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Cardona-Acosta AM, Bolaños-Guzmán CA. Role of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway in the antidepressant effects of ketamine. Neuropharmacology 2023; 225:109374. [PMID: 36516891 PMCID: PMC9839658 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2022.109374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Depression is a complex and highly heterogeneous disorder which diagnosis is based on an exceedingly variable set of clinical symptoms. Current treatments focus almost exclusively on the manipulation of monoamine neurotransmitter systems, but despite considerable efforts, these remain inadequate for a significant proportion of those afflicted by the disorder. The emergence of racemic (R, S)-ketamine as a fast-acting antidepressant has provided an exciting new path for the study of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the search for better therapeutics for its treatment. Previous work suggested that ketamine's mechanism of action is primarily mediated via blockaded of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, however, this is an area of active research and clinical and preclinical evidence now indicate that ketamine acts on multiple systems. The last couple of decades have cemented the mesolimbic dopamine reward pathway's involvement in the pathogenesis of MDD and related mood disorders. Exposure to negative stress dysregulates dopamine neuronal activity disrupting reward and motivational processes resulting in anhedonia (lack of pleasure), a hallmark symptom of depression. Although the mechanism(s) underlying ketamine's antidepressant activity continue to be elucidated, current evidence indicate that its therapeutic effects are mediated, at least in part, via long-lasting synaptic changes and subsequent molecular adaptations in brain regions within the mesolimbic dopamine system. Notwithstanding, ketamine is a drug of abuse, and this liability may pose limitations for long term use as an antidepressant. This review outlines the current knowledge of ketamine's actions within the mesolimbic dopamine system and its abuse potential. This article is part of the Special Issue on 'Ketamine and its Metabolites'.
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- Astrid M Cardona-Acosta
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Program in Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Program in Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Gledhill LJ, Babey AM. Synthesis of the Mechanisms of Opioid Tolerance: Do We Still Say NO? Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 41:927-948. [PMID: 33704603 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-021-01065-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
The use of morphine as a first-line agent for moderate-to-severe pain is limited by the development of analgesic tolerance. Initially opioid receptor desensitization in response to repeated stimulation, thought to underpin the establishment of tolerance, was linked to a compensatory increase in adenylate cyclase responsiveness. The subsequent demonstration of cross-talk between N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors and opioid receptors led to the recognition of a role for nitric oxide (NO), wherein blockade of NO synthesis could prevent tolerance developing. Investigations of the link between NO levels and opioid receptor desensitization implicated a number of events including kinase recruitment and peroxynitrite-mediated protein regulation. Recent experimental advances and the identification of new cellular constituents have expanded the potential signaling candidates to include unexpected, intermediary compounds not previously linked to this process such as zinc, histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein 1 (HINT1), micro-ribonucleic acid (mi-RNA) and regulator of G protein signaling Z (RGSZ). A further complication is a lack of consistency in the protocols used to create tolerance, with some using acute methods measured in minutes to hours and others using days. There is also an emphasis on the cellular changes that are extant only after tolerance has been established. Although a review of the literature demonstrates a lack of spatio-temporal detail, there still appears to be a pivotal role for nitric oxide, as well as both intracellular and intercellular cross-talk. The use of more consistent approaches to verify these underlying mechanism(s) could provide an avenue for targeted drug development to rescue opioid efficacy.
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- Laura J Gledhill
- CURA Pharmacy, St. John of God Hospital, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.
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Heinsbroek JA, De Vries TJ, Peters J. Glutamatergic Systems and Memory Mechanisms Underlying Opioid Addiction. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2021; 11:cshperspect.a039602. [PMID: 32341068 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a039602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and is of critical importance for the synaptic and circuit mechanisms that underlie opioid addiction. Opioid memories formed over the course of repeated drug use and withdrawal can become powerful stimuli that trigger craving and relapse, and glutamatergic neurotransmission is essential for the formation and maintenance of these memories. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms by which glutamate, dopamine, and opioid signaling interact to mediate the primary rewarding effects of opioids, and cover the glutamatergic systems and circuits that mediate the expression, extinction, and reinstatement of opioid seeking over the course of opioid addiction.
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- Jasper A Heinsbroek
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, VU University Medical Center, 1081HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Perez-Caballero L, Perez V, Berrocoso E. What ketamine can teach us about the opioid system in depression? Expert Opin Drug Discov 2020; 15:1369-1372. [PMID: 32568562 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2020.1781812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Laura Perez-Caballero
- Neuropsychopharmacology & Psychobiology Research Group, Area of Psychobiology, Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz , Cádiz, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM) , Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM) , Madrid, Spain.,Departament de Psiquiatría i de Medicina Legal, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Hospital del Mar, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuropsychopharmacology & Psychobiology Research Group, Area of Psychobiology, Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz , Cádiz, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM) , Madrid, Spain
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Sial OK, Parise EM, Parise LF, Gnecco T, Bolaños-Guzmán CA. Ketamine: The final frontier or another depressing end? Behav Brain Res 2020; 383:112508. [PMID: 32017978 PMCID: PMC7127859 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Two decades ago, the observation of a rapid and sustained antidepressant response after ketamine administration provided an exciting new avenue in the search for more effective therapeutics for the treatment of clinical depression. Research elucidating the mechanism(s) underlying ketamine's antidepressant properties has led to the development of several hypotheses, including that of disinhibition of excitatory glutamate neurons via blockade of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Although the prominent understanding has been that ketamine's mode of action is mediated solely via the NMDA receptor, this view has been challenged by reports implicating other glutamate receptors such as AMPA, and other neurotransmitter systems such as serotonin and opioids in the antidepressant response. The recent approval of esketamine (Spravato™) for the treatment of depression has sparked a resurgence of interest for a deeper understanding of the mechanism(s) underlying ketamine's actions and safe therapeutic use. This review aims to present our current knowledge on both NMDA and non-NMDA mechanisms implicated in ketamine's response, and addresses the controversy surrounding the antidepressant role and potency of its stereoisomers and metabolites. There is much that remains to be known about our understanding of ketamine's antidepressant properties; and although the arrival of esketamine has been received with great enthusiasm, it is now more important than ever that its mechanisms of action be fully delineated, and both the short- and long-term neurobiological/functional consequences of its treatment be thoroughly characterized.
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MESH Headings
- Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
- Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Depressive Disorder, Major/drug therapy
- Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant/drug therapy
- Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/drug effects
- Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology
- Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Ketamine/pharmacology
- Ketamine/therapeutic use
- Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/drug effects
- Receptor, Muscarinic M1/drug effects
- Receptors, AMPA/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/drug effects
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3/drug effects
- Receptors, sigma/drug effects
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Omar K Sial
- Texas A&M University: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 4325 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Texas A&M University: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 4325 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Texas A&M University: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 4325 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Klein ME, Chandra J, Sheriff S, Malinow R. Opioid system is necessary but not sufficient for antidepressive actions of ketamine in rodents. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:2656-2662. [PMID: 31941713 PMCID: PMC7007545 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916570117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Slow response to the standard treatment for depression increases suffering and risk of suicide. Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, can rapidly alleviate depressive symptoms and reduce suicidality, possibly by decreasing hyperactivity in the lateral habenula (LHb) brain nucleus. Here we find that in a rat model of human depression, opioid antagonists abolish the ability of ketamine to reduce the depression-like behavioral and LHb hyperactive cellular phenotypes. However, activation of opiate receptors alone is not sufficient to produce ketamine-like effects, nor does ketamine mimic the hedonic effects of an opiate, indicating that the opioid system does not mediate the actions of ketamine but rather is permissive. Thus, ketamine does not act as an opiate but its effects require both NMDA and opiate receptor signaling, suggesting that interactions between these two neurotransmitter systems are necessary to achieve an antidepressant effect.
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- Matthew E Klein
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093;
- Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093
- Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biology, UCSD, San Diego, CA 92093
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- Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093
- Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biology, UCSD, San Diego, CA 92093
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- Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093
- Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biology, UCSD, San Diego, CA 92093
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- Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093;
- Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biology, UCSD, San Diego, CA 92093
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Affiliation(s)
- Marlene A Wilson
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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Carrero JP, Kaigler KF, Hartshorn GH, Fadel JR, Wilson MA. Mu opioid receptor regulation of glutamate efflux in the central amygdala in response to predator odor. Neurobiol Stress 2019; 11:100197. [PMID: 31832510 PMCID: PMC6888766 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2019.100197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The amygdala plays an important role in the responses to predator threat. Glutamatergic processes in amygdala regulate the behavioral responses to predator stress, and we have found that exposure to ferret odor activates glutamatergic neurons of the basolateral amygdala [BLA] which are known to project to the central amygdala [CeA]. Therefore, we tested if predator stress would increase glutamate release in the rat CeA using in vivo microdialysis, while monitoring behavioral responses during a 1 h exposure to ferret odor. Since injections of mu opioid receptor [MOR] agonists and antagonists into the CeA modulate behavioral responses to predator odor, we locally infused the MOR agonist DAMGO or the MOR antagonist CTAP into the CeA during predator stress to examine effects on glutamate efflux and behavior. We found that ferret odor exposure increased glutamate, but not GABA, efflux in the CeA, and this effect was attenuated by tetrodotoxin. Interestingly, increases in glutamate efflux elicited by ferret odor exposure were blocked by infusion of CTAP, but CTAP did not alter the behavioral responses during predator stress. DAMGO alone enhanced glutamate efflux, but did not modulate glutamate efflux during predator stress. These studies demonstrate that ferret odor exposure, like other stressors, enhances glutamate efflux in the CeA. Further, they suggest that activation of MOR in the CeA may help shape the defensive response to predator odor and other threats.
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- Jeffrey Parrilla Carrero
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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Opioids are the most commonly used and effective analgesic treatments for severe pain, but they have recently come under scrutiny owing to epidemic levels of abuse and overdose. These compounds act on the endogenous opioid system, which comprises four G protein-coupled receptors (mu, delta, kappa, and nociceptin) and four major peptide families (β-endorphin, enkephalins, dynorphins, and nociceptin/orphanin FQ). In this review, we first describe the functional organization and pharmacology of the endogenous opioid system. We then summarize current knowledge on the signaling mechanisms by which opioids regulate neuronal function and neurotransmission. Finally, we discuss the loci of opioid analgesic action along peripheral and central pain pathways, emphasizing the pain-relieving properties of opioids against the affective dimension of the pain experience.
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- Gregory Corder
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; .,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.,Stanford Neurosciences Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA; .,Division of Basic Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.,Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; .,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.,Stanford Neurosciences Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.,New York Stem Cell Foundation - Robertson Investigator, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
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Yan JB, Hu ZH. [µ-opioid receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala mediate sodium intake in rats]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2017; 37:1195-1200. [PMID: 28951361 PMCID: PMC6765484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the opioidergic mechanism of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) for regulating sodium appetite in rats. METHDOS Using the elaborate invasive cerebral cannulation and brain microinjection method, we observed the effects of bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO (a selective µ-opioid receptor agonist) and CTAP (a highly selective µ-opioid receptor antagonist), either alone or in combination, on NaCl solution (0.3 mol/L) and water intake by rats in different models of Na+ ingestion. RESULTS In the two-bottle tests, bilateral injections of DAMGO at 1, 2, and 4 nmol into the CeA induced a dose-related increase of NaCl and water intake in rats treated with water deprivation with partial rehydration (WD-PR), and pretreatment with 0.5, 1, and 2 nmol CTAP injected into the CeA significantly suppressed DAMGO-induced NaCl and water intake in a dose-dependent manner: in the one-bottle tests, bilateral injections of DAMGO (2 noml) into the CeA had no effect on water intake of the rats. In rats with subcutaneous injection of furosemide (FURO) combined with captopril (CAP) (FURO+CAP), bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO (2 nmol) caused increased NaCl and water intake in the two-bottle tests, but such effects were suppressed by pretreatment with CTAP injection into the CeA; in the one-bottle tests, bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO had no effect on water intake of the rats. CONCLUSION µ-opioid receptors in the CeA are involved in the excitatory regulation of sodium appetite to mediate sodium intake. µ-opioid receptor antagonists are expected to be targets for developing inhibitors of sodium appetite.
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- Jun-Bao Yan
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.E-mail:
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Yan JB, Hu ZH. [µ-opioid receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala mediate sodium intake in rats]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2017; 37:1195-1200. [PMID: 28951361 PMCID: PMC6765484 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2017.09.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the opioidergic mechanism of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) for regulating sodium appetite in rats. METHDOS Using the elaborate invasive cerebral cannulation and brain microinjection method, we observed the effects of bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO (a selective µ-opioid receptor agonist) and CTAP (a highly selective µ-opioid receptor antagonist), either alone or in combination, on NaCl solution (0.3 mol/L) and water intake by rats in different models of Na+ ingestion. RESULTS In the two-bottle tests, bilateral injections of DAMGO at 1, 2, and 4 nmol into the CeA induced a dose-related increase of NaCl and water intake in rats treated with water deprivation with partial rehydration (WD-PR), and pretreatment with 0.5, 1, and 2 nmol CTAP injected into the CeA significantly suppressed DAMGO-induced NaCl and water intake in a dose-dependent manner: in the one-bottle tests, bilateral injections of DAMGO (2 noml) into the CeA had no effect on water intake of the rats. In rats with subcutaneous injection of furosemide (FURO) combined with captopril (CAP) (FURO+CAP), bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO (2 nmol) caused increased NaCl and water intake in the two-bottle tests, but such effects were suppressed by pretreatment with CTAP injection into the CeA; in the one-bottle tests, bilateral intra-CeA injections of DAMGO had no effect on water intake of the rats. CONCLUSION µ-opioid receptors in the CeA are involved in the excitatory regulation of sodium appetite to mediate sodium intake. µ-opioid receptor antagonists are expected to be targets for developing inhibitors of sodium appetite.
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- Jun-Bao Yan
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.E-mail:
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Lateral parabrachial nucleus and opioid mechanisms of the central nucleus of the amygdala in the control of sodium intake. Behav Brain Res 2017; 316:11-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang W, Wang Y, Zhang W, Jin X, Liu Y, Xu S, Lei L, Shen X, Guo X, Xia X, Wang F. Opioid-induced redistribution of 6TM and 7TM μ opioid receptors: A hypothesized mechanistic facilitator model of opioid-induced hyperalgesia. Pharmacol Rep 2016; 68:686-91. [PMID: 27116700 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Opioids are still the most popular form of pain treatment, but many unavoidable side effects make opioids a big challenge in effective pain management. Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH), a paradoxical phenomenon, portrays an increased sensitivity to harmful stimuli caused by opioid exposure. Changes in the neural modulation are considered a major contributor to the development of OIH. Activation of opioid receptors (ORs) and corresponding downstream molecules are the vital composition of functional performance of opioids. Increasing interests were proposed of the interaction between ORs and other neural transmitter systems such as glutamatergic, GABAergic and adrenergic ones to the genesis of OIH. G protein coupled μ-opioid receptor (MOR) was studied comprehensively on its role in the development of OIH. In addition to the relationship between MOR and other neurotransmitter receptors, a new intracellular MOR that has six transmembrane (6TM) domains was identified, and found to perform a pro-nociceptive task in contrast to the counterpart 7TM isoform. A mechanistic model of OIH in which both 6TM and 7TM MORs undergoing membrane redistribution upon opioid exposure is proposed which eventually facilitates the neurons more sensitive to nociceptive stimulation than that of the preceding opioid exposure.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Chaohu Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Chaohu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing T.C.M. Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Pediatric Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Chaohu Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Chaohu, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Division of Neuroscience, The Bonoi Academy of Science and Education, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Xiao Y, Lei J, Ye G, Xu H, You HJ. Role of thalamic nuclei in the modulation of Fos expression within the cerebral cortex during hypertonic saline-induced muscle nociception. Neuroscience 2015; 304:36-46. [PMID: 26189794 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
It has been proposed that thalamic mediodorsal (MD) and ventromedial (VM) nuclei form thalamic 'nociceptive discriminators' in discrimination of nociceptive afferents, and specifically govern endogenous descending facilitation and inhibition. The present study conducted in rats was to explore the role of thalamic MD and VM nuclei in modulation of cerebral neuronal activities by means of detection of spatiotemporal variations of Fos expression within the cerebral cortex. Following a unilateral intramuscular injection of 5.8% saline into the gastrocnemius muscle, Fos expression within the bilateral, different areas of the cerebral cortex except S2 was significantly increased (P<0.05). Particularly, the increases in Fos expression within the cingulate cortex and the insular cortex occurred at 0.5h, 4h and reached the peak level at 4h, 16h, respectively. Electrolytic lesion of the contralateral thalamic MD and VM nuclei significantly blocked the 5.8% saline intramuscularly induced increases in Fos expression within the bilateral cingulate and insular cortices, respectively. Additionally, the 5.8% saline-induced Fos expression in the cingulate cortex and the insular cortex were dose-dependently attenuated by microinjection of μ-opioid antagonist β-funaltrexamine hydrochloride into the thalamic MD and VM nuclei. It is suggested that (1) the neural circuits of 'thalamic MD nucleus - cingulate cortex' and 'thalamic VM nucleus - insular cortex' form two distinct pathways in the endogenous control of nociception, (2) mirror or contralateral pain is hypothesized to be related to cross-talk of neuronal activities within the bilateral cerebral cortices modulated by μ-opioid receptors within the thalamic MD and VM nuclei.
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- Y Xiao
- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China; Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Pain, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, PR China
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- Institute of Neurosciences, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
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Meng C, Liu Z, Liu GL, Fu LS, Zhang M, Zhang Z, Xia HM, Zhang SH, Xu YN. Ketamine promotes inflammation through increasing TLR4 expression in RAW264.7 cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 35:419-425. [DOI: 10.1007/s11596-015-1447-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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μ-Opioid and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the amygdala contribute to minocycline-induced potentiation of morphine analgesia in rats. Behav Pharmacol 2015; 26:383-92. [DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chartoff EH, Connery HS. It's MORe exciting than mu: crosstalk between mu opioid receptors and glutamatergic transmission in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:116. [PMID: 24904419 PMCID: PMC4034717 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Opioids selective for the G protein-coupled mu opioid receptor (MOR) produce potent analgesia and euphoria. Heroin, a synthetic opioid, is considered one of the most addictive substances, and the recent exponential rise in opioid addiction and overdose deaths has made treatment development a national public health priority. Existing medications (methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone), when combined with psychosocial therapies, have proven efficacy in reducing aspects of opioid addiction. Unfortunately, these medications have critical limitations including those associated with opioid agonist therapies (e.g., sustained physiological dependence and opioid withdrawal leading to high relapse rates upon discontinuation), non-adherence to daily dosing, and non-renewal of monthly injection with extended-release naltrexone. Furthermore, current medications fail to ameliorate key aspects of addiction such as powerful conditioned associations that trigger relapse (e.g., cues, stress, the drug itself). Thus, there is a need for developing novel treatments that target neural processes corrupted with chronic opioid use. This requires a basic understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying effects of opioids on synaptic transmission and plasticity within reward-related neural circuits. The focus of this review is to discuss how crosstalk between MOR-associated G protein signaling and glutamatergic neurotransmission leads to immediate and long-term effects on emotional states (e.g., euphoria, depression) and motivated behavior (e.g., drug-seeking, relapse). Our goal is to integrate findings on how opioids modulate synaptic release of glutamate and postsynaptic transmission via α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area with the clinical (neurobehavioral) progression of opioid dependence, as well as to identify gaps in knowledge that can be addressed in future studies.
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- Elena H Chartoff
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital Belmont, MA, USA
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Yan JB, Sun HL, Wang Q, Chen K, Sun B, Song L, Yan W, Zhao XL, Zhao SR, Zhang Y, Qiao H, Hu B, Yan JQ. Natriorexigenic effect of DAMGO is decreased by blocking AT1 receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Neuroscience 2013; 262:9-20. [PMID: 24389419 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.12.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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μ-Opioid receptor (μ-OR) activation with agonist [D-Ala², N-Me-Phe⁴, Gly⁵-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO) in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) induces sodium (0.3M NaCl) intake in rats. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pre-injections of losartan (AT1 angiotensin receptor antagonist) into the CeA on 0.3 M NaCl and water intake induced by DAMGO injected bilaterally in the same area in rats submitted to water deprivation-partial rehydration (WD-PR) and in rats treated with the diuretic furosemide (FURO) combined with a low dose of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril (CAP) injected subcutaneously (FURO/CAP). Male Sprague-Dawley rats with stainless steel cannulas implanted bilaterally into the CeA were used. In WD-PR rats, bilateral injections of DAMGO (2 nmol in 0.5 μL) into the CeA induced 0.3 M NaCl and water intake, and pre-treatment with losartan (108 nmol in 0.5 μL) injected into the CeA reduced 0.3 M NaCl and water intake induced by DAMGO. In FURO/CAP rats, pre-treatment with losartan (108 nmol in 0.5 μL) injected into the CeA attenuated the increase in 0.3M NaCl and water intake induced by DAMGO (2 nmol in 0.5 μL) injected into the same site. The results suggest that the natriorexigenic effect of DAMGO injected into the CeA is facilitated by endogenous angiotensin II acting on AT1 receptors in the CeA, which drives rats to ingest large amounts of hypertonic NaCl.
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- J-B Yan
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China; Department of Physiology, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, 263# Kaiyuan Avenue, Luoyang, Henan 471023, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China; Department of Oral Biology, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Stomatology, 98# Xiwu Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China; Department of Oral Biology, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Stomatology, 98# Xiwu Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, PR China.
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Beckerman MA, Ogorodnik E, Glass MJ. Acute morphine associated alterations in the subcellular location of the AMPA-GluR1 receptor subunit in dendrites of neurons in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala: comparisons and contrasts with other glutamate receptor subunits. Synapse 2013; 67:692-704. [PMID: 23564315 PMCID: PMC4061138 DOI: 10.1002/syn.21673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Within the amygdala, AMPA receptors expressing the AMPA-GluR1 (GluR1) subunit play an important role in basal glutamate signaling as well as behaviors associated with exposure to drugs of abuse like opiates. Although the ultrastructural location of GluR1 is an important functional feature of this protein, the basal distribution of GluR1, as well as its sensitivity to acute morphine, has never been characterized in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA). Electron microscopic immunocytochemistry employing visually distinct gold and peroxidase markers was used to explore the distribution of GluR1 and its relationship with the mu-opioid receptor (µOR) in the mouse CeA under basal conditions and after morphine. We also looked at the effect of morphine on other glutamate receptor subunits, including AMPA-GluR2 (GluR2) and NMDA-NR1 (NR1). In opiate naive animals, GluR1 and µOR were present in diverse populations of neuronal profiles, but mainly in somatodendritic structures that expressed exclusive labeling for either antigen, as well as those co-expressing both proteins. Compared to saline treated animals, mice given morphine showed significant differences in the subcellular location of GluR1 in dendrites without co-expression of µOR. Although GluR2 also showed similar changes in non-µOR expressing dendrites, contrasting effects were seen in GluR2 and µOR co-expressing profiles. These results provide the ultrastructural basis for basal interactions involving the modulation of GluR1 or µOR activity in the mouse CeA. Further, they indicate that the subcellular distribution of GluR1 is modified by acute opiates in a manner that compares, as well as contrasts, with GluR2.
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- Marc A. Beckerman
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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Nitric Oxide and Zinc-Mediated Protein Assemblies Involved in Mu Opioid Receptor Signaling. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 48:769-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Yan J, Li J, Yan J, Sun H, Wang Q, Chen K, Sun B, Wei X, Song L, Zhao X, Wei S, Han L. Activation of μ-opioid receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala induces hypertonic sodium intake. Neuroscience 2013; 233:28-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Beckerman MA, Van Kempen TA, Justice NJ, Milner TA, Glass MJ. Corticotropin-releasing factor in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala: ultrastructural distribution in NMDA-NR1 receptor subunit expressing neurons as well as projection neurons to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Exp Neurol 2012; 239:120-32. [PMID: 23063907 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and glutamate are critical signaling molecules in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA). Central amygdala CRF, acting via the CRF type 1 receptor (CRF-R1), plays an integral role in stress responses and emotional learning, processes that are generally known to involve functional NMDA-type glutamate receptors. There is also evidence that CRF expressing CeA projection neurons to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) play an important role in stress related behaviors. Despite the potentially significant interactions between CRF and NMDA receptors in the CeA, the synaptic organization of these systems is largely unknown. Using dual labeling high resolution immunocytochemical electron microscopy, it was found that individual somata and dendrites displayed immunoreactivity for CRF and the NMDA-NR1 (NR1) subunit in the mouse CeA. In addition, CRF-containing axon terminals contacted postsynaptic targets in the CeA, some of which also expressed NR1. Neuronal profiles expressing the CRF type 1 receptor (CRF-R1), identified by the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) transgenic mice, also contained NR1, and GFP immunoreactive terminals formed synapses with NR1 containing dendrites. Although CRF and GFP were only occasionally co-expressed in individual somata and dendritic profiles, contacts between labeled axon terminals and dendrites were frequently observed. A combination of tract tracing and immunocytochemistry revealed that a population of CeA CRF neurons projected to the BNST. It was also found that CRF, or GFP expressing terminals directly contacted CeA-BNST projection neurons. These results indicate that the NMDA receptor is positioned for the postsynaptic regulation of CRF expressing CeA neurons and the modulation of signals conveyed by CRF inputs. Interactions between CRF and NMDA receptor mediated signaling in CeA neurons, including those projecting to the BNST, may provide the synaptic basis for integrating the experience of stress and relevant environmental stimuli with behaviors that may be of particular relevance to stress-related learning and the emergence of psychiatric disorders, including drug addiction.
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- Marc A Beckerman
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Anderson EM, Neubert JK, Caudle RM. Long-term changes in reward-seeking following morphine withdrawal are associated with altered N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 splice variants in the amygdala. Neuroscience 2012; 223:45-55. [PMID: 22863572 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The NR1 subunit of the NMDA receptor can be alternatively spliced by the insertion or removal of the N1, C1, C2, or C2' regions. Morphine dependence and withdrawal were previously demonstrated to lower N1 and C2' in the accumbens and lower N1, C1, and C2' in the amygdala (AMY). Withdrawal has also been demonstrated to increase motivational and anxiety/stress behaviors in rats. We tested the hypothesis that NR1 splicing would be associated with these behaviors during an extended withdrawal period of 2 months. Motivation was measured using an operant orofacial assay at non-aversive temperatures (37°C) while anxiety and stress were measured by examining this behavior at aversive temperatures (46°C). Lower C1 and C2 expression levels were observed in the AMY in a subset of the population of withdrawn rats even after 2 months of morphine withdrawal. These subsets were associated with a hypersensitivity to adverse conditions which may reflect long-term alterations in the withdrawn population.
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- E M Anderson
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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The mu-opioid receptor and the NMDA receptor associate in PAG neurons: implications in pain control. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012; 37:338-49. [PMID: 21814188 PMCID: PMC3242298 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The capacity of opioids to alleviate inflammatory pain is negatively regulated by the glutamate-binding N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). Increased activity of this receptor complicates the clinical use of opioids to treat persistent neuropathic pain. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies have demonstrated the coexistence of both receptors within single neurons of the CNS, including those in the mesencephalic periaqueductal gray (PAG), a region that is implicated in the opioid control of nociception. We now report that mu-opioid receptors (MOR) and NMDAR NR1 subunits associate in the postsynaptic structures of PAG neurons. Morphine disrupts this complex by protein kinase-C (PKC)-mediated phosphorylation of the NR1 C1 segment and potentiates the NMDAR-CaMKII, pathway that is implicated in morphine tolerance. Inhibition of PKC, but not PKA or GRK2, restored the MOR-NR1 association and rescued the analgesic effect of morphine as well. The administration of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid separated the MOR-NR1 complex, increased MOR Ser phosphorylation, reduced the association of the MOR with G-proteins, and diminished the antinociceptive capacity of morphine. Inhibition of PKA, but not PKC, CaMKII, or GRK2, blocked these effects and preserved morphine antinociception. Thus, the opposing activities of the MOR and NMDAR in pain control affect their relation within neurons of structures such as the PAG. This finding could be exploited in developing bifunctional drugs that would act exclusively on those NMDARs associated with MORs.
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Beckerman MA, Glass MJ. The NMDA-NR1 receptor subunit and the mu-opioid receptor are expressed in somatodendritic compartments of central nucleus of the amygdala neurons projecting to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Exp Neurol 2011; 234:112-26. [PMID: 22227057 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The pathway between the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is emerging as a critical mediator of stress-related affective processes. Evidence also indicates that exposure to drugs of abuse, like opioids, is associated with NMDA-type glutamate receptor-dependent plasticity in the CeA and BNST. However, there is little evidence that NMDA receptors are expressed in CeA neurons projecting to the BNST, or are required for opioid-induced BNST neural activation. Immunoelectron microscopy, tract tracing, and conditional gene deletion technology were used to investigate the synaptic organization of the NMDA receptor and the mu-opioid receptor (μOR) in the CeA-BNST pathway. By dual labeling electron microscopy, numerous CeA-BNST projection neurons expressed the NMDA-NR1 receptor subunit (NR1) or μOR. By triple labeling, it was also found that NR1 and μOR were co-expressed in some CeA-BNST projection neurons. Despite being colocalized in somato-dendritic compartments of CeA neurons, NR1 and μOR were rarely expressed in their axonal terminations in the BNST. Deleting the NR1 gene in CeA neurons resulted in a reduction of morphine-induced Fos protein labeling in the ventral BNST. In summary, NR1 and μOR are coexpressed in somatodendritic sites of CeA neurons, including those projecting to the BNST. In addition, expression of the NR1 gene in CeA neurons is required for morphine-induced BNST neural activation. Thus, postsynaptic NMDA receptors and μORs are positioned for the co-modulation of CeA projection neurons to the BNST, which may provide a synaptic substrate for stress-induced emotional processes critically involved in opioid addictive behaviors.
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- Marc A Beckerman
- Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Morales M, Pickel VM. Insights to drug addiction derived from ultrastructural views of the mesocorticolimbic system. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2011; 1248:71-88. [PMID: 22171551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06299.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Drugs of abuse increase the release of dopamine from mesocorticolimbic neurons in the ventral tegmental area. Thus, insights into the cytoarchitecture and the synaptic circuitry affecting the activity of dopaminergic neurons in this area are fundamental for understanding the commonalities produced by mechanistically distinct drugs of abuse. Electron microscopic immunolabeling has provided these insights and also shown the critical relationships between the dopaminergic axon terminals and their targeted neurons in the prefrontal cortex and in the both the dorsal and ventral striatum. These brain regions are among those where dopamine and associated neurotransmitters are most implicated in the transition from recreational to compulsive consumption of reinforcing drugs. Thus, the synaptic circuitry and drug-induced plasticity occurring in the ventral tegmental area and in dopamine-targeted regions are reviewed, as both are essential for understanding the long-lasting changes produced by addictive substances.
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- Marisela Morales
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Rodríguez-Muñoz M, Sánchez-Blázquez P, Vicente-Sánchez A, Bailón C, Martín-Aznar B, Garzón J. The histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein 1 supports mu-opioid receptor-glutamate NMDA receptor cross-regulation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 68:2933-49. [PMID: 21153910 PMCID: PMC11114723 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0598-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Revised: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A series of pharmacological and physiological studies have demonstrated the functional cross-regulation between MOR and NMDAR. These receptors coexist at postsynaptic sites in midbrain periaqueductal grey (PAG) neurons, an area implicated in the analgesic effects of opioids like morphine. In this study, we found that the MOR-associated histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein 1 (HINT1) is essential for maintaining the connection between the NMDAR and MOR. Morphine-induced analgesic tolerance is prevented and even rescued by inhibiting PKC or by antagonizing NMDAR. However, in the absence of HINT1, the MOR becomes supersensitive to morphine before suffering a profound and lasting desensitization that is refractory to PKC inhibition or NMDAR antagonism. Thus, HINT1 emerges as a key protein that is critical for sustaining NMDAR-mediated regulation of MOR signaling strength. Thus, HINT1 deficiency may contribute to opioid-intractable pain syndromes by causing long-term MOR desensitization via mechanisms independent of NMDAR.
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- María Rodríguez-Muñoz
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Neurofarmacología, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Neurofarmacología, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Neurofarmacología, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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- Neurofarmacología, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Avda Dr. Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain
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Garzón J, Rodríguez-Muñoz M, Vicente-Sánchez A, Bailón C, Martínez-Murillo R, Sánchez-Blázquez P. RGSZ2 binds to the neural nitric oxide synthase PDZ domain to regulate mu-opioid receptor-mediated potentiation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II pathway. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:873-87. [PMID: 21348811 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED Morphine increases the production of nitric oxide (NO) via the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/neural nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) pathway. Subsequently, NO enhances N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) cascade, diminishing the strength of morphine-activated Mu-opioid receptor (MOR) signaling. During this process, NO signaling is restricted by the association of nNOS to the MOR. AIMS Here, we examined how nNOS/NO signaling is downregulated by the morphine-activated MOR and how this regulation affects antinociception. RESULTS Accordingly, we show that the MOR-NMDAR regulatory loop relies on the negative control of nNOS activity exerted by RGSZ2, a protein physically coupled to the MOR. This regulation requires binding of the nNOS N terminal PDZ domain to the RGSZ2 PDZ binding motifs that lie upstream of the RGS box. INNOVATION Indeed, in RGSZ2-deficient mice morphine over-stimulates the nNOS/NO/NMDAR/CaMKII pathway, causing analgesic tolerance to develop rapidly. Recovery of RGSZ2 levels or inhibition of nNOS, protein kinase C, NMDAR, or CaMKII function restores MOR signaling and morphine recovers its full analgesic potency. CONCLUSION This RGSZ2-dependent regulation of NMDAR activity is relevant to persistent pain disorders associated with heightened NMDAR-mediated glutamate responses and the reduced antinociceptive capacity of opioids.
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- Javier Garzón
- Cajal Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Scavone JL, Asan E, Van Bockstaele EJ. Unraveling glutamate-opioid receptor interactions using high-resolution electron microscopy: implications for addiction-related processes. Exp Neurol 2011; 229:207-13. [PMID: 21459090 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adaptive responses in glutamate and opioid receptor systems in limbic circuits are emerging as a critical component of the neural plasticity induced by chronic use of abused substances. The present commentary reviews findings from neuroanatomical studies, with superior spatial resolution, that support a cellular basis for prominent interactions of glutamate and opioid receptor systems in preclinical models of drug addiction. The review begins by highlighting the advantages of high-resolution electron microscopic immunohistochemistry for unraveling receptor interactions at the synapse. With an emphasis on a recent publication describing the anatomical relationship between the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) and the AMPA-GluR2 subunit (Beckerman, M. A., and Glass, M. J., 2011. Ultrastructural relationship between the AMPA-GluR2 receptor subunit and the mu-opioid receptor in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala. Exp Neurol), we review the anatomical evidence for opioid-induced neural plasticity of glutamate receptors in selected brain circuits that are key integrative substrates in the brain's motivational system. The findings stress the importance of glutamate-opioid interactions as important neural mediators of adaptations to chronic use of abused drugs, particularly within the amygdaloid complex.
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- Jillian L Scavone
- Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Ardjmand A, Rezayof A, Zarrindast MR. Involvement of central amygdala NMDA receptor mechanism in morphine state-dependent memory retrieval. Neurosci Res 2011; 69:25-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This paper is the 32nd consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2009 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior (Section 2), and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia (Section 3); stress and social status (Section 4); tolerance and dependence (Section 5); learning and memory (Section 6); eating and drinking (Section 7); alcohol and drugs of abuse (Section 8); sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology (Section 9); mental illness and mood (Section 10); seizures and neurologic disorders (Section 11); electrical-related activity and neurophysiology (Section 12); general activity and locomotion (Section 13); gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions (Section 14); cardiovascular responses (Section 15); respiration and thermoregulation (Section 16); and immunological responses (Section 17).
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and Neuropsychology Doctoral Sub-Program, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367, USA.
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Beckerman MA, Glass MJ. Ultrastructural relationship between the AMPA-GluR2 receptor subunit and the mu-opioid receptor in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala. Exp Neurol 2010; 227:149-58. [PMID: 20970421 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Revised: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Activation of GluR2-expressing non-calcium-permeable AMPA-type glutamate receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) may play an important role in integrating emotion and memory with goal-directed behaviors involved in opioid addiction. The location of non-calcium-permeable AMPA receptors within distinct neuronal compartments (i.e., soma, dendrite, or axon) is an important functional feature of these proteins; however, their ultrastructural location and subcellular relationship with mu-opioid receptors (μOR) in the CeA are unknown. Immunocytochemical electron microscopy was used to characterize the ultrastructural distribution of GluR2 and its association with μOR in the mouse CeA. A single-labeling analysis of GluR2 distribution employing immunoperoxidase or immunogold markers revealed that this protein was frequently affiliated with intracellular vesicular organelles, as well as the plasma membrane of CeA neuronal profiles. Among all GluR2-labeled neuronal structures, over 85% were dendrites or somata. Unlabeled axon terminals frequently formed asymmetric excitatory-type synaptic junctions with GluR2-labeled dendritic profiles. Dual-labeling immunocytochemical analysis showed that GluR2 and μOR were co-localized in neuronal compartments. Among all dual-labeled structures, approximately 80% were dendritic. Synaptic inputs to these dual-labeled dendrites were frequently from unlabeled axon terminals forming asymmetric excitatory-type synapses. The presence of GluR2 in dendritic profiles receiving asymmetric synapses suggests that activation of the non-calcium-permeable AMPA receptor plays a role in the postsynaptic modulation of excitatory signaling involving CeA neuronal circuits that coordinate sensory, affective, and behavioral processes involved in drug addiction. Given the critical role of non-calcium-permeable AMPA receptor function in neural and behavioral adaptability, their dendritic association with μOR in CeA dendrites provides a neuronal substrate for opioid-mediated plasticity.
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- Marc A Beckerman
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, 407 E. 61st St., Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY 10065, USA
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Sánchez-Blázquez P, Rodríguez-Muñoz M, Garzón J. Mu-opioid receptors transiently activate the Akt-nNOS pathway to produce sustained potentiation of PKC-mediated NMDAR-CaMKII signaling. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11278. [PMID: 20585660 PMCID: PMC2890584 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In periaqueductal grey (PAG) matter, cross-talk between the Mu-opioid receptor (MOR) and the glutamate N-methyl-D-Aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-CaMKII pathway supports the development of analgesic tolerance to morphine. In neurons, histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1 (HINT1) connects the regulators of G protein signaling RGSZ1 and RGSZ2 to the C terminus of the MOR. In response to morphine, this HINT1-RGSZ complex binds PKCgamma, and afterwards, the interplay between PKCgamma, Src and Gz/Gi proteins leads to sustained potentiation of NMDAR-mediated glutamate responses. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Following an intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of 10 nmol morphine, Akt was recruited to the synaptosomal membrane and activated by Thr308 and Ser473 phosphorylation. The Akt activation was immediately transferred to neural Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS) Ser1417. Afterwards, nitric oxide (NO)-released zinc ions recruited PKCgamma to the MOR to promote the Src-mediated phosphorylation of the Tyr1325 NMDAR2A subunit. This action increased NMDAR calcium flux and CaMKII was activated in a calcium-calmodulin dependent manner. CaMKII then acted on nNOS Ser847 to produce a sustained reduction in NO levels. The activation of the Akt-nNOS pathway was also reduced by the binding of these proteins to the MOR-HINT1 complex where they remained inactive. Tolerance to acute morphine developed as a result of phosphorylation of MOR cytosolic residues, uncoupling from the regulated G proteins which are transferred to RGSZ2 proteins. The diminished effect of morphine was prevented by LNNA, an inhibitor of nNOS function, and naltrindole, a delta-opioid receptor antagonist that also inhibits Akt. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Analysis of the regulatory phosphorylation of the proteins included in the study indicated that morphine produces a transient activation of the Akt/PKB-nNOS pathway. This activation occurs upstream of PKCgamma and Src mediated potentiation of NMDAR activity, ultimately leading to morphine tolerance. In summary, the Akt-nNOS pathway acts as a primer for morphine-triggered events which leads to the sustained potentiation of the NMDAR-CaMKII pathway and MOR inhibition.
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- Pilar Sánchez-Blázquez
- Neuropharmacology, Cajal Institute, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER of Mental Health (CIBERSAM) G09, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuropharmacology, Cajal Institute, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER of Mental Health (CIBERSAM) G09, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Glass MJ. The role of functional postsynaptic NMDA receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala in opioid dependence. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2010; 82:145-66. [PMID: 20472137 DOI: 10.1016/s0083-6729(10)82008-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Activation of ionotropic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptors in limbic system nuclei, such as the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), plays an essential role in autonomic, behavioral, and affective processes that are profoundly impacted by exposure to opioids. However, the heterogeneous ultrastructural distribution of the NMDA receptor, its complex pharmacology, and the paucity of genetic models have hampered the development of linkages between functional amygdala NMDA receptors and opioid dependence. To overcome these shortcomings, high-resolution imaging and molecular pharmacology were used to (1) Identify the ultrastructural localization of the essential NMDA-NR1 receptor (NR1) subunit and its relationship to the mu-opioid receptor (microOR), the major cellular target of abused opioids like morphine, in the CeA and (2) Determine the effect of CeA NR1 deletion on the physical, and particularly, psychological aspects of opioid dependence. Combined immunogold and immuoperoxidase electron microscopic analysis showed that NR1 was prominently expressed in postsynaptic (i.e., somata, dendrites) locations of CeA neurons, where they were also frequently colocalized with the microOR. A spatial-temporal deletion of NR1 in postsynaptic sites of CeA neurons was produced by local microinjection of a neurotropic recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter and Cre recombinase (rAAV-GFP-Cre), in adult "floxed" NR1 (fNR1) mice. Mice with deletion of NR1 in the CeA showed no obvious impairments in sensory, motor, or nociceptive function. In addition, when administered chronic morphine, these mice also displayed an acute physical withdrawal syndrome precipitated by naloxone. However, opioid-dependent CeA NR1 knockout mice failed to exhibit a conditioned place aversion induced by naloxone-precipitated withdrawal. These results indicate that postsynaptic NMDA receptor activity in central amygdala neurons is required for the expression of a learned affective behavior associated with opioid withdrawal. The neurogenetic dissociation of physical and psychological properties of opioid dependence demonstrates the value of combined ultrastructural analysis and molecular pharmacology in clarifying the neurobiological mechanisms subserving opioid-mediated plasticity.
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- Michael J Glass
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
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