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Pham H, Seeley SL, D'Souza MS. Pharmacological activation of kappa opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens core and ventral tegmental area increases the aversive effects of nicotine. Behav Pharmacol 2022; 33:266-281. [PMID: 35256559 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aversive effects of nicotine play an important role in the development of nicotine dependence. However, neural substrates and/or brain regions that play a role in the aversive effects of nicotine have not been fully identified. Previous work done in our laboratory showed that systemic administration of kappa opioid receptors (KORs) agonist ±U50488 increased the aversive effects of nicotine. In this study, we assessed the effects of KOR activation in specific brain regions, namely, the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) core and ventral tegmental area (VTA) on the aversive effects of nicotine using the conditioned taste aversion model. Separate groups of Wistar rats were implanted with cannulae above either the NAcc core or the VTA. KOR agonist (±U50488) was bilaterally infused in the NAcc core (0, 0.3, and 3 ug/0.5 ul/side) or VTA (0, 0.3, 1.5, and 3 ug/0.5 ul/side) prior to receiving nicotine (0.4 mg/kg, base; s.c.) during conditioning. Bilateral infusion of the KOR agonist (3 ug/0.5 ul/side) in the NAcc core or the VTA increased the aversive effects of nicotine compared with respective saline controls. Together, these results suggest that pharmacological activation of the KORs in the NAcc core and VTA dose dependently modulate the aversive effects of nicotine. Because aversive effects of nicotine determine susceptibility to development of nicotine dependence, we can conclude that KOR activity in the NAcc and VTA after administration of nicotine may determine susceptibility to the development of nicotine dependence.
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- Han Pham
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, USA
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D'Souza MS, Seeley SL, Emerson N, Rose-Malkamaki MJ, Ho SP, Tsai YC, Kuo H, Huan CY, Rorabaugh BR. Attenuation of nicotine-induced rewarding and antidepressant-like effects in male and female mice lacking regulator of G-protein signaling 2. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2022; 213:173338. [PMID: 35038444 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2022.173338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nicotine-induced rewarding and mood altering effects contribute to the continued use of nicotine and the subsequent development of nicotine dependence. The goal of this study was to assess the role of two specific regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins namely RGS2 and RGS4 in the above described effects of nicotine. Male and female mice lacking either RGS2 (RGS2 KO) or RGS4 (RGS4 KO), and their respective wildtype (WT) littermates were used in this study. The rewarding effects of nicotine (0.5 mg/kg, base; s.c.) were assessed using the conditioned place preference model. Nicotine-induced anxiolytic-like (0.1 mg/kg, base; i.p.) and antidepressant-like (1 mg/kg, base; i.p.) effects were assessed using the elevated plus maze and tail suspension test, respectively. We also assessed effects of nicotine (0, 0.05, 0.1 & 0.5 mg/kg, base; s.c.) on spontaneous locomotor activity. Nicotine-induced rewarding and antidepressant-like effects were observed in both male and female RGS2 WT mice, but not in mice lacking RGS2 compared to respective controls. In contrast, nicotine-induced rewarding and antidepressant-like effects were observed in both male and female mice lacking RGS4 and their WT littermates. Interestingly, deletion of RGS4 facilitated antidepressant-like effect of nicotine in male, but not female mice compared to respective WT littermates. Nicotine-induced anxiolytic-like effect was not influenced by deletion of either RGS2 or RGS4, irrespective of sex. Nicotine (0.5 mg/kg) decreased locomotor activity in both WT and KO mice compared to respective saline, irrespective of genotype and sex. Taken together, these data provide evidence that RGS2, but not RGS4, plays a role in mediating the rewarding and antidepressant-like effects of nicotine. Further research is required to explore the role of RGS2 after chronic exposure to nicotine.
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- Manoranjan S D'Souza
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755, United States
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Chavva H, Brazeau DA, Denvir J, Primerano DA, Fan J, Seeley SL, Rorabaugh BR. Methamphetamine-induced changes in myocardial gene transcription are sex-dependent. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:259. [PMID: 33845768 PMCID: PMC8042975 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07561-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prior work demonstrated that female rats (but not their male littermates) exposed to methamphetamine become hypersensitive to myocardial ischemic injury. Importantly, this sex-dependent effect persists following 30 days of subsequent abstinence from the drug, suggesting that it may be mediated by long term changes in gene expression that are not rapidly reversed following discontinuation of methamphetamine use. The goal of the present study was to determine whether methamphetamine induces sex-dependent changes in myocardial gene expression and whether these changes persist following subsequent abstinence from methamphetamine. RESULTS Methamphetamine induced changes in the myocardial transcriptome were significantly greater in female hearts than male hearts both in terms of the number of genes affected and the magnitude of the changes. The largest changes in female hearts involved genes that regulate the circadian clock (Dbp, Per3, Per2, BMal1, and Npas2) which are known to impact myocardial ischemic injury. These genes were unaffected by methamphetamine in male hearts. All changes in gene expression identified at day 11 returned to baseline by day 30. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that female rats are more sensitive than males to methamphetamine-induced changes in the myocardial transcriptome and that methamphetamine does not induce changes in myocardial transcription that persist long term after exposure to the drug has been discontinued.
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- Hasitha Chavva
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
- Department of Biomedical Science, Marshall University School of Medicine, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Marshall University School of Medicine, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Marshall University School of Medicine, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Marshall University School of Medicine, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH, 45810, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Science, Marshall University School of Medicine, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA.
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Seeley SL, D'Souza MS, Stoops TS, Rorabaugh BR. Short term methylphenidate treatment does not increase myocardial injury in the ischemic rat heart. Physiol Res 2020; 69:803-812. [PMID: 32469230 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Methylphenidate is commonly used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The cardiovascular safety of methylphenidate has been a subject of debate with some studies indicating that methylphenidate increases the likelihood of experiencing a myocardial infarction. However, it is unknown whether methylphenidate worsens the extent of injury during an ischemic insult. The purpose of this study was to determine whether short term exposure to methylphenidate increases the extent of myocardial injury during an ischemic insult. Male and female rats received methylphenidate (5 mg/kg/day) or saline for 10 days by oral gavage. Hearts were subjected to 20 min of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion on a Langendorff isolated heart apparatus on day 11. Cardiac contractile function was monitored via an intraventricular balloon and myocardial injury was assessed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Methylphenidate significantly increased locomotor activity in male and female rats, confirming absorption of this psychostimulant into the central nervous system. Male hearts had significantly larger infarcts than female hearts, but methylphenidate had no impact on infarct size or postischemic recovery of contractile function in hearts of either sex. These data indicate that methylphenidate does not increase the extent of injury induced by an ischemic insult.
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- S L Seeley
- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV, USA.
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Rorabaugh BR, Seeley SL, Stoop TS, D'Souza MS. Methylphenidate Does Not Hypersensitize the Rat Heart to Ischemic Injury. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rorabaugh BR, Mabe NW, Seeley SL, Stoops TS, Mucher KE, Ney CP, Goodman CS, Hertenstein BJ, Rush AE, Kasler CD, Sargeant AM, Zoladz PR. Myocardial fibrosis, inflammation, and altered cardiac gene expression profiles in rats exposed to a predator-based model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Stress 2020; 23:125-135. [PMID: 31347429 PMCID: PMC6982550 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2019.1641081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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People who are exposed to life-threatening trauma are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition to psychological manifestations, PTSD is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, hypertension, and other cardiovascular problems. We previously reported that rats exposed to a predator-based model of PTSD develop myocardial hypersensitivity to ischemic injury. This study characterized cardiac changes in histology and gene expression in rats exposed this model. Male rats were subjected to two cat exposures (separated by a period of 10 d) and daily cage-mate changes for 31 d. Control rats were not exposed to the cat or cage-mate changes. Ventricular tissue was analyzed by RNA sequencing, western blotting, histology, and immunohistochemistry. Multifocal lesions characterized by necrosis, mononuclear cell infiltration, and collagen deposition were observed in hearts from all stressed rats but none of the control rats. Gene expression analysis identified clusters of upregulated genes associated with endothelial to mesenchymal transition, endothelial migration, mesenchyme differentiation, and extracellular matrix remodeling in hearts from stressed rats. Consistent with endothelial to mesenchymal transition, rats from stressed hearts exhibited increased expression of α-smooth muscle actin (a myofibroblast marker) and a decrease in the number of CD31 positive endothelial cells. These data provide evidence that predator-based stress induces myocardial lesions and reprograming of cardiac gene expression. These changes may underlie the myocardial hypersensitivity to ischemia observed in these animals. This rat model may provide a useful tool for investigating the cardiac impact of PTSD and other forms of chronic psychological stress.Lay summaryChronic predator stress induces the formation of myocardial lesions characterized by necrosis, collagen deposition, and mononuclear cell infiltration. This is accompanied by changes in gene expression and histology that are indicative of cardiac remodeling. These changes may underlie the increased risk of arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, and other cardiac pathologies in people who have PTSD or other forms of chronic stress.
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- Boyd R. Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio 45810 USA
- Correspondence: Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH, 45810 USA; Telephone: 419-772-1695; Fax:419-772-1917;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio 45810 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio 45810 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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Zoladz PR, D'Alessio PA, Seeley SL, Kasler CD, Goodman CS, Mucher KE, Allison AS, Smith IF, Dodson JL, Stoops TS, Rorabaugh BR. A predator-based psychosocial stress animal model of PTSD in females: Influence of estrous phase and ovarian hormones. Horm Behav 2019; 115:104564. [PMID: 31421075 PMCID: PMC6765406 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Traumatized women are more likely than traumatized men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Still, the inclusion of females in animal models of PTSD has largely been avoided, likely due to the variable hormone profile of female rodents. Because a valid animal model of PTSD that incorporates females is still needed, we examined the influence of estrous stage and ovarian hormones on the female rat response to a predator-based psychosocial stress model of PTSD. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to psychosocial stress or control conditions for 31 days. Stressed rats were given two cat exposures and daily social instability; control rats were handled daily. Beginning on Day 32, rats underwent physiological or behavioral testing. In Experiment 1, vaginal smears were collected on days of the first and second cat exposures and each day of behavioral testing to determine estrous stage. In Experiments 2 and 3, ovariectomized or sham control rats were exposed to stress or control conditions. Then, they were given behavioral testing (Exp 2), or their hearts were isolated and subjected to ischemia/reperfusion on a Langendorff isolated heart system (Exp 3). Chronic stress increased anxiety-like behavior, irrespective of estrous stage or ovariectomy condition. Ovariectomized females displayed greater startle responses and anxiety-like behavior than sham rats. Stress had no impact on myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury; however, ovariectomized females exhibited greater ischemia-induced infarction than sham rats. These findings suggest that ovarian hormones may prevent anxiety-like behavior and be cardioprotective in non-stressed controls, but they do not interact with chronic stress to influence the development of PTSD-like sequelae in female rats.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anxiety/etiology
- Anxiety/metabolism
- Anxiety/physiopathology
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Estrous Cycle/metabolism
- Estrous Cycle/physiology
- Female
- Ovariectomy
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reflex, Startle/physiology
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/etiology
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/metabolism
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/physiopathology
- Stress, Psychological/complications
- Stress, Psychological/metabolism
- Stress, Psychological/physiopathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Phillip R Zoladz
- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810, USA
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Rorabaugh BR, Mabe NW, Stoops TS, Seeley SL, Mulcher KE, Ney CP, Goodman CS, Hertenstein BJ, Rush AE, Kasler CD, Sargeant AM, Zoladz PR. Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in the Rat Heart Following Exposure to a Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.831.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rorabaugh BR, Bui AD, Seeley SL, Eisenmann ED, Rose RM, Johnson BL, Huntley MR, Heikkila ME, Zoladz PR. Myocardial hypersensitivity to ischemic injury is not reversed by clonidine or propranolol in a predator-based rat model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2019; 89:117-124. [PMID: 30194949 PMCID: PMC6249040 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. We previously reported that a predator-based model of PTSD increases myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury. Heightened sympathetic signaling has a well-established role in the formation of anxiety associated with PTSD and may also contribute to worsening of myocardial injury in the ischemic heart. Thus, we examined whether suppression of sympathetic tone protects the ischemic heart in rats subjected to this model of PTSD. Rats were treated with saline or clonidine throughout the 31-day stress paradigm. Behavior on the elevated plus maze (EPM) was assessed on Day 32, and hearts were subjected to an ischemic insult on day 33. Stressed rats exhibited increased anxiety on the EPM and significantly larger myocardial infarcts following ischemia. Clonidine reversed the anxiety-like behavior but had no impact on infarct size. In a subsequent experiment, rats were treated with propranolol in their drinking water throughout the stress paradigm. Propranolol had no effect on either anxiety or myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury. These findings suggest that the myocardial hypersensitivity to ischemic injury observed in this model is not caused by increased sympathetic tone or chronic β-adrenergic receptor signaling.
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- Boyd R. Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA,Correspondence: Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH, 45810 USA,
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA
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Rorabaugh BR, Sprague L, Norman H, Seeley SL, D'Souza MS. Regulator of G protein signaling 2 differentially regulates nicotine-induced anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in mice. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 48:2110-2117. [PMID: 30103281 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
This study assessed the role of regulator of G protein signaling 2 (RGS2) in nicotine-induced anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects using RGS2 wildtype (WT) and RGS2 knockout (KO) mice. RGS2 negatively regulates monoaminergic neurotransmission, which is implicated in the pathology of anxiety and depression. We hypothesized that deletion of RGS2 would enhance nicotine-induced anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects, which were assessed using the elevated plus maze and tail suspension tests, respectively. Anxiolytic-like effects were observed in both RGS2 WT and KO mice after administration of low dose of nicotine (0.05 mg/kg, base) compared to respective saline controls. Additionally, administration of nicotine (0.1 mg/kg, base) compared to saline resulted in anxiolytic-like effects in RGS2 KO mice, but not RGS2 WT mice, suggesting genetic deletion of RGS2 facilitated anxiolytic-like effects of nicotine. Administration of nicotine (0.5 and 1 mg/kg, base) compared to saline resulted in antidepressant-like effects in RGS2 WT mice. Antidepressant-like effects were observed in RGS2 KO mice only at the highest tested dose of nicotine (1 mg/kg, base) compared to saline controls, suggesting that genetic deletion of RGS2 decreased sensitivity to antidepressant-like effects of nicotine. Together, the data suggest that RGS2 differentially regulated nicotine-induced affective behavioral responses. These data suggest that individuals with RGS2 polymorphisms may experience differential affective responses to tobacco smoking, which may make them vulnerable to developing nicotine addiction.
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- Boyd R Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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Rorabaugh BR, Rose MJ, Stoops TS, Stevens AA, Seeley SL, D'Souza MS. Regulators of G-protein signaling 2 and 4 differentially regulate cocaine-induced rewarding effects. Physiol Behav 2018; 195:9-19. [PMID: 30036561 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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There is a need to identify new therapeutic targets for the treatment of cocaine addiction due to the rise in cocaine abuse and deaths due to cocaine overdose. Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins such as RGS2 and RGS4 are widely distributed in brain regions that play a role in drug reward. Importantly, RGS2 and RGS4 negatively regulate G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathways of monoaminergic neurotransmitters that play a role in the rewarding effects of cocaine by enhancing the rate of hydrolysis of Gα-bound guanine nucleotide triphosphate. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of cocaine on conditioned place preference (CPP) and locomotor activity in mice that lacked either RGS2 or RGS4 (i.e. knockout (KO) mice) and their wildtype (WT) littermates. Moreover recent studies have reported influence of sex on RGS functioning and hence studies were conducted in both male and female mice. Cocaine-induced CPP was attenuated in male, but not female RGS4 KO mice compared to respective RGS4 WT mice. Cocaine-induced CPP was not influenced by deletion of RGS2 in either male or female mice. Similarly, cocaine-induced locomotor activity was not influenced by deletion of either RGS2 or RGS4 irrespective of sex. Together, the data indicate that the rewarding effects of cocaine were attenuated in the absence of RGS4 expression, but not in the absence of RGS2 expression in a sex-dependent manner. Importantly, these data suggest that RGS4 can serve as a potential target for medications that can be used to treat cocaine addiction.
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- Boyd R Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, The Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 525 S Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, United States.
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Guisinger T, Norman H, Seeley SL, Rorabaugh BR, D'Souza MS, Chrissobolis S. Role of Regulator of G‐Protein Signaling 5 Protein in Modulating Emotional Behaviors in the Absence and Presence of Angiotensin II‐Induced Hypertension. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.830.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Trevor Guisinger
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesCollege of PharmacyOhio Northern UniversityAdaOH
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Rorabaugh BR, Seeley SL, Stoops TS, D’Souza MS. Repeated exposure to methamphetamine induces sex-dependent hypersensitivity to ischemic injury in the adult rat heart. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179129. [PMID: 28575091 PMCID: PMC5456396 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background We previously reported that adult female, but not male rats that were prenatally exposed to methamphetamine exhibit myocardial hypersensitivity to ischemic injury. However, it is unknown whether hypersensitivity to ischemic injury develops when rats are exposed to methamphetamine during adulthood. The goal of this study was to determine whether methamphetamine exposure during adulthood sensitizes the heart to ischemic injury. Methods Adult male and female rats received daily injections of methamphetamine (5 mg/kg) or saline for 10 days. Their hearts were isolated on day 11 and subjected to a 20 min ischemic insult on a Langendorff isolated heart apparatus. Cardiac contractile function was measured by an intraventricular balloon, and infarct size was measured by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Results Hearts from methamphetamine-treated females exhibited significantly larger infarcts and suppressed postischemic recovery of contractile function compared to hearts from saline-treated females. In contrast, methamphetamine had no effect on infarct size or contractile recovery in male hearts. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that hypersensitivity to ischemic injury persisted in female hearts following a 1 month period of abstinence from methamphetamine. Myocardial protein kinase C-ε expression, Akt phosphorylation, and ERK phosphorylation were unaffected by adult exposure to methamphetamine. Conclusions Exposure of adult rats to methamphetamine sex-dependently increases the extent of myocardial injury following an ischemic insult. These data suggest that women who have a heart attack might be at risk of more extensive myocardial injury if they have a recent history of methamphetamine abuse.
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- Boyd R. Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, United States of America
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Rorabaugh BR, Chakravarti B, Mabe NW, Seeley SL, Bui AD, Yang J, Watts SW, Neubig RR, Fisher RA. Regulator of G Protein Signaling 6 Protects the Heart from Ischemic Injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2016; 360:409-416. [PMID: 28035008 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.116.238345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Gαi-coupled receptors play important roles in protecting the heart from ischemic injury. Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins suppress Gαi signaling by accelerating the GTPase activity of Gαi subunits. However, the roles of individual RGS proteins in modulating ischemic injury are unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of RGS6 deletion on myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury. Hearts from RGS6 knockout (RGS6-/-) and RGS6 wild-type (RGS6+/+) mice were subjected to 30 minutes of ischemia and 2 hours of reperfusion on a Langendorff heart apparatus. Infarcts in RGS6-/- hearts were significantly larger than infarcts in RGS6+/+ hearts. RGS6-/- hearts also exhibited increased phosphorylation of β2-adrenergic receptors and G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2). Mitochondrial GRK2 as well as caspase-3 cleavage were increased significantly in RGS6-/- hearts compared with RGS6+/+ hearts after ischemia. Chronic propranolol treatment of mice prevented the observed increases in ischemic injury and the GRK2 phosphorylation observed in RGS6-/- hearts. Our findings suggest that loss of RGS6 predisposes the ventricle to prodeath signaling through a β2AR-GRK2-dependent signaling mechanism, and they provide evidence for a protective role of RGS6 in the ischemic heart. Individuals expressing genetic polymorphisms that suppress the activity of RGS6 may be at increased risk of cardiac ischemic injury. Furthermore, the development of agents that increase RGS6 expression or activity might provide a novel strategy for the treatment of ischemic heart disease.
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- Boyd R Rorabaugh
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio (B.R.R., N.W.M., S.L.S., A.D.B.); Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (B.C., J.Y., R.A.F.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (S.W.W., R.R.N.)
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Zoladz PR, Krivenko A, Eisenmann ED, Bui AD, Seeley SL, Fry ME, Johnson BL, Rorabaugh BR. Sex-dependent effects of sleep deprivation on myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury. Stress 2016; 19:264-8. [PMID: 26953626 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2016.1152469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Sleep deprivation is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction. However, it is unknown whether the effects of sleep deprivation are limited to increasing the likelihood of experiencing a myocardial infarction or if sleep deprivation also increases the extent of myocardial injury. In this study, rats were deprived of paradoxical sleep for 96 h using the platform-over-water method. Control rats were subjected to the same condition except the control platform was large enough for the rats to sleep. Hearts from sleep deprived and control rats were subjected to 20 min ischemia on a Langendorff isolated heart system. Infarct size and post ischemic recovery of contractile function were unaffected by sleep deprivation in male hearts. In contrast, hearts from sleep-deprived females exhibited significantly larger infarcts than hearts from control females. Post ischemic recovery of rate pressure product and + dP/dT were significantly attenuated by sleep deprivation in female hearts, and post ischemic recovery of end diastolic pressure was significantly elevated in hearts from sleep deprived females compared to control females, indicating that post ischemic recovery of both systolic and diastolic function were worsened by sleep deprivation. These data provide evidence that sleep deprivation increases the extent of ischemia-induced injury in a sex-dependent manner.
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- a Department of Psychology , Sociology & Criminal Justice and
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences , Ohio Northern University , Ada , OH , USA
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences , Ohio Northern University , Ada , OH , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Sociology & Criminal Justice and
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences , Ohio Northern University , Ada , OH , USA
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Rorabaugh BR, Seeley SL, Bui AD, Sprague L, D'Souza MS. Prenatal methamphetamine differentially alters myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury in male and female adult hearts. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 310:H516-23. [PMID: 26683901 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00642.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Methamphetamine is one of the most common illicit drugs abused during pregnancy. The neurological effects of prenatal methamphetamine are well known. However, few studies have investigated the potential effects of prenatal methamphetamine on adult cardiovascular function. Previous work demonstrated that prenatal cocaine exposure increases sensitivity of the adult heart to ischemic injury. Methamphetamine and cocaine have different mechanisms of action, but both drugs exert their effects by increasing dopaminergic and adrenergic receptor stimulation. Thus the goal of this study was to determine whether prenatal methamphetamine also worsens ischemic injury in the adult heart. Pregnant rats were injected with methamphetamine (5 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) or saline throughout pregnancy. When pups reached 8 wk of age, their hearts were subjected to ischemia and reperfusion by means of a Langendorff isolated heart system. Prenatal methamphetamine had no significant effect on infarct size, preischemic contractile function, or postischemic recovery of contractile function in male hearts. However, methamphetamine-treated female hearts exhibited significantly larger infarcts and significantly elevated end-diastolic pressure during recovery from ischemia. Methamphetamine significantly reduced protein kinase Cε expression and Akt phosphorylation in female hearts but had no effect on these cardioprotective proteins in male hearts. These data indicate that prenatal methamphetamine differentially affects male and female sensitivity to myocardial ischemic injury and alters cardioprotective signaling proteins in the adult heart.
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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Rorabaugh BR, Bui A, Seeley SL, Krivenko A, Eisenmann ED, Fry ME, Lawson JD, Stoner LE, Zoladz PR. Abstract 105: Increased Myocardial Sensitivity to Ischemic Injury in an Animal Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Circ Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1161/res.117.suppl_1.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder characterized by the formation of traumatic memories following exposure to a life threatening event. In addition to psychological manifestations, PTSD promotes atherosclerosis and increases the incidence of myocardial infarction. However, it is unknown whether the effects of PTSD are limited to increasing the incidence of myocardial infarction or if PTSD also increases infarct severity. Therefore, we used an animal model of PTSD to determine whether posttraumatic stress influences infarct size and postischemic recovery of cardiac contractile function.
Methods:
Rats were subjected to a well-established animal model of PTSD that is based on predator exposure and psychosocial stress (Zoladz et al., Stress 11:259-281). Rats subjected to this model exhibit many PTSD-like characteristics including the formation of traumatic memories, increased anxiety, increased startle reflex, hypertension, and alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis. Male rats (7 weeks of age) were either subjected to psychosocial stress (n = 9) or continuously housed in their home cages (n = 8) for 31 days. Hearts were subsequently isolated and subjected to 20 minutes of ischemia and 2 hours reperfusion on a Langendorff isolated heart system.
Results:
Stressed rats exhibited significantly elevated corticosterone concentrations and anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus maze. Infarct sizes were significantly larger in hearts from stressed rats (44.7 ± 1.7 % of area at risk) compared to nonstressed rats (31.0 ± 5.4 % of area at risk). Consistent with increased myocardial injury, postischemic recovery of rate pressure product (stressed = 16,922 ± 1,554 mmHg*bpm; nonstressed = 26,407 ± 2,977 mmHg*bpm) and +dP/dT (stressed = 1,901 ± 189 mmHg/sec; nonstressed =3,259 ± 498 mmHg/sec) were significantly attenuated in hearts from stressed rats. Furthermore, postischemic end diastolic pressure was significantly elevated in hearts from stressed (57 ± 6 mmHg) compared to nonstressed (32 ± 7 mmHg) rats.
Conclusion:
This animal model suggests that PTSD may make the myocardium more sensitive to ischemic injury through a mechanism that is independent from its ability to promote atherosclerosis.
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Stengel KR, Dean JL, Seeley SL, Mayhew CN, Knudsen ES. RB status governs differential sensitivity to cytotoxic and molecularly-targeted therapeutic agents. Cell Cycle 2008; 7:1095-103. [PMID: 18414045 DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.8.5737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (RB) is frequently inactivated in human cancers and has been shown to modulate the anti-proliferative effects of DNA-damaging therapies. However, the impact of RB loss on response to disparately functioning cytotoxic agents as well as targeted therapies is poorly understood. Here 3T3-immortalized and Ras-transformed mouse adult fibroblasts (MAFs) containing conditional RB alleles were utilized to investigate the consequence of RB loss on cellular response to cytotoxic agents and therapies targeting the MEK and PI3K pathways. Using these models, we demonstrate that RB deficiency is associated with bypass of therapy-induced checkpoints in response to both cytotoxic and targeted treatments. Interestingly, while checkpoint bypass following treatment with cytotoxic therapy results in an agent specific increase in drug sensitivity, checkpoint bypass following treatment targeting MEK and PI3K function results in increased cellular proliferation. These results indicate that RB status differentially impacts therapeutic response and should be considered when evaluating the efficacy of molecularly targeted therapeutics.
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- Kristy R Stengel
- Experimental Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Seeley SL, Bosco EE, Kramer E, Parysek LM, Knudsen ES. Distinct roles for RB loss on cell cycle control, cisplatin response, and immortalization in Schwann cells. Cancer Lett 2007; 245:205-17. [PMID: 16574317 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2005] [Revised: 12/02/2005] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Schwann cells play a critical role in peripheral nerve function. Regulated proliferation of Schwann cells is an important facet of the response to nerve injury; however, aberrant proliferation can give rise to Schwann cell tumors such as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST). These tumors exhibit a range of genetic lesions that include loss of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (RB) pathway. RB plays a critical role in the regulation of cellular proliferation and its loss is a common event in human cancers. Here, the specific action of RB loss on Schwann cell proliferation and response to therapeutic intervention was explored. In primary mouse Schwann cells, conditional RB loss led to increased levels of critical cell cycle regulatory gene products, yet provided only a modest influence on proliferation. However, RB-deficient Schwann cells efficiently bypassed the cell cycle inhibitory response to the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin, which is used in the treatment of MPNST and other glial tumors. Surprisingly, RB loss did not facilitate Schwann cell immortalization; and RB-deficient cells actually were less prone to immortalization than cells containing RB. Furthermore, RB-deficient cells that ultimately re-entered the cell cycle had lost both Schwann cell morphology and markers. Since, RB loss is likely a late event in Schwann cell tumor progression, the action of acute RB loss in immortalized Schwann cells was investigated. In this context, loss of RB had a profound effect on expression of target genes and the response to cisplatin. Thus, the loss of RB in both primary and immortal Schwann cells disrupted the response to anti-mitogenic signals and has implications for therapeutic intervention.
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- Sarah L Seeley
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, 3125 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0521, USA
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