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Nawarawong NN, Slaker M, Muelbl M, Shah AS, Chiariello R, Nelson LD, Budde MD, Stemper BD, Olsen CM. Repeated blast model of mild traumatic brain injury alters oxycodone self-administration and drug seeking. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 50:2101-2112. [PMID: 30456793 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect millions worldwide. Mild TBIs (mTBI) are the most prevalent and can lead to a range of neurobehavioral problems, including substance abuse. A single blast exposure, inducing mTBI alters the medial prefrontal cortex, an area implicated in addiction, for at least 30 days post injury in rats. Repeated blast exposures result in greater physiological and behavioral dysfunction than single exposure; however, the impact of repeated mTBI on addiction is unknown. In this study, the effect of mTBI on various stages of oxycodone use was examined. Male Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to a blast model of mTBI once per day for 3 days. Rats were trained to self-administer oxycodone during short (2 h) and long (6 h) access sessions. Following abstinence, rats underwent extinction and two cued reinstatement sessions. Sham and rbTBI rats had similar oxycodone intake, extinction responding and cued reinstatement of drug seeking. A second group of rats were trained to self-administer oxycodone with varying reinforcement schedules (fixed ratio (FR)-2 and FR-4). Under an FR-2 schedule, rbTBI-exposed rats earned fewer reinforcers than sham-exposed rats. During 10 extinction sessions, the rbTBI-exposed rats exhibited significantly more seeking for oxycodone than the sham-injured rats. There was a positive correlation between total oxycodone intake and day 1 extinction drug seeking in sham, but not in rbTBI-exposed rats. Together, this suggests that rbTBI-exposed rats are more sensitive to oxycodone-associated cues during reinstatement than sham-exposed rats and that rbTBI may disrupt the relationship between oxycodone intake and seeking.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalie N Nawarawong
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Matt Muelbl
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Alok S Shah
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Rachel Chiariello
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Lindsay D Nelson
- Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Matthew D Budde
- Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Brian D Stemper
- Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Christopher M Olsen
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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