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Chen G, Yang C, Liang M, Yin J, Gao B, Asif Nazir K, Wang J, Xiao J, Shang Q, Qian H, Qiao C, Zhang P, Fang J, Li T, Liu X. LY235959 Attenuates Development Phase of Methamphetamine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization through the PP2A/B - AKT Cascade in the Dorsal Striatum of C57/BL6 mice. Neurosci Lett 2022; 776:136561. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.136561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nakagawasai O, Takahashi K, Miura Y, Nemoto W, Obara Y, Tan-No K. ERK5 inhibitor BIX02189 attenuates methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity by modulating microglial activation in the striatum. J Pharmacol Sci 2022; 148:326-330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Yates JR, Campbell HL, Hawley LL, Horchar MJ, Kappesser JL, Wright MR. Effects of the GluN2B-selective antagonist Ro 63-1908 on acquisition and expression of methamphetamine conditioned place preference in male and female rats. Drug Alcohol Depend 2021; 225:108785. [PMID: 34052688 PMCID: PMC8282733 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Methamphetamine abuse has increased significantly in recent years. Currently, there are no FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder. The goal of the current study was to determine if the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) GluN2B-selective antagonist Ro 63-1908 can block the conditioned rewarding effects of methamphetamine as assessed in conditioned place preference (CPP). METHODS Two main experiments were conducted. In the first experiment, male (n = 24) and female (n = 24) rats received either vehicle or Ro 63-1908 (1.0-10.0 mg/kg) 30 min prior to the posttest to determine if blocking the GluN2B subunit attenuates expression of methamphetamine CPP. In the second experiment, male (n = 18) and female (n = 18) rats received either vehicle or Ro 63-1908 (1.0 or 3.0 mg/kg) 30 min prior to each conditioning session to determine if blocking the GluN2B subunit attenuates acquisition of methamphetamine CPP. RESULTS Ro 63-1908 (3.0 mg/kg) blocked acquisition of methamphetamine CPP in male rats, but only attenuated CPP in female rats. Ro 63-1908 did not alter expression of CPP in either sex. Increasing the dose of Ro 63-1908 (10.0 mg/kg) failed to block acquisition of CPP in an additional group of female rats (n = 6). A control experiment showed that Ro 63-1908 (3.0 mg/kg) did not produce CPP or conditioned place aversion in male rats (n = 6) or in female rats (n = 6). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study show that Ro 63-1908 is able to decrease the conditioned rewarding effects of methamphetamine.
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- Justin R. Yates
- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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Li JH, Liu JL, Zhang KK, Chen LJ, Xu JT, Xie XL. The Adverse Effects of Prenatal METH Exposure on the Offspring: A Review. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:715176. [PMID: 34335277 PMCID: PMC8317262 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.715176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Abuse of methamphetamine (METH), an illicit psychostimulant, is a growing public health issue. METH abuse during pregnancy is on the rise due to its stimulant, anorectic, and hallucinogenic properties. METH can lead to multiple organ toxicity in adults, including neurotoxicity, cardiovascular toxicity, and hepatotoxicity. It can also cross the placental barrier and have long-lasting effects on the fetus. This review summarizes neurotoxicity, cardiovascular toxicity, hepatotoxicity, toxicity in other organs, and biomonitoring of prenatal METH exposure, as well as the possible emergence of sensitization associated with METH. We proposed the importance of gut microbiota in studying prenatal METH exposure. There is rising evidence of the adverse effects of METH exposure during pregnancy, which are of significant concern.
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- Jia-Hao Li
- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Clinical Medicine, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Spatiotemporal expression of Rap1 and Ras mediates the acquisition and reinstatement of methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in mice via extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation. Neuroreport 2021; 32:1035-1040. [PMID: 34232127 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Drug addiction is a chronic recurrent brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use and a high tendency to relapse. We previously reported that the Ras-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-ΔFosB pathway in the caudate putamen (CPu) was involved in methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization. Rap1, as an antagonist of Ras originally, was found to participate in neuronal synaptic plasticity recently, but the role of Rap1 in methamphetamine addiction is unclear. First, in this study, we constructed the acquisition, extinction and reinstatement of methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice, respectively. Then, protein levels of Rap1, Ras and pERK/ERK in the prefrontal cortex (PFc), CPu and hippocampus of CPP mice on three phases were detected. We found that protein levels of Rap1, Ras and pERK/ERK in the CPu were significantly increased after repeated methamphetamine administration, as well as Rap1 and pERK/ERK in the hippocampus. However, protein levels of Rap1 and pERK/ERK in the CPu were decreased on the reinstatement of CPP mice. Therefore, Rap1 and Ras in the CPu and Rap1 in the hippocampus may participate in the regulation of the acquisition of methamphetamine-induced CPP in mice by activating ERK. Moreover, Rap1-ERK cascade in the CPu contributes to both the acquisition and reinstatement of methamphetamine-induced CPP in mice.
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Ashourpour F, Jafari A, Babaei P. Chronic administration of Tat-GluR23Y ameliorates cognitive dysfunction targeting CREB signaling in rats with amyloid beta neurotoxicity. Metab Brain Dis 2021; 36:701-709. [PMID: 33420884 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-020-00662-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is behaviorally characterized by memory impairments, and pathologically by amyloid β1-42 (Aβ1-42) plaques and tangles. Aβ binds to excitatory synapses and disrupts their transmission due to dysregulation of the glutamate receptors. Here we hypothesized that chronic inhibition of the endocytosis of AMPA receptors together with GluN2B subunit of NMDA receptors might improve cognition deficit induced by Aβ(1-42) neurotoxicity. Forty male Wistar rats were used in this study and divided into 5 groups: Saline + Saline, Aβ+Saline, Aβ+Ifen (Ifenprodil, 3 nmol /2 weeks), Aβ+GluR23Y (Tat-GluR23Y 3 μmol/kg/2 weeks) and Aβ+Ifen+GluR23Y (same doses and durations). Aβ(1-42) neurotoxicity was induced by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of Aβ1-42 (2 μg/μl/side), and then animals received the related treatments for 14 days. Cognitive performance of rats and hippocampal level of cAMP-response element-binding (CREB) were evaluated using Morris Water Maze (MWM), and western blotting respectively. Obtained data from the acquisition trials were analyzed by two way Anova and Student T test. Also one way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc Tuckey were used to clarify between groups differences in probe test. The Group receiving Aβ, showed significant cognition deficit (long latency to platform and short total time spent in target quadrant (TTS), parallel with lower level of hippocampal CREB, versus vehicle group. While, Aβ+ GluR23Y exhibited the shortest latency to platform and the longest TTS during the probe test, parallel with the higher hippocampal level of CREB compared with other groups. The present study provides evidence that chronic administration of Tat-GluR23Y; an inhibitor of GluA2-AMPARs endocytosis, successfully restores spatial memory impaired by amyloid beta neurotoxicity targeting CREB signaling pathway.
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- Fatemeh Ashourpour
- Cellular & Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, 8th Km of Rasht -Tehran road, Guilan University Complex, Rasht, Guilan, 41996-13769, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Cellular & Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, 8th Km of Rasht -Tehran road, Guilan University Complex, Rasht, Guilan, 41996-13769, Iran.
- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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Chen G, Han W, Li A, Wang J, Xiao J, Huang X, Nazir KA, Shang Q, Qian H, Qiao C, Liu X, Li T. Phosphorylation of GluN2B subunits of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in the frontal association cortex involved in morphine-induced conditioned place preference in mice. Neurosci Lett 2021; 741:135470. [PMID: 33157174 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Morphine is one of the most abused drugs in the world, which has resulted in serious social problems. The frontal association cortex (FrA) has been shown to play a key role in memory formation and drug addiction. N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are abundant in the prefrontal cortex (PFc) and much evidence indicates that GluN2B-containing NMDARs are involved in morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP). However, the function of GluN2B in the FrA during morphine-induced CPP has yet to be fully investigated. In the present work, a CPP animal model was employed to measure the expression of phosphorylated (p-) GluN2B (Serine; Ser 1303) in the FrA and NAc in different phases of morphine-induced CPP. We found that p-GluN2B (Ser 1303) was increased in the FrA during the development and reinstatement phases but unchanged in the extinction phase. The use of ifenprodil, a GluN2B-specific antagonist, to block the activity of GluN2B in the two phases attenuated morphine-induced CPP and reinstatement. Furthermore, ifenprodil also blocked morphine-induced upregulation of p-GluN2B (Ser 1303) in the FrA in both phases. These results indicate that GluN2B-containing NMDARs in the FrA may be involved in the regulation of morphine-induced CPP and reinstatement.
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- Gang Chen
- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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- School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China.
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Kim B, Jha S, Seo JH, Jeong CH, Lee S, Lee S, Seo YH, Park B. MeBib Suppressed Methamphetamine Self-Administration Response via Inhibition of BDNF/ERK/CREB Signal Pathway in the Hippocampus. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2020; 28:519-526. [PMID: 32466633 PMCID: PMC7585641 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2020.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world by illegal drug users. Addiction to MA is a serious public health problem and effective therapies do not exist to date. It has also been reported that behavior induced by psychostimulants such as MA is related to histone deacetylase (HDAC). MeBib is an HDAC6 inhibitor derived from a benzimidazole scaffold. Many benzimidazole-containing compounds exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activity. In this study, we investigated whether HDAC6 inhibitor MeBib modulates the behavioral response in MA self-administered rats. Our results demonstrated that the number of active lever presses in MA self-administered rats was reduced by pretreatment with MeBib. In the hippocampus of rats, we also found MA administration promotes GluN2B, an NMDA receptor subunit, expression, which results in sequential activation of ERK/CREB/BDNF pathway, however, MeBib abrogated it. Collectively, we suggest that MeBib prevents the MA seeking response induced by MA administration and therefore, represents a potent candidate as an MA addiction inhibitor.
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- Buyun Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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Ashourpour F, Jafari A, Babaei P. Co-treatment of AMPA endocytosis inhibitor and GluN2B antagonist facilitate consolidation and retrieval of memory impaired by β amyloid peptide. Int J Neurosci 2020; 132:714-723. [PMID: 33115292 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1837800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glutamate neurotransmission stands as an important issue to minimize memory impairment. We investigated the effects of an inhibitor of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isozazole propionic acid receptors (AMPA) endocytosis and GluN2B subunit of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDA), either isolated or combined, on memory impairments induced by Amyloid beta1-42 (Aβ). METHODS Eighty male Wistar rats were used for two experiments of consolidation and retrieval of memory. Memory impairment was induced by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of Aβ1-42 (2 μg/μl), and evaluated using Morris Water Maze (MWM). Each experiment consisted of 5 groups: Saline + Saline, Aβ + Saline, Aβ + Ifenprodil (Ifen, 3 nmol/ICV), Aβ +Tat-GluR23Y (3 µmol/kg/IP), and Aβ1 +Ifen + Tat-GluR23Y. Then, hippocampal cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) was measured by western blotting. Data were analyzed by Analysis of variance (ANOVA) repeated measure, and one-way Anova followed by Tukey's post hoc test. RESULTS During retrieval, Aβ+ Tat-GluR23Y showed significant improvement in total time spent (TTS) in the target quadrant (p = 0.009), escape latency to a platform (p = 0.008) and hippocampal level of CREB (p = 0.006) compared with Aβ + saline. Also, coadministration of Tat-GluR23Yand Ifen similar to Tat-GluR23Y alone caused significant improvement in TTS (p = 0.014) and latency to platform (p = 0.013). During consolidation, shorter escape latency (p = 0.001), longer TTS (p = 0.002) and higher level of hippocampal CREB were observed in the Aβ + Tat-GluR23Y (p = 0.001) and Aβ+ Tat-GluR23Y + Ifen (p = 0.017), respectively. CONCLUSION The present study provides pieces of evidence that inhibition of AMPARs endocytosis using Tat-GluR23Y facilitates memory consolidation and retrieval in Aβ induced memory impairment via the CREB signaling pathway.[Formula: see text].
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- Fatemeh Ashourpour
- Cellular & Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.,Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Cellular & Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.,Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.,Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Shao X, Liu L, Wei F, Liu Y, Wang F, Yi J, Sun L, Huang Y, Song Z, Yin W, Zhao H, Li Y. Fas and GIT1 signalling in the prefrontal cortex mediate behavioural sensitization to methamphetamine in mice. Brain Res Bull 2020; 164:361-371. [PMID: 32777257 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.07.001] [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: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Repeated methamphetamine (METH) administration in mice readily produces behavioural sensitization, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. The present research aimed to identify new targets affecting METH-induced behavioural sensitization. METHODS We first established a mouse model of METH-induced behavioural sensitization. To characterize the animal model, we performed behavioural tests at different stages of behavioural sensitization and simultaneously detected changes in several neurotransmitters in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Next, we perfromed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to screen new targets, which were subsequently and verified by RT-PCR and western blot. Finally, we confirmed the roles of the new targets in METH-induced behavioural sensitization by injection of overexpressed lentiviruses and further detected related protein levels by western blot and histological changes by haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. RESULTS We successfully established a mouse model of METH-induced behavioural sensitization. The locomotor activities of the mice changed at different stages of sensitization, accompanied by changes in the levels of DA, 5-HT, GABA and glutamate. For RNA-seq analysis, we chose Fas as target, meanwhile, we chose GIT1 as target through literature. The detection of gene expression by RT-PCR indicated that METH-sensitized mice exhibited decreased levels of Fas, MEK1 and CREB and increased levels of Erk1/2 in the PFC. Western blot analysis revealed decreased Fas, GIT1, MEK1 and phosphorylated CREB levels and increased phosphorylated Erk1/2 levels in METH-sensitized mice. Injection of Fas and GIT1 injection showed that overexpression of Fas and GIT1 inhibited the induction of METH sensitization and reversed the changes in neurotransmitter levels and related protein levels, including MEK1, phosphorylated CREB and phosphorylated Erk1/2, in METH-sensitized mice. Overexpression of Fas and GIT1 also reduced histological lesions induced by METH. CONCLUSION The findings indicated that the development of behavioural sensitization to METH may be mediated by Fas and GIT1 through the MEK1-Erk1/2-CREB pathway.
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- Xiaotong Shao
- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Research Center of Agriculture and Medicine Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Research Center of Agriculture and Medicine Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Research Center of Agriculture and Medicine Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Research Center of Agriculture and Medicine Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Research Center of Agriculture and Medicine Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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Wen D, Hui R, Liu Y, Luo Y, Wang J, Shen X, Xie B, Yu F, Cong B, Ma C. Molecular hydrogen attenuates methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization and activation of ERK-ΔFosB signaling in the mouse nucleus accumbens. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020; 97:109781. [PMID: 31629777 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Methamphetamine (METH) is one of the most prevalently used illegal psychostimulants in many countries. Continuous exposure to METH leads to behavioral sensitization in animals, which can be used as a behavioral model with many mechanisms in common with relapse in humans. Molecular hydrogen has recently gained attention for its potential as a novel healthcare product with preventive and therapeutic applicability to a wide range of pathological conditions. However, it remains unclear whether and, if so, how hydrogen regulates METH-induced behavioral abnormalities. In the present study, we investigated the roles of molecular hydrogen on the acquisition and transfer of METH-induced behavioral sensitization and the accompanying changes in ERK phosphorylation and ΔFosB activation in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of mice. To this end, male C57BL/6 mice received METH (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg, i.p.) injections for 7 days followed by a METH challenge (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg, i.p.) after a 7-day transfer period. Molecular hydrogen, delivered through a hydrogen-rich saline (HRS) injection (10 mL/kg, i.p., 3-h interval), was administered during the acquisition and transfer periods. We found that HRS administration was able to inhibit the acquisition and transfer of 0.1 and 0.5 mg/kg METH-induced behavioral sensitization to a certain extent, thereby attenuating the expression of behavioral sensitization. The HRS injections alone did not induce any obvious changes in locomotor activity in mice. Intriguingly, the increases in pERK and ΔFosB in the NAc, which accompanied the METH-induced behavioral sensitization, were also attenuated by the HRS treatments. Due to the anti-oxidative function of molecular hydrogen, the HRS injections reduced METH-induced reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde generation in the NAc. These results suggest that molecular hydrogen serves as an anti-oxidative agent with potentially therapeutic applicability to the treatment of METH addicts.
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- Di Wen
- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081,China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China.
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China.
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Ifenprodil Attenuates Methamphetamine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization Through the GluN2B-PP2A-AKT Cascade in the Dorsal Striatum of Mice. Neurochem Res 2020; 45:891-901. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-020-02966-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Methamphetamine exacerbates neuroinflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide by activating dopamine D1-like receptors. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 73:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Xu J, Zhang Z, Liu R, Sun Y, Liu H, Nie Z, Zhao X, Pu X. Function of complement factor H and imaging of small molecules by MALDI-MSI in a methamphetamine behavioral sensitization model. Behav Brain Res 2019; 364:233-244. [PMID: 30731099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND At present, the harm of new-type drug, methamphetamine (METH), has gradually exceeded that of the traditional opioid drugs, and METH abuse has become a serious public health and social problem. In our previous study, complement factor H (CFH) was found to be upregulated in the sera of METH-addicted patients and rats and in certain brain regions in the rats. METHODS We used ELISA and immunofluorescence to confirm the changes in CFH in the serum and hippocampus of a METH behavioral sensitization mouse model, and C1q expression was also detected by immunofluorescence in the hippocampus. We aimed to elucidate the involvement of CFH and C1q in the mechanism of METH addiction. We also detected the distribution of various small molecules by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) in select brain regions: the nucleus accumbens, the hippocampus and the ventral tegmental area. RESULTS The expression of CFH was upregulated in the serum and hippocampus of METH behavioral sensitization model mice, consistent with our previous research on conditioned place preference rats. In contrast, C1q decreased dramatically in the mossy fibers of the hippocampus. The results of small-molecule imaging by MALDI-MSI showed that the levels of K+, antioxidants, neurotransmitters, and ATP metabolism-related molecules were altered in different regions. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate the involvement of the complement system in the mechanism of METH addiction and validate the presence of oxidative stress, energy metabolism changes during addiction. This suggests the utility of further investigation into the above aspects.
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- Jiamin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing Center for Mass Spectrometry, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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HIV-1 TAT protein enhances sensitization to methamphetamine by affecting dopaminergic function. Brain Behav Immun 2017; 65:210-221. [PMID: 28495611 PMCID: PMC5537017 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Methamphetamine abuse is common among humans with immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The HIV-1 regulatory protein TAT induces dysfunction of mesolimbic dopaminergic systems which may result in impaired reward processes and contribute to methamphetamine abuse. These studies investigated the impact of TAT expression on methamphetamine-induced locomotor sensitization, underlying changes in dopamine function and adenosine receptors in mesolimbic brain areas and neuroinflammation (microgliosis). Transgenic mice with doxycycline-induced TAT protein expression in the brain were tested for locomotor activity in response to repeated methamphetamine injections and methamphetamine challenge after a 7-day abstinence period. Dopamine function in the nucleus accumbens (Acb) was determined using high performance liquid chromatography. Expression of dopamine and/or adenosine A receptors (ADORA) in the Acb and caudate putamen (CPu) was assessed using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry analyses. Microarrays with pathway analyses assessed dopamine and adenosine signaling in the CPu. Activity-dependent neurotransmitter switching of a reserve pool of non-dopaminergic neurons to a dopaminergic phenotype in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) was determined by immunohistochemistry and quantified with stereology. TAT expression enhanced methamphetamine-induced sensitization. TAT expression alone decreased striatal dopamine (D1, D2, D4, D5) and ADORA1A receptor expression, while increasing ADORA2A receptors expression. Moreover, TAT expression combined with methamphetamine exposure was associated with increased adenosine A receptors (ADORA1A) expression and increased recruitment of dopamine neurons in the VTA. TAT expression and methamphetamine exposure induced microglia activation with the largest effect after combined exposure. Our findings suggest that dopamine-adenosine receptor interactions and reserve pool neuronal recruitment may represent potential targets to develop new treatments for methamphetamine abuse in individuals with HIV.
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