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Kawamura N, Novianti E, Yamada-Goto N, Nakama R, Asakawa A, Katsuura G, Inui A. Activation of α7 nicotinic receptors suppresses sucrose addiction in mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2022; 113:110439. [PMID: 34517054 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The mesolimbic dopamine system is important for the rewarding and motivational aspects of consuming rewarding and palatable food. Nicotinic receptors are present in the mesolimbic dopamine system and enhance the reinforcement of drugs of abuse. In this study, we examined the involvement of nicotine receptor subtypes in sucrose addiction in a sucrose preference paradigm. Sucrose preference and intake in mice increased in proportion to stepwise increases in sucrose concentrations. Moreover, sucrose preference and intake following sucrose withdrawal in mice were increased in comparison with the first set of trials. In the present study, α7, but not α4 and β2, nicotinic receptor subunit mRNA was decreased in the nucleus accumbens, but not in the hypothalamus, after sucrose withdrawal and subsequent sucrose intake. Administration of an agonist for α7, but not α4 and β2, nicotinic receptors suppressed the enhancement of sucrose preference and intake following sucrose withdrawal. These findings indicate that α7 nicotinic receptor activation suppresses sucrose addiction in a sucrose preference test in mice.
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- Namiko Kawamura
- Drug Discovery of Next-Generation GcMAF, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
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- Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Health Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Discovery of Next-Generation GcMAF, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Discovery of Next-Generation GcMAF, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Pharmacological Department of Herbal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Colas S, Marie B, Lance E, Quiblier C, Tricoire-Leignel H, Mattei C. Anatoxin-a: Overview on a harmful cyanobacterial neurotoxin from the environmental scale to the molecular target. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 193:110590. [PMID: 33307089 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Anatoxin-a (ATX-a) is a neurotoxic alkaloid, produced by several freshwater planktonic and benthic cyanobacteria (CB). Such CB have posed human and animal health issues for several years, as this toxin is able to cause neurologic symptoms in humans following food poisoning and death in wild and domestic animals. Different episodes of animal intoxication have incriminated ATX-a worldwide, as confirmed by the presence of ATX-a-producing CB in the consumed water or biofilm, or the observation of neurotoxic symptoms, which match experimental toxicity in vivo. Regarding toxicity parameters, toxicokinetics knowledge is currently incomplete and needs to be improved. The toxin can passively cross biological membranes and act rapidly on nicotinic receptors, its main molecular target. In vivo and in vitro acute effects of ATX-a have been studied and make possible to draw its mode of action, highlighting its deleterious effects on the nervous systems and its effectors, namely muscles, heart and vessels, and the respiratory apparatus. However, very little is known about its putative chronic toxicity. This review updates available data on ATX-a, from the ecodynamic of the toxin to its physiological and molecular targets.
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- Simon Colas
- UMR 7245 CNRS/MNHN "Molécules de Communication et Adaptations des Micro-organismes", Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Mitochondrial and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology - MITOVASC, UMR CNRS 6015, INSERM U1083, UBL/Angers University, Angers, France
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- UMR 7245 CNRS/MNHN "Molécules de Communication et Adaptations des Micro-organismes", Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- UMR 7245 CNRS/MNHN "Molécules de Communication et Adaptations des Micro-organismes", Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- UMR 7245 CNRS/MNHN "Molécules de Communication et Adaptations des Micro-organismes", Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Université de Paris - Paris Diderot, 5 rue Thomas Mann, Paris, France
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- Mitochondrial and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology - MITOVASC, UMR CNRS 6015, INSERM U1083, UBL/Angers University, Angers, France.
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- Mitochondrial and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology - MITOVASC, UMR CNRS 6015, INSERM U1083, UBL/Angers University, Angers, France.
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Testai E, Scardala S, Vichi S, Buratti FM, Funari E. Risk to human health associated with the environmental occurrence of cyanobacterial neurotoxic alkaloids anatoxins and saxitoxins. Crit Rev Toxicol 2016; 46:385-419. [PMID: 26923223 DOI: 10.3109/10408444.2015.1137865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous photosynthetic micro-organisms forming blooms and scums in surface water; among them some species can produce cyanotoxins giving rise to some concern for human health and animal life. To date, more than 65 cyanobacterial neurotoxins have been described, of which the most studied are the groups of anatoxins and saxitoxins (STXs), comprising many different variants. In freshwaters, the hepatotoxic microcystins represent the most frequently detected cyanotoxin: on this basis, it could appear that neurotoxins are less relevant, but the low frequency of detection may partially reflect an a priori choice of target analytes, the low method sensitivity and the lack of certified standards. Cyanobacterial neurotoxins target cholinergic synapses or voltage-gated ion channels, blocking skeletal and respiratory muscles, thus leading to death by respiratory failure. This review reports and analyzes the available literature data on environmental occurrence of cyanobacterial neurotoxic alkaloids, namely anatoxins and STXs, their biosynthesis, toxicology and epidemiology, derivation of guidance values and action limits. These data are used as the basis to assess the risk posed to human health, identify critical exposure scenarios and highlight the major data gaps and research needs.
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- Emanuela Testai
- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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Umezu T. Unusual effects of nicotine as a psychostimulant on ambulatory activity in mice. ISRN PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 2012:170981. [PMID: 22530136 PMCID: PMC3317018 DOI: 10.5402/2012/170981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The present study examined the effect of nicotine, alone and in combination with various drugs that act on the CNS, on ambulatory activity, a behavioral index for locomotion, in ICR (CD-1) strain mice. Nicotine at 0.25–2 mg/kg acutely reduced ambulatory activity of ICR mice. The effect of nicotine was similar to that of haloperidol and fluphenazine but distinct from that of bupropion and methylphenidate. ICR mice developed tolerance against the inhibitory effect of nicotine on ambulatory activity when nicotine was repeatedly administered. This effect was also distinct from bupropion and methylphenidate as they produced augmentation of their ambulation-stimulating effects in ICR mice. Nicotine reduced the ambulation-stimulating effects of bupropion and methylphenidate as well as haloperidol and fluphenazine. Taken together, nicotine exhibited unusual effects as a psychostimulant on ambulatory activity in ICR mice.
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- Toyoshi Umezu
- Biological Imaging and Analysis Section, Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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Biesemeier JA, Beck MJ, Silberberg H, Myers NR, Ariano JM, Radovsky A, Freshwater L, Sved DW, Jacobi S, Stump DG, Hardy ML, Stedeford T. An oral developmental neurotoxicity study of decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 92:17-35. [PMID: 21284075 DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE; CASRN 1163-19-5) is a flame retardant used in a variety of manufactured products. A single oral dose of 20.1 mg/kg administered to mice on postnatal day 3 has been reported to alter motor activity at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. METHODS To further evaluate these results, a developmental neurotoxicity study was conducted in the most commonly used species for studies of this type, the rat, according to international validated testing guidelines and Good Laboratory Practice Standards. DecaBDE was administered orally via gavage in corn oil to dams from gestation day 6 to weaning at doses of 0, 1, 10, 100, or 1,000 mg/kg/day. Standard measures of growth, development, and neurological endpoints were evaluated in the offspring. Motor activity was assessed at 2 months of age. Additional motor activity assessments were conducted at 4 and 6 months of age. Neuropathology and morphometry evaluations of the offspring were performed at weaning and adulthood. RESULTS No treatment-related neurobehavioral changes were observed in detailed clinical observations, startle response, or learning and memory tests. No test substance-related changes were noted in motor activity assessments performed at 2, 4, or 6 months of age. Finally, no treatment-related neuropathological or morphometric alterations were found. CONCLUSIONS Under the conditions of this study, the no-observed-adverse-effect level for developmental neurotoxicity of DecaBDE was 1,000 mg/kg/day, the highest dose tested.
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Funari E, Testai E. Human Health Risk Assessment Related to Cyanotoxins Exposure. Crit Rev Toxicol 2008; 38:97-125. [DOI: 10.1080/10408440701749454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Yavasoglu A, Karaaslan MA, Uyanikgil Y, Sayim F, Ates U, Yavasoglu NUK. Toxic effects of anatoxin-a on testes and sperm counts of male mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 60:391-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Human Health Effects Workgroup Report. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2008; 619:579-606. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75865-7_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Osswald J, Rellán S, Gago A, Vasconcelos V. Toxicology and detection methods of the alkaloid neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria, anatoxin-a. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2007; 33:1070-89. [PMID: 17673293 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Revised: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Freshwater resources are under stress due to naturally occurring conditions and human impacts. One of the consequences is the proliferation of cyanobacteria, microphytoplankton organisms that are capable to produce toxins called cyanotoxins. Anatoxin-a is one of the main cyanotoxins. It is a very potent neurotoxin that was already responsible for some animal fatalities. In this review we endeavor to divulgate much of the internationally published information about toxicology, occurrence and detection methods of anatoxin-a. Cyanobacteria generalities, anatoxin-a occurrence and production as well as anatoxin-a toxicology and its methods of detection are the aspects focused in this review. Remediation of anatoxin-a occurrence will be addressed with a public health perspective. Final remarks call the attention for some important gaps in the knowledge about this neurotoxin and its implication to public health. Alterations of aquatic ecosystems caused by anatoxin-a is also addressed. Although anatoxin-a is not the more frequent cyanotoxin worldwide, it has to be regarded as a health risk that can be fatal to terrestrial and aquatic organisms because of its high toxicity.
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- Joana Osswald
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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MacPhail RC, Farmer JD, Jarema KA. Sensitization and tolerance with episodic (weekly) nicotine on motor activity in rats. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2007; 29:341-7. [PMID: 17261359 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Revised: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nicotine's effects on motor activity have been studied extensively. Sensitization or tolerance can develop to nicotine's acute effects with daily exposure. Limited data indicate that sensitization can also develop when nicotine is given less frequently than daily. The present experiments were designed to extend this finding and to more fully characterize the effects of nicotine on motor activity when given at weekly intervals. In both experiments, the horizontal and vertical activity of adult female Long-Evans (LE) rats was recorded in photocell chambers. In Experiment 1, either saline or nicotine hydrogen tartrate (0.3, 0.6, 1.2 or 1.8 mg of salt/kg BW, s.c.) was administered once each week to rats that were tested daily (M-F). Acute nicotine administration produced no significant effect on horizontal activity at lower doses, while the highest dose produced a decrease (ca. 30%). Substantial and significant dose-related decreases in vertical activity were also obtained initially. Weekly dosing produced tolerance to nicotine's decreasing effects on vertical activity and increases (i.e., sensitization) in horizontal activity at all doses, and these effects persisted for at least 3 weeks. Experiment 2 partially replicated the results of Experiment 1 and indicated further that small sequential dose variations generally had little influence on nicotine tolerance and sensitization. The present results on horizontal activity extend prior findings of sensitization to weekly nicotine to include a broad range of doses. Results also showed that tolerance, but not sensitization, occurred to nicotine's effects on vertical activity over a comparable dose range. Further research is warranted on the importance of episodic, or recurring intermittent exposures in determining nicotine's effects, and those of other nicotinic agents, on behavior.
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- R C MacPhail
- Neurotoxicology Division, B105-03, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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Vadasz C, Saito M, O'Brien D, Zavadil J, Morahan G, Chakraborty G, Wang R. Ventral Tegmental Transcriptome Response to Intermittent Nicotine Treatment and Withdrawal in BALB/cJ, C57BL/6ByJ, and Quasi-Congenic RQI Mice. Neurochem Res 2007; 32:457-80. [PMID: 17268848 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9250-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2006] [Accepted: 10/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to identify neurochemical pathways and candidate genes involved in adaptation to nicotine treatment and withdrawal. Locomotor sensitization was assessed in a nicotine challenge test after exposure to intermittent nicotine treatment and withdrawal. About 24 h after the challenge test the ventral tegmentum of the mesencephaion was dissected and processed using oligonucleotide microarrays with 22,690 probe sets (Affymetrix 430A 2.0). Quasi-congenic RQI, and donor BALB/cJ mice developed significant locomotor sensitization, while sensitization was not significant in the background partner, C57BL/6By. Comparing saline treated controls of C57BL/6ByJ and BALB/cJ by a rigorous statistical microarray analysis method we identified 238 differentially expressed transcripts. Quasi-congenic strains B6.Cb4i5-alpha4/Vad and B6.Ib5i7-beta25A/Vad significantly differed from the background strain in 11 and 11 transcripts, respectively. Identification of several cis- and trans-regulated genes indicates that further work with quasi-congenic strains can quickly lead to mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for nicotine susceptibility because donor chromosome regions have been mapped in quasi-congenic strains. Nicotine treatment significantly altered the abundance of 41, 29, 54, and 14 ventral tegmental transcripts in strains C57BL/6ByJ, BALB/cJ, B6.Cb4i5-alpha4/Vad, and B6.Ib5i7-beta25A/Vad, respectively. Although transcript sets overlapped to some extent, each strain showed a distinct profile of nicotine sensitive genes, indicating genetic effects on nicotine-induced gene expression. Nicotine-responsive genes were related to processes including regulation of signal transduction, intracellular protein transport, proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolism, and neuropeptide signaling pathway. Our results suggest that while there are common regulatory mechanisms across inbred strains, even relatively small differences in genetic constitution can significantly affect transcriptome response to nicotine.
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- Csaba Vadasz
- Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Genetics, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA.
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