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Goudsward HJ, Ruiz-Velasco V, Stella SL, Willing LB, Holmes GM. Coexpressed δ-, μ-, and κ-Opioid Receptors Modulate Voltage-Gated Ca 2+ Channels in Gastric-Projecting Vagal Afferent Neurons. Mol Pharmacol 2024; 105:250-259. [PMID: 38182431 PMCID: PMC10877734 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.123.000774] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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Opioid analgesics are frequently associated with gastrointestinal side effects, including constipation, nausea, dysphagia, and reduced gastric motility. Though it has been shown that stimulation of opioid receptors expressed in enteric motor neurons contributes to opioid-induced constipation, it remains unclear whether activation of opioid receptors in gastric-projecting nodose ganglia neurons contributes to the reduction in gastric motility and emptying associated with opioid use. In the present study, whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed to determine the mechanism underlying opioid receptor-mediated modulation of Ca2+ currents in acutely isolated gastric vagal afferent neurons. Our results demonstrate that CaV2.2 channels provide the majority (71% ± 16%) of Ca2+ currents in gastric vagal afferent neurons. Furthermore, we found that application of oxycodone, U-50488, or deltorphin II on gastric nodose ganglia neurons inhibited Ca2+ currents through a voltage-dependent mechanism by coupling to the Gα i/o family of heterotrimeric G-proteins. Because previous studies have demonstrated that the nodose ganglia expresses low levels of δ-opioid receptors, we also determined the deltorphin II concentration-response relationship and assessed deltorphin-mediated Ca2+ current inhibition following exposure to the δ-opioid receptor antagonist ICI 174,864 (0.3 µM). The peak mean Ca2+ current inhibition following deltorphin II application was 47% ± 24% (EC50 = 302.6 nM), and exposure to ICI 174,864 blocked deltorphin II-mediated Ca2+ current inhibition (4% ± 4% versus 37% ± 20%). Together, our results suggest that analgesics targeting any opioid receptor subtype can modulate gastric vagal circuits. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This study demonstrated that in gastric nodose ganglia neurons, agonists targeting all three classical opioid receptor subtypes (μ, δ, and κ) inhibit voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in a voltage-dependent mechanism by coupling to Gαi/o. These findings suggest that analgesics targeting any opioid receptor subtype would modulate gastric vagal circuits responsible for regulating gastric reflexes.
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- Hannah J Goudsward
- Departments of Neural and Behavioral Sciences (H.J.G., S.L.S., L.B.W., G.M.H.) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (V.R.-V.), Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Neural and Behavioral Sciences (H.J.G., S.L.S., L.B.W., G.M.H.) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (V.R.-V.), Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Neural and Behavioral Sciences (H.J.G., S.L.S., L.B.W., G.M.H.) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (V.R.-V.), Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Neural and Behavioral Sciences (H.J.G., S.L.S., L.B.W., G.M.H.) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (V.R.-V.), Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Neural and Behavioral Sciences (H.J.G., S.L.S., L.B.W., G.M.H.) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (V.R.-V.), Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Nguyen E, Chiang MC, Nguyen C, Ross SE. Brainstem Modulation of Nociception by Periaqueductal Gray Neurons Expressing the μ-Opioid Receptor in Mice. Anesthesiology 2023; 139:462-475. [PMID: 37364291 PMCID: PMC10870981 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004668] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacologic manipulations directed at the periaqueductal gray have demonstrated the importance of the μ-opioid receptor in modulating reflexive responses to nociception. The authors hypothesized that a supraspinal pathway centered on neurons in the periaqueductal gray containing the μ-opioid receptor could modulate nociceptive and itch behaviors. METHODS The study used anatomical, optogenetic, and chemogenetic approaches in male and female mice to manipulate μ-opioid receptor neurons in the periaqueductal gray. Behavioral assays including von Frey, Hargreaves, cold plantar, chloroquine-induced itch, hotplate, formalin-induced injury, capsaicin-induced injury, and open field tests were used. In separate experiments, naloxone was administered in a postsurgical model of latent sensitization. RESULTS Activation of μ-opioid receptor neurons in the periaqueductal gray increased jumping (least-squares mean difference of -3.30 s; 95% CI, -6.17 to -0.44; P = 0.023; n = 7 or 8 mice per group), reduced itch responses (least-squares mean difference of 70 scratching bouts; 95% CI, 35 to 105; P < 0.001; n = 8 mice), and elicited modestly antinociceptive effects (least-squares mean difference of -0.7 g on mechanical and -10.24 s on thermal testing; 95% CI, -1.3 to -0.2 and 95% CI, -13.77 to -6.70, and P = 0.005 and P < 0.001, respectively; n = 8 mice). Last, the study uncovered the role of the periaqueductal gray in suppressing hyperalgesia after a postsurgical state of latent sensitization (least-squares mean difference comparing saline and naloxone of -12 jumps; 95% CI, -17 to -7; P < 0.001 for controls; and -2 jumps; 95% CI, -7 to 4; P = 0.706 after optogenetic stimulation; n = 7 to 9 mice per group). CONCLUSIONS μ-Opioid receptor neurons in the periaqueductal gray modulate distinct nocifensive behaviors: their activation reduced responses to mechanical and thermal testing, and attenuated scratching behaviors, but facilitated escape responses. The findings emphasize the role of the periaqueductal gray in the behavioral expression of nociception using reflexive and noxious paradigms. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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- Eileen Nguyen
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ma X, Johnson DA, He XJ, Layden AE, McClain SP, Yung JC, Rizzo A, Bonaventura J, Banghart MR. In vivo photopharmacology with a caged mu opioid receptor agonist drives rapid changes in behavior. Nat Methods 2023; 20:682-685. [PMID: 36973548 PMCID: PMC10569260 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-01819-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Photoactivatable drugs and peptides can drive quantitative studies into receptor signaling with high spatiotemporal precision, yet few are compatible with behavioral studies in mammals. We developed CNV-Y-DAMGO-a caged derivative of the mu opioid receptor-selective peptide agonist DAMGO. Photoactivation in the mouse ventral tegmental area produced an opioid-dependent increase in locomotion within seconds of illumination. These results demonstrate the power of in vivo photopharmacology for dynamic studies into animal behavior.
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- Xiang Ma
- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
- Neuropharmacology and Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
- Neuropharmacology and Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Sanchez GA, Jutkiewicz EM, Ingram S, Smrcka AV. Coincident Regulation of PLC β Signaling by Gq-Coupled and μ-Opioid Receptors Opposes Opioid-Mediated Antinociception. Mol Pharmacol 2022; 102:269-279. [PMID: 36116788 PMCID: PMC11033930 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.122.000541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pain management is an important problem worldwide. The current frontline approach for pain management is the use of opioid analgesics. The primary analgesic target of opioids is the μ-opioid receptor (MOR). Deletion of phospholipase Cβ3 (PLCβ3) or selective inhibition of Gβγ regulation of PLCβ3 enhances the potency of the antinociceptive effects of morphine suggesting a novel strategy for achieving opioid-sparing effects. Here we investigated a potential mechanism for regulation of PLC signaling downstream of MOR in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and found that MOR alone could not stimulate PLC but rather required a coincident signal from a Gq-coupled receptor. Knockout of PLCβ3 or pharmacological inhibition of its upstream regulators, Gβγ or Gq, ex vivo in periaqueductal gray slices increased the potency of the selective MOR agonist [D-Ala2, N-Me-Phe4, Gly5-ol]-enkephalin acetate salt in inhibiting presynaptic GABA release. Finally, inhibition of Gq- G protein-coupled receptor coupling in mice enhanced the antinociceptive effects of morphine. These data support a model where Gq and Gβγ-dependent signaling cooperatively regulate PLC activation to decrease MOR-dependent antinociceptive potency. Ultimately, this could lead to identification of new non-MOR targets that would allow for lower-dose utilization of opioid analgesics. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Previous work demonstrated that deletion of phospholipase Cβ3 (PLCβ3) in mice potentiates μ-opioid receptor (MOR)-dependent antinociception. How PLCβ3 is regulated downstream of MOR had not been clearly defined. We show that PLC-dependent diacylglycerol generation is cooperatively regulated by MOR-Gβγ and Gq-coupled receptor signaling through PLCβ3 and that blockade of either Gq-signaling or Gβγ signaling enhances the potency of opioids in ex vivo brain slices and in vivo. These results reveal potential novel strategies for improving opioid analgesic potency and safety.
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- Gissell A Sanchez
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (G.A.S., E.M.J., A.V.S.) and Department of Neurologic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (S.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (G.A.S., E.M.J., A.V.S.) and Department of Neurologic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (S.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (G.A.S., E.M.J., A.V.S.) and Department of Neurologic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (S.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (G.A.S., E.M.J., A.V.S.) and Department of Neurologic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (S.I.)
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BACKGROUND Cebranopadol, a mixed nociceptin/opioid receptor full agonist, can effectively relieve pain in rodents and humans. However, it is unclear to what degree different opioid receptor subtypes contribute to its antinociception and whether cebranopadol lacks acute opioid-associated side effects in primates. The authors hypothesized that coactivation of nociceptin receptors and μ receptors produces analgesia with reduced side effects in nonhuman primates. METHODS The antinociceptive, reinforcing, respiratory-depressant, and pruritic effects of cebranopadol in adult rhesus monkeys (n = 22) were compared with μ receptor agonists fentanyl and morphine using assays, including acute thermal nociception, IV drug self-administration, telemetric measurement of respiratory function, and itch-scratching responses. RESULTS Subcutaneous cebranopadol (ED50, 2.9 [95% CI, 1.8 to 4.6] μg/kg) potently produced antinociception compared to fentanyl (15.8 [14.6 to 17.1] μg/kg). Pretreatment with antagonists selective for nociceptin and μ receptors, but not δ and κ receptor antagonists, caused rightward shifts of the antinociceptive dose-response curve of cebranopadol with dose ratios of 2 and 9, respectively. Cebranopadol produced reinforcing effects comparable to fentanyl, but with decreased reinforcing strength, i.e., cebranopadol (mean ± SD, 7 ± 3 injections) versus fentanyl (12 ± 3 injections) determined by a progressive-ratio schedule of reinforcement. Unlike fentanyl (8 ± 2 breaths/min), systemic cebranopadol at higher doses did not decrease the respiratory rate (17 ± 2 breaths/min). Intrathecal cebranopadol (1 μg) exerted full antinociception with minimal scratching responses (231 ± 137 scratches) in contrast to intrathecal morphine (30 μg; 3,009 ± 1,474 scratches). CONCLUSIONS In nonhuman primates, the μ receptor mainly contributed to cebranopadol-induced antinociception. Similar to nociceptin/μ receptor partial agonists, cebranopadol displayed reduced side effects, such as a lack of respiratory depression and pruritus. Although cebranopadol showed reduced reinforcing strength, its detectable reinforcing effects and strength warrant caution, which is critical for the development and clinical use of cebranopadol. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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- Huiping Ding
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 640-8156, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- W.G. Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
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Kopruszinski CM, Swiokla J, Lee YS, Navratilova E, VanderVeen L, Yang M, Liu Y, Miyazaki T, Schmidt WK, Zalevsky J, Porreca F. Preclinical Assessment of the Analgesic Pharmacology of NKTR-181 in Rodents. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 41:949-960. [PMID: 32107752 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00816-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pharmacological evaluation of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist properties of NKTR-181 in rodent models. METHODS Graded noxious stimulus intensities were used in rats to establish the antinociceptive potency and efficacy of NKTR-181 relative to morphine, fentanyl, and oxycodone. Characteristics of MOR agonist actions, as measured by antinociceptive tolerance and cross-tolerance, as well as opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) and naloxone-precipitated withdrawal in NKTR-181- and morphine-dependent in mice, were compared. RESULTS NKTR-181 showed dose- and time-related antinociception with similar maximal effects to morphine in the rat and mouse hot-water tail-flick test. No sex or species differences were observed in NKTR-181 or morphine antinociception. Rats treated with NKTR-181 and morphine exhibited decreases in both potency and maximal efficacy as nociceptive stimulus intensity was increased from a water temperature of 50 °C to 54 °C. Evaluation of antinociception at a high stimulus intensity revealed that oxycodone and fentanyl exhibited greater efficacy than either NKTR-181 or morphine. The relative potency difference between NKTR-181 and morphine across all tail-flick studies was determined to be 7.6-fold (90% confidence interval, 2.6, 21.5). The peak antinociceptive effect of NKTR-181 was delayed compared to that of the other opioids and cumulative drug effects were not observed. Repeated treatment with escalating, approximately equi-analgesic doses of NKTR-181 or morphine, produced antinociceptive tolerance and cross-tolerance. Under these pharmacological conditions, OIH and naloxone-precipitated physical dependence were similar for NKTR-181 and morphine. CONCLUSIONS NKTR-181 had a slower onset, but similar efficacy, to morphine in the models studied supporting reduced abuse potential while maintaining analgesic effect in comparison with current opioids.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Wang Z, Jiang C, Yao H, Chen O, Rahman S, Gu Y, Zhao J, Huh Y, Ji RR. Central opioid receptors mediate morphine-induced itch and chronic itch via disinhibition. Brain 2021; 144:665-681. [PMID: 33367648 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Opioids such as morphine are mainstay treatments for clinical pain conditions. Itch is a common side effect of opioids, particularly as a result of epidural or intrathecal administration. Recent progress has advanced our understanding of itch circuits in the spinal cord. However, the mechanisms underlying opioid-induced itch are not fully understood, although an interaction between µ-opioid receptor (MOR) and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) in spinal GRPR-expressing neurons has been implicated. In this study we investigated the cellular mechanisms of intrathecal opioid-induced itch by conditional deletion of MOR-encoding Oprm1 in distinct populations of interneurons and sensory neurons. We found that intrathecal injection of the MOR agonists morphine or DAMGO elicited dose-dependent scratching as well as licking and biting, but this pruritus was totally abolished in mice with a specific Oprm1 deletion in Vgat+ neurons [Oprm1-Vgat (Slc32a1)]. Loss of MOR in somatostatin+ interneurons and TRPV1+ sensory neurons did not affect morphine-induced itch but impaired morphine-induced antinociception. In situ hybridization revealed Oprm1 expression in 30% of inhibitory and 20% of excitatory interneurons in the spinal dorsal horn. Whole-cell recordings from spinal cord slices showed that DAMGO induced outward currents in 9 of 19 Vgat+ interneurons examined. Morphine also inhibited action potentials in Vgat+ interneurons. Furthermore, morphine suppressed evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents in postsynaptic Vgat- excitatory neurons, suggesting a mechanism of disinhibition by MOR agonists. Notably, morphine-elicited itch was suppressed by intrathecal administration of NPY and abolished by spinal ablation of GRPR+ neurons with intrathecal injection of bombesin-saporin, whereas intrathecal GRP-induced itch response remained intact in mice lacking Oprm1-Vgat. Intrathecal bombesin-saporin treatment reduced the number of GRPR+ neurons by 97% in the lumber spinal cord and 91% in the cervical spinal cord, without changing the number of Oprm1+ neurons. Additionally, chronic itch from DNFB-induced allergic contact dermatitis was decreased by Oprm1-Vgat deletion. Finally, naloxone, but not peripherally restricted naloxone methiodide, inhibited chronic itch in the DNFB model and the CTCL model, indicating a contribution of central MOR signalling to chronic itch. Our findings demonstrate that intrathecal morphine elicits itch via acting on MOR on spinal inhibitory interneurons, leading to disinhibition of the spinal itch circuit. Our data also provide mechanistic insights into the current treatment of chronic itch with opioid receptor antagonist such as naloxone.
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- Zilong Wang
- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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The evaluation of ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) during isolation in 6-8-day-old mouse pups can give an indication of the perception of pups' discomfort and need for caretaker presence to overcome the unpleasant condition. Time spent vocalizing changed according to opioid activation, stress exposure, and genetic profile of pups. Deficits in attachment suggest altered opioid functioning and predisposal for long-term defective social behaviors and reward processes.
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- Francesca R D'Amato
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.
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Zhang QJ, Luan JC, Wang YM, Song NH, Xia JD. [Mu-opioid receptors in the paraventricular nucleus regulate ejaculatory behaviors via the sympathetic nerve system in male rats]. Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 2020; 26:867-874. [PMID: 33382216] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) on the ejaculatory behaviors of male rats and its potential mechanisms. METHODS Male SD rats with normal ejaculation ability were mated with female ones in hormone-induced estrus. After bilateral PVN microinjection of D-Ala-2-Me-Phe-4-Gly-ol enkephalin (DAGO) or D-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Arg-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2 (CTAP) with an inserted catheter, the male animals were observed for mount latency (ML), mount frequency (MF), intromission latency (IL), intromission frequency (IF), ejaculation latency (EL), ejaculation frequency (EF), post-ejaculation interval (PEI), and intromission ratio (IR). The lumbar sympathetic nerve activity (LSNA) of the rats was recorded using the PowerLab data acquisition hardware device, and the levels of norepinephrine (NE) in the peripheral plasma were measured by ELISA following microinjection of saline or different doses of DAGO or CTAP. RESULTS Neither CTAP nor DGAO significantly affected the ML of the male rats (P > 0.05). DGAO remarkably increased IF (P < 0.01) and MF (P < 0.01), prolonged IL (P < 0.01), EL (P < 0.01) and PEI (P < 0.01), and reduced EF (P <0.01) and IR (P < 0.05). On the contrary, CTAP markedly decreased IF (P < 0.01) and MF (P < 0.01), shortened IL (P < 0.01), EL (P < 0.01) and PFI (P < 0.01), and elevated EF (P < 0.01) and IR (P < 0.01). Additionally, DAGO decreased LSNA in a dose-dependent manner and reduced the NE level in the peripheral plasma. CTAP, however, not only offset the effects of DAGO on LSNA, but also significantly increased LSNA. CONCLUSIONS MOR in PVN inhibits ejaculatory behaviors in male rats by weakening LSNA, which has provided some theoretical evidence for the use of highly selective opioids in the treatment of premature ejaculation.
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- Qi-Jie Zhang
- Department of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital / The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital / The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital / The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital / The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital / The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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Campos-Jurado Y, Martí-Prats L, Morón JA, Polache A, Granero L, Hipólito L. Dose-dependent induction of CPP or CPA by intra-pVTA ethanol: Role of mu opioid receptors and effects on NMDA receptors. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020; 100:109875. [PMID: 31978422 PMCID: PMC7096259 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The neurobiological mechanisms underlying alcohol motivational properties are still not fully understood, however, the mu-opioid receptors (MORs) have been evidenced as central elements in the manifestation of the alcohol reinforcing properties. Drug-associated environmental stimuli can trigger alcohol relapse and promote alcohol consumption whereby N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors play a pivotal role. Here we sought to demonstrate, for the first time, that ethanol induces conditioned place preference or aversion (CPP or CPA) when administered locally into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the associated role of MORs. We further analyzed the changes in the expression and mRNA levels of GluN1 and GluN2A subunits in designated brain areas. The expression of CPP or CPA was characterized following intra-VTA ethanol administration and we showed that either reinforcing (CPP) or aversive (CPA) properties are dependent on the dose administered (ranging here from 35 to 300 nmol). Furthermore, the critical contribution of local MORs in the acquisition of CPP was revealed by a selective antagonist, namely β-Funaltrexamine. Finally, modifications of the expression of NMDA receptor subunits in the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) and Hippocampus after ethanol-induced CPP were analyzed at the proteomic and transcriptomic levels by western blot and In Situ Hybridation RNAscope techniques, respectively. Results showed that the mRNA levels of GluN2A but not GluN1 in NAc are higher after ethanol CPP. These novel results pave the way for further characterisation of the mechanisms by which ethanol motivational properties are associated with learned environmental cues.
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- Yolanda Campos-Jurado
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Tech. and Parasit., University of València, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Tech. and Parasit., University of València, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Tech. and Parasit., University of València, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Tech. and Parasit., University of València, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Tech. and Parasit., University of València, Spain.
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Nascimento T, Yang N, Salman D, Jassar H, Kaciroti N, Bellile E, Danciu T, Koeppe R, Stohler C, Zubieta J, Ellingrod V, DaSilva A. µ-Opioid Activity in Chronic TMD Pain Is Associated with COMT Polymorphism. J Dent Res 2019; 98:1324-1331. [PMID: 31490699 PMCID: PMC6806132 DOI: 10.1177/0022034519871938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Clinicians have the dilemma of prescribing opioid or nonopioid analgesics to chronic pain patients; however, the impact of pain on our endogenous µ-opioid system and how our genetic profile (specifically catechol-O-methyltransferase [COMT] polymorphisms) impacts its activation are currently unknown. Twelve chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients and 12 healthy controls (HCs) were scanned using positron emission tomography (PET) with [11C]carfentanil, a selective radioligand for µ-opioid receptors (µORs). The first 45 min of each PET measured the µOR nondisplaceable binding potential (BPND) at resting state, and the last 45 min consisted of a 20-min masseteric pain challenge with an injection of 5% hypertonic saline. Participants were also genotyped for different COMT alleles. There were no group differences in µOR BPND at resting state (early phase). However, during the masseteric pain challenge (late phase), TMD patients exhibited significant reductions in µOR BPND (decreased [11C]carfentanil binding) in the contralateral parahippocampus (P = 0.002) compared to HCs. The µOR BPND was also significantly lower in TMD patients with longer pain chronicity (P < 0.001). When considering COMT genotype and chronic pain suffering, TMD patients with the COMT158Met substitution had higher pain sensitivity and longer pain chronicity with a 5-y threshold for µOR BPND changes to occur in the parahippocampus. Together, the TMD diagnosis, COMT158Met substitution, and pain chronicity explained 52% of µOR BPND variance in the parahippocampus (cumulative R2 = 52%, P < 0.003, and HC vs. TMD Cohen's effect size d = 1.33 SD). There is strong evidence of dysregulation of our main analgesic and limbic systems in chronic TMD pain. The data also support precision medicine by helping identify TMD patients who may be more susceptible to chronic pain sensitivity and opioid dysfunction based on their genetic profile.
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- T.D. Nascimento
- Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort (H.O.P.E.),
Biologic and Materials Sciences Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
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- Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort (H.O.P.E.),
Biologic and Materials Sciences Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
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- Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort (H.O.P.E.),
Biologic and Materials Sciences Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
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- Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort (H.O.P.E.),
Biologic and Materials Sciences Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Center for Human Growth and Development,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Center for Computational Medicine and
Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine,
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- PET Physics Section, Division of Nuclear
Medicine, Radiology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- College of Dental Medicine, Columbia
University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Health, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort (H.O.P.E.),
Biologic and Materials Sciences Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
- Center for Human Growth and Development,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Finco G, Evangelista M, Marinangeli F. Editorial - Musculoskeletal pain: which role for tapentadol? Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23:1-4. [PMID: 31755080 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201911_19379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- G Finco
- Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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Kokubu S, Eddinger KA, Yamaguchi S, Huerta-Esquivel LL, Schiller PW, Yaksh TL. Characterization of Analgesic Actions of the Chronic Intrathecal Infusion of H-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2 in Rat. Neuromodulation 2019; 22:781-789. [PMID: 30794333 PMCID: PMC6706328 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES DMT-DALDA (H-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2; Dmt = 2',6'-dimethyltyrosine) is a selective mu opioid agonist. We sought to characterize efficacy, tolerance, dependence and side-effect profile when given by continuous intrathecal infusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were prepared with chronic intrathecal catheters and osmotic mini-pumps to deliver vehicle (saline), DMT-DALDA or morphine. Hind paw thermal escape latencies were assessed. In addition, effects upon intraplantar formalin-evoked flinching and withdrawal after 14 days of infusion were examined. The flare response after intradermal delivery was examined in the canine model. RESULTS 1) Intrathecal infusion of 0.3 to 30 pmol/μL/hour of DMT-DALDA or 37.5 nmol/μL/hour of morphine more than 7 or 14 days resulted in a dose-dependent increase in thermal escape latency. The maximum antinociceptive effect was observed between 1 and 4 days after start of infusion with preserved cornea, blink, placing and stepping. By days 12 to 14, response latencies were below baseline. 2) On days 2 to 4 of DMT-DALDA infusion, the pan opioid receptor antagonist naloxone (Nx), but not the delta-preferring antagonist naltrindole, antagonized the analgesic effects. 3) Assessment of formalin flinching on day 1 following IT DMT-DALDA Infusion showed significant analgesia in phases 1 and 2. On day 6 of infusion there was minimal effect, while on day 13, there was an increase in flinching. 4) On days 7 and 14 of infusion Nx resulted in prominent withdrawal signs indicating dependence and withdrawal. 5) Intradermal morphine and DMT-DALDA both yield a naltrexone-insensitive, cromolyn-sensitive flare in the canine model at similar concentrations. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that DMT-DALDA is a potent, spinally active agonist with a propensity to produce tolerance dependence and mast cell degranulation. While it was equiactive to morphine in producing mast cell degranulation, it was >1000 fold more potent in producing analgesia, suggesting a possible lower risk in producing a spinal mass at equianalgesic doses.
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- Shinichi Kokubu
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, U.S.A
- Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, U.S.A
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, U.S.A
- Université de Strasbourg, CEDEX Estrasburgo, Alsacia, France
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, U.S.A
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The organization of estrogenic signaling in the CNS is exceedingly complex. It is comprised of peripherally and centrally synthesized estrogens, and a plethora of types of estrogen receptor that can localize to both the nucleus and the plasma membrane. Moreover, CNS estrogen receptors can exist independent of aromatase (aka estrogen synthase) as well as oligomerize with it, along with a host of other membrane signaling proteins. This ability of CNS estrogen receptors to either to physically pair or exist separately enables locally produced estrogens to act on multiple spatial levels, with a high degree of gradated regulation and plasticity, signaling either in-phase or out-of phase with circulating estrogens. This complexity explains the numerous contradictory findings regarding sex-dependent pain processing and sexually dimorphic opioid antinociception. This review highlights the increasing awareness that estrogens are major endogenous arbiters of both opioid analgesic actions and the mechanisms used to achieve them. This behooves us to understand, and possibly intercede at, the points of intersection of estrogenic signaling and opioid functionality. Factors that integrate estrogenic actions at subcellular, synaptic, and CNS regional levels are likely to be prime drug targets for novel pharmacotherapies designed to modulate CNS estrogen-dependent opioid functionalities and possibly circumvent the current opioid epidemic.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesia
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aromatase
- Brain/physiology
- Dynorphins/physiology
- Estrogens/physiology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Neurosecretory Systems/physiology
- Nociception/drug effects
- Nociception/physiology
- Receptors, Estrogen/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Reproduction/physiology
- Sex Characteristics
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- Alan R Gintzler
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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He C, Li H, Zhang J, Zhou L, Dong S. In vitro and in vivo characterization of the bifunctional μ- and δ- opioid receptors ligand MCRT on mouse gastrointestinal motility. Neuropeptides 2019; 74:82-87. [PMID: 30738575 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chimeric opioid MCRT was a novel multi-target ligand based on morphiceptin and PFRTic-NH2, and produced potent analgesia (ED50 = 0.03 nmol/mouse) with less upper gastrointestinal dysmotility. In this study, we sought to perform the tests to evaluate the pharmacological effects of MCRT on distal colon motility and defecation function. Moreover, opioid receptor antagonists and neuropeptide FF (NPFF) receptor antagonists were utilized to explore the mechanisms. METHODS Isolated mouse colon bioassay and colonic bead expulsion were to characterize MCRT-induced inhibition of colonic motility in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Fecal pellet output was to evaluate the defecation function. RESULTS (1) In vitro, MCRT increased colonic contraction via μ- and δ- opioid receptors (MOR and DOR). (2) In vivo, MCRT delayed colonic bead expulsion (ED50 = 1.1 nmol/mouse) independent of opioid and NPFF receptors. (3) In vivo, MCRT inhibited fecal number (ED50 = 1.43 nmol/mouse) and dry weight (ED50 = 1.63 nmol/mouse), which was mediated by DOR partially but not MOR. CONCLUSIONS (1) Data indicated that MCRT was less prone to induce gastrointestinal dysmotility at analgesic doses, and provided a possibility for safer opioid analgesic. (2) Based on the mechanism explorations, we speculated on the existence of such an opioid receptor subtype or MOR/DOR heterodimer, which was involved in the central analgesia and the in vitro colonic contractions but not the central colonic dysmotility.
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- Chunbo He
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Central Laboratory, The First Hospital, Lanzhou University, 1 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Obeng S, Wang H, Jali A, Stevens DL, Akbarali HI, Dewey WL, Selley DE, Zhang Y. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of 6α- and 6β-Indolylacetamidonaltrexamine Derivatives as Bitopic Mu Opioid Receptor Modulators and Elaboration of the "Message-Address Concept" To Comprehend Their Functional Conversion. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:1075-1090. [PMID: 30156823 PMCID: PMC6405326 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of numerous opioid ligands have shown that introduction of a methyl or ethyl group on the tertiary amino group at position 17 of the epoxymorphinan skeleton generally results in a mu opioid receptor (MOR) agonist while introduction of a cyclopropylmethyl group typically leads to an antagonist. Furthermore, it has been shown that introduction of heterocyclic ring systems at position 6 can favor antagonism. However, it was reported that 17-cyclopropylmethyl-3,14β-dihydroxy-4,5α-epoxy-6β-[(2'-indolyl)acetamido]morphinan (INTA), which bears a cyclopropylmethyl group at position 17 and an indole ring at position 6, acted as a MOR agonist. We herein report a SAR study on INTA with a series of its complementary derivatives to understand how introduction of an indole moiety with α or β linkage at position 6 of the epoxymorphinan skeleton may influence ligand function. Interestingly, one of INTA derivatives, compound 15 (NAN) was identified as a MOR antagonist both in vitro and in vivo. Molecular modeling studies revealed that INTA and NAN may interact with different domains of the MOR allosteric binding site. In addition, INTA may interact with W293 and N150 residues found in the orthosteric site to stabilize MOR activation conformation while NAN does not. These results suggest that INTA and NAN may be bitopic ligands and the type of allosteric interactions with the MOR influence their functional activity. These insights along with our enriched comprehension of the "message-address" concept will to benefit future ligand design.
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MESH Headings
- Allosteric Regulation/drug effects
- Allosteric Regulation/physiology
- Analgesics, Opioid/chemistry
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Male
- Mice
- Narcotic Antagonists/chemistry
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Protein Binding/drug effects
- Protein Binding/physiology
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Samuel Obeng
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
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Austin Zamarripa C, Edwards SR, Qureshi HN, Yi JN, Blough BE, Freeman KB. The G-protein biased mu-opioid agonist, TRV130, produces reinforcing and antinociceptive effects that are comparable to oxycodone in rats. Drug Alcohol Depend 2018; 192:158-162. [PMID: 30261403 PMCID: PMC6223023 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [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: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Mu-opioid agonists (e.g., oxycodone) are highly effective therapeutics for pain. However, they also produce reinforcing effects that increase their likelihood of abuse. Recent strategies in drug development have focused on opioids with biased receptor-signaling profiles that favor activation of specific intracellular pathways over others with the aim of increasing therapeutic selectivity. TRV130, a mu agonist biased towards G-protein signaling, produces antinociceptive effects comparable to the mu agonist, morphine, but exhibits reduced side effects. However, in terms of abuse potential, we know of no published preclinical data investigating the effects of TRV130 as a reinforcer. In the present study, we assessed the relative reinforcing effects of TRV130 and oxycodone, a commonly-prescribed mu agonist, in rats self-administering the drugs under a progressive-ratio (PR) schedule of reinforcement. In addition, we assessed the relative potency and efficacy of TRV130 and oxycodone in rats in a test of thermal antinociception (Hot Plate). For self-administration, male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 7) self-administered intravenous infusions of TRV130 or oxycodone (0.01-0.32 mg/kg/inj) under a PR schedule of reinforcement. For the Hot-Plate test, male rats (n = 7) received subcutaneous injections of TRV130 (0.1-3.2 mg/kg/inj) or oxycodone (0.1-5.6 mg/kg/inj), and nociceptive response latencies were measured. TRV130 and oxycodone were equi-potent and equi-effective in self-administration and thermal antinociception. This study demonstrates that TRV130 produces reinforcing and antinociceptive effects that are quantitatively similar to oxycodone, and that a biased-signaling profile does not necessarily reduce abuse potential.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Analgesics/therapeutic use
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Conditioning, Operant/drug effects
- Conditioning, Operant/physiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- GTP-Binding Proteins/pharmacology
- GTP-Binding Proteins/therapeutic use
- Male
- Morphine/pharmacology
- Morphine/therapeutic use
- Oxycodone/pharmacology
- Oxycodone/therapeutic use
- Pain/drug therapy
- Pain/psychology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Reinforcement, Psychology
- Spiro Compounds/therapeutic use
- Thiophenes/therapeutic use
- Treatment Outcome
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- C Austin Zamarripa
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 39210, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 39210, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA
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韩 曼, 刘 晓, 杜 剑. [Microinjection of endomorphin-1 in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray induces descending inhibition of cardiac nociception by activating μ-opioid receptor in rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2018; 38:1066-1070. [PMID: 30377099 PMCID: PMC6744182 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.09.07] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To observe descending inhibition of cardiac nociception induced by microinjection of endomorphin-1 (EM1) in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (VLPAG) in rats effect and explore the role of μ-opioid receptor in mediating this effect. METHODS Male SD rats were randomized into electromyography (EMG) group and c-Fos group, both of which were further divided into 5 subgroups, namely 0.9% NaCl group, bradykinin (BK) group, BK+EM1 group, BK+CTOP group, and BK+CTOP+EM1 group. Rat models of cardiac nociception were established by intrapericardial injection of BK. The changes of cardiaosomatic motor reflex induced by BK were observed by assessing EMG responses of the dorsal spinotrapezius muscle; c-Fos expression in the spinal dorsal horn at levels T3-T5 was tested. RESULTS Compared with 0.9% NaCl, intrapericardial BK injection induced obvious EMG activities and significantly increased c-Fos expression in the spinal dorsal horn at T3-T5 (P < 0.05). Compared with BK injection, microinjection of EM1 in the VLPAG dose-dependently inhibited EMG activities and significantly decreased c-Fos expression (P < 0.05); microinjection of CTOP in the VLPAG produced no significant effect on EMG or c-Fos expression (P > 0.05). Microinjection of CTOP obviously reversed EM1-induced inhibition of EMG activities and c-Fos expression (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Microinjection of EM1 in the VLPAG produces descending inhibition of cardiac nociception in rats by activating μ-opioid receptor.
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- 曼 韩
- 陕西中医药大学生理学教研室,陕西 咸阳 712046Department of Physiology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China
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- 陕西中医药大学生理学教研室,陕西 咸阳 712046Department of Physiology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China
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- 西安交通大学医学部生理学与病理生理学系,陕西 西安 710061Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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Fu Y, Selcuk E, Moore SR, Depue RA. Touch-induced face conditioning is mediated by genetic variation in opioid but not oxytocin receptors. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9004. [PMID: 29899398 PMCID: PMC5998070 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27199-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Soft touch possesses strong prosocial effects that facilitate social bonding and group cohesion in animals. Touch activates opioids (OP) and oxytocin (OXT), two neuromodulators involved in affiliative behaviors and social bonding. We examined whether touch serves as an unconditioned reward in affective conditioning of human faces, a basic process in social bonding, and whether this process is mediated by variation in mu-OP (OPRM1) and OXT (rs53576) receptor genes. Participants viewed affectively-neutral human faces, half of which were paired with a brief soft brushing on the forearm as an unconditioned stimulus (US). Paired and unpaired faces were rated for positive affective and sensory features of touch. Variation in OPRM1 but not rs53576 significantly modulated strength and development of conditioning, indicating that touch-induced mu-OP but not OXT activity provides rewarding properties of a US in conditioning. Implications for touch-induced mu-OP activity in normal and disordered conditioned social bonding are discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/metabolism
- Conditioning, Operant/physiology
- Face/physiology
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Oxytocin/metabolism
- Photic Stimulation
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Receptors, Oxytocin/genetics
- Receptors, Oxytocin/metabolism
- Receptors, Oxytocin/physiology
- Reward
- Social Behavior
- Touch/physiology
- Young Adult
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- Yu Fu
- Department of Human Development and Institute of Human Neuroscience, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14850, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Institute of Human Neuroscience, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14850, USA
- Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Human Development and Institute of Human Neuroscience, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14850, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Institute of Human Neuroscience, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14850, USA.
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Tiwari V, Anderson M, Yang F, Tiwari V, Pharm M, Zheng Q, He SQ, Zhang T, Shu B, Chen X, Grenald SA, Stephens KE, Chen Z, Dong X, Raja SN, Guan Y. Peripherally Acting μ-Opioid Receptor Agonists Attenuate Ongoing Pain-associated Behavior and Spontaneous Neuronal Activity after Nerve Injury in Rats. Anesthesiology 2018; 128:1220-1236. [PMID: 29601322 PMCID: PMC5953805 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ongoing neuropathic pain is difficult to treat. The authors examined whether dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide, a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor agonist, attenuates ongoing pain-associated manifestations after nerve injury in rats and mice. METHODS Using conditioned place preference assay, the authors tested whether animals show a preference to the environment associated with drug treatment. Wide-dynamic range and dorsal root ganglion neuronal activities were measured by electrophysiology recording and calcium imaging. RESULTS Nerve-injured animals stayed longer in dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide-paired chamber after conditioning than during preconditioning (rats: 402.4 ± 61.3 vs. 322.1 ± 45.0 s, 10 mg/kg, n = 9, P = 0.009; mice: 437.8 ± 59.4 vs. 351.3 ± 95.9 s, 2 mg/kg, n = 8, P = 0.047). Topical ganglionic application of dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide (5 μM, 1 μl, n = 5) reduced the numbers of small-diameter dorsal root ganglion neurons that showed spontaneous activity (1.1 ± 0.4 vs. 1.5 ± 0.3, P = 0.044) and that were activated by test stimulation (15.5 ± 5.5 vs. 28.2 ± 8.2, P = 0.009) after injury. In neuropathic rats, dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide (10 mg/kg, n = 8) decreased spontaneous firing rates in wide-dynamic range neurons to 53.2 ± 46.6% of predrug level, and methylnaltrexone (5 mg/kg, n = 9) blocked dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide-induced place preference and inhibition of wide-dynamic range neurons. Dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1-4) amide increased paw withdrawal threshold (17.5 ± 2.2 g) from baseline (3.5 ± 0.7 g, 10 mg/kg, n = 8, P = 0.002) in nerve-injured rats, but the effect diminished after repeated administrations. CONCLUSIONS Peripherally acting μ-opioids may attenuate ongoing pain-related behavior and its neurophysiologic correlates. Yet, repeated administrations cause antiallodynic tolerance.
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- Vinod Tiwari
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- Department of Neurology, Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- Center for Epigenetics, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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Opioid receptors are the sites of action for morphine and most other clinically used opioid drugs. Abundant evidence now demonstrates that different opioid receptor types can physically associate to form heteromers. Owing to their constituent monomers' involvement in analgesia, mu/delta opioid receptor (M/DOR) heteromers have been a particular focus of attention. Understandings of the physiological relevance and indisputable proof of M/DOR formation in vivo are still evolving. This aspect of the field has been slow to progress in large part by the limitations of most available experimental models; recently however, promising progress is being made. As a result, the long-repeated promise of opioid receptor heteromers as selective therapeutic targets is now being realized.
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- Catherine M Cahill
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Li J, Fu C, Liu H, Fu R, Zuo W, Kang S, Chen P, Gregor D, Paulose R, Bekker A, Ye JH. Electroacupuncture Attenuates Hyperalgesia in Rats Withdrawn from Chronic Alcohol Drinking via Habenular Mu Opioid Receptors. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 41:637-643. [PMID: 28166603 PMCID: PMC5500232 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperalgesia or increased sensitivity to pain is often found in alcoholics during alcohol withdrawal and may contribute to relapse drinking. Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA), through mechanisms involving opioid receptors, may reduce pain and substance dependence and withdrawal syndromes. The lateral habenula (LHb), an epithalamic structure rich in mu opioid receptors (MORs), is a critical target for both drugs of abuse and pain. We previously observed hyperalgesia in rats withdrawn from chronic ethanol (EtOH) drinking and found that EA at the acupoint Zusanli (ST36) reduced EtOH intake. This raised question of whether EA can alleviate hyperalgesia during alcohol withdrawal and, if so, whether the mechanism involves MORs in the LHb. METHODS We trained male rats to drink EtOH using the intermittent access 20% EtOH 2-bottle free-choice drinking paradigm for 8 weeks, after which the alcohol supply was discontinued. We measured pain sensitivity using radiant heat (a light beam directed at the hind paw of rats) and compared the paw withdrawal latencies (PWLs) with and without EA at ST36. RESULTS The PWLs were significantly shorter in rats at 24, 48, and 72 hours and 7 days after the discontinuation of EtOH when compared to EtOH-naïve rats. After a single administration of 2-Hz EA for 20 minutes at ST36, the PWLs at 24 hours after the withdrawal of EtOH were significantly greater than those of the sham group (2-Hz EA at the tail). Furthermore, the effect of EA on PWLs was significantly attenuated by bilateral intrahabenula infusion of the MOR antagonist naltrexone. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that EA can alleviate hyperalgesia during EtOH withdrawal through a mechanism involving MORs in the habenula. Based on this, EA could be of potential value as a therapy for hyperalgesia in alcohol dependence.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dong-Zhi-Men Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory for Internal Chinese Medicine of Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Dong-Zhi-Men Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory for Internal Chinese Medicine of Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dong-Zhi-Men Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory for Internal Chinese Medicine of Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Robinson DL, Nag S, Mokha SS. Estrogen facilitates and the kappa and mu opioid receptors mediate antinociception produced by intrathecal (-)-pentazocine in female rats. Behav Brain Res 2016; 312:163-8. [PMID: 27312267 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pentazocine, a mixed-action kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonist, has high affinity for both KOR and the mu opioid receptor (MOR), and has been shown clinically to alleviate pain with a pronounced effect in women. However, whether local application of pentazocine in the spinal cord produces antinociception and the contribution of spinal KOR and MOR in mediating the effect of pentazocine in female rats remain unknown. Also, it is not known whether pentazocine-induced antinociception in females is estrogen-dependent. Hence, we investigated whether intrathecal (i.t.) (-)-pentazocine produces thermal antinociception and whether estrogen modulates the drug effect in female rats. Only the highest dose of pentazocine (500 nmol) was effective in producing antinociception in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. In contrast, pentazocine produced antinociception in estradiol-treated ovariectomized females (OVX+E) rats with the lowest effective dose being 250nmol. KOR or MOR mediated the effect of the lowest effective dose in OVX+E rats; however, MOR blockade extended the KOR-mediated effect of 500nmol pentazocine in both groups. In normally cycling females, the 250nmol dose was effective in producing antinociception at the proestrous, but not at the diestrous stage of the estrous cycle. Thus, estrogen facilitates and KOR or MOR mediates. the antinociceptive effect of i.t. (-)-pentazocine in female rats. Selective doses of (-)-pentazocine, with or without MOR blockade, may have a therapeutic benefit.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/administration & dosage
- Animals
- Estradiol/administration & dosage
- Estrogen Antagonists/administration & dosage
- Estrous Cycle
- Female
- Hot Temperature
- Injections, Spinal
- Nociception/drug effects
- Ovariectomy
- Pain Measurement
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Pentazocine/administration & dosage
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Spinal Cord/drug effects
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- Douglas L Robinson
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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Macedo CG, Fanton LE, Fischer L, Tambeli CH. Coactivation of μ- and κ-Opioid Receptors May Mediate the Protective Effect of Testosterone on the Development of Temporomandibular Joint Nociception in Male Rats. J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2016; 30:61-7. [PMID: 26817034 DOI: 10.11607/ofph.1298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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AIMS To investigate whether the protective effect of testosterone on the development of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) nociception in male rats is mediated by the activation of central opioid mechanisms. METHODS Experiments were performed on 156 male Wistar rats. A pharmacologic approach was used to assess the ability of opioid receptor antagonists infused into the dorsal portion of the brainstem and adjacent to the caudal component (subnucleus caudalis) of the spinal trigeminal nucleus to block the protective effect of testosterone in male rats. The TMJ injection of 0.5% formalin was used as a nociceptive stimulus. One-way or two-way ANOVA was used for data analyses. RESULTS The injection of 0.5% formalin into the TMJ induced a significant nociceptive behavior in gonadectomized male rats (P < .05), but not in naïve, sham, and testosterone-replaced gonadectomized rats, confirming that testosterone prevents the development of TMJ nociception. The injection of either the nonselective opioid receptor antagonist naloxone (15 μg) or the simultaneous injection of the μ-opioid receptor antagonist Cys2, Tyr3, Orn5, Pen7amide (CTOP, 30 μg) and the κ-opioid receptor antagonist Nor-Binaltorphimine (Nor-BNI, 90 μg) significantly increased the 0.5% formalin-induced behavioral response in sham and testosterone-replaced gonadectomized rats (P < .05) but had no effect in gonadectomized rats. However, the injection of each selective opioid receptor antagonist alone or the simultaneous injection of μ- or κ- and δ-opioid receptor antagonists had no effect. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the protective effect of endogenous testosterone on the development of TMJ nociception in male rats is mediated by the activation of central opioid mechanisms. Furthermore, the coactivation of central μ- and κ-opioid receptors is necessary for testosterone to protect male rats from developing TMJ nociception.
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The drive to approach and explore novel conspecifics is inherent to social animals and may promote optimal social functioning. Juvenile animals seek out interactions with novel peers more frequently and find these interactions to be more rewarding than their adult counterparts. In the present study, we aimed to establish a behavioural paradigm to measure social novelty-seeking in juvenile rats and to determine the involvement of the opioid, dopamine, oxytocin and vasopressin systems in this behaviour. To this end, we developed the social novelty preference test to assess the preference of a juvenile rat to investigate a novel over a familiar (cage mate) conspecific. We show that across the juvenile period both male and female rats spend more time investigating a novel conspecific than a cage mate, independent of subject sex or repeated exposure to the test. We hypothesised that brain systems subserving social information processing and social motivation/reward (i.e. the opioid, dopamine, oxytocin, vasopressin systems) might support social novelty preference. To test this, receptor antagonists of each of these systems were administered i.c.v. prior to exposure to the social novelty preference test and, subsequently, to the social preference test, to examine the specificity of these effects. We find that μ-opioid receptor antagonism reduces novel social investigation in both the social novelty preference and social preference tests while leaving the investigation of a cage mate (social novelty preference test) or an object (social preference test) unaffected. In contrast, central blockade of dopamine D2 receptors (with eticlopride), oxytocin receptors (with des-Gly-NH2,d(CH2)5[Tyr(Me)2,Thr4]OVT) or vasopressin V1a receptors [with (CH2)5Tyr(Me2)AVP] failed to alter social novelty preference or social preference. Overall, we have established a new behavioural test to study social novelty-seeking behaviour in the juvenile rat and show that the μ-opioid system facilitates this behaviour, possibly by reducing risk avoidance and enhancing the hedonic and/or motivational value of social novelty.
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- C J W Smith
- Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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Burghardt PR, Rothberg AE, Dykhuis KE, Burant CF, Zubieta JK. Endogenous Opioid Mechanisms Are Implicated in Obesity and Weight Loss in Humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100:3193-201. [PMID: 26108093 PMCID: PMC4524998 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-1783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Successful long-term weight loss is challenging. Brain endogenous opioid systems regulate associated processes; however, their role in the maintenance of weight loss has not been adequately explored in humans. OBJECTIVE In a preliminary study, the objective was to assess central μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system involvement in eating behaviors and their relationship to long-term maintenance of weight loss. DESIGN This was a case-control study with follow-up of the treatment group at 1 year after intervention. SETTING The study was conducted at a tertiary care university medical center. PARTICIPANTS Lean healthy (n = 7) and chronically obese (n = 7) men matched for age and ethnicity participated in the study. INTERVENTIONS MOR availability measures were acquired with positron emission tomography and [(11)C]carfentanil. Lean healthy men were scanned twice under both fasted and fed conditions. Obese men were placed on a very low-calorie diet to achieve 15% weight loss from baseline weight and underwent two positron emission tomography scans before and two after weight loss, incorporating both fasted and fed states. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Brain MOR availability and activation were measured by reductions in MOR availability (nondisplaceable binding potential) from the fed compared with the fasted-state scans. RESULTS Baseline MOR nondisplaceable binding potential was reduced in obese compared with the lean and partially recovered obese after weight loss in regions that regulate homeostatic, hedonic, and emotional responses to feeding. Reductions in negative affect and feeding-induced MOR system activation in the right temporal pole were highly correlated in leans but not in obese men. A trend for an association between MOR activation in the right temporal pole before weight loss and weight regain 1 year was found. CONCLUSIONS Although these preliminary studies have a small sample size, these results suggest that obesity and diet-induced weight loss impact central MOR binding and endogenous opioid system function. MOR system activation in response to an acute meal may be related to the risk of weight regain.
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Nociceptors and neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) that receive nociceptive input show remarkable plasticity in response to injury. This plasticity is thought to underlie the development of chronic pain states. Hence, further understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving and maintaining this plasticity has the potential to lead to novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of chronic pain states. An important concept in pain plasticity is the presence and persistence of "hyperalgesic priming." This priming arises from an initial injury and results in a remarkable susceptibility to normally subthreshold noxious inputs causing a prolonged pain state in primed animals. Here we describe our current understanding of how this priming is manifested through changes in signaling in the primary nociceptor as well as through memory like alterations at CNS synapses. Moreover, we discuss how commonly utilized analgesics, such as opioids, enhance priming therefore potentially contributing to the development of persistent pain states. Finally we highlight where these priming models draw parallels to common human chronic pain conditions. Collectively, these advances in our understanding of pain plasticity reveal a variety of targets for therapeutic intervention with the potential to reverse rather than palliate chronic pain states.
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- Ram Kandasamy
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Lu Z, Xu J, Rossi GC, Majumdar S, Pasternak GW, Pan YX. Mediation of opioid analgesia by a truncated 6-transmembrane GPCR. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:2626-30. [PMID: 26011641 DOI: 10.1172/jci81070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The generation of potent opioid analgesics that lack the side effects of traditional opioids may be possible by targeting truncated splice variants of the μ-opioid receptor. μ-Opioids act through GPCRs that are generated from the Oprm1 gene, which undergoes extensive alternative splicing. The most abundant set of Oprm1 variants encode classical full-length 7 transmembrane domain (7TM) μ-opioid receptors that mediate the actions of the traditional μ-opioid drugs morphine and methadone. In contrast, 3-iodobenzoyl-6β-naltrexamide (IBNtxA) is a potent analgesic against thermal, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain that acts independently of 7TM μ-opioid receptors but has no activity in mice lacking a set of 6TM truncated μ-opioid receptor splice variants. Unlike traditional opioids, IBNtxA does not depress respiration or result in physical dependence or reward behavior, suggesting it acts through an alternative μ-opioid receptor target. Here we demonstrated that a truncated 6TM splice variant, mMOR-1G, can rescue IBNtxA analgesia in a μ-opioid receptor-deficient mouse that lacks all Oprm1 splice variants, ablating μ-opioid activity in these animals. Intrathecal administration of lentivirus containing the 6TM variant mMOR-1G restored IBNtxA, but not morphine, analgesia in Oprm1-deficient animals. Together, these results confirm that a truncated 6TM GPCR is both necessary and sufficient for IBNtxA analgesia.
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μ-Opioid agonists mediate their analgesic effect through GPCRs that are generated via alternate splicing of the Oprm1 transcript. While the majority of μ-opioids interact with receptors comprising the canonical 7 transmembrane (7TM) domain, a recently identified class of μ-opioids appears to require a 6TM domain variant. In this issue of the JCI, Lu and colleagues provide an in vivo proof-of-concept demonstration that a 6TM isoform of the μ-opioid receptor can support functional analgesia in Oprm1-deficent animals. The 6TM isoform was pharmacologically distinct from the canonical 7TM μ-opioid receptor, and 6TM agonists had a reduced side effect profile, which confers a strong therapeutic advantage over standard opioid analgesics. The observations of Lu et al. extend the reach of opioid-receptor neurobiology and pharmacology into a new era of analgesic discovery. This advance emerges from a series of fundamental research analyses in which elements of the endogenous opioid system were frequently in the vanguard.
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Bilbao A, Robinson JE, Heilig M, Malanga CJ, Spanagel R, Sommer WH, Thorsell A. A pharmacogenetic determinant of mu-opioid receptor antagonist effects on alcohol reward and consumption: evidence from humanized mice. Biol Psychiatry 2015; 77:850-8. [PMID: 25442002 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND It has been proposed that therapeutic responses to naltrexone in alcoholism are moderated by variation at the mu-opioid receptor gene locus (OPRM1). This remains controversial because human results vary and no prospectively genotyped studies have been reported. We generated humanized mice carrying the respective human OPRM1 A118G alleles. Here, we used this model system to examine the role of OPRM1 A118G variation for opioid antagonist effects on alcohol responses. METHODS Effects of naltrexone on alcohol reward were examined using intracranial self-stimulation. Effects of naltrexone or nalmefene on alcohol intake were examined in continuous access home cage two-bottle free-choice drinking and operant alcohol self-administration paradigms. RESULTS Alcohol lowered brain stimulation reward thresholds in 118GG mice in a manner characteristic of rewarding drugs, and this effect was blocked by naltrexone. Brain stimulation reward thresholds were unchanged by alcohol or naltrexone in 118AA mice. In the home cage, increased alcohol intake emerged in 118GG mice with increasing alcohol concentrations and was 33% higher at 17% alcohol. At this concentration, naltrexone selectively suppressed alcohol intake in 118GG animals to a level virtually identical to that of 118AA mice. No effect of naltrexone was found in the latter group. Similarly, both naltrexone and nalmefene were more effective in suppressing operant alcohol self-administration in 118GG mice. CONCLUSIONS In a model that allows close experimental control, OPRM1 A118G variation robustly moderates effects of opioid antagonism on alcohol reward and consumption. These findings strongly support a personalized medicine approach to alcoholism treatment that takes into account OPRM1 genotype.
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- Ainhoa Bilbao
- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden.
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Cao LQ, Wen J, Liu ZQ. [Opioid μ receptors mediate the stress-induced spatial reference memory impairment]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2015; 67:173-180. [PMID: 25896047] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Learning/memory impairment is one of the most serious problems induced by stress, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Opiates and opioid receptors are implicated in multiple physiological functions including learning and memory. However, there is no clear evidence whether the endogenous opioid system is involved in the formation of the stress-induced spatial reference memory impairment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of μ opioid receptor in the stress-induced spatial reference memory impairment by means of Morris water maze (MWM) test in a mouse elevated platform stress model. The mice were trained in the MWM for four trials a session for 4 consecutive days after receiving the elevated platform stress, and intracerebroventricular injection of μ opioid receptor agonist DAMGO, antagonist CTAP or saline. Retention of the spatial training was assessed 24 h after the last training session with a 60-s free-swim probe trial using a new starting position. The results showed that intracerebroventricular injection of μ opioid receptor agonist DAMGO but not antagonist CTAP before MWM training impaired the memory retrieval of mice. Elevated platform stress before MWM training also impaired memory retrieval, which could be reversed by pre-injection of CTAP, and aggravated by DAMGO. These results suggest that endogenous opioid system may play a crucial role in the formation of the stress-induced memory impairment.
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- Lan-Qin Cao
- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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Kozyrev N, Coolen LM. Activation of mu or delta opioid receptors in the lumbosacral spinal cord is essential for ejaculatory reflexes in male rats. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121130. [PMID: 25826331 PMCID: PMC4380469 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ejaculation is controlled by a spinal ejaculation generator located in the lumbosacral spinal cord, consisting in male rats of lumbar spinothalamic (LSt) cells and their inter-spinal projections to autonomic and motor centers. LSt cells co-express several neuropeptides, including gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) and enkephalin. We previously demonstrated in rats that GRP regulates ejaculation by acting within the lumbosacral spinal cord. In the present study, the hypothesis was tested that enkephalin controls ejaculation by acting on mu (MOR) or delta opioid receptors (DOR) in LSt target areas. Adult male rats were anesthetized and spinalized and received intrathecal infusions of vehicle, MOR antagonist CTOP (0.4 or 4 nmol), DOR antagonist (TIPP (0.4, 4 or 40 nmol), MOR agonist DAMGO (0.1 or 10 nmol), or DOR agonist deltorphin II (1.3 or 13 nmol). Ejaculatory reflexes were triggered by stimulation of the dorsal penile nerve (DPN) and seminal vesicle pressure and rhythmic contractions of the bulbocavernosus muscle were analyzed. Intrathecal infusion of MOR or DOR antagonists effectively blocked ejaculatory reflexes induced by DPN stimulation. Intrathecal infusion of DAMGO, but not deltorphin II triggered ejaculation in absence of DPN stimulation. Both MOR and DOR agonists facilitated ejaculatory reflexes induced by subthreshold DPN stimulation in all animals. Overall, these results support the hypothesis that enkephalin plays a critical role in the control of ejaculation in male rats. Activation of either MOR or DOR in LSt target areas is required for ejaculation, while MOR activation is sufficient to trigger ejaculation in the absence of sensory stimulation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Ejaculation/physiology
- Infusions, Spinal
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Male
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Sacrum
- Spinal Cord/drug effects
- Spinal Cord/metabolism
- Spinal Cord/physiology
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- Natalie Kozyrev
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America
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Arttamangkul S, Birdsong W, Williams JT. Does PKC activation increase the homologous desensitization of μ opioid receptors? Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:583-92. [PMID: 24697621 PMCID: PMC4292970 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study examined the role of agents known to activate PKC on morphine-induced desensitization of μ-opioid receptors (MOP receptors) in brain slices containing locus coeruleus neurons. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Intracellular recordings were obtained from rat locus coeruleus neurons. Two measurements were used to characterize desensitization, the decline in hyperpolarization induced by application of a saturating concentration of agonist (acute desensitization) and the decrease in hyperpolarization induced by a subsaturating concentration of [Met](5) enkephalin (ME) following washout of the saturating concentration (sustained desensitization). Internalization of MOP receptors was studied in brain slices prepared from transgenic mice expressing Flag-MOP receptors. The subcellular distribution of activated PKC was examined using a novel fluorescent sensor of PKC in HEK293 cells. KEY RESULTS The phorbol esters (PMA and PDBu) and muscarine increased acute desensitization induced by a saturating concentration of morphine and ME. These effects were not sensitive to staurosporine. Staurosporine did not block the decline in hyperpolarization induced by muscarine. PDBu and muscarine did not affect sustained desensitization induced by ME nor did phorbol esters or muscarine change the trafficking of MOP receptors induced by morphine or ME. The distribution of activated PKC measured in HEK293 cells differed depending on which phorbol ester was applied. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study demonstrates a distinct difference in two measurements that are often used to evaluate desensitization. The measure of decline correlated well with the reduction in peak amplitudes caused by PKC activators implicating the modification of other factors rather than MOP receptors. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Opioids: New Pathways to Functional Selectivity. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2015.172.issue-2.
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Yan J, Yan J. [µ-opioid receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala regulate food rather than water intake in rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2014; 34:1707-1712. [PMID: 25537888] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of µ-opioid receptors (µ-ORs) in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) on feeding and drinking behaviors in rats and evaluate the role of glutamate signaling in opioid-mediated ingestive behaviors. METHODS Stainless steel cannulas were implanted in the unilateral CeA for microinjection of different doses of the selective µ-OR agonist DAMGO in satiated or water-deprived male SD rats. The subsequent food intake or water intake of the rats was measured at 60, 120, and 240 min after the injection. The rats receiving microinjections of naloxone (NTX, a nonselective opioid antagonist) or D-AP-5 (a selective N-methyl-D-aspartic acid-type glutamate receptor antagonist) prior to DAMGO microinjection were tested for food intake at 60, 120, and 240 min after the injections. RESULTS Injections of DAMGO (1-4 nmol in 0.5 µl) into the CeA significantly increased food intake in satiated rats, but did not affect water intake in rats with water deprivation. NTX (26.5 nmol in 0.5 µl) injected into the CeA antagonized DAMGO-induced feeding but D-AP-5 (6.3-25.4 nmol in 0.5 µl) injections did not produce such an effect. CONCLUSION µ-ORs in the CeA regulate food intake rather than water intake in rats, and the orexigenic role of µ-ORs is not dependent on the activation of the NMDA receptors in the CeA.
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- Junbao Yan
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China.E-mail:
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Santamarta MT, Llorente J, Mendiguren A, Pineda J. Involvement of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in desensitisation of µ-opioid receptors in the rat locus coeruleus. J Psychopharmacol 2014; 28:903-14. [PMID: 24961237 DOI: 10.1177/0269881114538542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) has been recently shown to enhance µ-opioid receptor (MOR) desensitisation in locus coeruleus (LC) neurons. The aim of this study was to evaluate by single-unit extracellular recordings in rat brain slices whether the neuronal NO synthase is involved in MOR desensitisation in LC neurons. As expected, a high concentration of the opioid agonist Met(5)-enkephalin (ME; 10 µM, 10 min) strongly desensitised the inhibition induced by a test application of ME (0.8 µM, 1 min), whereas lower ME concentrations (1 and 3 µM) only weakly desensitised it. The neuronal NO synthase inhibitors 7-nitroindazole (10-100 µM), S-methyl-L-thiocitrulline (0.01-10 µM) and N(ω)-propyl-L-arginine (1-10 µM) attenuated ME (10 µM)-induced opioid desensitisation, although the endothelial NO synthase inhibitor N(5)-(1-iminoethyl)-L-ornithine (3-30 µM) failed to change it. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside (1 mM), but not its inactive analog potassium ferricyanide (1 mM), enhanced the ME (3 µM)-induced desensitisation and prevented the effect of S-methyl-L-thiocitrulline (10 µM). Sodium nitroprusside (1 mM) failed to change the desensitisation of α2-adrenoceptors by noradrenaline (100 µM, 10 min). These results suggest the contribution of NO and a neuronal type of NO synthase in homologous MOR desensitisation in rat LC neurons.
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- María T Santamarta
- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Rutten K, Tzschentke TM, Koch T, Schiene K, Christoph T. Pharmacogenomic study of the role of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor and opioid receptors in diabetic hyperalgesia. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 741:264-71. [PMID: 25169429 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Targeting functionally independent receptors may provide synergistic analgesic effects in neuropathic pain. To examine the interdependency between different opioid receptors (µ-opioid peptide [MOP], δ-opioid peptide [DOP] and κ-opioid peptide [KOP]) and the nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptor in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic polyneuropathy, nocifensive activity was measured using a hot plate test in wild-type and NOP, MOP, DOP and KOP receptor knockout mice in response to the selective receptor agonists Ro65-6570, morphine, SNC-80 and U50488H, or vehicle. Nocifensive activity was similar in non-diabetic wild-type and knockout mice at baseline, before agonist or vehicle administration. STZ-induced diabetes significantly increased heat sensitivity in all mouse strains, but MOP, DOP and KOP receptor knockouts showed a smaller degree of hyperalgesia than wild-type mice and NOP receptor knockouts. For each agonist, a significant antihyperalgesic effect was observed in wild-type diabetic mice (all P<0.05 versus vehicle); the effect was markedly attenuated in diabetic mice lacking the cognate receptor compared with wild-type diabetic mice. Morphine was the only agonist that demonstrated near-full antihyperalgesic efficacy across all non-cognate receptor knockouts. Partial or near-complete reductions in efficacy were observed with Ro65-6570 in DOP and KOP receptor knockouts, with SNC-80 in NOP, MOP and KOP receptor knockouts, and with U50488H in NOP and DOP receptor knockouts. There was no evidence of NOP and MOP receptor interdependency in response to selective agonists for these receptors. These findings suggest that concurrent activation of NOP and MOP receptors, which showed functional independence, may yield an effective and favorable therapeutic analgesic profile.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Hyperalgesia/drug therapy
- Hyperalgesia/genetics
- Hyperalgesia/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Nociceptin Receptor
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- Kris Rutten
- Grünenthal GmbH, Global Preclinical Drug Development, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Zieglerstrasse 6, 52078 Aachen, Germany.
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- Grünenthal GmbH, Global Preclinical Drug Development, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Zieglerstrasse 6, 52078 Aachen, Germany
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- Grünenthal GmbH, Global Preclinical Drug Development, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Aachen, Germany
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- Grünenthal GmbH, Global Preclinical Drug Development, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Zieglerstrasse 6, 52078 Aachen, Germany
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- Grünenthal GmbH, Global Preclinical Drug Development, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Zieglerstrasse 6, 52078 Aachen, Germany
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Kupchik YM, Scofield MD, Rice KC, Cheng K, Roques BP, Kalivas PW. Cocaine dysregulates opioid gating of GABA neurotransmission in the ventral pallidum. J Neurosci 2014; 34:1057-66. [PMID: 24431463 PMCID: PMC3891949 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4336-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The ventral pallidum (VP) is a target of dense nucleus accumbens projections. Many of these projections coexpress GABA and the neuropeptide enkephalin, a δ and μ opioid receptor (MOR) ligand. Of these two, the MOR in the VP is known to be involved in reward-related behaviors, such as hedonic responses to palatable food, alcohol intake, and reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Stimulating MORs in the VP decreases extracellular GABA, indicating that the effects of MORs in the VP on cocaine seeking are via modulating GABA neurotransmission. Here, we use whole-cell patch-clamp on a rat model of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration to test the hypothesis that MORs presynaptically regulate GABA transmission in the VP and that cocaine withdrawal changes the interaction between MORs and GABA. We found that in cocaine-extinguished rats pharmacological activation of MORs no longer presynaptically inhibited GABA release, whereas blocking the MORs disinhibited GABA release. Moreover, MOR-dependent long-term depression of GABA neurotransmission in the VP was lost in cocaine-extinguished rats. Last, GABA neurotransmission was found to be tonically suppressed in cocaine-extinguished rats. These substantial synaptic changes indicated that cocaine was increasing tone on MOR receptors. Accordingly, increasing endogenous tone by blocking the enzymatic degradation of enkephalin inhibited GABA neurotransmission in yoked saline rats but not in cocaine-extinguished rats. In conclusion, our results indicate that following withdrawal from cocaine self-administration enkephalin levels in the VP are elevated and the opioid modulation of GABA neurotransmission is impaired. This may contribute to the difficulties withdrawn addicts experience when trying to resist relapse.
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- Yonatan M Kupchik
- Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, Chemical Biology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, Rockville, Maryland 20892, Pharmaleads SAS, 75013 Paris, France, and Université Paris-Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
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Sánchez-Fernández C, Montilla-García Á, González-Cano R, Nieto FR, Romero L, Artacho-Cordón A, Montes R, Fernández-Pastor B, Merlos M, Baeyens JM, Entrena JM, Cobos EJ. Modulation of peripheral μ-opioid analgesia by σ1 receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2014; 348:32-45. [PMID: 24155346 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.208272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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We evaluated the effects of σ1-receptor inhibition on μ-opioid-induced mechanical antinociception and constipation. σ1-Knockout mice exhibited marked mechanical antinociception in response to several μ-opioid analgesics (fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, buprenorphine, and tramadol) at systemic (subcutaneous) doses that were inactive in wild-type mice and even unmasked the antinociceptive effects of the peripheral μ-opioid agonist loperamide. Likewise, systemic (subcutaneous) or local (intraplantar) treatment of wild-type mice with the selective σ1 antagonists BD-1063 [1-[2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-4-methylpiperazine dihydrochloride] or S1RA [4-[2-[[5-methyl-1-(2-naphthalenyl)1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]ethyl] morpholine hydrochloride] potentiated μ-opioid antinociception; these effects were fully reversed by the σ1 agonist PRE-084 [2-(4-morpholinethyl)1-phenylcyclohexanecarboxylate) hydrochloride], showing the selectivity of the pharmacological approach. The μ-opioid antinociception potentiated by σ1 inhibition (by σ1-receptor knockout or σ1-pharmacological antagonism) was more sensitive to the peripherally restricted opioid antagonist naloxone methiodide than opioid antinociception under normal conditions, indicating a key role for peripheral opioid receptors in the enhanced antinociception. Direct interaction between the opioid drugs and σ1 receptor cannot account for our results, since the former lacked affinity for σ1 receptors (labeled with [(3)H](+)-pentazocine). A peripheral role for σ1 receptors was also supported by their higher density (Western blot results) in peripheral nervous tissue (dorsal root ganglia) than in several central areas involved in opioid antinociception (dorsal spinal cord, basolateral amygdala, periaqueductal gray, and rostroventral medulla). In contrast to its effects on nociception, σ1-receptor inhibition did not alter fentanyl- or loperamide-induced constipation, a peripherally mediated nonanalgesic opioid effect. Therefore, σ1-receptor inhibition may be used as a systemic or local adjuvant to enhance peripheral μ-opioid analgesia without affecting opioid-induced constipation.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/antagonists & inhibitors
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Constipation/chemically induced
- Constipation/genetics
- Constipation/metabolism
- Female
- Ganglia, Spinal/drug effects
- Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism
- Ganglia, Spinal/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Pain Measurement/methods
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Receptors, sigma/deficiency
- Receptors, sigma/genetics
- Receptors, sigma/physiology
- Sigma-1 Receptor
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- Cristina Sánchez-Fernández
- Departments of Pharmacology (C.S.-F., A.M.-G., R.G.-C., F.R.N., L.R., A.A.-C., J.M.B., E.J.C.) and Physiology (R.M.), School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Institute of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain (C.S.-F., R.G.-C., F.R.N., R.M., J.M.B., J.M.E., E.J.C.); Animal Behavior Research Unit, Scientific Instrumentation Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain (J.M.E.); and Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development, Barcelona, Spain (B.F.-P., M.M.)
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Mizoguchi H, Takagi H, Watanabe C, Yonezawa A, Sato T, Sakurada T, Sakurada S. Involvement of multiple µ-opioid receptor subtypes on the presynaptic or postsynaptic inhibition of spinal pain transmission. Peptides 2014; 51:15-25. [PMID: 24512946 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The involvement of the μ-opioid receptor subtypes on the presynaptic or postsynaptic inhibition of spinal pain transmission was characterized in ddY mice using endomorphins. Intrathecal treatment with capsaicin, N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) or substance P elicited characteristic nociceptive behaviors that consisted primarily of vigorous biting and/or licking with some scratching. Intrathecal co-administration of endogenous μ-opioid peptide endomorphin-1 or endomorphin-2 resulted in a potent antinociceptive effect against the nociceptive behaviors induced by capsaicin, NMDA or substance P, which was eliminated by i.t. co-administration of the μ-opioid receptor antagonist D-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2 (CTOP). The antinociceptive effect of endomorphin-1 was significantly suppressed by i.t.-co-administration of the μ2-opioid receptor antagonist Tyr-D-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH2 (D-Pro2-endomorphin-1) but not the μ1-opioid receptor antagonist Tyr-D-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH2 (D-Pro2-endomorphin-2) on capsaicin- or NMDA-elicited nociceptive behaviors. In contrast, the antinociceptive effect of endomorphin-2 was significantly suppressed by i.t.-co-administration of D-Pro2-endomorphin-2 but not D-Pro2-endomorphin-1 on capsaicin-, NMDA- or substance P-elicited nociceptive behaviors. Interestingly, regarding substance P-elicited nociceptive behaviors, the antinociceptive effect of endomorphin-1 was significantly suppressed by i.t.-co-administration of another μ2-opioid receptor antagonist, Tyr-D-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH2 (D-Pro2-Tyr-W-MIF-1), but not D-Pro2-endomorphin-1 or D-Pro2-endomorphin-2. The present results suggest that the multiple μ-opioid receptor subtypes are involved in the presynaptic or postsynaptic inhibition of spinal pain transmission.
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Kleinjan M, Poelen EA, Engels RCME, Verhagen M. Dual growth of adolescent smoking and drinking: evidence for an interaction between the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) A118G polymorphism and sex. Addict Biol 2013; 18:1003-12. [PMID: 22260295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00422.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Smoking and alcohol use often co-occur during adolescence, but little is known about the codevelopment of these substances. In the search for etiological factors that help to explain the development of adolescent substance use patterns, studies have revealed substantial heritability for both alcohol use and smoking. In this regard, the µ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1, chromosome 6q24-q25) has been linked to both substances. This study examined the predictive relationships between initial level and growth of smoking and drinking in 311 early adolescents (13-15 years old) over a 4-year period. In addition, the effects of the A118G polymorphism of the OPRM1 gene on the initial values and the development over time of alcohol use and smoking were assessed. Finally, as prevalence and heritability estimates for both alcohol- and smoking-related behaviors differ between males and females, OPRM1 by sex interactions were tested. We found that high initial levels of early adolescent alcohol consumption were related to a stronger increase in smoking levels over time. In contrast, high initial levels of smoking were not related to growth of alcohol use. No main OPRM1 effects were found, but sex-specificity of the gene was found for smoking development. Male A-allele carriers showed a faster development in smoking behavior, whereas in females, the G-allele led to a faster development in smoking. Thus, in addition to high levels of alcohol as a risk factor for the development of smoking behavior, sex-specific effects exist for OPRM1, which may additionally have consequences for the development of adolescent smoking.
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- Marloes Kleinjan
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kotlinska JH, Gibula-Bruzda E, Witkowska E, Izdebski J. Involvement of delta and mu opioid receptors in the acute and sensitized locomotor action of cocaine in mice. Peptides 2013; 48:89-95. [PMID: 23965295 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Analogs of deltorphins, such as cyclo(Nδ, Nδ-carbonyl-d-Orn2, Orn4)deltorphin (DEL-6) and deltorphin II N-(ureidoethyl)amide (DK-4) are functional agonists predominantly for the delta opioid receptors (DOR) in the guinea-pig ileum and mouse vas deferens bioassays. The purpose of this study was to examine an influence of these peptides (5, 10 or 20 nmol, i.c.v.) on the acute cocaine-induced (10mg/kg, i.p.) locomotor activity and the expression of sensitization to cocaine locomotor effect. Sensitization to locomotor effect of cocaine was developed by five injections of cocaine at the dose of 10mg/kg, i.p. every 3 days. Our results indicated that DK-4 and DEL-6 differently affected the acute and sensitized cocaine locomotion. Co-administration of DEL-6 with cocaine enhanced acute cocaine locomotion only at the dose of 10 nmol, with minimal effects at the doses 5 and 20 nmol, whereas co-administration of DK-4 with cocaine enhanced acute cocaine-induced locomotion in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly to the acute effects, DEL-6 only at the dose of 10 nmol but DK-4 dose-dependently enhanced the expression of cocaine sensitization. Pre-treatment with DOR antagonist - naltrindole (5 nmol, i.c.v.) and mu opioid receptor (MOR) antagonist, β-funaltrexamine abolished the ability of both peptides to potentiate the effects of cocaine. Our study suggests that MOR and DOR are involved in the interactions between cocaine and both deltorphins analogs. A distinct dose-response effects of these peptides on cocaine locomotion probably arise from differential functional activation (targeting) of the DOR and MOR by both deltorphins analogs.
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- J H Kotlinska
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
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Narita M, Imai S, Nakamura A, Ozeki A, Asato M, Rahmadi M, Sudo Y, Hojo M, Uezono Y, Devi LA, Kuzumaki N, Suzuki T. Possible involvement of prolonging spinal µ-opioid receptor desensitization in the development of antihyperalgesic tolerance to µ-opioids under a neuropathic pain-like state. Addict Biol 2013; 18:614-22. [PMID: 21812868 DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
In the present study, we investigated the possible development of tolerance to the antihyperalgesic effect of µ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists under a neuropathic pain-like state. Repeated treatment with fentanyl, but not morphine or oxycodone, produced a rapid development of tolerance to its antihyperalgesic effect in mice with sciatic nerve ligation. Like the behavioral study, G-protein activation induced by fentanyl was significantly reduced in membranes obtained from the spinal cord of nerve-ligated mice with in vivo repeated injection of fentanyl. In β-endorphin-knockout mice with nerve ligation, developed tolerance to the antihyperalgesic effect of fentanyl was abolished, and reduced G-protein activation by fentanyl after nerve ligation with fentanyl was reversed to the normal level. The present findings indicate that released β-endorphin within the spinal cord may be implicated in the rapid development of tolerance to fentanyl under a neuropathic pain-like state.
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- Minoru Narita
- Department of Toxicology, Hoshi University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
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Sinchak K, Dewing P, Ponce L, Gomez L, Christensen A, Berger M, Micevych P. Modulation of the arcuate nucleus-medial preoptic nucleus lordosis regulating circuit: a role for GABAB receptors. Horm Behav 2013; 64:136-43. [PMID: 23756153 PMCID: PMC3742545 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Estradiol rapidly activates a microcircuit in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) that is needed for maximal female sexual receptivity. Membrane estrogen receptor-α complexes with and signals through the metabotropic glutamate receptor-1a stimulating NPY release within the ARH activating proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons. These POMC neurons project to the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) and release β-endorphin. Estradiol treatment induces activation/internalization of MPN μ-opioid receptors (MOR) to inhibit lordosis. Estradiol membrane action modulates ARH gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-B (GABAB) activity. We tested the hypothesis that ARH GABAB receptors mediate estradiol-induced MOR activation and facilitation of sexual receptivity. Double-label immunohistochemistry revealed expression of GABAB receptors in NPY, ERα and POMC expressing ARH neurons. Approximately 70% of POMC neurons expressed GABAB receptors. Because estradiol initially activates an inhibitory circuit and maintains activation of this circuit, the effects of blocking GABAB receptors were evaluated before estradiol benzoate (EB) treatment and after at the time of lordosis testing. Bilateral infusions of the GABAB receptor antagonist, CGP52432, into the ARH prior to EB treatment of ovariectomized rats prevented estradiol-induced activation/internalization of MPN MOR, and the rats remained unreceptive. However, in EB-treated rats, bilateral CGP52432 infusions 30 min before behavior testing attenuated MOR internalization and facilitated lordosis. These results indicated that GABAB receptors were located within the lordosis-regulating ARH microcircuit and are necessary for activation and maintenance of the estradiol inhibition of lordosis behavior. Although GABAB receptors positively influence estradiol signaling, they negatively regulate lordosis behavior since GABAB activity maintains the estradiol-induced inhibition.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus/drug effects
- Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus/physiology
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/metabolism
- Female
- GABA-B Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Nerve Net/drug effects
- Nerve Net/physiology
- Neuropeptide Y/metabolism
- Ovariectomy
- Preoptic Area/drug effects
- Preoptic Area/physiology
- Pro-Opiomelanocortin/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Long-Evans
- Receptors, GABA-B/drug effects
- Receptors, GABA-B/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology
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- Kevin Sinchak
- Biol. Sci., California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.
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Wen A, Guo A, Chen YL. Mu-opioid signaling modulates biphasic expression of TrkB and IκBα genes and neurite outgrowth in differentiating and differentiated human neuroblastoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 432:638-42. [PMID: 23422506 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chronic opioid exposure leads to changes in gene expression (functional changes), resulting in structural changes in neural circuits that are linked to eventually behavioral changes. Little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of how such changes occur. In this study, we found that mu-opioid [D-Ala(2), N-Me-Phe(4), Gly(5)-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO) and morphine exposure led to dynamic changes in neural differentiation- and growth-associated genes, IκBα and NTRK2 (TrkB), in differentiating and differentiated human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-PCR) analysis revealed that binding of NF-κB/p65 to the IκBα promoter in living cells was temporally altered when the cells were exposed to morphine. The changes in gene expression correlated with the changes in neurite length of the RA-differentiating and RA-differentiated neuron-like cells. Our findings for the first time showed that TrkB signaling and NF-κB/IκBα signaling temporally correlated with each other in response to single-dose and repeated mu-opioid treatment in differentiating and differentiated human neuron-like cells. The findings from this human cell study in vitro indicate that both relatively high single-dose and chronic opioid exposure may induce the structural changes in the developing human brain and the adult brain by altering the expression of neuronal differentiation- and neurite outgrowth-related genes IκBa and TrkB in vivo.
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- Aiyun Wen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA
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De Vadder F, Gautier-Stein A, Mithieux G. [Opioid receptors associated with portal vein regulate a gut-brain neural circuitry limiting food intake]. Med Sci (Paris) 2013; 29:31-3. [PMID: 23351691 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2013291010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Olianas MC, Dedoni S, Onali P. Potentiation of dopamine D1-like receptor signaling by concomitant activation of δ- and μ-opioid receptors in mouse medial prefrontal cortex. Neurochem Int 2012; 61:1404-16. [PMID: 23073238 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Opioid receptors located in the ventral tegmental area are known to regulate dopamine (DA) release from mesocortical afferents to medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) but little is known on whether in this cortical region activation of opioid receptors affect DA receptor signaling. In the present study we show that in mouse mPFC concomitant activation of either δ- or μ-opioid receptors, but not κ-opioid receptors, potentiated DA D1-like receptor-induced stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity through a G protein βγ subunit-dependent mechanism. In tissue slices of mPFC, the combined addition of the opioid agonist leu-enkephalin and the DA D1-like receptor agonist SKF 81297 produced more than additive increase in the phosphorylation state of AMPA and NMDA receptor subunits GluR1 and NR1, respectively. Moreover, in primary cultures of mouse frontal cortex neurons, DA D1-like receptor-induced Ser133 phosphorylation of the transcription factor cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein was potentiated by concurrent stimulation of opioid receptors. Double immunofluorescence analysis of cultured cortical cells indicated that a large percentage of DA D1 receptor positive cells expressed either δ- or μ-opioid receptor immunoreactivity. These data indicate that in mouse mPFC activation of μ- and δ-opioid receptors enhances DA D1-like receptor signaling likely through converging regulatory inputs on βγ-stimulated adenylyl cyclase isoforms. This previously unrecognized synergistic interaction may selectively affect DA D1 transmission at specific postsynaptic sites where the receptors are co-localized and may play a role in prefrontal DA D1 regulation of opioid addiction.
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MESH Headings
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Animals
- Benzazepines/pharmacology
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism
- Dopamine/physiology
- Dopamine Agonists/pharmacology
- Enkephalin, Leucine/pharmacology
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Frontal Lobe/cytology
- GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits/physiology
- GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Opioid Peptides/physiology
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Prefrontal Cortex/drug effects
- Prefrontal Cortex/metabolism
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects
- Receptors, AMPA/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/physiology
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
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- Maria C Olianas
- Section of Neurosciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Cremeans CM, Gruley E, Kyle DJ, Ko MC. Roles of μ-opioid receptors and nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide receptors in buprenorphine-induced physiological responses in primates. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012; 343:72-81. [PMID: 22743574 PMCID: PMC3464037 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.194308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Buprenorphine is known as a μ-opioid peptide (MOP) receptor agonist, but its antinociception is compromised by the activation of nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptors in rodents. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of MOP and NOP receptors in regulating buprenorphine-induced physiological responses in primates (rhesus monkeys). The effects of MOP antagonist (naltrexone), NOP antagonist [(±)-1-[(3R*,4R*)-1-(cyclooctylmethyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-3-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (J-113397)], and NOP agonists [(1S,3aS)-8-(2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1H-phenalen-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1,3,8-triaza-spiro[4.5] decan-4-one (Ro 64-6198) and 3-endo-8-[bis(2-methylphenyl)methyl]-3-phenyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ol (SCH 221510)] on buprenorphine were studied in three functional assays for measuring analgesia, respiratory depression, and itch in primates. Over the dose range of 0.01 to 0.1 mg/kg, buprenorphine dose-dependently produced antinociception, respiratory depression, and itch/scratching responses, and there was a ceiling effect at higher doses (0.1-1 mg/kg). Naltrexone (0.03 mg/kg) produced similar degrees of rightward shifts of buprenorphine's dose-response curves for all three endpoints. Mean pK(B) values of naltrexone (8.1-8.3) confirmed that MOP receptors mediated mainly buprenorphine-induced antinociception, respiratory depression, and itch/scratching. In contrast, J-113397 (0.1 mg/kg) did not change buprenorphine-induced physiological responses, indicating that there were no functional NOP receptors in buprenorphine-induced effects. More importantly, both NOP agonists, Ro 64-6198 and SCH 221510, enhanced buprenorphine-induced antinociception without respiratory depression and itch/ scratching. The dose-addition analysis revealed that buprenorphine in combination with the NOP agonist synergistically produced antinociceptive effects. These findings provided functional evidence that the activation of NOP receptors did not attenuate buprenorphine-induced antinociception in primates; instead, the coactivation of MOP and NOP receptors produced synergistic antinociception without other side effects. This study strongly supports the therapeutic potential of mixed MOP/NOP agonists as innovative analgesics.
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- Colette M Cremeans
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632, USA
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Nau JY. [Some recent findings regarding obesity]. Rev Med Suisse 2012; 8:1522-1523. [PMID: 22913005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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van Rijn RM, Brissett DI, Whistler JL. Emergence of functional spinal delta opioid receptors after chronic ethanol exposure. Biol Psychiatry 2012; 71:232-8. [PMID: 21889123 PMCID: PMC4086708 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 03/14/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The delta opioid receptor (DOR) is a promising target to treat multiple indications, including alcoholism, anxiety, and nonmalignant pain. The potential of the DORs has been underappreciated, in part, due to relatively low functional expression of these receptors in naïve states. However, chronic exposure to stress, opioids, and inflammation can induce a redistribution of DORs to the cell surface where they can be activated. Previously, DORs were shown to be selectively/exclusively present in spinal cord circuits mediating mechanical sensitivity but not those mediating thermal nociception under naïve conditions. METHODS We spinally administered DOR and mu opioid receptor (MOR) selective agonists ([D-Pen2,D-Pen5]-Enkephalin, deltorphin II, SNC80, and DAMGO) and antagonists (naltriben and CTAP) and determined thermal antinociception and mechanical sensitivity in wild-type mice or mice with a genetic disruption of DOR or MOR. Thermal antinociception was measured using a radiant heat tail-flick assay; mechanical sensitivity was measured using von Frey filaments. Dose response curves were generated in naïve mice and mice exposed to ethanol in a model of voluntary consumption. RESULTS We show that prolonged exposure to ethanol can promote an upregulation of functional DORs in the spinal cord in thermal pain-mediating circuits but not in those mediating mechanical sensitivity. The upregulated DORs either modulate MOR-mediated analgesia through convergence of circuits or signal transduction pathways and/or interact directly with MORs to form a new functional (heteromeric) unit. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that DORs could be a novel target in conditions in which DORs are redistributed.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Ethanol/administration & dosage
- Ethanol/pharmacology
- Injections, Spinal
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Nociception/drug effects
- Nociception/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Spinal Cord/drug effects
- Spinal Cord/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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- Richard M van Rijn
- Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, Emeryville, California 94608, USA
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Laurent V, Leung B, Maidment N, Balleine BW. μ- and δ-opioid-related processes in the accumbens core and shell differentially mediate the influence of reward-guided and stimulus-guided decisions on choice. J Neurosci 2012; 32:1875-83. [PMID: 22302826 PMCID: PMC3742880 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4688-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 09/13/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Two motivational processes affect choice between actions: (1) changes in the reward value of the goal or outcome of an action and (2) changes in the predicted value of an action based on outcome-related stimuli. Here, we evaluated the role of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) and δ-opioid receptor (DOR) in the nucleus accumbens in the way these motivational processes influence choice using outcome revaluation and pavlovian-instrumental transfer tests. We first examined the effect of genetic deletion of MOR and DOR in specific knock-out mice. We then assessed the effect of infusing the MOR antagonist d-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Arg-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH(2) (CTAP) or the DOR antagonist naltrindole into the core or shell subregions of the nucleus accumbens on these tests in rats. We found that, whereas MOR knock-outs showed normal transfer, they failed to show a selective outcome revaluation effect. Conversely, DOR knock-outs showed normal revaluation but were insensitive to the influence of outcome-related cues on choice. This double dissociation was also found regionally within the nucleus accumbens in rats. Infusion of naltrindole into the accumbens shell abolished transfer but had no effect on outcome revaluation and did not influence either effect when infused into the accumbens core. Conversely, infusion of CTAP into the accumbens core abolished sensitivity to outcome revaluation but had no effect on transfer and did not influence either effect when infused into the accumbens shell. These results suggest that reward-based and stimulus-based values exert distinct motivational influences on choice that can be doubly dissociated both neuroanatomically and neurochemically at the level of the nucleus accumbens.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Choice Behavior/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Nucleus Accumbens/drug effects
- Nucleus Accumbens/physiology
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Long-Evans
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Reward
- Somatostatin/pharmacology
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- Vincent Laurent
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia, and
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia, and
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- Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia, and
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