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Zhang J, Yan J, Li S, Chen Q, Lin J, Peng Y, Liu Y, Wang B, Wei X, Sun C, Niu S. GPR55 activation improves anxiety- and depression-like behaviors of mice during methamphetamine withdrawal. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30462. [PMID: 38720745 PMCID: PMC11077030 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Methamphetamine is a potent and highly addictive neurotoxic psychostimulant that triggers a spectrum of adverse emotional responses during withdrawal. G-protein coupled receptor 55 (GPR55), a novel endocannabinoid receptor, is closely associated with mood regulation. Herein, we developed a murine model of methamphetamine-induced anxiety- and depressive-like behavior during abstinence which showed a decreased GPR55 expression in the hippocampus. Activation of GPR55 mitigated these behavioral symptoms, concomitantly ameliorating impairments in hippocampal neurogenesis and reducing neuroinflammation. These findings underscore the pivotal role of GPR55 in mediating the neuropsychological consequences of methamphetamine withdrawal, potentially via mechanisms involving the modulation of hippocampal neurogenesis and inflammation.
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- Jinlong Zhang
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
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Tam RW, Keung AJ. Profiling transcriptomic responses of human stem cell-derived medium spiny neuron-like cells to exogenous phasic and tonic neurotransmitters. Mol Cell Neurosci 2023; 126:103876. [PMID: 37385515 PMCID: PMC10528483 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2023.103876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Transcriptomic responses to neurotransmitters contribute to the complex processes driving memory and addiction. Advances in both measurement methods and experimental models continue to improve our understanding of this regulatory layer. Here we focus on the experimental potential of stem cell derived neurons, currently the only ethical model that can be used in reductionist and experimentally perturbable studies of human cells. Prior work has focused on generating distinct cell types from human stem cells, and has also shown their utility in modeling development and cellular phenotypes related to neurodegeneration. Here we seek an understanding of how stem cell derived neural cultures respond to perturbations experienced during development and disease progression. This work profiles transcriptomic responses of human medium spiny neuron-like cells with three specific goals. We first characterize transcriptomic responses to dopamine and dopamine receptor agonists and antagonists presented in dosing patterns mimicking acute, chronic, and withdrawal regimens. We also assess transcriptomic responses to low and persistent tonic levels of dopamine, acetylcholine, and glutamate to better mimic the in vivo environment. Finally, we identify similar and distinct responses between hMSN-like cells derived from H9 and H1 stem cell lines, providing some context for the extent of variability these types of systems will likely pose for experimentalists. The results here suggest future optimizations of human stem cell derived neurons to increase their in vivo relevance and the biological insights that can be garnered from these models.
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- Ryan W Tam
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States of America.
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Mazzeo F, Meccariello R, Guatteo E. Molecular and Epigenetic Aspects of Opioid Receptors in Drug Addiction and Pain Management in Sport. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097831. [PMID: 37175536 PMCID: PMC10178540 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Opioids are substances derived from opium (natural opioids). In its raw state, opium is a gummy latex extracted from Papaver somniferum. The use of opioids and their negative health consequences among people who use drugs have been studied. Today, opioids are still the most commonly used and effective analgesic treatments for severe pain, but their use and abuse causes detrimental side effects for health, including addiction, thus impacting the user's quality of life and causing overdose. The mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic circuitry represents the brain circuit mediating both natural rewards and the rewarding aspects of nearly all drugs of abuse, including opioids. Hence, understanding how opioids affect the function of dopaminergic circuitry may be useful for better knowledge of the process and to develop effective therapeutic strategies in addiction. The aim of this review was to summarize the main features of opioids and opioid receptors and focus on the molecular and upcoming epigenetic mechanisms leading to opioid addiction. Since synthetic opioids can be effective for pain management, their ability to induce addiction in athletes, with the risk of incurring doping, is also discussed.
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- Filomena Mazzeo
- Department of Economics, Law, Cybersecurity and Sports Sciences, University of Naples "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy
- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64, 00143 Rome, Italy
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Liu Y, Pan Y, Curtis TJ, Wang Z. Amphetamine exposure alters behaviors, and neuronal and neurochemical activation in the brain of female prairie voles. Neuroscience 2022; 498:73-84. [PMID: 35798262 PMCID: PMC9420825 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that 3-day d-amphetamine (AMPH) treatment effectively induced conditioned place preferences (CPP) and impaired pair bonding behaviors in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Using this established animal model and treatment regimen, we examined the effects of the demonstrated threshold rewarding dose of AMPH on various behaviors and their potential underlying neurochemical systems in the brain of female prairie voles. Our data show that 3-day AMPH injections (0.2 mg/kg/day) impaired social recognition and decreased depressive-like behavior in females without affecting their locomotion and anxiety-like behaviors. AMPH treatment also decreased neuronal activation indicated by the labeling of the early growth response protein 1 (Egr-1) as well as the number of neurons double-labeled for Egr-1 and corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus and paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) in the brain. Further, AMPH treatment decreased the number of neurons double-labeled for Egr-1 and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) but did not affect oxytocinergic neurons in the PVN or cell proliferation and neurogenesis markers in the DG. These data not only demonstrate potential roles of the brain CRH and dopamine systems in mediating disrupted social recognition and depressive-like behaviors by AMPH in female prairie voles, but also further confirm the utility of the prairie vole model for studying interactions between psychostimulants and social behaviors.
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- Yan Liu
- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA; Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK 74107, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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The secretome of microglia induced by IL-4 of IFN-γ differently regulate proliferation, differentiation and survival of adult neural stem/progenitor cell by targeting the PI3K-Akt pathway. Cytotechnology 2022; 74:407-420. [DOI: 10.1007/s10616-022-00534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Dias da Silva D, Silva JP, Carmo H, Carvalho F. Neurotoxicity of psychoactive substances: A mechanistic overview. CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Che X, Bai Y, Cai J, Liu Y, Li Y, Yin M, Xu T, Wu C, Yang J. Hippocampal neurogenesis interferes with extinction and reinstatement of methamphetamine-associated reward memory in mice. Neuropharmacology 2021; 196:108717. [PMID: 34273388 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Drugs of abuse, including morphine and cocaine, can reduce hippocampal neurogenesis (HN). Whereas promotion of HN is being increasingly recognized as a promising strategy for treating morphine and cocaine addiction. The present study is focused on exploring the changes of HN during methamphetamine (METH) administration and further clarify if HN is involved in METH-associated reward memory. After successfully establishing the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm to simulate the METH-associated reward memory in C57BL/6 mice, we observed that HN was significantly inhibited during METH (2 mg/kg, i. p.) administration and returned to normal after the extinction of METH CPP, as indicated by the immunostaining of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and doublecortin (DCX) in the hippocampus. To promote/inhibit HN levels, 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (DHF), a small tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) agonist and temozolomide (TMZ), an alkylating agent, were administered intraperitoneally (i.p.), respectively. The data showed that either DHF (5 mg/kg, i. p.) or TMZ (25 mg/kg, i. p.) pre-treatment before METH administration could significantly prolong extinction and enhance reinstatement of the reward memory. Notably, DHF treatment after METH administration significantly facilitated extinction and inhibited METH reinstatement, while TMZ treatment resulted in opposite effects. The present study indicated that METH administration could induce a temporal inhibitory effect on HN. More importantly, promotion of HN after the acquisition of METH-associated reward memory, but not inhibition of HN or promotion of HN before the acquisition of reward memory, could facilitate METH extinction and inhibit METH reinstatement, indicating the beneficial effect of HN on METH addiction by erasing the according reward memory.
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- Xiaohang Che
- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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Liu A, Dai Y, Mendez EF, Hu R, Fries GR, Najera KE, Jiang S, Meyer TD, Stertz L, Jia P, Walss-Bass C, Zhao Z. Genome-Wide Correlation of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Postmortem Brain Tissues of Opioid Use Disorder Patients. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2021; 24:879-891. [PMID: 34214162 PMCID: PMC8598308 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects millions of people, causing nearly 50 000 deaths annually in the United States. While opioid exposure and OUD are known to cause widespread transcriptomic and epigenetic changes, few studies in human samples have been conducted. Understanding how OUD affects the brain at the molecular level could help decipher disease pathogenesis and shed light on OUD treatment. METHODS We generated genome-wide transcriptomic and DNA methylation profiles of 22 OUD subjects and 19 non-psychiatric controls. We applied weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify genetic markers consistently associated with OUD at both transcriptomic and methylomic levels. We then performed functional enrichment for biological interpretation. We employed cross-omics analysis to uncover OUD-specific regulatory networks. RESULTS We found 6 OUD-associated co-expression gene modules and 6 co-methylation modules (false discovery rate <0.1). Genes in these modules are involved in astrocyte and glial cell differentiation, gliogenesis, response to organic substance, and response to cytokine (false discovery rate <0.05). Cross-omics analysis revealed immune-related transcription regulators, suggesting the role of transcription factor-targeted regulatory networks in OUD pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Our integrative analysis of multi-omics data in OUD postmortem brain samples suggested complex gene regulatory mechanisms involved in OUD-associated expression patterns. Candidate genes and their upstream regulators revealed in astrocyte, and glial cells could provide new insights into OUD treatment development.
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- Andi Liu
- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA,Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA
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- Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA,Correspondence: Zhongming Zhao, PhD, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St #600, Houston, TX, USA () and Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA ()
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA,Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA,Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX,USA,MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA,Correspondence: Zhongming Zhao, PhD, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St #600, Houston, TX, USA () and Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA ()
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Fan R, Cui W, Chen J, Ma Y, Yang Z, Payne TJ, Ma JZ, Li MD. Gene-based association analysis reveals involvement of LAMA5 and cell adhesion pathways in nicotine dependence in African- and European-American samples. Addict Biol 2021; 26:e12898. [PMID: 32281736 DOI: 10.1111/adb.12898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Nicotine dependence (ND) is a chronic brain disorder that causes heavy social and economic burdens. Although many susceptibility genetic loci have been reported, they can explain only approximately 5%-10% of the genetic variance for the disease. To further explore the genetic etiology of ND, we genotyped 242 764 SNPs using an exome chip from both European-American (N = 1572) and African-American (N = 3371) samples. Gene-based association analysis revealed 29 genes associated significantly with ND. Of the genes in the AA sample, six (i.e., PKD1L2, LAMA5, MUC16, MROH5, ATP8B1, and FREM1) were replicated in the EA sample with p values ranging from 0.0031 to 0.0346. Subsequently, gene enrichment analysis revealed that cell adhesion-related pathways were significantly associated with ND in both the AA and EA samples. Considering that LAMA5 is the most significant gene in cell adhesion-related pathways, we did in vitro functional analysis of this gene, which showed that nicotine significantly suppressed its mRNA expression in HEK293T cells (p < 0.001). Further, our cell migration experiment showed that the migration rate was significantly different in wild-type and LAMA5-knockout (LAMA5-KO)-HEK293T cells. Importantly, nicotine-induced cell migration was abolished in LAMA5-KO cells. Taken together, these findings indicate that LAMA5, as well as cell adhesion-related pathways, play an important role in the etiology of smoking addiction, which warrants further investigation.
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- Rongli Fan
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
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- ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou China
- Research Center for Air Pollution and Health Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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Brooks AC, Henderson BJ. Systematic Review of Nicotine Exposure's Effects on Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells. Brain Sci 2021; 11:172. [PMID: 33573081 PMCID: PMC7912116 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11020172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
While various modalities of chronic nicotine use have been associated with numerous negative consequences to human health, one possible benefit of nicotine exposure has been uncovered. The discovery of an inverse correlation between smoking and Parkinson's disease, and later Alzheimer's disease as well, motivated investigation of nicotine as a neuroprotective agent. Some studies have demonstrated that nicotine elicits improvements in cognitive function. The hippocampus, along with the subventricular zone (SVZ), is a distinct brain region that allow for ongoing postnatal neurogenesis throughout adulthood and plays a major role in certain cognitive behaviors like learning and memory. Therefore, one hypothesis underlying nicotine-induced neuroprotection is possible effects on neural stem cells and neural precursor cells. On the other hand, nicotine withdrawal frequently leads to cognitive impairments, particularly in hippocampal-dependent behaviors, possibly suggesting an impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis with nicotine exposure. This review discusses the current body of evidence on nicotine's effects on neural stem cells and neural progenitors. Changes in neural stem cell proliferation, survival, intracellular dynamics, and differentiation following acute and chronic nicotine exposure are examined.
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- Arrin C. Brooks
- Department of Biomedical Science, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25545, USA;
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Elgazzar FM, Elseady WS, Hafez AS. Neurotoxic effects of pregabalin dependence on the brain frontal cortex in adult male albino rats. Neurotoxicology 2021; 83:146-155. [PMID: 33515658 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Pregabalin (PGB) is an analog of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid. The currently available evidence favors the misuse and abuse potential of PGB. However, its neurotoxicity remains unclear. Therefore, this study assessed the toxic effects of chronic pregabalin dependence as well as withdrawal on the cortical neurons of the frontal lobe. This study included eighty adult male albino rats which were divided into three groups. Group I (Control) included 40 rats and was further subdivided into two equal subgroups (IA and IB) as negative and positive controls. Group II (PGB-dependent) included 20 rats which received PGB starting with the therapeutic dose (300 mg/day), then the doses were gradually increased until they reached the dependent dose (3400 mg/day) by the end of the first month. Further, the dependent dose was given daily for another 2 months. Group III (PGB withdrawal) included 20 rats which received PGB as described in group II. After that, administration of PGB was stopped and the rats were kept for another one month. By the end of the experiment, all animals were sacrificed by cervical decapitation. The specimens were taken from the frontal cortex for histologic and immunohistochemical staining as well as morphometric analysis. Sections of the frontal cortex of group II showed changes in the form of disturbed architectural pattern of cortical layers, apoptotic cells, weak immunoexpression of Bcl-2 and VEGF as well as moderate-strong immunoexpression of iNOS and nestin. These expressions were significantly different from the control groups, but they were non-significant in comparison with group III. These findings indicate that chronic PGB dependence induces neurotoxic effects mainly in the form of neuronal apoptosis, gliosis, and oxidative stress injury of the frontal cortex. The PGB- induced neurotoxic effects persisted after withdrawal. The influence of these neurotoxic effects and their relevance to the cognitive or neurologic disorders in PGB-dependent individuals warrants further research. Furthermore, it is recommended to quantify the behavioral changes related to PGB dependence as well as withdrawal in future studies.
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- Fatma M Elgazzar
- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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Xu C, Fan W, Zhang Y, Loh HH, Law PY. Kappa opioid receptor controls neural stem cell differentiation via a miR-7a/Pax6 dependent pathway. Stem Cells 2021; 39:600-616. [PMID: 33452745 DOI: 10.1002/stem.3334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Although the roles of opioid receptors in neurogenesis have been implicated in previous studies, the mechanism by which κ-opioid receptor (OPRK1) regulates adult neurogenesis remains elusive. We now demonstrate that two agonists of OPRK1, U50,488H and dynorphin A, inhibit adult neurogenesis by hindering neuronal differentiation of mouse hippocampal neural stem cells (NSCs), both in vitro and in vivo. This effect was blocked by nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI), a specific antagonist of OPRK1. By examining neurogenesis-related genes, we found that OPRK1 agonists were able to downregulate the expression of Pax6, Neurog2, and NeuroD1 in mouse hippocampal NSCs, in a way that Pax6 regulates the transcription of Neurog2 and Neurod1 by directly interacting with their promoters. Moreover, this effect of OPRK1 was accomplished by inducing expression of miR-7a, a miRNA that specifically targeted Pax6 by direct interaction with its 3'-UTR sequence, and thereby decreased the levels of Pax6, Neurog2, and NeuroD1, thus resulted in hindrance of neuronal differentiation of NSCs. Thus, by modulating Pax6/Neurog2/NeuroD1 activities via upregulation of miR-7a expression, OPRK1 agonists hinder the neuronal differentiation of NSCs and hence inhibit adult neurogenesis in mouse hippocampus.
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- Chi Xu
- Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hu N, Yu T, Chen J, Zheng S, Yan H, Duan J. Oxycodone stimulates normal and malignant hematopoietic progenitors via opioid-receptor-independent-β-catenin activation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 533:1457-1463. [PMID: 33268026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Oxycodone is a common type of opioid used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Besides its analgesic effects on neuron cells, the effects of oxycodone on other cell types are yet to be elucidated. We previously demonstrated that oxycodone displayed both pro- and anti-cancer effects on bulk cancer cells. This work further investigated the effects of oxycodone on normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells. Using hematopoietic CD34+ cells isolated from normal bone marrow (NBM) or patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), we showed that oxycodone activates hematopoietic cells regardless of cell development stage and malignant status. Oxycodone dose-dependently increases colony formation and self-renewal capacity of NBM and AML stem/progenitor cells, and promotes proliferation of AML bulk cells. NBM stem/progenitor cells are more sensitive to oxycodone than AML counterparts. In addition, oxycodone alleviates chemotherapy drug-induced toxicity in AML stem/progenitor cells. Mechanism studies demonstrate that oxycodone acts on hematopoietic cells in an opioid-receptor-independent manner. Oxycodone did not affect epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling neither but stimulated Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Rescue studies via depleting β-catenin using genetic and pharmacological approaches confirmed that β-catenin was required for the activation of hematopoietic cells induced by oxycodone. Our work demonstrates 1) the protective role of oxycodone in malignant hematopoietic cells from chemotherapy; 2) stimulatory effects of oxycodone in normal hematopoietic stem cells; and 3) ability of oxycodone in Wnt signaling activation.
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- Nianchun Hu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Second Staff Hospital of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Corporation, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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Rivera P, Aranda J, Alén F, Vargas A, Serrano A, Pavón FJ, Orio L, Rubio L, Moratalla R, de Fonseca FR, Suárez J. Sex-specific behavioral and neurogenic responses to cocaine in mice lacking and blocking dopamine D1 or dopamine D2 receptors. J Comp Neurol 2020; 529:1724-1742. [PMID: 33047300 DOI: 10.1002/cne.25052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Adult neurogenesis in rodents is modulated by dopaminergic signaling and inhibited by cocaine. However, the sex-specific role of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors (D1R, D2R) in the deleterious effect of cocaine on adult neurogenesis has not been described yet. Here, we explored sex differences in (a) cell proliferation (5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine [BrdU]), (b) neural precursor (nestin), (c) neuronal phenotype (BrdU/β3-tubulin), and (d) neuronal maturity (NeuN) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and striatum of mice with genetic deletion (D1-/- , D2-/- ) or pharmacological blockage (SCH23390: 0.1 mg/kg/day/5 days; Raclopride: 0.3 mg/kg/day/5 days) of D1R and D2R, and treated (10 mg/kg/day/5 days) and then challenged (5 mg/kg, 48 hr later) with cocaine. Results indicated that hyperactivity responses to cocaine were absent in D1-/- mice and reduced in SCH23390-treated mice. Activity responses to cocaine were reduced in D2-/- males, but absent in D2-/- females and increased in Raclopride-treated females. D1R deletion blocked the deleterious effect of cocaine on SVZ cell proliferation in males. Cocaine-exposed D1-/- males also had reduced neuronal phenotype of SVZ newborn cells and increased striatal neuronal maturity. D2-/- mice had lower proliferative and neural precursor responses. Cocaine in D2-/- females or coadministered with Raclopride in wild-type females improved SVZ cell proliferation, an effect that positively correlated with plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations. In conclusion, the sex-specific D1R and D2R signaling on SVZ cell proliferation, neural progenitor and neuronal maturity is differentially perturbed by cocaine, and BDNF may be required to link D2R to neuroplasticity in cocaine addiction in females.
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- Patricia Rivera
- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicobiología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.,CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; and UGC Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicobiología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Medicina Legal, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto Cajal de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científica, Madrid, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- UGC Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Kibaly C, Xu C, Cahill CM, Evans CJ, Law PY. Non-nociceptive roles of opioids in the CNS: opioids' effects on neurogenesis, learning, memory and affect. Nat Rev Neurosci 2019; 20:5-18. [PMID: 30518959 DOI: 10.1038/s41583-018-0092-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mortality due to opioid use has grown to the point where, for the first time in history, opioid-related deaths exceed those caused by car accidents in many states in the United States. Changes in the prescribing of opioids for pain and the illicit use of fentanyl (and derivatives) have contributed to the current epidemic. Less known is the impact of opioids on hippocampal neurogenesis, the functional manipulation of which may improve the deleterious effects of opioid use. We provide new insights into how the dysregulation of neurogenesis by opioids can modify learning and affect, mood and emotions, processes that have been well accepted to motivate addictive behaviours.
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- Cherkaouia Kibaly
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Shirley and Stefan Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Shirley and Stefan Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Shirley and Stefan Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Shirley and Stefan Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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McGrath EL, Schlagal CR, Cortez I, Dunn TJ, Gao J, Fox RG, Stutz SJ, Kuo YF, Hommel JD, Dineley KT, Cunningham KA, Kaphalia BS, Wu P. Chronic poly-drug administration damages adult mouse brain neural stem cells. Brain Res 2019; 1723:146425. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Diao S, Yang H, Cao Y, Yang D, Fan Z. IGF2 enhanced the osteo-/dentinogenic and neurogenic differentiation potentials of stem cells from apical papilla. J Oral Rehabil 2019; 47 Suppl 1:55-65. [PMID: 31291686 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In dental tissue engineering, niche is important for maintaining stem cell function and regenerating the dental tissues. However, there is limited knowledge for the growth factors in niche to maintain the function of stem cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of IGF2, a growth factor in stem cells from apical papilla (SCAPs) niche, on differentiation and proliferation potentials of SCAPs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Recombinant human IGF2 protein (rhIGF2) was used. Cell counting kit-8 assay, Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester assay, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, Alizarin Red staining, quantitative calcium analysis, immunofluorescence staining and real-time RT-PCR were performed to investigate the cell proliferation and differentiation potentials of SCAPs. And proteomic analysis was used to identify the differential secreted proteins. RESULTS By ALP activity assay, we found that 5 ng/mL rhIGF2 might be the optimal concentration for treatment. Then, Alizarin Red staining, quantitative calcium analysis and osteogenesis-related gene expression results showed that 5 ng/mL rhIGF2 could enhance the osteo-/dentinogenic differentiation potentials in SCAPs. Immunofluorescence staining and real-time RT-PCR results showed that neurogenic markers were significantly induced by 5 ng/mL rhIGF2 in SCAPs. Then, CCK-8 assay and CFSE assay results showed that 5 ng/mL rhIGF2 could enhance the cell proliferation in SCAPs. Furthermore, proteomic analysis showed that IGF2 could induce some secreted proteins which function related to the osteogenesis, neurogenesis and cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Our results identified that IGF2 might be the potential mediator in niche to promote SCAP function and dental tissue regeneration.
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- Shu Diao
- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Stem Cells Therapy, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China.,Department of Pediatric dentistry, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Stem Cells Therapy, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Stem Cells Therapy, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Stem Cells Therapy, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China.,Department of Pediatric dentistry, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Stem Cells Therapy, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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Rafaiee R, Ahmadiankia N. Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Addiction Related Hippocampal Damages. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE 2018; 7:69-79. [PMID: 30276162 PMCID: PMC6148505 DOI: 10.22088/ijmcm.bums.7.2.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The brain is an important organ that controls all sensory and motor actions, memory, and emotions. Each anatomical and physiological modulation in various brain centers, results in psychological, behavioral, and sensory-motor changes. Alcohol and addictive drugs such as opioids and amphetamines have been shown to exert a great impact on brain, specifically on the hippocampus. Emerging evidence has indicated that altered hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with the pathophysiology of neuropsychological disorders including addiction. The addictive drugs impair neurogenesis and undermine the function of neural stem/progenitor cells in hippocampus. This feature was claimed to be one of the underlying mechanisms of behavioral changes in patients with addiction. As the impairment of stem cells’ function has been proven to be the underlying cause of pathologic neuroadaptations in the brain, the administration of stem cell populations has shown promising results for re-modulating of neuronal status in the brain and especially in the hippocampus. Among the different types of stem cells, bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells are the most proper candidates for stem cell therapies. In this review article, the recent studies on the effects of addictive drugs on brain neurogenesis, and also the promising potential effects of stem cells in curing addiction related hippocampal damages are discussed.
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- Raheleh Rafaiee
- Addiction Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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Fan W, Wang H, Zhang Y, Loh HH, Law PY, Xu C. Morphine regulates adult neurogenesis and contextual memory extinction via the PKCε/Prox1 pathway. Neuropharmacology 2018; 141:126-138. [PMID: 30170081 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We have previously reported that the miR-181a/Prox1/Notch1 pathway mediates the effect of morphine on modulating lineage-specific differentiation of adult neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) via a PKCε-dependent pathway, whereas fentanyl shows no such effect. However, the role of the PKCε/Prox1 pathway in mediating drug-associated contextual memory remains unknown. The current study investigated the effect of PKCε/Prox1 on morphine-induced inhibition of adult neurogenesis and drug-associated contextual memory in mice, while the effect of fentanyl was tested simultaneously. By using BrdU labeling, we were able to examine the lineages of differentiated NSPCs in adult DG. PKCε knockout blocked morphine's effects on inducing in vivo astrocyte-preferential differentiation of NSPCs, but did not alter NSPC lineages upon fentanyl treatment. Inhibited adult neurogenesis further resulted in prolonged extinction and enhanced reinstatement of morphine-induced CPP, as well as prolonged extinction of space reference memory indicated by the Morris water maze paradigm. However, after fentanyl administration, no significant changes were found between wild-type and PKCε knockout mice, during either CPP or water maze tasks. When the lentivirus encoding Nestin-promoter-controlled Prox1 cDNA was injected into hippocampi of wildtype and PKCε knockout adult mice to modulate PKCε/Prox1 activity, similar effects were discovered in adult mice injected with lentivirus encoding Prox1, and more dramatic effects were found in PKCε knockout mice with concurrent Prox1 overexpression. In conclusion, morphine mediates lineage-specific NSPC differentiation, inhibits adult neurogenesis and regulates contextual memory retention via the PKCε/Prox1 pathway, which are implicated in the eventual context-associated relapse.
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- Wenxiang Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 6-120 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 6-120 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 6-120 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People's Republic of China.
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Kucharska-Mazur J, Jabłoński M, Misiak B, Frydecka D, Rybakowski J, Ratajczak MZ, Samochowiec J. Adult stem cells in psychiatric disorders - New discoveries in peripheral blood. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018; 80:23-27. [PMID: 28392482 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The new area of research in psychiatric disorders is concerned with abnormal regeneration processes. The role of brain neurogenesis has been studied for decades. New discoveries, concerned with the pluripotency of VSEL cells and the role of factors involved in stem cell trafficking in peripheral blood create hope that it will be possible to develop a better understanding of the processes of neuroregeneration/neurodegeneration. There is an ongoing research investigating concentrations of: sphingosine -1-phosphate, SDF-1, elements of complement cascade, and stem cells in peripheral blood, including their possible connection to psychiatric disorders. Collected data, suggesting an abnormal course of regeneration processes in psychiatric disorders, raises hope of finding new potential markers of psychosis and anxiety disorders.
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- Jolanta Kucharska-Mazur
- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Wroclaw Medical University, Marcinkowskiego 1, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteur 10, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Szpitalna 27/33, 60-572 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland.
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Bortolotto V, Mancini F, Mangano G, Salem R, Xia E, Del Grosso E, Bianchi M, Canonico PL, Polenzani L, Grilli M. Proneurogenic Effects of Trazodone in Murine and Human Neural Progenitor Cells. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017. [PMID: 28636360 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Several antidepressants increase adult hippocampal neurogenesis (ahNG) in rodents, primates, and, potentially, humans. This effect may at least partially account for their therapeutic activity. The availability of antidepressants whose mechanism of action involves different neurotransmitter receptors represents an opportunity for increasing our knowledge on their distinctive peculiarities and for dissecting the contribution of receptor subtypes in ahNG modulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in vitro, the effects of the antidepressant trazodone (TZD) on ahNG by using primary cultures of murine adult hippocampal neural progenitor cells (ahNPCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived NPCs. We demonstrated that TZD enhances neuronal differentiation of murine as well as human NPCs. TZD is a multimodal antidepressant, which binds with high affinity to 5-HT2a, α1, and 5-HT1a and with lower affinity to 5-HT2c, α2 and 5-HTT. We demonstrated that TZD proneurogenic effects were mediated by 5-HT2a antagonism both in murine and in human NPCs and by 5-HT2c antagonism in murine cells. Moreover NF-κB p50 nuclear translocation appeared to be required for TZD-mediated proneurogenic effects. Interestingly, TZD had no proneurogenic effects in 5-HT depleted ahNPCs. The TDZ bell-shaped dose-response curve suggested additional effects. However, in our model 5-HT1a and α1/α2 receptors had no role in neurogenesis. Overall, our data also demonstrated that serotoninergic neurotransmission may exert both positive and negative effects on neuronal differentiation of ahNPCs in vitro.
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- Angelini S.p.A, RR&D, Angelini Research Center, Piazzale della Stazione, 00071 S. Palomba-Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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- Angelini S.p.A, RR&D, Angelini Research Center, Piazzale della Stazione, 00071 S. Palomba-Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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- Angelini S.p.A, RR&D, Angelini Research Center, Piazzale della Stazione, 00071 S. Palomba-Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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The therapeutic contribution of nanomedicine to treat neurodegenerative diseases via neural stem cell differentiation. Biomaterials 2017; 123:77-91. [PMID: 28161683 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The discovery of adult neurogenesis drastically changed the therapeutic approaches of central nervous system regenerative medicine. The stimulation of this physiologic process can increase memory and motor performances in patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases. Neural stem cells contribute to the neurogenesis process through their differentiation into specialized neuronal cells. In this review, we describe the most important methods developed to restore neurological functions via neural stem cell differentiation. In particular, we focused on the role of nanomedicine. The application of nanostructured scaffolds, nanoparticulate drug delivery systems, and nanotechnology-based real-time imaging has significantly improved the safety and the efficacy of neural stem cell-based treatments. This review provides a comprehensive background on the contribution of nanomedicine to the modulation of neurogenesis via neural stem cell differentiation.
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Reece AS, Norman A, Hulse GK. Acceleration of cardiovascular-biological age by amphetamine exposure is a power function of chronological age. HEART ASIA 2017; 9:30-38. [PMID: 28243315 DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2016-010832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Amphetamine abuse is becoming more widespread internationally. The possibility that its many cardiovascular complications are associated with a prematurely aged cardiovascular system, and indeed biological organism systemically, has not been addressed. METHODS Radial arterial pulse tonometry was performed using the SphygmoCor system (Sydney). 55 amphetamine exposed patients were compared with 107 tobacco smokers, 483 non-smokers and 68 methadone patients (total=713 patients) from 2006 to 2011. A cardiovascular-biological age (VA) was determined. RESULTS The age of the patient groups was 30.03±0.51-40.45±1.15 years. This was controlled for with linear regression. The sex ratio was the same in all groups. 94% of amphetamine exposed patients had used amphetamine in the previous week. When the (log) VA was regressed against the chronological age (CA) and a substance-type group in both cross-sectional and longitudinal models, models quadratic in CA were superior to linear models (both p<0.02). When log VA/CA was regressed in a mixed effects model against time, body mass index, CA and drug type, the cubic model was superior to the linear model (p=0.001). Interactions between CA, (CA)2 and (CA)3 on the one hand and exposure type were significant from p=0.0120. The effects of amphetamine exposure persisted after adjustment for all known cardiovascular risk factors (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS These results show that subacute exposure to amphetamines is associated with an advancement of cardiovascular-organismal age both over age and over time, and is robust to adjustment. That this is associated with power functions of age implies a feed-forward positively reinforcing exacerbation of the underlying ageing process.
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- Albert Stuart Reece
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences , University of Western Australia , Crawley, Western Australia , Australia
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- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences , University of Western Australia , Crawley, Western Australia , Australia
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- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences , University of Western Australia , Crawley, Western Australia , Australia
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Aldasoro M, Guerra-Ojeda S, Aguirre-Rueda D, Mauricio MD, Vila JM, Marchio P, Iradi A, Aldasoro C, Jorda A, Obrador E, Valles SL. Effects of Ranolazine on Astrocytes and Neurons in Primary Culture. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150619. [PMID: 26950436 PMCID: PMC4780741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ranolazine (Rn) is an antianginal agent used for the treatment of chronic angina pectoris when angina is not adequately controlled by other drugs. Rn also acts in the central nervous system and it has been proposed for the treatment of pain and epileptic disorders. Under the hypothesis that ranolazine could act as a neuroprotective drug, we studied its effects on astrocytes and neurons in primary culture. We incubated rat astrocytes and neurons in primary cultures for 24 hours with Rn (10-7, 10-6 and 10-5 M). Cell viability and proliferation were measured using trypan blue exclusion assay, MTT conversion assay and LDH release assay. Apoptosis was determined by Caspase 3 activity assay. The effects of Rn on pro-inflammatory mediators IL-β and TNF-α was determined by ELISA technique, and protein expression levels of Smac/Diablo, PPAR-γ, Mn-SOD and Cu/Zn-SOD by western blot technique. In cultured astrocytes, Rn significantly increased cell viability and proliferation at any concentration tested, and decreased LDH leakage, Smac/Diablo expression and Caspase 3 activity indicating less cell death. Rn also increased anti-inflammatory PPAR-γ protein expression and reduced pro-inflammatory proteins IL-1 β and TNFα levels. Furthermore, antioxidant proteins Cu/Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD significantly increased after Rn addition in cultured astrocytes. Conversely, Rn did not exert any effect on cultured neurons. In conclusion, Rn could act as a neuroprotective drug in the central nervous system by promoting astrocyte viability, preventing necrosis and apoptosis, inhibiting inflammatory phenomena and inducing anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents.
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- Martin Aldasoro
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
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