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Clare K, Park K, Pan Y, Lejuez CW, Volkow ND, Du C. Neurovascular effects of cocaine: relevance to addiction. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1357422. [PMID: 38455961 PMCID: PMC10917943 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1357422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug, and its use is associated with adverse medical consequences such as cerebrovascular accidents that result in debilitating neurological complications. Indeed, brain imaging studies have reported severe reductions in cerebral blood flow (CBF) in cocaine misusers when compared to the brains of healthy non-drug using controls. Such CBF deficits are likely to disrupt neuro-vascular interaction and contribute to changes in brain function. This review aims to provide an overview of cocaine-induced CBF changes and its implication to brain function and to cocaine addiction, including its effects on tissue metabolism and neuronal activity. Finally, we discuss implications for future research, including targeted pharmacological interventions and neuromodulation to limit cocaine use and mitigate the negative impacts.
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- Kevin Clare
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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Pang B, Wu X, Chen H, Yan Y, Du Z, Yu Z, Yang X, Wang W, Lu K. Exploring the memory: existing activity-dependent tools to tag and manipulate engram cells. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 17:1279032. [PMID: 38259503 PMCID: PMC10800721 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1279032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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The theory of engrams, proposed several years ago, is highly crucial to understanding the progress of memory. Although it significantly contributes to identifying new treatments for cognitive disorders, it is limited by a lack of technology. Several scientists have attempted to validate this theory but failed. With the increasing availability of activity-dependent tools, several researchers have found traces of engram cells. Activity-dependent tools are based on the mechanisms underlying neuronal activity and use a combination of emerging molecular biological and genetic technology. Scientists have used these tools to tag and manipulate engram neurons and identified numerous internal connections between engram neurons and memory. In this review, we provide the background, principles, and selected examples of applications of existing activity-dependent tools. Using a combination of traditional definitions and concepts of engram cells, we discuss the applications and limitations of these tools and propose certain developmental directions to further explore the functions of engram cells.
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- Bo Pang
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ankang Central Hospital, Ankang, China
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- Laboratory Animal Management Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Southern Medical Laboratory Animal Sci. and Tech. Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Xiao L, Jiang S, Wang Y, Gao C, Liu C, Huo X, Li W, Guo B, Wang C, Sun Y, Wang A, Feng Y, Wang F, Sun T. Continuous high-frequency deep brain stimulation of the anterior insula modulates autism-like behavior in a valproic acid-induced rat model. J Transl Med 2022; 20:570. [PMID: 36474209 PMCID: PMC9724311 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Until now, the treatment of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remain a difficult problem. The insula is involved in empathy and sensorimotor integration, which are often impaired in individuals with ASD. Deep brain stimulation, modulating neuronal activity in specific brain circuits, has recently been considered as a promising intervention for neuropsychiatric disorders. Valproic acid (VPA) is a potential teratogenic agent, and prenatal exposure can cause autism-like symptoms including repetitive behaviors and defective sociability. Herein, we investigated the effects of continuous high-frequency deep brain stimulation in the anterior insula of rats exposed to VPA and explored cognitive functions, behavior, and molecular proteins connected to autism spectrum disorder. METHODS VPA-exposed offspring were bilaterally implanted with electrodes in the anterior insula (Day 0) with a recovery period of 1 week. (Day 0-7). High-frequency deep brain stimulation was applied from days 11 to 29. Three behavioral tests, including three-chamber social interaction test, were performed on days 7, 13, 18, 25 and 36, and several rats were used for analysis of immediate early genes and proteomic after deep brain stimulation intervention. Meanwhile, animals were subjected to a 20 day spatial learning and cognitive rigidity test using IntelliCage on day 11. RESULTS Deep brain stimulation improved the sociability and social novelty preference at day 18 prior to those at day 13, and the improvement has reached the upper limit compared to day 25. As for repetitive/stereotypic-like behavior, self- grooming time were reduced at day 18 and reached the upper limit, and the numbers of burried marbles were reduced at day 13 prior to those at day 18 and day 25. The improvements of sociability and social novelty preference were persistent after the stimulation had ceased. Spatial learning ability and cognitive rigidity were unaffected. We identified 35 proteins in the anterior insula, some of which were intimately linked to autism, and their expression levels were reversed upon administration of deep brain stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Autism-like behavior was ameliorated and autism-related proteins were reversed in the insula by deep brain stimulation intervention, these findings reveal that the insula may be a potential target for DBS in the treatment of autism, which provide a theoretical basis for its clinical application., although future studies are still warranted.
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- Lifei Xiao
- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China ,grid.413385.80000 0004 1799 1445Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.416966.a0000 0004 1758 1470Department of Neurosurgery, Weifang People’s Hospital, Weifang, 261000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.413385.80000 0004 1799 1445Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.477991.5Department of Otolaryngology and Head Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Yinchuan, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China ,grid.413385.80000 0004 1799 1445Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.440288.20000 0004 1758 0451Department of Neurosurgery, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, 710000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000 China
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- grid.412194.b0000 0004 1761 9803Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China ,grid.413385.80000 0004 1799 1445Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750000 China
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Eskandari K, Fattahi M, Yazdanian H, Haghparast A. Is Deep Brain Stimulation an Effective Treatment for Psychostimulant Dependency? A Preclinical and Clinical Systematic Review. Neurochem Res 2022; 48:1255-1268. [PMID: 36445490 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03818-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Addiction to psychostimulants significantly affects public health. Standard medical therapy is often not curative. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment that has attracted much attention for addiction treatment in recent years. The present review aimed to systematically identify the positive and adverse effects of DBS in human and animal models to evaluate the feasibility of DBS as a treatment for psychostimulant abuse. The current study also examined the possible mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of DBS. In February 2022, a comprehensive search of four databases, including Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus, was carried out to identify all reports that DBS was a treatment for psychostimulant addiction. The selected studies were extracted, summarized, and evaluated using the appropriate methodological quality assessment tools. The results indicated that DBS could reduce relapse and the desire for the drug in human and animal subjects without any severe side effects. The underlying mechanisms of DBS are complex and likely vary from region to region in terms of stimulation parameters and patterns. DBS seems a promising therapeutic option. However, clinical experiences are currently limited to several uncontrolled case reports. Further studies with controlled, double-blind designs are needed. In addition, more research on animals and humans is required to investigate the precise role of DBS and its mechanisms to achieve optimal stimulation parameters and develop new, less invasive methods.
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Grembecka B, Glac W, Listowska M, Jerzemowska G, Plucińska K, Majkutewicz I, Badtke P, Wrona D. Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Affects Plasma Corticosterone Concentration and Peripheral Immunity Changes in Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2021; 16:454-469. [PMID: 32648088 PMCID: PMC8087570 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-020-09934-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS-STN) is an effective treatment for advanced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, a connection between the limbic part of the STN and side effects of DBS-STN has been increasingly recognized. Animal studies have shown that DBS-STN influences behavior and provokes neurochemical changes in regions of the limbic system. Some of these regions, which are activated during DBS-STN, are involved in neuroimmunomodulation. The therapeutic effects of DBS-STN in PD treatment are clear, but the influence of DBS-STN on peripheral immunity has not been reported so far. In this study, we examined the effects of unilateral DBS-STN applied in male Wistar rats with 6-hydroxydopamine PD model (DBS-6OHDA) and rats without nigral dopamine depletion (DBS) on corticosterone (CORT) plasma concentration, blood natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC), leukocyte numbers, lymphocyte population and apoptosis numbers, plasma interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) concentration. The same peripheral immune parameters we measured also in non-stimulated rats with PD model (6OHDA). We observed peripheral immunity changes related to PD model. The NKCC and percentage of T cytotoxic lymphocytes were enhanced, while the level of lymphocyte apoptosis was down regulated in 6OHDA and DBS-6OHDA groups. After DBS-STN (DBS-6OHDA and DBS groups), the plasma CORT and TNF-α were elevated, the number of NK cells and percentage of apoptosis were increased, while the number of B lymphocytes was decreased. We also found, changes in plasma IFN-γ and IL-6 levels in all the groups. These results suggest potential peripheral immunomodulative effects of DBS-STN in the rat model of PD. However, further studies are necessary to explain these findings and their clinical implication. Graphical Abstract Influence of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on peripheral immunity in rat model of Parkinson's disease.
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- Beata Grembecka
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 1 Dębinki Str, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 59 Wita Stwosza Str, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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Upadhyayula PS, Rennert RC, Martin JR, Yue JK, Yang J, Gillis-Buck EM, Sidhu N, Cheung CK, Lee AT, Hoshide RR, Ciacci JD. Basal impulses: findings from the last twenty years on impulsivity and reward pathways using deep brain stimulation. J Neurosurg Sci 2020; 64:544-551. [PMID: 32972108 DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.20.04906-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an important treatment modality for movement disorders. Its role in tasks and processes of higher cortical function continues to increase in importance and relevance. This systematic review investigates the impact of DBS on measures of impulsivity. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A total of 45 studies were collated from PubMed (30 prospective, 8 animal, 4 questionnaire-based, and 3 computational models), excluding case reports and review articles. Two areas extensively studied are the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and nucleus accumbens (NAc). EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS While both are part of the basal ganglia, the STN and NAc have extensive connections to the prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, and limbic system. Therefore, understanding cause and treatment of impulsivity requires understanding motor pathways, learning, memory, and emotional processing. DBS of the STN and NAc shell can increase objective measures of impulsivity, as measured by reaction times or reward-based learning, independent from patient insight. The ability for DBS to treat impulse control disorders, and also cause and/or worsen impulsivity in Parkinson's disease, may be explained by the affected closely-related neuroanatomical areas with discrete and sometimes opposing functions. CONCLUSIONS As newer, more refined DBS technology emerges, large-scale prospective studies specifically aimed at treatment of impulsivity disorders are needed.
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- Pavan S Upadhyayula
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA -
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Prasad AA, McNally GP. The ventral pallidum and relapse in alcohol seeking. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:3855-3864. [PMID: 32557550 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Alcohol-use disorders are chronically relapsing conditions characterized by cycles of use, abstinence and relapse. The ventral pallidum (VP) is a key node in the neural circuits controlling relapse to alcohol seeking and a key target of pharmacotherapies for relapse prevention. There has been a significant increase in our understanding of the molecular, anatomical, pharmacological and functional properties of the ventral pallidum, laying foundations for a new understanding of its role in relapse to alcohol seeking and motivation. Here we review these advances, placing special emphasis on how advances in understanding in the cellular and circuit architectures of ventral pallidum contributes to the relapse to alcohol seeking. We show how this knowledge improves mechanistic understanding of current relapse prevention pharmacotherapies, how it may be used to tailor these against different forms of relapse and how it may help provide insights into the mental health problems frequently co-morbid with alcohol-use disorders.
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Vachez Y, Carcenac C, Magnard R, Kerkerian‐Le Goff L, Salin P, Savasta M, Carnicella S, Boulet S. Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Impairs Motivation: Implication for Apathy in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord 2020; 35:616-628. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.27953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Yvan Vachez
- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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- Inserm U1216 Grenoble France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, GIN Grenoble France
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Schönfeld LM, Wojtecki L. Beyond Emotions: Oscillations of the Amygdala and Their Implications for Electrical Neuromodulation. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:366. [PMID: 31057358 PMCID: PMC6482269 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The amygdala is a structure involved in emotions, fear, learning and memory and is highly interconnected with other brain regions, for example the motor cortex and the basal ganglia that are often targets of treatments involving electrical stimulation. Deep brain stimulation of the basal ganglia is successfully used to treat movement disorders, but can carry along non-motor side effects. The origin of these non-motor side effects is not fully understood yet, but might be altered oscillatory communication between specific motor areas and the amygdala. Oscillations in various frequency bands have been detected in the amygdala during cognitive and emotional tasks, which can couple with oscillations in cortical regions or the hippocampus. However, data on oscillatory coupling between the amygdala and motor areas are still lacking. This review provides a summary of oscillation frequencies measured in the amygdala and their possible functional relevance in different species, followed by evidence for connectivity between the amygdala and motor areas, such as the basal ganglia and the motor cortex. We hypothesize that the amygdala could communicate with motor areas through coherence of low frequency bands in the theta-alpha range. Furthermore, we discuss a potential role of the amygdala in therapeutic approaches based on electrical stimulation.
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- Lisa-Maria Schönfeld
- Comparative Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Center for Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Hospital zum Heiligen Geist, Kempen, Germany
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Noe E, Bonneau N, Fournier ML, Caillé S, Cador M, Le Moine C. Arc reactivity in accumbens nucleus, amygdala and hippocampus differentiates cue over context responses during reactivation of opiate withdrawal memory. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2019; 159:24-35. [PMID: 30771462 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2019.02.007] [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: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Opiate withdrawal induces an early aversive state which can be associated to contexts and/or cues, and re-exposure to either these contexts or cues may participate in craving and relapse. Nucleus accumbens (NAC), hippocampus (HPC) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) are crucial substrates for acute opiate withdrawal, and for withdrawal memory retrieval. Also HPC and BLA interacting with the NAC are suggested to respectively mediate the processing of context and cue representations of drug-related memories. Here we used a paradigm of conditioned suppression of operant food seeking, allowing to differentiate context and cue related responses, to study the influence of withdrawal memories on operant behavior and the underlying neural substrates. catFISH for Arc mRNA expression was used to discriminate cellular responses during context and cue (flashing light) periods in this paradigm. We show that reactivation of the memory of the negative affective state of withdrawal suppresses active lever pressing for food, and this conditioned suppression is generalized to the context. Interestingly the behavioral responses during the context and cue light periods are associated with differential Arc mRNA activations within the NAC, BLA, and HPC. Indeed both periods led to NAC shell activation whereas the NAC core was responsive only following the cue light period. Moreover, BLA and HPC were more responsive during cue-light and context period respectively. These data further support the already reported differential role of these brain structures on cue vs context-induced reinstatement of operant behaviors, and highlight the existence of common mechanisms for the processing of positive and aversive emotional memories.
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- Emilie Noe
- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Subthalamic nucleus high frequency stimulation prevents and reverses escalated cocaine use. Mol Psychiatry 2018; 23:2266-2276. [PMID: 29880881 PMCID: PMC8276917 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0080-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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One of the key features of addiction is the escalated drug intake. The neural mechanisms involved in the transition to addiction remain to be elucidated. Since abnormal neuronal activity within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) stands as potential general neuromarker common to impulse control spectrum deficits, as observed in obsessive-compulsive disorders, the present study recorded and manipulated STN neuronal activity during the initial transition to addiction (i.e., escalation) and post-abstinence relapse (i.e., re-escalation) in rats with extended drug access. We found that low-frequency (theta and beta bands) neuronal oscillations in the STN increase with escalation of cocaine intake and that either lesion or high-frequency stimulation prevents the escalation of cocaine intake. STN-HFS also reduces re-escalation after prolonged, but not short, protracted abstinence, suggesting that STN-HFS is an effective prevention for relapse when baseline rates of self-administration have been re-established. Thus, STN dysfunctions may represent an underlying mechanism for cocaine addiction and therefore a promising target for the treatment of addiction.
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Creed M. Current and emerging neuromodulation therapies for addiction: insight from pre-clinical studies. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2018. [PMID: 29524847 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Neuromodulation therapies such as deep brain stimulation or transcranial magnetic stimulation have shown promise in reducing symptoms of addiction when applied to the prefontal cortex, nucleus accumbens or subthalamic nucleus. Pre-clinical investigations implicate modulation of the cortico-basal ganglia network in these therapeutic effects, and this mechanistic understanding is necessary to optimize stimulation paradigms. Recently, the principle that neuromodulation can reverse drug-evoked synaptic plasticity and reduce behavioral symptoms of addiction has inspired novel stimulation paradigms that have long-term effects in animal models. Pre-clinical studies have also raised the possibility that tailoring neuromodulation protocols can modulate distinct symptoms of addiction. Combining mechanistic knowledge of circuit dysfunction with emerging technologies for non-invasive neuromodulation holds promise for developing therapies for addiction and related disorders.
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- Meaghan Creed
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, 655 West Baltimore Street, Bressler Research Building, 4-021, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Surgical Treatment for Refractory Drug Addiction. Neuromodulation 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805353-9.00090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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High-Frequency Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Blocks Compulsive-Like Re-Escalation of Heroin Taking in Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017; 42:1850-1859. [PMID: 27917870 PMCID: PMC5520777 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Opioid addiction, including addiction to heroin, has markedly increased in the past decade. The cost and pervasiveness of heroin addiction, including resistance to recovery from addiction, provide a compelling basis for developing novel therapeutic strategies. Deep brain stimulation may represent a viable alternative strategy for the treatment of intractable heroin addiction, particularly in individuals who are resistant to traditional therapies. Here we provide preclinical evidence of the therapeutic potential of high-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN HFS) for heroin addiction. STN HFS prevented the re-escalation of heroin intake after abstinence in rats with extended access to heroin, an animal model of compulsive heroin taking. STN HFS inhibited key brain regions, including the substantia nigra, entopeduncular nucleus, and nucleus accumbens shell measured using brain mapping analyses of immediate-early gene expression and produced a robust silencing of STN neurons as measured using whole-cell recording ex vivo. These results warrant further investigation to examine the therapeutic effects that STN HFS may have on relapse in humans with heroin addiction.
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Schweizer N, Viereckel T, Smith-Anttila CJ, Nordenankar K, Arvidsson E, Mahmoudi S, Zampera A, Wärner Jonsson H, Bergquist J, Lévesque D, Konradsson-Geuken Å, Andersson M, Dumas S, Wallén-Mackenzie Å. Reduced Vglut2/Slc17a6 Gene Expression Levels throughout the Mouse Subthalamic Nucleus Cause Cell Loss and Structural Disorganization Followed by Increased Motor Activity and Decreased Sugar Consumption. eNeuro 2016; 3:ENEURO.0264-16.2016. [PMID: 27699212 PMCID: PMC5041164 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0264-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) plays a central role in motor, cognitive, and affective behavior. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the STN is the most common surgical intervention for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), and STN has lately gained attention as target for DBS in neuropsychiatric disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and addiction. Animal studies using STN-DBS, lesioning, or inactivation of STN neurons have been used extensively alongside clinical studies to unravel the structural organization, circuitry, and function of the STN. Recent studies in rodent STN models have exposed different roles for STN neurons in reward-related functions. We have previously shown that the majority of STN neurons express the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 gene (Vglut2/Slc17a6) and that reduction of Vglut2 mRNA levels within the STN of mice [conditional knockout (cKO)] causes reduced postsynaptic activity and behavioral hyperlocomotion. The cKO mice showed less interest in fatty rewards, which motivated analysis of reward-response. The current results demonstrate decreased sugar consumption and strong rearing behavior, whereas biochemical analyses show altered dopaminergic and peptidergic activity in the striatum. The behavioral alterations were in fact correlated with opposite effects in the dorsal versus the ventral striatum. Significant cell loss and disorganization of the STN structure was identified, which likely accounts for the observed alterations. Rare genetic variants of the human VGLUT2 gene exist, and this study shows that reduced Vglut2/Slc17a6 gene expression levels exclusively within the STN of mice is sufficient to cause strong modifications in both the STN and the mesostriatal dopamine system.
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- Nadine Schweizer
- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, BMC - Analytical Chemistry and Neurochemistry, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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Rossi PJ, Gunduz A, Okun MS. The Subthalamic Nucleus, Limbic Function, and Impulse Control. Neuropsychol Rev 2015; 25:398-410. [PMID: 26577509 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-015-9306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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It has been well documented that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) to address some of the disabling motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) can evoke unintended effects, especially on non-motor behavior. This observation has catalyzed more than a decade of research concentrated on establishing trends and identifying potential mechanisms for these non-motor effects. While many issues remain unresolved, the collective result of many research studies and clinical observations has been a general recognition of the role of the STN in mediating limbic function. In particular, the STN has been implicated in impulse control and the related construct of valence processing. A better understanding of STN involvement in these phenomena could have important implications for treating impulse control disorders (ICDs). ICDs affect up to 40% of PD patients on dopamine agonist therapy and approximately 15% of PD patients overall. ICDs have been reported to be associated with STN DBS. In this paper we will focus on impulse control and review pre-clinical, clinical, behavioral, imaging, and electrophysiological studies pertaining to the limbic function of the STN.
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- P Justin Rossi
- Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. .,Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, HSC Box 100236, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA.
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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