanesh S, Fatahi Z, Zarrabian S, Haghparast A. Involvement of D1- and D2-like dopamine receptors in the dentate gyrus in the acquisition, expression, and extinction of the morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. Behav Brain Res 2018; 353:185-193. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Bariselli S, Contestabile A, Tzanoulinou S, Musardo S, Bellone C. SHANK3 Downregulation in the Ventral Tegmental Area Accelerates the Extinction of Contextual Associations Induced by Juvenile Non-familiar Conspecific Interaction. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:360. [PMID: 30364266 PMCID: PMC6193109 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Haploinsufficiency of the SHANK3 gene, encoding for a scaffolding protein located in the postsynaptic density of glutamatergic synapse, has been linked to forms of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). It has been shown that SHANK3 controls the maturation of social reward circuits in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Whether the impairments in associative learning observed in ASD relate to SHANK3 insufficiency restricted to the reward system is still an open question. Here, we first characterize a social-conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm based on the direct and free interaction with a juvenile and non-familiar conspecific. In both group- and single-housed C57Bl6/j late adolescence male mice, this CPP protocol promotes the formation of social-induced contextual associations that undergo extinction. Interestingly, the downregulation of Shank3 expression in the VTA altered the habituation to a non-familiar conspecific during conditioning and accelerated the extinction of social-induced conditioned responses. Thus, inspired by the literature on drugs of abuse-induced contextual learning, we propose that acquisition and extinction of CPP might be used as behavioral assays to assess social-induced contextual association and “social-seeking” dysfunctions in animal models of psychiatric disorders.
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- Sebastiano Bariselli
- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland
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The role of intraamygdaloid neurotensin and dopamine interaction in conditioned place preference. Behav Brain Res 2018; 344:85-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Tirgar F, Rezayof A, Alijanpour S, Yazdanbakhsh N. Interactive effects of morphine and nicotine on memory function depend on the central amygdala cannabinoid CB1 receptor function in rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018; 82:62-68. [PMID: 29203303 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present study investigated the possible involvement of the central amygdala (CeA) cannabinoid receptors type-1 (CB1Rs) in the interactive effects of morphine and nicotine on memory formation in a passive avoidance learning task. Our results showed that systemic administration of morphine (3 and 6mg/kg, s.c.) immediately after training phase impaired memory consolidation and induced amnesia. Administration of nicotine (0.3 and 0.6mg/kg, s.c.) before testing phase significantly restored morphine-induced amnesia, suggesting a cross state-dependent learning between morphine and nicotine. The results showed that while the administration of the lower dose of nicotine (0.1mg/kg, s.c.) per se did not induce a significant effect on morphine-induced amnesia, intra-CeA injection of arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA), a cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist (3 and 4ng/rat), significantly potentiated the nicotine response. Furthermore, the blockade of the CeA cannabinoid CB1 receptors by the injection of AM251 (0.75 and 1ng/rat) reversed the potentiative effect of nicotine (0.6mg/kg, s.c.) on morphine-induced amnesia. It should be considered that bilateral injection of the same doses of ACPA or AM251 (0.5-1ng/rat) into the CeA by itself had no effect on morphine response in a passive avoidance learning task. Confirmed by the cubic interpolation planes, the dose-response data revealed a cross-state-dependent learning between morphine and nicotine which may be mediated by the CeA endocannabinoid system via CB1 receptors.
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- Fatemeh Tirgar
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran
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- School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Lénárd L, László K, Kertes E, Ollmann T, Péczely L, Kovács A, Kállai V, Zagorácz O, Gálosi R, Karádi Z. Substance P and neurotensin in the limbic system: Their roles in reinforcement and memory consolidation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 85:1-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hurtado MM, García R, Puerto A. Tiapride prevents the aversive but not the rewarding effect induced by parabrachial electrical stimulation in a place preference task. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars) 2017. [DOI: 10.21307/ane-2017-057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Gracia-Rubio I, Martinez-Laorden E, Moscoso-Castro M, Milanés MV, Laorden ML, Valverde O. Maternal Separation Impairs Cocaine-Induced Behavioural Sensitization in Adolescent Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167483. [PMID: 27936186 PMCID: PMC5147915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Adverse early-life conditions induce persistent disturbances that give rise to negative emotional states. Therefore, early life stress confers increased vulnerability to substance use disorders, mainly during adolescence as the brain is still developing. In this study, we investigated the consequences of maternal separation, a model of maternal neglect, on the psychotropic effects of cocaine and the neuroplasticity of the dopaminergic system. Our results show that mice exposed to maternal separation displayed attenuated behavioural sensitization, while no changes were found in the rewarding effects of cocaine in the conditioned place preference paradigm and in the reinforcing effects of cocaine in the self-administration paradigm. The evaluation of neuroplasticity in the striatal dopaminergic pathways revealed that mice exposed to maternal separation exhibited decreased protein expression levels of D2 receptors and increased levels of the transcriptional factor Nurr1. Furthermore, animals exposed to maternal separation and treated with cocaine exhibited increased DA turnover and protein expression levels of DAT and D2R, while decreased Nurr1 and Pitx3 protein expression levels were observed when compared with saline-treated mice. Taken together, our data demonstrate that maternal separation caused an impairment of cocaine-induced behavioural sensitization possibly due to a dysfunction of the dopaminergic system, a dysfunction that has been proposed as a factor of vulnerability for developing substance use disorders.
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- Irene Gracia-Rubio
- Neurobiology of Behavior Research Group (GReNeC). Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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- Neurobiology of Behavior Research Group (GReNeC). Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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- Group of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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- Neurobiology of Behavior Research Group (GReNeC). Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Neuroscience Research Program. IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) Barcelona, Spain
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Assar N, Mahmoudi D, Farhoudian A, Farhadi MH, Fatahi Z, Haghparast A. D1- and D2-like dopamine receptors in the CA1 region of the hippocampus are involved in the acquisition and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Behav Brain Res 2016; 312:394-404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Kim J, Ham S, Hong H, Moon C, Im HI. Brain Reward Circuits in Morphine Addiction. Mol Cells 2016; 39:645-53. [PMID: 27506251 PMCID: PMC5050528 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Morphine is the most potent analgesic for chronic pain, but its clinical use has been limited by the opiate's innate tendency to produce tolerance, severe withdrawal symptoms and rewarding properties with a high risk of relapse. To understand the addictive properties of morphine, past studies have focused on relevant molecular and cellular changes in the brain, highlighting the functional roles of reward-related brain regions. Given the accumulated findings, a recent, emerging trend in morphine research is that of examining the dynamics of neuronal interactions in brain reward circuits under the influence of morphine action. In this review, we highlight recent findings on the roles of several reward circuits involved in morphine addiction based on pharmacological, molecular and physiological evidences.
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- Juhwan Kim
- Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Seoul 02792,
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- Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792,
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186,
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- Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Seoul 02792,
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- Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792,
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113,
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- Department of Medical Science, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05029,
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186,
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- Center for Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Seoul 02792,
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- Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792,
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113,
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Nasehi M, Meskarian M, Khakpai F, Zarrindast MR. Harmaline-induced amnesia: Possible role of the amygdala dopaminergic system. Neuroscience 2015; 312:1-9. [PMID: 26556066 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we examined the effect of bilateral intra-basolateral amygdala (intra-BLA) microinjections of dopamine receptor agents on amnesia induced by a β-carboline alkaloid, harmaline in mice. We used a step-down method to assess memory and then, hole-board method to assess exploratory behaviors. The results showed that pre-training intra-BLA injections of dopamine D1 receptor antagonist and agonist (SCH23390 (0.5μg/mouse) and SKF38393 (0.5μg/mouse), respectively) impaired memory acquisition. In contrast, pre-training intra-BLA injections of dopamine D2 receptor antagonist and agonist (sulpiride and quinpirole, respectively) have no significant effect on memory acquisition. Pre-training intra-peritoneal (i.p.) injection of harmaline (1mg/kg) decreased memory acquisition. However, co-administration of SCH 23390 (0.01μg/mouse) with different doses of harmaline did not alter amnesia. Conversely, pre-training intra-BLA injection of SKF38393 (0.1μg/mouse), sulpiride (0.25μg/mouse) or quinpirole (0.1μg/mouse) reversed harmaline (1mg/kg, i.p.)-induced amnesia. Furthermore, all above doses of drugs had no effect on locomotor activity. In conclusion, the dopamine D1 and D2 receptors of the BLA may be involved in the impairment of memory acquisition induced by harmaline.
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- M Nasehi
- Cognitive and Neruroscience Research Center, CNRC, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Northern Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
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- Cognitive and Neruroscience Research Center, CNRC, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran.
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Gao J, Zhu N, Feng M, Meng X, Sui N. Intra-nucleus-accumbens SKF38393 improved the impaired acquisition of morphine-conditioned place preference in depression-like rats. Psych J 2015; 1:2-14. [PMID: 26272664 DOI: 10.1002/pchj.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Dopaminergic activity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and the globus pallidus (GP) is important for the interaction between depression and addiction, with D1- and D2-like receptors playing different roles. Here, we address the effect of depression on morphine reward and its underlying D1- and D2-like effects in the NAc and/or the GP. Novelty-seeking behaviors and the forced open-space swimming test were used to assess a depression-like state in rats that had undergone chronic mild restraint. Depression-like rats were then trained with morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP, 3 mg/kg, 4 days), and showed impaired acquisition of the CPP compared with controls. To examine the receptor-specific dopaminergic mechanism underlying this phenomenon, we microinjected the D1-like agonist SKF38393 (1 μg/side) or the D2-like agonist quinpirole (1 μg/side) into the NAc or the GP. The impairment in acquisition of CPP was reversed only by injecting the D1- but not the D2-like agonist in the NAc. These results suggest that enhancement of dopaminergic transmission in the NAc (via D1-like receptors) may be effective in recovering impaired reward learning during a depression-like state.
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- Jun Gao
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lee JH, Kim JY, Jahng JW. Highly Palatable Food during Adolescence Improves Anxiety-Like Behaviors and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in Rats that Experienced Neonatal Maternal Separation. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2014; 29:169-78. [PMID: 25031890 PMCID: PMC4091489 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2014.29.2.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was conducted to examine the effects of ad libitum consumption of highly palatable food (HPF) during adolescence on the adverse behavioral outcome of neonatal maternal separation. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley pups were separated from dam for 3 hours daily during the first 2 weeks of birth (maternal separation, MS) or left undisturbed (nonhandled, NH). Half of MS pups received free access to chocolate cookies in addition to ad libitum chow from postnatal day 28 (MS+HPF). Pups were subjected to behavioral tests during young adulthood. The plasma corticosterone response to stress challenge was analyzed by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Daily caloric intake and body weight gain did not differ among the experimental groups. Ambulatory activities were decreased defecation activity and rostral grooming were increased in MS controls (fed with chow only) compared with NH rats. MS controls spent less time in open arms, and more time in closed arms during the elevated plus maze test, than NH rats. Immobility duration during the forced swim test was increased in MS controls compared with NH rats. Cookie access normalized the behavioral scores of ambulatory and defecation activities and grooming, but not the scores during the elevated plus maze and swim tests in MS rats. Stress-induced corticosterone increase was blunted in MS rats fed with chow only, and cookie access normalized it. CONCLUSION Prolonged access to HPF during adolescence and youth partly improves anxiety-related, but not depressive, symptoms in rats that experienced neonatal maternal separation, possibly in relation with improved function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
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- Jong-Ho Lee
- Program in Craniofacial Structure and Functional Biology, Department of Dental Science, Graduate School, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Program in Craniofacial Structure and Functional Biology, Department of Dental Science, Graduate School, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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Effect of baclofen on morphine-induced conditioned place preference, extinction, and stress-induced reinstatement in chronically stressed mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:27-36. [PMID: 23892776 PMCID: PMC3889653 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3204-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE A stress-induced increase in excitability can result from a reduction in inhibitory neurotransmission. Modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic transmission is an effective treatment for drug seeking and relapse. This study investigated whether baclofen, a GABA(B) receptor agonist, had an impact on morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP), extinction, and stress-induced relapse in chronically stressed mice. METHODS Chronic stress was induced by restraining mice for 2 h for seven consecutive days. We first investigated whether chronic stress influenced morphine-induced CPP, extinction, and stress-induced relapse in the stressed mice. Next, we investigated whether three different doses of baclofen influenced chronic stress as measured by the expression of morphine-induced CPP. We chose the most effective dose for subsequent extinction and reinstatement experiments. Reinstatement of morphine-induced CPP was induced by a 6-min forced swim stress. Locomotor activity was also measured for each test. RESULTS Chronic stress facilitated the expression of morphine-induced CPP and prolonged extinction time. Forced swim stress primed the reinstatement of morphine-induced CPP in mice. Baclofen treatment affected the impact of chronic stress on different phases of morphine-induced CPP. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that baclofen antagonized the effects of chronic stress on morphine-induced CPP. These findings suggest the potential clinical utility of GABA(B) receptor-positive modulators as an anti-addiction agent in people suffering from chronic stress.
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Withania somnifera prevents acquisition and expression of morphine-elicited conditioned place preference. Behav Pharmacol 2013; 24:133-43. [PMID: 23455447 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e32835f3d15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Previous studies have reported that some of the central effects of morphine are counteracted by the administration of the methanolic extract of the root of Indian ginseng, Withania somnifera Dunal (WSE). The present study sought to determine whether WSE affects acquisition and expression of morphine-elicited conditioned place preference (CPP) in CD-1 mice. In CPP acquisition experiments, WSE (0, 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) was administered, during conditioning, 30 min before morphine (10 mg/kg), whereas in expression experiments, WSE (0, 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) was administered 30 min before the postconditioning test. The results demonstrate (i) that WSE was devoid of motivational properties; (ii) that WSE (100 mg/kg) was devoid of effects on spontaneous and morphine-stimulated motor activity and on spatial memory; and (iii) that WSE (50 and 100 mg/kg) significantly prevented the acquisition and expression of CPP. Further, to characterize the receptor(s) involved in these effects, we studied, by receptor-binding assay, the affinity of WSE for µ-opioid and γ-aminobutyric acid B receptors. These experiments revealed a higher affinity of WSE for γ-aminobutyric acid B than for µ-opioid receptors. Overall, these results point to WSE as an interesting alternative tool, worthy of further investigation, to study opiate addiction.
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Luo YX, Xue YX, Shen HW, Lu L. Role of amygdala in drug memory. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2013; 105:159-73. [PMID: 23831499 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Drug addiction is a chronic brain disorder with the hallmark of a high rate of relapse to compulsive drug seeking and drug taking even after long-term abstinence. Addiction has been considered as an aberrant memory that has been termed "addiction memory." Drug-related memory plays a critical role in the maintenance of learned addictive behaviors and emergence of relapse. Disrupting these long-lasting memories by administering amnestic agents or other manipulations during specific phases of drug memory is a promising strategy for relapse prevention. Recent studies on the processes of drug addiction and relapse have demonstrated that the amygdala is involved in associative drug addiction learning processes. In this review, we focus on preclinical studies that used conditioned place preference and self-administration models to investigate the differential roles of the amygdala in each phase of drug-related memory, including acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation, and extinction. These studies indicate that the amygdala plays a critical role in both cue-associative learning and the expression of cue-induced relapse to drug-seeking behavior.
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- Yi-Xiao Luo
- National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Silberman Y, Winder DG. Corticotropin releasing factor and catecholamines enhance glutamatergic neurotransmission in the lateral subdivision of the central amygdala. Neuropharmacology 2013; 70:316-23. [PMID: 23470280 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Glutamatergic neurotransmission in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) plays an important role in many behaviors including anxiety, memory consolidation and cardiovascular responses. While these behaviors can be modulated by corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and catecholamine signaling, the mechanism(s) by which these signals modify CeA glutamatergic neurotransmission remains unclear. Utilizing whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology recordings from neurons in the lateral subdivision of the CeA (CeAL), we show that CRF, dopamine (DA) and the β-adrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenol (ISO) all enhance the frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSC) without altering sEPSC kinetics, suggesting they increase presynaptic glutamate release. The effect of CRF on sEPSCs was mediated by a combination of CRFR1 and CRFR2 receptors. While previous work from our lab suggests that CRFRs mediate the effect of catecholamines on excitatory transmission in other subregions of the extended amygdala, blockade of CRFRs in the CeAL failed to significantly alter effects of DA and ISO on glutamatergic transmission. These findings suggest that catecholamine and CRF enhancement of glutamatergic transmission onto CeAL neurons occurs via distinct mechanisms. While CRF increased spontaneous glutamate release in the CeAL, CRF caused no significant changes to optogenetically evoked glutamate release in this region. The dissociable effects of CRF on different types of glutamatergic neurotransmission suggest that CRF may specifically regulate spontaneous excitatory transmission.
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- Yuval Silberman
- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Haass-Koffler CL, Bartlett SE. Stress and addiction: contribution of the corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) system in neuroplasticity. Front Mol Neurosci 2012; 5:91. [PMID: 22973190 PMCID: PMC3434418 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2012.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) has been shown to induce various behavioral changes related to adaptation to stress. Dysregulation of the CRF system at any point can lead to a variety of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders (SUDs). CRF has been associated with stress-induced drug reinforcement. Extensive literature has identified CRF to play an important role in the molecular mechanisms that lead to an increase in susceptibility that precipitates relapse to SUDs. The CRF system has a heterogeneous role in SUDs. It enhances the acute effects of drugs of abuse and is also responsible for the potentiation of drug-induced neuroplasticity evoked during the withdrawal period. We present in this review the brain regions and circuitries where CRF is expressed and may participate in stress-induced drug abuse. Finally, we attempt to evaluate the role of modulating the CRF system as a possible therapeutic strategy for treating the dysregulation of emotional behaviors that result from the acute positive reinforcement of substances of abuse as well as the negative reinforcement produced by withdrawal.
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- Carolina L Haass-Koffler
- Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California San Francisco Emeryville, CA, USA
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As the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, glutamate plays an undisputable integral role in opiate addiction. This relates, in part, to the fact that addiction is a disorder of learning and memory, and glutamate is required for most types of memory formation. As opiate addiction develops, the addict becomes conditioned to engage in addictive behaviors, and these behaviors can be triggered by opiate-associated cues during abstinence, resulting in relapse. Some medications for opiate addiction exert their therapeutic effects at glutamate receptors, especially the NMDA receptor. Understanding the neural circuits controlling opiate addiction, and the locus of glutamate's actions within these circuits, will help guide the development of targeted pharmacotherapeutics for relapse.
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- Jamie Peters
- Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, 1081BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The activation of NMDA receptor-ERK pathway in the central amygdala is required for the expression of morphine-conditioned place preference in the rat. Neurotox Res 2011; 20:362-71. [PMID: 21681580 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-011-9250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Reinforcing effects of addictive drugs can be evaluated with the conditioned place preference (CPP) test which involves both the action of drugs and environmental cues. However, the encoded neural circuits and underlying signaling mechanism are not fully understood. In this study, we have used morphine-CPP model in the rat and characterized the role of N-methyl-D: -aspartate (NMDA) receptor and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the central nuclei of amygdala (CeA) in the expression of morphine-induced CPP. We have found that morphine repeated pairing treatment causes a significant preference for compartment paired with morphine after 1 day or 7 days post-training, which is associated with increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation (p-ERK1/2, a measure of ERK activity) in the CeA. More than 80% of the positive p-ERK1/2 neurons express NMDA receptor subunit NR1 by double immunofluorescence studies. The infusion of either MEK inhibitor U0126 or NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 in the CeA not only suppresses the activation of ERK1/2 in the CeA but also abolishes the expression of CPP. These results suggest that the activation of the NMDA receptor-ERK signaling pathway in the CeA is required for the expression of morphine-induced place preference in the rat.
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Rezayof A, Sardari M, Zarrindast MR, Nayer-Nouri T. Functional interaction between morphine and central amygdala cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the acquisition and expression of conditioned place preference. Behav Brain Res 2011; 220:1-8. [PMID: 21262265 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study was done to determine whether cannabinoid CB1 receptors of the central amygdala (CeA) are implicated in morphine-induced place preference. Using a 3-day schedule of conditioning, it was found that subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of morphine (2, 4 and 6 mg/kg) caused a significant dose-dependent conditioned place preference (CPP) in male Wistar rats. Intra-CeA microinjection of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA; 0.5, 2.5 and 5 ng/rat) dose-dependently potentiated the morphine (2mg/kg)-induced CPP. Furthermore, the administration of ACPA (5 ng/rat, intra-CeA) alone induced a significant CPP. It should be considered that the higher dose of ACPA (5 ng/rat, intra-CeA) in combination with morphine decreased locomotor activity on the testing phase. On the other hand, intra-CeA microinjection of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist AM251 (120 ng/rat) alone induced a significant conditioned place aversion (CPA). Moreover, intra-CeA microinjection of AM251 (90 and 120 ng/rat) inhibited the morphine-induced place preference with a significant interaction. Intra-CeA microinjection of AM251 reversed the effect of ACPA on morphine response. Interestingly, microinjection of ACPA (2.5 and 5 ng/rat) or AM251 (60-120 ng/rat) into the CeA increased or decreased the expression of morphine (6 mg/kg)-induced place preference respectively. These observations provide evidence that cannabinoid CB1 receptors of the CeA are involved in mediating reward and these receptors are also implicated in the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced CPP.
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- Ameneh Rezayof
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Thanos PK, Bermeo C, Rubinstein M, Suchland KL, Wang GJ, Grandy DK, Volkow ND. Conditioned place preference and locomotor activity in response to methylphenidate, amphetamine and cocaine in mice lacking dopamine D4 receptors. J Psychopharmacol 2010; 24:897-904. [PMID: 19282420 PMCID: PMC2878389 DOI: 10.1177/0269881109102613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Methylphenidate (MP) and amphetamine (AMPH) are the most frequently prescribed medications for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Both drugs are believed to derive their therapeutic benefit by virtue of their dopamine (DA)-enhancing effects, yet an explanation for the observation that some patients with ADHD respond well to one medication but not to the other remains elusive. The dopaminergic effects of MP and AMPH are also thought to underlie their reinforcing properties and ultimately their abuse. Polymorphisms in the human gene that codes for the DA D4 receptor (D4R) have been repeatedly associated with ADHD and may correlate with the therapeutic as well as the reinforcing effects of responses to these psychostimulant medications. Conditioned place preference (CPP) for MP, AMPH and cocaine were evaluated in wild-type (WT) mice and their genetically engineered littermates, congenic on the C57Bl/6J background, that completely lack D4Rs (knockout or KO). In addition, the locomotor activity in these mice during the conditioning phase of CPP was tested in the CPP chambers. D4 receptor KO and WT mice showed CPP and increased locomotor activity in response to each of the three psychostimulants tested. D4R differentially modulates the CPP responses to MP, AMPH and cocaine. While the D4R genotype affected CPP responses to MP (high dose only) and AMPH (low dose only) it had no effects on cocaine. Inasmuch as CPP is considered an indicator of sensitivity to reinforcing responses to drugs these data suggest a significant but limited role of D4Rs in modulating conditioning responses to MP and AMPH. In the locomotor test, D4 receptor KO mice displayed attenuated increases in AMPH-induced locomotor activity whereas responses to cocaine and MP did not differ. These results suggest distinct mechanisms for D4 receptor modulation of the reinforcing (perhaps via attenuating dopaminergic signalling) and locomotor properties of these stimulant drugs. Thus, individuals with D4 receptor polymorphisms might show enhanced reinforcing responses to MP and AMPH and attenuated locomotor response to AMPH.
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- P K Thanos
- Laboratory of Neuroimaging, NIAAA Intramural Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Rassouli Y, Rezayof A, Zarrindast MR. Role of the central amygdala GABA-A receptors in morphine state-dependent memory. Life Sci 2010; 86:887-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2009] [Revised: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zarrindast MR, Meshkani J, Rezayof A, Beigzadeh R, Rostami P. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the dorsal hippocampus and the basolateral amygdala are involved in ethanol-induced conditioned place preference. Neuroscience 2010; 168:505-13. [PMID: 20381593 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the dorsal hippocampus and the basolateral amygdala (BLA) can potentiate ethanol response in the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm. I.p. administration of different doses of ethanol (0.25-1 g/kg) did not induce CPP. However, the higher dose of the drug (1.5 g/kg i.p.) induced place aversion. Furthermore, microinjection of nicotine (0.5-1 microg/rat) into both CA1 regions (intra-CA1) and the BLA (intra-BLA) did not produce a significant CPP. Interestingly, intra-CA1 or -BLA administration of nicotine plus ethanol (0.5 g/kg) during conditioning phase significantly induced a strong CPP. Microinjection of mecamylamine, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, into the CA1 regions or into the BLA did not alter CPP. However, intra-CA1 or -BLA microinjection of mecamylamine (1-4 microg/rat) reversed the response induced by the microinjection of nicotine (1 microg/rat, intra-CA1 or -BLA) plus ethanol (0.5 g/kg i.p.) in the CPP paradigm. On the other hand, the microinjection of nicotine (0.5-1.5 microg/rat) into the BLA, but not into the CA1 regions before the testing phase potentiated the response of ethanol on the expression of conditioned place preference. Moreover, intra-CA1 administration of nicotine plus ethanol increased the locomotor activity on the test day which was reversed by pretreatment with mecamylamine, while other treatments had no effect on locomotor activity. It can be concluded that the activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the dorsal hippocampus and the basolateral amygdala can potentiate the ethanol response in the CPP paradigm.
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- M R Zarrindast
- School of Advanced Medical Technologies and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Proshin AT, Storozheva ZI, Aleksandrov YI, Sherstnev VV. Dopaminergic mechanisms underlying involvement of the prefrontal cortex and amygdala in acoustique startle modificftion during the action of stimulus associated with positive reinforcement. NEUROCHEM J+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712410010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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There has been increasing interest in the ability of neuropeptides involved in feeding to modulate circuits important for responses to drugs of abuse. A number of peptides with effects on hypothalamic function also modulate the mesolimbic dopamine system (ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens). Similarly, common stress-related pathways can modulate food intake, drug reward and symptoms of drug withdrawal. Galanin promotes food intake and the analgesic properties of opiates, thus it initially seemed possible that galanin might potentiate opiate reinforcement. Instead, galanin agonists decrease opiate reward, measured by conditioned place preference, and opiate withdrawal signs, whereas opiate reward and withdrawal are increased in knockout mice lacking galanin. This is consistent with studies showing that galanin decreases activity-evoked dopamine release in striatal slices and decreases the firing rate of noradrenergic neurons in locus coeruleus, areas involved in drug reward and withdrawal, respectively. These data suggest that polymorphisms in genes encoding galanin or galanin receptors might be associated with susceptibility to opiate abuse. Further, galanin receptors might be potential targets for development of novel treatments for addiction.
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- Marina R Picciotto
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, 3rd Floor Research, New Haven, CT 06508, USA.
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Le Merrer J, Becker JAJ, Befort K, Kieffer BL. Reward processing by the opioid system in the brain. Physiol Rev 2009; 89:1379-412. [PMID: 19789384 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00005.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 647] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The opioid system consists of three receptors, mu, delta, and kappa, which are activated by endogenous opioid peptides processed from three protein precursors, proopiomelanocortin, proenkephalin, and prodynorphin. Opioid receptors are recruited in response to natural rewarding stimuli and drugs of abuse, and both endogenous opioids and their receptors are modified as addiction develops. Mechanisms whereby aberrant activation and modifications of the opioid system contribute to drug craving and relapse remain to be clarified. This review summarizes our present knowledge on brain sites where the endogenous opioid system controls hedonic responses and is modified in response to drugs of abuse in the rodent brain. We review 1) the latest data on the anatomy of the opioid system, 2) the consequences of local intracerebral pharmacological manipulation of the opioid system on reinforced behaviors, 3) the consequences of gene knockout on reinforced behaviors and drug dependence, and 4) the consequences of chronic exposure to drugs of abuse on expression levels of opioid system genes. Future studies will establish key molecular actors of the system and neural sites where opioid peptides and receptors contribute to the onset of addictive disorders. Combined with data from human and nonhuman primate (not reviewed here), research in this extremely active field has implications both for our understanding of the biology of addiction and for therapeutic interventions to treat the disorder.
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- Julie Le Merrer
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département Neurobiologie et Génétique, Illkirch, France
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Rezayof A, Khajehpour L, Zarrindast M. The amygdala modulates morphine-induced state-dependent memory retrieval via muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Neuroscience 2009; 160:255-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Effects of morphine on rat behaviour in the elevated plus maze: the role of central amygdala dopamine receptors. Behav Brain Res 2009; 202:171-8. [PMID: 19463698 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 03/20/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the possible role of dopamine D(1)/D(2) receptors of the central amygdala (CeA) on morphine-induced anxiolytic-like behaviour in adult male Wistar rats. The animals were bilaterally implanted with chronic cannulas the CeA and tested in an elevated plus maze (EPM) task. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of morphine (5 and 6 mg/kg) increased the percentage of open arm time (%OAT) and open arm entries (%OAE), indicating an anxiolytic-like response. Intra-CeA administration of different doses of the dopaminergic agonist apomorphine (0.1-0.3 microg/rat) significantly increased %OAE, but not %OAT. Furthermore, co-administration of the same doses of apomorphine with an ineffective dose of morphine (4 mg/kg; i.p.) significantly increased %OAT and %OAE by the opioid. Single microinjection of the D(1) dopaminergic antagonist SCH23390 (0.5-1.5 microg/rat) or sulpiride (0.5-1.5 microg/rat) into the CeA caused no significant change for %OAT and %OAE. The obtained results also show that intra-CeA microinjection of the same doses of SCH23390 or sulpiride inhibits the anxiolytic-like effect of morphine (6 mg/kg; i.p.). Pre-treatment of animals with SCH23390 (intra-CeA) or sulpiride (intra-CeA) reversed the response induced by apomorphine (0.3 microg/rat) plus morphine (4 mg/kg; i.p.). It should be considered that the drugs also did not show any effect on locomotor activity in all experiments. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the central amygdala dopaminergic mechanisms, probably via D(1)/D(2) receptors, may be involved in the modulation of morphine-induced anxiolytic-like behaviour in rat.
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Solecki W, Ziolkowska B, Krowka T, Gieryk A, Filip M, Przewlocki R. Alterations of prodynorphin gene expression in the rat mesocorticolimbic system during heroin self-administration. Brain Res 2009; 1255:113-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Swain SN, Beuk J, Heidbreder CA, Beninger RJ. Role of dopamine D3 receptors in the expression of conditioned fear in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 579:167-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2007] [Revised: 09/26/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tzschentke TM. Measuring reward with the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm: update of the last decade. Addict Biol 2007; 12:227-462. [PMID: 17678505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2007.00070.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 994] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Conditioned place preference (CPP) continues to be one of the most popular models to study the motivational effects of drugs and non-drug treatments in experimental animals. This is obvious from a steady year-to-year increase in the number of publications reporting the use this model. Since the compilation of the preceding review in 1998, more than 1000 new studies using place conditioning have been published, and the aim of the present review is to provide an overview of these recent publications. There are a number of trends and developments that are obvious in the literature of the last decade. First, as more and more knockout and transgenic animals become available, place conditioning is increasingly used to assess the motivational effects of drugs or non-drug rewards in genetically modified animals. Second, there is a still small but growing literature on the use of place conditioning to study the motivational aspects of pain, a field of pre-clinical research that has so far received little attention, because of the lack of appropriate animal models. Third, place conditioning continues to be widely used to study tolerance and sensitization to the rewarding effects of drugs induced by pre-treatment regimens. Fourth, extinction/reinstatement procedures in place conditioning are becoming increasingly popular. This interesting approach is thought to model certain aspects of relapse to addictive behavior and has previously almost exclusively been studied in drug self-administration paradigms. It has now also become established in the place conditioning literature and provides an additional and technically easy approach to this important phenomenon. The enormous number of studies to be covered in this review prevented in-depth discussion of many methodological, pharmacological or neurobiological aspects; to a large extent, the presentation of data had to be limited to a short and condensed summary of the most relevant findings.
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- Thomas M Tzschentke
- Grünenthal GmbH, Preclinical Research and Development, Department of Pharmacology, Aachen, Germany.
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Rezayof A, Nazari-Serenjeh F, Zarrindast MR, Sepehri H, Delphi L. Morphine-induced place preference: Involvement of cholinergic receptors of the ventral tegmental area. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 562:92-102. [PMID: 17336285 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.01.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the present study, the effects of intra-ventral tegmental area injections of cholinergic agents on morphine-induced conditioned place preference were investigated by using an unbiased 3-day schedule of place conditioning design in rats. The conditioning treatments with subcutaneous injections of morphine (0.5-7.5 mg/kg) induced a significant dose-dependent conditioned place preference for the drug-associated place. Intra-ventral tegmental area injection of an anticholinesterase, physostigmine (2.5 and 5 microg/rat) or nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, nicotine (0.5 and 1 microg/rat) with an ineffective dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg) elicited a significant conditioned place preference. Furthermore, intra-ventral tegmental area administration of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, atropine (1-4 microg/rat) or nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, mecamylamine (5 and 7.5 microg/rat) dose-dependently inhibited the morphine (5 mg/kg)-induced place preference. Atropine or mecamylamine reversed the effect of physostigmine or nicotine on morphine response respectively. The injection of physostigmine, but not atropine, nicotine or mecamylamine, into the ventral tegmental area alone produced a significant place aversion. Moreover, intra-ventral tegmental area administration of the higher doses of physostigmine or atropine, but not nicotine or mecamylamine decreased the locomotor activity. We conclude that muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the ventral tegmental area may critically mediate the rewarding effects of morphine.
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- Ameneh Rezayof
- School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Rezayof A, Razavi S, Haeri-Rohani A, Rassouli Y, Zarrindast MR. GABA(A) receptors of hippocampal CA1 regions are involved in the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced place preference. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2007; 17:24-31. [PMID: 16624534 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2005] [Revised: 01/29/2006] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study, the effects of bilateral intra-hippocampal CA1 (intra-CA1) injections of GABA(A) receptor agonist and/or antagonist on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced place preference in male Wistar rats have been investigated. The conditioning treatments with subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of different doses of morphine (0.5-7.5 mg/kg) induced a conditioned place preference (CPP) for the drug-associated place in a dose-dependent manner. Intra-CA1 administration of the GABA(A) receptor agonist, muscimol (0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/rat) significantly inhibited the morphine (5 mg/kg, s.c.)-induced CPP. Intra-CA1 injections of different doses of the GABA(A) receptor antagonist, bicuculline (0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/rat), in combination with an ineffective dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg, s.c.) elicited a significant CPP. However, muscimol or bicuculline by themselves did not elicit any effect on place conditioning. Furthermore, the muscimol-induced inhibition of morphine response was reversed by bicuculline (1 microg/rat, intra-CA1) administration. On the other hand, the bilateral intra-CA1 injections of muscimol (0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/rat) or bicuculline (0.5, 1 and 2 microg/rat) significantly decreased the expression of morphine-induced CPP. Intra-CA1 administration of different doses of muscimol or bicuculline had no effect on locomotor activity in the testing phase. Our data indicated that the GABA(A) receptors of the hippocampal CA1 regions may play an important role in the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced place preference.
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- Ameneh Rezayof
- School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Malekmohamadi N, Heidari P, Sahebgharani M, Zarrindast MR. Effects of Clozapine and Sulpiride on Morphine State-Dependent Memory in the Step-Down Passive Avoidance Test. Pharmacology 2006; 79:149-53. [PMID: 17191034 DOI: 10.1159/000098151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Accepted: 11/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The effects of antipsychotic drugs sulpiride and clozapine on morphine state-dependent memory of passive avoidance task were examined in mice. Post-training administration of morphine (5 mg/kg) led to state-dependent learning with impaired memory retrieval on the test day which was reversed by pre-test administration of the same dose of the opioid (5 mg/kg). In animals where memory was impaired by post-training morphine, the administration of either sulpiride or clozapine before pre-test morphine reduced the improvement of memory produced by the opioid. Co-administration of sulpiride with clozapine did not potentiate their antagonistic response. In conclusion, the inhibition of improvement of memory retrieval by morphine treatment on the test day by the two dopamine receptor antagonists seems to be induced through two different receptor mechanisms.
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- Nazanin Malekmohamadi
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mosher TM, Smith JG, Greenshaw AJ. Aversive stimulus properties of the 5-HT2C receptor agonist WAY 161503 in rats. Neuropharmacology 2006; 51:641-50. [PMID: 16844150 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Serotonin2C (5-HT2C) receptors may influence motivation and reward through effects on the mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) system. Previous work from this laboratory indicated that 5-HT2C receptor stimulation does not induce place conditioning when animals are tested in a drug-free state, but does result in decreased locomotor activity and increased frequency thresholds for electrical self-stimulation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA). The present study was conducted to determine whether the 5-HT2C receptor agonist WAY 161503 may induce place conditioning in a state-dependent manner and also whether this compound will induce gustatory avoidance conditioning in the conditioned taste aversion (CTA) paradigm. The effects of the 5-HT2C receptor agonist WAY 161503 in the place conditioning and CTA (two-bottle choice test) paradigms were assessed in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Administration of WAY 161503 (3.0 mg/kg) induced a state-dependent conditioned place aversion and a CTA to saccharin. The differential state dependency of 5-HT2C receptor agonists' effects in place conditioning (state dependent) and CTA (non-state dependent) is consistent with the activation of different brain systems in these two paradigms. The state-dependent effects in place conditioning underscore the need to include controls for state dependency in studies of 5-HT receptor related compounds.
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- T M Mosher
- W.G. Dewhurst Laboratory, Neurochemical Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Neuroscience, 1E7.44 WMHSC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R7, Canada
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Boeckler F, Gmeiner P. The structural evolution of dopamine D3 receptor ligands: structure-activity relationships and selected neuropharmacological aspects. Pharmacol Ther 2006; 112:281-333. [PMID: 16905195 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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"Evolution consists largely of molecular tinkering."-Following the famous concept of the molecular geneticist and medicine Nobel laureate François Jacob, in this review we describe the structural evolution of dopamine D3 receptor ligands from the natural agonist dopamine (DA) to highly potent and subtype selective new agents by bioisosteric tinkering with well-established and privileged or novel and fancy chemical functionalities and scaffolds. Some of the more than 200 ligands presented herein have already achieved therapeutic or scientific value up to now, some will most likely achieve it in the future. Hence, great importance is not only attached to the relationship between structure and activity of the ligands, but also to their utility as pharmacological tools in animal models or as therapeutics in patients with neurological diseases or other disorders.
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- Frank Boeckler
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Emil Fischer Center, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schuhstrasse 19, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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Fenu S, Spina L, Rivas E, Longoni R, Di Chiara G. Morphine-conditioned single-trial place preference: role of nucleus accumbens shell dopamine receptors in acquisition, but not expression. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2006; 187:143-53. [PMID: 16724186 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0415-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2005] [Accepted: 04/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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RATIONALE A large body of evidence indicates an involvement of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) pathway innervating the ventral striatum in the motivational effects of drug abuse. OBJECTIVE The goal of the study is to clarify the role of DA D1 and D2 receptors of the rat nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell and core in the motivational effects of morphine as studied by conditioned place preference (CPP). METHODS The effect of the intracerebral infusion of DA antagonists specific for DA D1 (SCH 39166) and D2 receptors (L-sulpiride) was studied in a single-trial place conditioning paradigm with fixed assignment of the drug to the unpreferred compartment. RESULTS Morphine induced significant CPP at all the doses tested (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/kg, subcutaneously). A dose of 1.0 mg/kg was selected for further studies. Intra-NAc shell infusion of SCH 39166 and L-sulpiride at doses of 25 and 50 ng/1 microl per side impaired the acquisition of CPP by morphine. No effect was observed at 12.5 ng/1 microl per side. Intra-NAc core infusion of SCH 39166 (12.5, 25, and 50 ng/1 microl per side) did not affect the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP, while L-sulpiride (12.5, 25, and 50 ng/1 microl per side) impaired CPP acquisition only at the dose of 50 ng/1 microl per side. No effect on morphine-induced CPP was observed when the DA antagonists were infused into the NAc shell or core 10 min before the test session. CONCLUSION These results indicate that DA D1 and D2 receptors in the NAc shell are involved in the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP.
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- Sandro Fenu
- Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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Jasmin L, Narasaiah M, Tien D. Noradrenaline is necessary for the hedonic properties of addictive drugs. Vascul Pharmacol 2006; 45:243-50. [PMID: 16899413 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To determine whether noradrenaline (NA) is an essential neurotransmitter for addictive and appetitive behaviors, we measured drug and food seeking in transgenic mice lacking dopamine beta-hydroxylase (Dbh), the enzyme responsible for synthesizing NA. Using the conditioned place preference test (CPP), we show that Dbh -/- mice do not exhibit rewarding behavior to morphine, cocaine, or the mixed reuptake inhibitor bupropion. In spite of their lack of preference for drugs, Dbh -/- mice had an unaltered preference for food. Drug seeking was induced when NA was restored to the central nervous system of Dbh -/- mice by administration of l-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (DOPS) and carbidopa. When a NK1 receptor antagonist was co-administered with morphine or cocaine, it produced aversive behavior in Dbh -/- mice while it abolished place preference in the controls. NK1 antagonists alone did not have any rewarding or aversive effect in the CPP suggesting that substance P opposes some of the unpleasant effects of morphine and cocaine. Our results show that NAergic transmission is necessary for motivated behaviors, the dysregulation of which is a co-morbid factor of many depressive states. The reversibility of this phenomenon, by restoring NA, indicates that even when this behavioral deficit is genetically determined it can be reversed.
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- Luc Jasmin
- Department of Neurological Surgery and W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Bruijnzeel AW, Markou A. Decreased sensitivity to the effects of dopamine D1-like, but not D2-like, receptor antagonism in the posterior hypothalamic region/anterior ventral tegmental area on brain reward function during chronic exposure to nicotine in rats. Brain Res 2005; 1058:91-100. [PMID: 16126181 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Revised: 07/26/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chronic administration of nicotine induces adaptations in central nervous system function to counteract nicotine's acute effects. When nicotine administration ceases, these adaptations remain unopposed and may lead to drug withdrawal. The present studies were conducted to assess the effects of chronic nicotine administration on dopamine D1- and D2-like receptor activity in the posterior hypothalamus/anterior ventral tegmental area (VTA). An intracranial self-stimulation discrete trial procedure that provides current intensity thresholds was used to provide a measure of brain reward function in rats. Previous studies showed that systemic administration of dopamine D1- or D2-like receptor antagonists induced elevations in brain reward thresholds in drug-free rats, indicative of a decrease in brain reward function. We show here that injections of the D1-like receptor antagonist SCH 23390 (1-4 microg total bilateral dose) into the posterior hypothalamus/anterior VTA differentially elevated brain reward thresholds in rats chronically treated with nicotine (9 mg/kg/day, salt) versus saline-treated rats. The nicotine-treated rats were less sensitive to the threshold elevating effects of D1-like receptor antagonism. By contrast, the D2-like receptor antagonist eticlopride (1-4 microg total bilateral dose) injected into the posterior hypothalamus/anterior VTA significantly elevated brain reward thresholds in saline- and nicotine-treated rats. No differential effect of eticlopride on brain reward thresholds in saline- and nicotine-treated rats was observed. Decreased sensitivity to D1-like receptor antagonism in the posterior hypothalamus/anterior VTA may partly mediate the development of tolerance to the reinforcing effects of nicotine and the manifestation of negative affective signs associated with cessation of nicotine administration.
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- Adrie W Bruijnzeel
- Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience Department, CVN-7, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Zarrindast MR, Fattahi Z, Rostami P, Rezayof A. Role of the cholinergic system in the rat basolateral amygdala on morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2005; 82:1-10. [PMID: 16054206 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2004] [Revised: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effects of intra-basolateral amygdala (intra-BLA) injections of physostigmine, atropine, nicotine and/or mecamylamine on morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in rats was investigated by using an unbiased 3-day schedule of place conditioning design. Animals that received 3 daily injections of morphine (0.5-10 mg/kg) subcutaneously (s.c.) or saline (1.0 ml/kg, s.c.) showed a significant preference for compartment paired with morphine. The maximum response was observed with 7.5 mg/kg of the opioid. Administration of the anticholinesterase drug, physostigmine (1, 3 and 5 microg/rat) with an ineffective dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg) elicited a significant CPP. Injections of antimuscarinic receptor agent, atropine (1, 4 and 7 microg/rat) dose-dependently inhibited the morphine (7.5 mg/kg)-induced place preference. The injections of nicotine (0.75, 1 and 2 microg/rat) potentiated the morphine (0.5 mg/kg)-induced place preference, while the nicotinic receptor antagonist, mecamylamine (1, 3 and 6 microg/rat) dose-dependently inhibited the morphine (7.5 mg/kg)-induced place preference. Furthermore, administration of atropine (7 microg/rat) but not mecamylamine (6 microg/rat) reduced the response induced by different doses of physostigmine plus morphine. Moreover, mecamylamine (6 microg/rat) but not atropine (7 microg/rat) reduced the response induced by different doses of nicotine plus morphine. It is concluded that the muscarinic and nicotinic receptor mechanisms in the BLA may be involved in the acquisition of morphine-induced place preference.
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- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Department of Pharmacology and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 13145-784, Tehran, Iran.
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Jin C, Araki H, Nagata M, Shimosaka R, Shibata K, Suemaru K, Kawasaki H, Gomita Y. Expression of c-Fos in the rat central amygdala accompanies the acquisition but not expression of conditioned place aversion induced by withdrawal from acute morphine dependence. Behav Brain Res 2005; 161:107-12. [PMID: 15904717 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2004] [Revised: 12/19/2004] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Conditioned reinforcement is hypothesized to be critically involved in drug addiction as a factor contributing to compulsive drug use and relapse. The present study focused on the neurobiology involved in the acquisition and expression of conditioned reinforcing effects of morphine withdrawal employing a conditioned place aversion (CPA) paradigm in acute-dependent rats. Expression of c-Fos in the amygdala (the central nucleus, CeA; the medial nucleus, MeA; the basolateral nucleus, BLA) following naloxone-precipitated withdrawal and the CPA test was examined using a range of naloxone doses (0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg). Naloxone dose-dependently produced CPA in rats given a single morphine exposure. In CeA, but not MeA with high-level constitutive neuronal activity, the naloxone-induced modification in c-Fos immunoreactivity following morphine pretreatment exhibited a dose-dependent pattern similar to that seen in the behavioral study. On the other hand, none of the three amygdaloid nuclei examined including CeA, MeA and BLA showed notable sensitivity of c-Fos to the conditioned withdrawal stimulus. These results suggest that CeA may play a role in the negative affective aspect of withdrawal from acute dependence, and in part suggest that the acquisition and expression of CPA may involve different neurobiological mechanisms.
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- Chunyu Jin
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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Aujla H, Beninger RJ. Intra-BLA or Intra-NAc Infusions of the Dopamine D₃ Receptor Partial Agonist, BP 897, Block Intra-NAc Amphetamine Conditioned Activity. Behav Neurosci 2004; 118:1324-30. [PMID: 15598141 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.6.1324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that both systemic and intra-nucleus accumbens (NAc) or intra-amygdala administration of dopamine D3 receptor ligands modulate reward-related learning. A previous study (H. Aujla, H. Sokoloff, & R. J. Beninger. 2002) showed that systemic administration of the partial dopamine D3 receptor agonist BP 897 selectively blocked the expression, but not the acquisition, of amphetamine-conditioned activity. This suggested the hypothesis that intra-NAc or intra-basolateral amygdala (BLA) BP 897 would attenuate the expression, but not the acquisition, of amphetamine-conditioned activity. Rats were habituated to activity-monitoring chambers for 5 days, for 1 hr each day. Conditioning occurred on the next 3 days, followed by a single 1-hr test session. Intra-NAc or intra-BLA infusions of BP 897 during test, but not during conditioning, attenuated intra-NAc amphetamine conditioned activity. Results indicate that the ability of BP 897 to attenuate the expression of conditioned activity is mediated in part by the NAc and BLA.
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- Harinder Aujla
- Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Sekiya Y, Nakagawa T, Ozawa T, Minami M, Satoh M. Facilitation of morphine withdrawal symptoms and morphine-induced conditioned place preference by a glutamate transporter inhibitor DL-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartate in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 485:201-10. [PMID: 14757142 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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There is a body of evidence implying the involvement of the central glutamatergic system in morphine dependence. In this study, we examined the effect of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of a potent glutamate transporter inhibitor, DL-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartate (DL-TBOA), on acute morphine-induced antinociception, expression of somatic and negative affective components of morphine withdrawal, and acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. I.c.v administration of DL-TBOA (10 nmol) to naive rats did not affect the acute antinociceptive effect of morphine. I.c.v. administration of DL-TBOA (10 nmol) to morphine-dependent rats significantly facilitated the expression of naloxone-precipitated somatic signs and conditioned place aversion. DL-TBOA (3 and 10 nmol) significantly facilitated acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference. DL-TBOA itself produced neither conditioned place aversion nor place preference in naive rats. These results suggest that central glutamate transporters play inhibitory roles in the expression of somatic and negative affective components of morphine withdrawal and the reinforcing effect of morphine.
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- Yumiko Sekiya
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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