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Taylor JH, Elliott Albers H. Are there sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptors ligand binding affinities? Pharmacol Rep 2024; 76:416-423. [PMID: 38480666 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-024-00577-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is substantial evidence for sex differences in the functioning of one of the most common receptor systems; G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are many points along the GPCR-mediated molecular signaling pathway at which males and females may differ, one of the first of which, chronologically, is in the stability of the interaction between the ligand and the receptor, or its binding affinity. Here we investigate the binding affinities of oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) at the oxytocin receptor (OTR) and the vasopressin V1a receptor (V1aR), both of which are present in numerous in brain regions associated with social behavior. METHOD In order to investigate sex- and estrous cycle-dependent differences in ligand-receptor binding affinity, male (n = 6) Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), females on the day of estrus (E females, n = 6), and females on the second day of diestrus (D2 females n = 6) were chosen for study. Brains from hamsters were mounted on slides and competition and saturation binding assays were conducted. RESULTS We report a remarkable similarity in the binding affinities of OT and AVP in males and females. Small differences were detected, however, in receptor and ligand specificity in females depending on whether they were in the estrous or diestrous stage of their ovulatory cycle. CONCLUSION These data suggest that sex differences in binding affinity are not a likely source of the many sex differences that have been observed in the effects of OT and AVP in hamsters and other species.
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- Jack H Taylor
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA.
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Brown TG, Xu J, Hurd YL, Pan YX. Dysregulated expression of the alternatively spliced variant mRNAs of the mu opioid receptor gene, OPRM1, in the medial prefrontal cortex of male human heroin abusers and heroin self-administering male rats. J Neurosci Res 2022; 100:35-47. [PMID: 32506472 PMCID: PMC8143898 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Heroin, a mu agonist, acts through the mu opioid receptor. The mu opioid receptor gene, OPRM1, undergoes extensive alternative splicing, creating an array of splice variants that are conserved from rodent to humans. Increasing evidence suggests that these OPRM1 splice variants are pharmacologically important in mediating various actions of mu opioids, including analgesia, tolerance, physical dependence, rewarding behavior, as well as addiction. In the present study, we examine expression of the OPRM1 splice variant mRNAs in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), one of the major brain regions involved in decision-making and drug-seeking behaviors, of male human heroin abusers and male rats that developed stable heroin-seeking behavior using an intravenous heroin self-administration (SA) model. The results show similar expression profiles among multiple OPRM1 splice variants in both human control subjects and saline control rats, illustrating conservation of OPRM1 alternative splicing from rodent to humans. Moreover, the expressions of several OPRM1 splice variant mRNAs were dysregulated in the postmortem mPFCs from heroin abusers compared to the control subjects. Similar patterns were observed in the rat heroin SA model. These findings suggest potential roles of the OPRM1 splice variants in heroin addiction that could be mechanistically explored using the rat heroin SA model.
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- Taylor G Brown
- Department of Neurology and the Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology and the Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology and the Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Lutz PE, Almeida D, Filliol D, Jollant F, Kieffer BL, Turecki G. Increased functional coupling of the mu opioid receptor in the anterior insula of depressed individuals. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021; 46:920-927. [PMID: 33531622 PMCID: PMC8115105 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-00974-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The mu opioid receptor (MOR) is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays an essential role in reward and hedonic processes, and that has been implicated in disorders such as depression and addiction. Over the last decade, several brain imaging studies in depressed patients have consistently found that dysregulation of MOR function occurs in particular in the anterior insular cortex, an important brain site for the perception of internal states and emotional regulation. To investigate molecular mechanisms that may underlie these effects, here we assessed genetic polymorphisms, expression, and functional G-protein coupling of MOR in a large post-mortem cohort (N = 95) composed of depressed individuals who died by suicide, and healthy controls. Results indicated that depression, but not comorbid substance use disorder or acute opiate consumption, was associated with increased MOR activity. This effect was partly explained by a specific increase in expression of the inhibitory alpha G-protein subunit GNAI2. Consistent with previous neuroimaging studies, our findings support the notion that enhanced endogenous opioidergic tone in the anterior insula may buffer negative affective states in depressed individuals, a mechanism that could potentially contribute to the antidepressant efficacy of emerging opioid-based medications.
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- Pierre-Eric Lutz
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health Research Centre, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Montréal, QC, Canada. .,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives UPR3212, Strasbourg, France.
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- grid.14709.3b0000 0004 1936 8649McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health Research Centre, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Montréal, QC Canada
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- grid.420255.40000 0004 0638 2716Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U-964, CNRS UMR-7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- grid.14709.3b0000 0004 1936 8649McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health Research Centre, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Montréal, QC Canada ,grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Université de Paris, Paris, France ,grid.411165.60000 0004 0593 8241CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France ,Present Address: Clinique des Maladies Mentales et de l’Encéphale (CMME), CH Sainte-Anne, GHU Paris, Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Paris, France
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- grid.420255.40000 0004 0638 2716Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U-964, CNRS UMR-7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France ,grid.14709.3b0000 0004 1936 8649Douglas Mental Health Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC H4H 1R3 Canada ,grid.412220.70000 0001 2177 138XPresent Address: INSERM U1114, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health Research Centre, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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Lie MU, Winsvold B, Gjerstad J, Matre D, Pedersen LM, Heuch I, Zwart JA, Nilsen KB. The association between selected genetic variants and individual differences in experimental pain. Scand J Pain 2021; 21:163-173. [PMID: 33108341 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The underlying mechanisms for individual differences in experimental pain are not fully understood, but genetic susceptibility is hypothesized to explain some of these differences. In the present study we focus on three genetic variants important for modulating experimental pain related to serotonin (SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 A>G), catecholamine (COMT rs4680 Val158Met) and opioid (OPRM1 rs1799971 A118G) signaling. We aimed to investigate associations between each of the selected genetic variants and individual differences in experimental pain. METHODS In total 356 subjects (232 low back pain patients and 124 healthy volunteers) were genotyped and assessed with tests of heat pain threshold, pressure pain thresholds, heat pain tolerance, conditioned pain modulation (CPM), offset analgesia, temporal summation and secondary hyperalgesia. Low back pain patients and healthy volunteers did not differ in regards to experimental test results or allelic frequencies, and were therefore analyzed as one group. The associations were tested using analysis of variance and the Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS No significant associations were observed between the genetic variants (SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 A>G, COMT rs4680 Val158Met and OPRM1 rs1799971 A118G) and individual differences in experimental pain (heat pain threshold, pressure pain threshold, heat pain tolerance, CPM, offset analgesia, temporal summation and secondary hyperalgesia). CONCLUSIONS The selected pain-associated genetic variants were not associated with individual differences in experimental pain. Genetic variants well known for playing central roles in pain perception failed to explain individual differences in experimental pain in 356 subjects. The finding is an important contribution to the literature, which often consists of studies with lower sample size and one or few experimental pain assessments.
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- Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- National Institute of Occupational Health, Department of Work Psychology and Physiology, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- National Institute of Occupational Health, Department of Work Psychology and Physiology, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Bellés L, Dimiziani A, Tsartsalis S, Millet P, Herrmann FR, Ginovart N. Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availabilities and Evoked Dopamine Release in Striatum Differentially Predict Impulsivity and Novelty Preference in Roman High- and Low-Avoidance Rats. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2020; 24:239-251. [PMID: 33151278 PMCID: PMC7968620 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Impulsivity and novelty preference are both associated with an increased propensity to develop addiction-like behaviors, but their relationship and respective underlying dopamine (DA) underpinnings are not fully elucidated. METHODS We evaluated a large cohort (n = 49) of Roman high- and low-avoidance rats using single photon emission computed tomography to concurrently measure in vivo striatal D2/3 receptor (D2/3R) availability and amphetamine (AMPH)-induced DA release in relation to impulsivity and novelty preference using a within-subject design. To further examine the DA-dependent processes related to these traits, midbrain D2/3-autoreceptor levels were measured using ex vivo autoradiography in the same animals. RESULTS We replicated a robust inverse relationship between impulsivity, as measured with the 5-choice serial reaction time task, and D2/3R availability in ventral striatum and extended this relationship to D2/3R levels measured in dorsal striatum. Novelty preference was positively related to impulsivity and showed inverse associations with D2/3R availability in dorsal striatum and ventral striatum. A high magnitude of AMPH-induced DA release in striatum predicted both impulsivity and novelty preference, perhaps owing to the diminished midbrain D2/3-autoreceptor availability measured in high-impulsive/novelty-preferring Roman high-avoidance animals that may amplify AMPH effect on DA transmission. Mediation analyses revealed that while D2/3R availability and AMPH-induced DA release in striatum are both significant predictors of impulsivity, the effect of striatal D2/3R availability on novelty preference is fully mediated by evoked striatal DA release. CONCLUSIONS Impulsivity and novelty preference are related but mediated by overlapping, yet dissociable, DA-dependent mechanisms in striatum that may interact to promote the emergence of an addiction-prone phenotype.
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- Lidia Bellés
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Department of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Division of Adult Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Division of Adult Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Department of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland,Correspondence: Nathalie Ginovart, PhD, Departments of Psychiatry and Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Room E07-2550A, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland ()
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Scarnati MS, Boreland AJ, Joel M, Hart RP, Pang ZP. Differential sensitivity of human neurons carrying μ opioid receptor (MOR) N40D variants in response to ethanol. Alcohol 2020; 87:97-109. [PMID: 32561311 PMCID: PMC7958146 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2020.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The acute and chronic effects of alcohol on the brain and behavior are linked to alterations in inhibitory synaptic transmission. Alcohol's most consistent effect at the synaptic level is probably a facilitation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) release, as seen from several rodent studies. The impact of alcohol on GABAergic neurotransmission in human neurons is unknown, due to a lack of a suitable experimental model. Human neurons can also be used to model effects of genetic variants linked with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). The A118G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP rs1799971) of the OPRM1 gene encoding the N40D (D40 minor allele) mu-opioid receptor (MOR) variant has been linked with individuals who have an AUD. However, while N40D is clearly associated with other drugs of abuse, involvement with AUDs is controversial. In this study, we employed Ascl1-and Dlx2-induced inhibitory neuronal cells (AD-iNs) generated from human iPS cell lines carrying N40D variants, and investigated the impact of ethanol acutely and chronically on GABAergic synaptic transmission. We found that N40 AD-iNs display a stronger facilitation (versus D40) of spontaneous and miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current frequency in response to acute ethanol application. Quantitative immunocytochemistry of Synapsin 1+ synaptic puncta revealed a similar synapse number between N40 and D40 iNs, suggesting an ethanol modulation of presynaptic GABA release without affecting synapse density. Interestingly, D40 iNs exposed to chronic intermittent ethanol application caused a significant increase in mIPSC frequency, with only a modest enhancement observed in N40 iNs. These data suggest that the MOR genotype may confer differential sensitivity to synaptic output, which depends on ethanol exposure time and concentration for AD-iNs and may help explain alcohol dependence in individuals who carry the MOR D40 SNPs. Furthermore, this study supports the use of human neuronal cells carrying risk-associated genetic variants linked to disease, as in vitro models to assay the synaptic actions of alcohol on human neuronal cells.
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- Matthew S Scarnati
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA; Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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Addiction associated N40D mu-opioid receptor variant modulates synaptic function in human neurons. Mol Psychiatry 2020; 25:1406-1419. [PMID: 31481756 PMCID: PMC7051890 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0507-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The OPRM1 A118G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP rs1799971) gene variant encoding the N40D µ-opioid receptor (MOR) has been associated with dependence on opiates and other drugs of abuse but its mechanism is unknown. The frequency of G-allele carriers is ~40% in Asians, ~16% in Europeans, and ~3% in African-Americans. With opioid abuse-related deaths rising at unprecedented rates, understanding these mechanisms may provide a path to therapy. Here we generated homozygous N40D subject-specific induced inhibitory neuronal cells (iNs) from seven human-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from subjects of European descent (both male and female) and probed the impact of N40D MOR regulation on synaptic transmission. We found that D40 iNs exhibit consistently stronger suppression (versus N40) of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) across multiple subjects. To mitigate the confounding effects of background genetic variation on neuronal function, the regulatory effects of MORs on synaptic transmission were recapitulated in two sets of independently engineered isogenic N40D iNs. In addition, we employed biochemical analysis and observed differential N-linked glycosylation of human MOR N40D. This study identifies neurophysiological and molecular differences between human MOR variants that may predict altered opioid responsivity and/or dependence in this subset of individuals.
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Becker JB, Chartoff E. Sex differences in neural mechanisms mediating reward and addiction. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019; 44:166-183. [PMID: 29946108 PMCID: PMC6235836 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
There is increasing evidence in humans and laboratory animals for biologically based sex differences in every phase of drug addiction: acute reinforcing effects, transition from occasional to compulsive use, withdrawal-associated negative affective states, craving, and relapse. There is also evidence that many qualitative aspects of the addiction phases do not differ significantly between males and females, but one sex may be more likely to exhibit a trait than the other, resulting in population differences. The conceptual framework of this review is to focus on hormonal, chromosomal, and epigenetic organizational and contingent, sex-dependent mechanisms of four neural systems that are known-primarily in males-to be key players in addiction: dopamine, mu-opioid receptors (MOR), kappa opioid receptors (KOR), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). We highlight data demonstrating sex differences in development, expression, and function of these neural systems as they relate-directly or indirectly-to processes of reward and addictive behavior, with a focus on psychostimulants and opioids. We identify gaps in knowledge about how these neural systems interact with sex to influence addictive behavior, emphasizing throughout that the impact of sex can be highly nuanced and male/female data should be reported regardless of the outcome.
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- Jill B Becker
- Department of Psychology and the Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
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Collins D, Randesi M, da Rosa JC, Zhang Y, Kreek MJ. Oprm1 A112G, a single nucleotide polymorphism, alters expression of stress-responsive genes in multiple brain regions in male and female mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2018; 235:2703-2711. [PMID: 30027498 PMCID: PMC6132675 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-4965-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND OPRM1 A118G, a functional human mu-opioid receptor (MOR) polymorphism, is associated with drug dependence and altered stress responsivity in humans as well as altered MOR signaling. MOR signaling can regulate many cellular processes, including gene expression, and many of the long-term, stable effects of drugs and stress may stem from changes in gene expression in diverse brain regions. A mouse model bearing an equivalent polymorphism (Oprm1 A112G) was previously generated and studied. Mice homozygous for the G112 allele show differences in opioid- and stress-related phenotypes. APPROACH The current study examines the expression of 24 genes related to drug and stress responsivity in the caudoputamen, nucleus accumbens, hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala of drug-naïve, stress-minimized, male and female mice homozygous for either the G112 variant allele or the wild-type A112 allele. RESULTS We detected nominal genotype-dependent changes in gene expression of multiple genes. We also detected nominal sex-dependent as well as sex-by-genotype interaction effects on gene expression. Of these, four genotype-dependent differences survived correction for multiple testing: Avp and Gal in the hypothalamus and Oprl1 and Cnr1 in the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS Changes in the regulation of these genes by mu-opioid receptors encoded by the G112 allele may be involved in some of the behavioral and molecular consequences of this polymorphism observed in mice.
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- Devon Collins
- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- 0000 0001 2166 1519grid.134907.8The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 USA
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- 0000 0001 2166 1519grid.134907.8Laboratory of Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 USA
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- 0000 0001 2166 1519grid.134907.8The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 USA
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- 0000 0001 2166 1519grid.134907.8The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 USA
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Valentino RJ, Bangasser DA. Sex-biased cellular signaling: molecular basis for sex differences in neuropsychiatric diseases. DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2017. [PMID: 28179810 PMCID: PMC5286724 DOI: 10.31887/dcns.2016.18.4/rvalentino] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The recognition that there are fundamental biological sex differences that extend beyond those that define sexual behavior and reproductive function has inspired the drive toward inclusion of both sexes in research design. This is supported by an underlying clinical rationale that studying both sexes is necessary to elucidate pathophysiology and develop treatments for the entire population. However, at a more basic level, sex differences, like genetic differences, can be exploited to better understand biology. Here, we discuss how sex differences at the molecular level of cell signaling and protein trafficking are amplified to create a state of vulnerability that under the right conditions can result in symptoms of neuropsychiatry disease. Although this dialogue focuses on the specific example of corticotropin-releasing factor, the potential for analogous sex differences in signaling and/or trafficking of receptors for other neuromodulators has broad biological and therapeutic implications.
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- Rita J Valentino
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Temple University, USA
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Guajardo HM, Snyder K, Ho A, Valentino RJ. Sex Differences in μ-Opioid Receptor Regulation of the Rat Locus Coeruleus and Their Cognitive Consequences. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017; 42:1295-1304. [PMID: 27827371 PMCID: PMC5437881 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Stress-related neuropsychiatric pathologies are more prevalent in females compared with males. An important component of the stress response is activation of the locus coeruleus (LC)-norepinephrine system. Because LC activation is tempered by endogenous opioid release during stress, the magnitude of opioid regulation of the LC could determine stress vulnerability. Here we report convergent evidence for decreased μ-opioid receptor (MOR) function in the female rat LC. The selective MOR agonist, DAMGO (10 pg), completely inhibited LC discharge of male but not female rats and DAMGO (30 pg) produced no further inhibition of female LC neurons. Consistent with a decreased maximum DAMGO response, MOR protein and mRNA expression were decreased in female compared with male LC. These molecular and cellular sex differences were associated with sexually distinct effects of LC-MOR activation on cognitive processing in an operant strategy-shifting task. Although DAMGO (10 pg intra-LC) increased the number of trials to reach criterion for both sexes, it increased the duration to complete the task and the total number of errors selectively in males. Specifically, DAMGO increased premature responses, regressive errors, and random errors in males and perseverative errors in females. The sexually distinct cognitive consequences of activating LC-MOR may contribute to sex differences in opioid abuse patterns and may guide sex-specific therapies. Finally, given evidence that endogenous opioids restrain stress-induced LC activation and promote recovery of activity to pre-stress levels, decreased MOR function in the female LC could contribute to LC-NE overactivity that underlies the hyperarousal symptoms of stress-related psychiatric diseases.
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- Herminio M Guajardo
- Neuroscience Graduate Group, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Group, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Group, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 402D Abramson Pediatric Research Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Tel: 215-590-0650; Fax: 215-590-3364, E-mail:
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Browne CA, Erickson RL, Blendy JA, Lucki I. Genetic variation in the behavioral effects of buprenorphine in female mice derived from a murine model of the OPRM1 A118G polymorphism. Neuropharmacology 2017; 117:401-407. [PMID: 28188737 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Pharmacogenetic studies have identified the non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (A118G) in the human mu opioid receptor (MOR) gene (OPRM1) as a critical genetic variant capable of altering the efficacy of opioid therapeutics. To date few studies have explored the potential impact of the OPRM1 A118G polymorphism on the pharmacological effects of buprenorphine (BPN), a potent MOR partial agonist and kappa opioid receptor antagonist, which is approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid addiction and chronic pain. The goal of these studies was to determine whether the MOR-mediated behavioral effects of BPN were altered in the Oprm1 A112G mouse model of the human OPRM1 A118G SNP. All studies were conducted in female, AA, AG and GG mice. BPN's maximal analgesic effect in the hot plate test was significantly blunted in AG and GG mice compared to wild type AA mice. Similarly, the BPN-induced reduction of latency to consume food in the novelty induced hypophagia test was blocked entirely in AG and GG mice compared to their AA littermates. In addition, GG mice exhibited marked reductions in psychostimulant hyperlocomotor activity compared to the AA group. In contrast, reduced immobility in the forced swim test, an effect of BPN mediated by kappa opioid receptors, was not affected by genotype. These studies demonstrate the ability of the Oprm1 A112G SNP to attenuate the analgesic, anxiolytic and hyperlocomotor effects of BPN. Overall, these data suggest that the OPRM1 A118G SNP will significantly impact the clinical efficacy of BPN in its therapeutic applications.
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- Caroline A Browne
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Valentino RJ. Sex-biased cellular signaling: molecular basis for sex differences in neuropsychiatric diseases. DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2016; 18:385-393. [PMID: 28179810 PMCID: PMC5286724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The recognition that there are fundamental biological sex differences that extend beyond those that define sexual behavior and reproductive function has inspired the drive toward inclusion of both sexes in research design. This is supported by an underlying clinical rationale that studying both sexes is necessary to elucidate pathophysiology and develop treatments for the entire population. However, at a more basic level, sex differences, like genetic differences, can be exploited to better understand biology. Here, we discuss how sex differences at the molecular level of cell signaling and protein trafficking are amplified to create a state of vulnerability that under the right conditions can result in symptoms of neuropsychiatry disease. Although this dialogue focuses on the specific example of corticotropin-releasing factor, the potential for analogous sex differences in signaling and/or trafficking of receptors for other neuromodulators has broad biological and therapeutic implications.
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- Rita J. Valentino
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Bernardi RE, Zohsel K, Hirth N, Treutlein J, Heilig M, Laucht M, Spanagel R, Sommer WH. A gene-by-sex interaction for nicotine reward: evidence from humanized mice and epidemiology. Transl Psychiatry 2016; 6:e861. [PMID: 27459726 PMCID: PMC5545715 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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It has been proposed that vulnerability to nicotine addiction is moderated by variation at the μ-opioid receptor locus (OPRM1), but results from human studies vary and prospective studies based on genotype are lacking. We have developed a humanized mouse model of the most common functional OPRM1 polymorphism rs1799971_A>G (A118G). Here we use this model system together with a cohort of German youth to examine the role of the OPRM1 A118G variation on nicotine reward. Nicotine reinforcement was examined in the humanized mouse model using i.v. self-administration. Male (n=17) and female (n=26) mice homozygous either for the major human A allele (AA) or the minor G allele (GG) underwent eight daily 2 h sessions of nicotine self-administration. Furthermore, male (n=104) and female (n=118) subjects homozygous for the A allele or carrying the G allele from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk were evaluated for pleasurable and unpleasant experiences during their initial smoking experience. A significant sex-by-genotype effect was observed for nicotine self-administration. Male 118GG mice demonstrated higher nicotine intake than male 118AA mice, suggesting increased nicotine reinforcement. In contrast, there was no genotype effect in female mice. Human male G allele carriers reported increased pleasurable effects from their first smoking experience, as compared to male homozygous A, female G and female homozygous A allele carriers. The 118G allele appears to confer greater sensitivity to nicotine reinforcement in males, but not females.
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- R E Bernardi
- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central
Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg
University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty
Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim,
Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central
Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg
University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Genetic Epidemiology, Central Institute
of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University,
Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Social and Affective
Neuroscience, Linköping University, Linköping,
Sweden
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- Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty
Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim,
Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central
Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg
University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central
Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg
University, Mannheim, Germany,Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of
Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University,
Mannheim, Germany,Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental
Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Square
J5, Mannheim
68159, Germany; E-mail:
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Schwantes-An TH, Zhang J, Chen LS, Hartz SM, Culverhouse RC, Chen X, Coon H, Frank J, Kamens HM, Konte B, Kovanen L, Latvala A, Legrand LN, Maher BS, Melroy WE, Nelson EC, Reid MW, Robinson JD, Shen PH, Yang BZ, Andrews JA, Aveyard P, Beltcheva O, Brown SA, Cannon DS, Cichon S, Corley RP, Dahmen N, Degenhardt L, Foroud T, Gaebel W, Giegling I, Glatt SJ, Grucza RA, Hardin J, Hartmann AM, Heath AC, Herms S, Hodgkinson CA, Hoffmann P, Hops H, Huizinga D, Ising M, Johnson EO, Johnstone E, Kaneva RP, Kendler KS, Kiefer F, Kranzler HR, Krauter KS, Levran O, Lucae S, Lynskey MT, Maier W, Mann K, Martin NG, Mattheisen M, Montgomery GW, Müller-Myhsok B, Murphy MF, Neale MC, Nikolov MA, Nishita D, Nöthen MM, Nurnberger J, Partonen T, Pergadia ML, Reynolds M, Ridinger M, Rose RJ, Rouvinen-Lagerström N, Scherbaum N, Schmäl C, Soyka M, Stallings MC, Steffens M, Treutlein J, Tsuang M, Wall TL, Wodarz N, Yuferov V, Zill P, Bergen AW, Chen J, Cinciripini PM, Edenberg HJ, Ehringer MA, Ferrell RE, Gelernter J, Goldman D, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Iacono WG, Kaprio J, Kreek MJ, Kremensky IM, Madden PAF, McGue M, Munafò MR, Philibert RA, Rietschel M, Roy A, Rujescu D, Saarikoski ST, Swan GE, Todorov AA, Vanyukov MM, Weiss RB, Bierut LJ, Saccone NL. Association of the OPRM1 Variant rs1799971 (A118G) with Non-Specific Liability to Substance Dependence in a Collaborative de novo Meta-Analysis of European-Ancestry Cohorts. Behav Genet 2016; 46:151-69. [PMID: 26392368 PMCID: PMC4752855 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-015-9737-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The mu1 opioid receptor gene, OPRM1, has long been a high-priority candidate for human genetic studies of addiction. Because of its potential functional significance, the non-synonymous variant rs1799971 (A118G, Asn40Asp) in OPRM1 has been extensively studied, yet its role in addiction has remained unclear, with conflicting association findings. To resolve the question of what effect, if any, rs1799971 has on substance dependence risk, we conducted collaborative meta-analyses of 25 datasets with over 28,000 European-ancestry subjects. We investigated non-specific risk for "general" substance dependence, comparing cases dependent on any substance to controls who were non-dependent on all assessed substances. We also examined five specific substance dependence diagnoses: DSM-IV alcohol, opioid, cannabis, and cocaine dependence, and nicotine dependence defined by the proxy of heavy/light smoking (cigarettes-per-day >20 vs. ≤ 10). The G allele showed a modest protective effect on general substance dependence (OR = 0.90, 95% C.I. [0.83-0.97], p value = 0.0095, N = 16,908). We observed similar effects for each individual substance, although these were not statistically significant, likely because of reduced sample sizes. We conclude that rs1799971 contributes to mechanisms of addiction liability that are shared across different addictive substances. This project highlights the benefits of examining addictive behaviors collectively and the power of collaborative data sharing and meta-analyses.
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- Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An
- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Avenue, Campus Box 8232, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Genometrics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Avenue, Campus Box 8232, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Human Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine Center, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA
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- Department. of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, 4003, Switzerland
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Ökumenisches Hainich-Klinikum, Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Germany
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
- School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department. of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, 4003, Switzerland
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- Section of Human Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department. of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, 4003, Switzerland
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- Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Behavioral Health Research Division, Research Triangle Institute International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA
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- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine Center, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, SE5 8BB, UK
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
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- Department. of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany
- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
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- Childhood Cancer Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine Center, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Center for Health Sciences, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department. of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, 8548, Regensburg, Germany
- Psychiatric Hospital, Konigsfelden, Windisch, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Addiction Research Group at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LVR Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Munich, 3860, Munich, Germany
- Private Hospital Meiringen, Meiringen, Switzerland
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Research Department, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, 8548, Regensburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06516, USA
- Department of Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06516, USA
- Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Section of Human Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065, USA
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine Center, Medical University-Sofia, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, and School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TU, UK
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
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- Psychiatry Service, Department of Veteran Affairs, New Jersey VA Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, 07018, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Avenue, Campus Box 8232, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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Abstract
This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 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 (endogenous opioids and receptors), and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia (pain and analgesia); stress and social status (human studies); tolerance and dependence (opioid mediation of other analgesic responses); learning and memory (stress and social status); eating and drinking (stress-induced analgesia); alcohol and drugs of abuse (emotional responses in opioid-mediated behaviors); sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology (opioid involvement in stress response regulation); mental illness and mood (tolerance and dependence); seizures and neurologic disorders (learning and memory); electrical-related activity and neurophysiology (opiates and conditioned place preferences (CPP)); general activity and locomotion (eating and drinking); gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions (alcohol and drugs of abuse); cardiovascular responses (opiates and ethanol); respiration and thermoregulation (opiates and THC); and immunological responses (opiates and stimulants). This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 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 (endogenous opioids and receptors), and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia (pain and analgesia); stress and social status (human studies); tolerance and dependence (opioid mediation of other analgesic responses); learning and memory (stress and social status); eating and drinking (stress-induced analgesia); alcohol and drugs of abuse (emotional responses in opioid-mediated behaviors); sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology (opioid involvement in stress response regulation); mental illness and mood (tolerance and dependence); seizures and neurologic disorders (learning and memory); electrical-related activity and neurophysiology (opiates and conditioned place preferences (CPP)); general activity and locomotion (eating and drinking); gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions (alcohol and drugs of abuse); cardiovascular responses (opiates and ethanol); respiration and thermoregulation (opiates and THC); and immunological responses (opiates and stimulants).
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and Neuropsychology Doctoral Sub-Program, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Henderson-Redmond AN, Yuill MB, Lowe TE, Kline AM, Zee ML, Guindon J, Morgan DJ. Morphine-induced antinociception and reward in "humanized" mice expressing the mu opioid receptor A118G polymorphism. Brain Res Bull 2015; 123:5-12. [PMID: 26521067 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The rewarding and antinociceptive effects of opioids are mediated through the mu-opioid receptor. The A118G single nucleotide polymorphism in this receptor has been implicated in drug addiction and differences in pain response. Clinical and preclinical studies have found that the G allele is associated with increased heroin reward and self-administration, elevated post-operative pain, and reduced analgesic responsiveness to opioids. Male and female mice homozygous for the "humanized" 118AA or 118GG alleles were evaluated to test the hypothesis that 118GG mice are less sensitive to the rewarding and antinociceptive effects of morphine. We found that 118AA and 118GG mice of both genders developed conditioned place preference for morphine. All mice developed tolerance to the antinociceptive and hypothermic effects of morphine. However, morphine tolerance was not different between AA and GG mice. We also examined sensitivity to the antinociceptive and hypothermic effects of cumulative morphine doses. We found that 118GG mice show reduced hypothermic and antinociceptive responses on the hotplate for 10mg/kg morphine. Finally, we examined basal pain response and morphine-induced antinociception in the formalin test for inflammatory pain. We found no gender or genotype differences in either basal pain response or morphine-induced antinociception in the formalin test. Our data suggests that homozygous expression of the GG allele in mice blunts morphine-induced hypothermia and hotplate antinociception but does not alter morphine CPP, morphine tolerance, or basal inflammatory pain response.
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- Angela N Henderson-Redmond
- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States; Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States; Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States; Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina 29204, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, United States.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States; Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States; Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.
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Mague SD, Port RG, McMullen ME, Carlson GC, Turner JR. Mouse model of OPRM1 (A118G) polymorphism has altered hippocampal function. Neuropharmacology 2015; 97:426-35. [PMID: 25986698 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the human μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1 A118G) has been widely studied for its association in a variety of drug addiction and pain sensitivity phenotypes; however, the extent of these adaptations and the mechanisms underlying these associations remain elusive. To clarify the functional mechanisms linking the OPRM1 A118G SNP to altered phenotypes, we used a mouse model possessing the equivalent nucleotide/amino acid substitution in the Oprm1 gene. In order to investigate the impact of this SNP on circuit function, we used voltage-sensitive dye imaging in hippocampal slices and in vivo electroencephalogram recordings of the hippocampus following MOPR activation. As the hippocampus contains excitatory pyramidal cells whose activity is highly regulated by a dense network of inhibitory neurons, it serves as an ideal structure to evaluate how putative receptor function abnormalities may influence circuit activity. We found that MOPR activation increased excitatory responses in wild-type animals, an effect that was significantly reduced in animals possessing the Oprm1 SNP. Furthermore, in order to assess the in vivo effects of this SNP during MOPR activation, EEG recordings of hippocampal activity following morphine administration corroborated a loss-of-function phenotype. In conclusion, as these mice have been shown to have similar MOPR expression in the hippocampus between genotypes, these data suggest that the MOPR A118G SNP results in a loss of receptor function.
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- Stephen D Mague
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29036, USA.
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Woodcock EA, Lundahl LH, Burmeister M, Greenwald MK. Functional mu opioid receptor polymorphism (OPRM1 A(118) G) associated with heroin use outcomes in Caucasian males: A pilot study. Am J Addict 2015; 24:329-35. [PMID: 25911999 DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heroin's analgesic, euphoric and dependence-producing effects are primarily mediated by the mu opioid receptor (MOR). A single gene, OPRM1, encodes the MOR. The functional polymorphism A(118)G, located in exon 1 of the OPRM1 gene, results in anatomically-specific reductions in MOR expression, which may alter an individual's response to heroin. In prior studies 118G (rare allele) carriers demonstrated significantly greater opioid tolerance, overdose vulnerability, and pain sensitivity than 118AA homozygotes. Those findings suggest OPRM1 genotype may impact characteristics of heroin use. METHODS The present pilot study characterized the impact of OPRM1 genotype (rs1799971, 118G allele carriers vs. 118AA homozygotes) on heroin-use phenotypes associated with heroin dependence severity in a sample of male, Caucasian chronic heroin users (n = 86). RESULTS Results indicate that 118G allele carriers reported significantly more heroin use-related consequences and heroin-quit attempts, and were more likely to have sought treatment for their heroin use than 118AA homozygotes. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary findings, consistent with extant data, illustrate a role for OPRM1 allelic variation on heroin use characteristics, and provide support for considering genotype in heroin treatment and relapse prevention.
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- Eric A Woodcock
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Zhang Y, Picetti R, Butelman ER, Ho A, Blendy JA, Kreek MJ. Mouse model of the OPRM1 (A118G) polymorphism: differential heroin self-administration behavior compared with wild-type mice. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015; 40:1091-100. [PMID: 25336208 PMCID: PMC4367451 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mu-opioid receptors (MOPRs) are the target of heroin and other prescription opioids, which are currently responsible for massive addiction morbidity in the US. The gene coding for the human MOPR (OPRM1) has an important functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), A118G. The OPRM1 A118G genotype results in substantially increased risk of heroin addiction in humans; however, the neurobiological mechanism for this increased risk is not fully understood. This study examined heroin self-administration (SA) behavior in A112G (G/G) mice, harboring a functionally equivalent SNP in Oprm1 with a similar amino acid substitution, in extended (4 h) SA sessions. Adult male and female G/G mice and 'wild-type' litter mates (A/A) were allowed to self-administer heroin (0.25 mg/kg/unit dose, FR1 with a nose poke response) for 4 h/day, for 10 consecutive days. Half of the mice then continued in a heroin dose-response study, while extinction from heroin SA was studied in the other half. In vivo microdialysis was used to measure acute heroin-induced increases of striatal dopamine in the GG vs AA genotypes. Male and female G/G mice responded for heroin significantly more (and thus had greater intake) than A/A mice, in the initial 10 days of heroin SA, and in the subsequent dose-response study. There were no significant differences in extinction of SA between the A/A and G/G mice. Heroin-induced increases in striatal dopamine levels are higher in the GG mice than in the AA mice. Both male and female G/G mice self-administered more heroin than did A/A mice over a 10-day period, possibly because of the greater increases of heroin-induced striatal dopamine in the GG mice. Furthermore, G/G male mice escalated the amount of heroin self-administration across 10 extended-access sessions more than A/A male mice did. These are the first studies to examine the acquisition of heroin SA in this mouse model. These studies may lead to a better understanding of the neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms that underlie greater risk of heroin addiction in carriers of the A118G SNP.
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- Yong Zhang
- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA,The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 171, New York, NY 10065, USA, Tel: +212 327 8490, Fax: +212 327 8574, E-mail:
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- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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