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Banono NS, Gawel K, De Witte L, Esguerra CV. Zebrafish Larvae Carrying a Splice Variant Mutation in cacna1d: A New Model for Schizophrenia-Like Behaviours? Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:877-894. [PMID: 33057948 PMCID: PMC7843589 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02160-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Persons with certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CACNA1D gene (encoding voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha 1-D) have increased risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders such as bipolar, schizophrenia and autism. The molecular consequences of SNPs on gene expression and protein function are not well understood. Thus, the use of animal models to determine genotype-phenotype correlations is critical to understanding disease pathogenesis. Here, we describe the behavioural changes in larval zebrafish carrying an essential splice site mutation (sa17298) in cacna1da. Heterozygous mutation resulted in 50% reduction of splice variants 201 and 202 (haploinsufficiency), while homozygosity increased transcript levels of variant 201 above wild type (WT; gain-of-function, GOF). Due to low homozygote viability, we focused primarily on performing the phenotypic analysis on heterozygotes. Indeed, cacna1dasa17298/WT larvae displayed hyperlocomotion-a behaviour characterised in zebrafish as a surrogate phenotype for epilepsy, anxiety or psychosis-like behaviour. Follow-up tests ruled out anxiety or seizures, however, as neither thigmotaxis defects nor epileptiform-like discharges in larval brains were observed. We therefore focused on testing for potential "psychosis-like" behaviour by assaying cacna1dasa17298/WT larval locomotor activity under constant light, during light-dark transition and in startle response to dark flashes. Furthermore, exposure of larvae to the antipsychotics, risperidone and haloperidol reversed cacna1da-induced hyperactivity to WT levels while valproate decreased but did not reverse hyperactivity. Together, these findings demonstrate that cacna1da haploinsufficiency induces behaviours in larval zebrafish analogous to those observed in rodent models of psychosis. Future studies on homozygous mutants will determine how cacna1d GOF alters behaviour in this context.
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- Nancy Saana Banono
- Chemical Neuroscience Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Gaustadalléen 21, Forskningsparken, 0349, Oslo, Norway
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- Chemical Neuroscience Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Gaustadalléen 21, Forskningsparken, 0349, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego Str. 8b, 20-090, Lublin, Poland
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- Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, AP Hogeschool Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Chemical Neuroscience Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Gaustadalléen 21, Forskningsparken, 0349, Oslo, Norway.
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælandsvei 24, 0371, Oslo, Norway.
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Gupta I, Young AMJ. Metabotropic glutamate receptor modulation of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens shell is unaffected by phencyclidine pretreatment: In vitro assessment using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry rat brain slices. Brain Res 2018. [PMID: 29524437 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The non-competitive glutamate antagonist, phencyclidine is used in rodents to model behavioural deficits see in schizophrenia. Importantly, these deficits endure long after the cessation of short-term chronic treatment (sub-chronic), indicating that the drug treatment causes long-term changes in the physiology and/or chemistry of the brain. There is evidence that this may occur through glutamatergic modulation of mesolimbic dopamine release, perhaps involving metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR). This study sought to investigate the effect of sub-chronic phencyclidine pretreatment on modulation of dopamine neurotransmission by metabotropic glutamate receptors 2 and 5 (mGluR2 and mGluR5) in the nucleus accumbens shell in vitro, with the hypothesis that phencyclidine pretreatment would disrupt the mGluR-mediated modulation of dopamine release. We showed that the orthosteric mGluR2 agonist LY379268 (0.1 µM, 1 µM and 10 µM) and mGluR5 positive allosteric modulator CDPPB (1 µM and 10 µM) both attenuated potassium-evoked dopamine release, underscoring their role in modulating dopamine neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens. Sub-chronic PCP treatment, which caused cognitive deficits measured by performance in the novel object recognition task, modelling aspects of behavioral deficits seen in schizophrenia, induced neurobiological changes that enhanced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens, but had no effect on mGluR2 or mGluR5 mediated changes in dopamine release. Therefore it is unlikely that schizophrenia-related behavioural changes seen after sub-chronic phencyclidine pre-treatment are mediated through mGluR modulation of dopamine release.
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- Ishan Gupta
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
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Arndt DL, Johns KC, Dietz ZK, Cain ME. Environmental condition alters amphetamine self-administration: role of the MGluR₅ receptor and schedule of reinforcement. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2015; 232. [PMID: 26211759 PMCID: PMC4667709 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-4031-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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RATIONALE Evidence suggests that differential rearing influences the function of a receptor subtype critical for maintaining glutamate homeostasis. Maintaining homeostatic glutamatergic function may be an important protector against drug abuse. OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine if differential rearing influences the function of a receptor critical for glutamate homeostasis, which could in turn affect rates of amphetamine self-administration. METHODS Rats were assigned to enriched (EC), isolated (IC), or standard (SC) conditions. After rearing for 30 days, rats were trained to lever press for sucrose reinforcement before the implantation of indwelling jugular catheters. After reaching stable responding for amphetamine (0.03 or 0.1 mg/kg/infusion), rats were injected with five doses (0, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, and 5.0 mg/kg) of the mGluR5 antagonist, 3-((2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl) pyridine hydrochloride (MTEP), 30 min before self-administration sessions. Following fixed-ratio (FR-1) testing, rats were administered identical doses of MTEP on a progressive-ratio (PR) reinforcement schedule. RESULTS MTEP (3.0 mg/kg) attenuated FR-1 self-administration (0.03 mg/kg/infusion) in IC rats. MTEP also dose-dependently attenuated amphetamine self-administration (0.1 mg/kg/infusion) during FR-1 and PR sessions, with 5.0 mg/kg MTEP attenuating amphetamine self-administration in IC and SC rats and 3.0 mg/kg MTEP attenuating amphetamine self-administration in EC and SC rats. PR results also revealed that IC rats not treated with MTEP were more motivated to self-administer the higher dose of amphetamine. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the mGlu5 receptor mediates differences in drug-taking behavior among differentially reared rats. Isolation also decreased sensitivity to MTEP, suggesting that environmental factors alter glutamate homeostasis which subsequently affects sensitivity and motivation to self-administer amphetamine.
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- D L Arndt
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University, 492 Bluemont Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA,
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Arndt DL, Arnold JC, Cain ME. The effects of mGluR2/3 activation on acute and repeated amphetamine-induced locomotor activity in differentially reared male rats. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2014; 22:257-65. [PMID: 24467371 PMCID: PMC4041831 DOI: 10.1037/a0035273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Environmental stimuli play a key role in affecting the likelihood to abuse drugs. Environmental enrichment can reduce that likelihood. The neurotransmitter glutamate contributes to both drug reward and rearing-induced changes in the brain. The current study investigated the effects of the Group-2 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR2/3) agonist, LY-379268 (0.5, 1.0 mg/kg), on acute and repeated amphetamine-induced locomotor activity in differentially reared male rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of 3 environmental conditions postweaning: enriched (EC), isolated (IC), or standard (SC), where they reared for 30 days. The effect of LY-379268 on acute amphetamine-induced locomotor activity was assessed. Rats were injected with either LY-379268 (0.5, 1.0 mg/kg) or saline prior to an amphetamine (0.5 mg/kg) or saline challenge injection. Rats were also administered amphetamine (0.5 mg/kg) or saline injections prior to 5 locomotor sessions. Following a rest period of 14-15 days, the effects of repeated amphetamine exposure were evaluated using LY-379268 (0.5, 1.0 mg/kg) or saline injections 30 min prior to receiving amphetamine (0.5 mg/kg). Results showed that LY-379268 administration dose-dependently attenuated acute amphetamine-induced locomotor activity, with EC rats generally displaying less attenuation than IC or SC rats. After repeated amphetamine administrations, the ability of LY-379268 to attenuate the final expression of amphetamine-induced locomotor activity in differentially reared rats was dose-dependent. The differing effect of LY-379268 observed in EC rats suggests enrichment-induced glutamatergic alterations that may protect against sensitivity to psychostimulants.
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Herrold AA, Persons AL, Napier TC. Cellular distribution of AMPA receptor subunits and mGlu5 following acute and repeated administration of morphine or methamphetamine. J Neurochem 2013; 126:503-17. [PMID: 23711322 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ionotropic AMPA receptors (AMPAR) and metabotropic glutamate group I subtype 5 receptors (mGlu5) mediate neuronal and behavioral effects of abused drugs. mGlu5 stimulation increases expression of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase isoform 61 (STEP61 ) which internalizes AMPARs. We determined the rat brain profile of these proteins using two different classes of abused drugs, opiates, and stimulants. STEP61 levels, and cellular distribution/expression of AMPAR subunits (GluA1, GluA2) and mGlu5, were evaluated via a protein cross-linking assay in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc), and ventral pallidum (VP) harvested 1 day after acute, or fourteen days after repeated morphine (8 mg/kg) or methamphetamine (1 mg/kg) (treatments producing behavioral sensitization). Acute morphine decreased GluA1 and GluA2 surface expression in mPFC and GluA1 in NAc. Fourteen days after repeated morphine or methamphetamine, mGlu5 surface expression increased in VP. In mPFC, mGlu5 were unaltered; however, after methamphetamine, STEP61 levels decreased and GluA2 surface expression increased. Pre-treatment with a mGlu5-selective negative allosteric modulator, blocked methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization and changes in mPFC GluA2 and STEP61 . These data reveal (i) region-specific distinctions in glutamate receptor trafficking between acute and repeated treatments of morphine and methamphetamine, and (ii) that mGlu5 is necessary for methamphetamine-induced alterations in mPFC GluA2 and STEP61 .
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- Amy A Herrold
- Laboratory of Origin, Department of Pharmacology, Center for Compulsive Behavior and Addiction, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Watterson LR, Kufahl PR, Nemirovsky NE, Sewalia K, Hood LE, Olive MF. Attenuation of reinstatement of methamphetamine-, sucrose-, and food-seeking behavior in rats by fenobam, a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 negative allosteric modulator. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013; 225:151-9. [PMID: 22820868 PMCID: PMC3742304 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2804-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly potent and addictive psychostimulant with severe detrimental effects to the health of users. Currently, METH addiction is treated with a combination of cognitive and behavioral therapies, but these traditional approaches suffer from high relapse rates. Furthermore, there are currently no pharmacological treatment interventions approved by the FDA specifically for the treatment of METH addiction. OBJECTIVES Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) have shown promise in significantly attenuating drug self-administration and drug-seeking in reinstatement paradigms. However, studies assessing the potential efficacy of mGluR5 NAMs that have been tested in human subjects are lacking. The current study sought to assess the effect of the mGluR5 NAM fenobam on METH-seeking behavior. METHODS Rats were trained to self-administer METH (0.05 mg/kg i.v.), and following extinction, tested for effects of fenobam (5, 10, or 15 mg/kg intraperitoneal) on cue- and drug-induced reinstatement of METH-seeking. To determine if fenobam also alters reinstatement of seeking of natural reinforcers, separate groups of rats were trained to self-administer sucrose or food pellets and were tested for the effects of fenobam on cue-induced reinstatement of sucrose- and food-seeking. RESULTS Fenobam attenuated drug- and cue-induced reinstatement of METH-seeking behavior at doses of 10 and 15 mg/kg. Fenobam also attenuated cue-induced reinstatement of sucrose- and food-seeking at all doses tested. CONCLUSIONS The mGluR5 NAM fenobam attenuates the reinstatement of METH-seeking behavior, but these effects may be due to nonspecific suppression of general appetitive behaviors.
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Ledesma JC, Font L, Aragon CMG. The H2O2 scavenger ebselen decreases ethanol-induced locomotor stimulation in mice. Drug Alcohol Depend 2012; 124:42-9. [PMID: 22261181 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Revised: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the brain, the enzyme catalase by reacting with H(2)O(2) forms Compound I (catalase-H(2)O(2) system), which is the main system of central ethanol metabolism to acetaldehyde. Previous research has demonstrated that acetaldehyde derived from central-ethanol metabolism mediates some of the psychopharmacological effects produced by ethanol. Manipulations that modulate central catalase activity or sequester acetaldehyde after ethanol administration modify the stimulant effects induced by ethanol in mice. However, the role of H(2)O(2) in the behavioral effects caused by ethanol has not been clearly addressed. The present study investigated the effects of ebselen, an H(2)O(2) scavenger, on ethanol-induced locomotion. METHODS Swiss RjOrl mice were pre-treated with ebselen (0-50mg/kg) intraperitoneally (IP) prior to administration of ethanol (0-3.75g/kg; IP). In another experiment, animals were pre-treated with ebselen (0 or 25mg/kg; IP) before caffeine (15mg/kg; IP), amphetamine (2mg/kg; IP) or cocaine (10mg/kg; IP) administration. Following these treatments, animals were placed in an open field to measure their locomotor activity. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of ebselen on the H(2)O(2)-mediated inactivation of brain catalase activity by 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (AT). RESULTS Ebselen selectively prevented ethanol-induced locomotor stimulation without altering the baseline activity or the locomotor stimulating effects caused by caffeine, amphetamine and cocaine. Ebselen reduced the ability of AT to inhibit brain catalase activity. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these data suggest that a decline in H(2)O(2) levels might result in a reduction of the ethanol locomotor-stimulating effects, indicating a possible role for H(2)O(2) in some of the psychopharmacological effects produced by ethanol.
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- Juan Carlos Ledesma
- Àrea de Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, Avda Sos Baynat, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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Schwendt M, Sigmon SA, McGinty JF. RGS4 overexpression in the rat dorsal striatum modulates mGluR5- and amphetamine-mediated behavior and signaling. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 221:621-35. [PMID: 22193724 PMCID: PMC4507824 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2606-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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RATIONALE Regulator of G-protein signaling 4 (RGS4) is a brain-enriched negative modulator of G-protein-coupled receptor signaling. Decreased availability of RGS4 in the frontal cortex and striatum has been described in animal models of schizophrenia and drug addiction. However, cellular and behavioral consequences of dysregulated RGS4-dependent receptor signaling in the brain remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate whether RGS4, through inhibiting the function of mGluR5 receptors in the dorsal striatum (dSTR), regulates cellular and behavioral responses to acute amphetamine. METHODS After herpes simplex virus-RGS4 was infused into the dSTR, RGS4 overexpression as well as binding of recombinant RGS4 to mGluR5 was assessed. The effect of RGS4 overexpression on behavioral activity induced by the intrastriatal mGluR5 agonist, DHPG, or amphetamine was recorded. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and Akt (protein kinase B) was measured in the dSTR tissue at the end of each behavioral experiment. RESULTS RGS4 overexpressed in the dSTR coimmunoprecipitated with mGluR5 receptors and suppressed both behavioral activity and phospho-ERK levels induced by DHPG. RGS4 overexpression or the mGluR5 antagonist, 3-((2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)ethynyl)pyridine (MTEP), attenuated amphetamine-induced phospho-ERK (but not phospho-Akt) levels. RGS4 suppressed amphetamine-induced vertical activity and augmented horizontal activity over 90 min. Similarly, MTEP augmented amphetamine-induced horizontal activity, but did not affect vertical activity. CONCLUSIONS The present data demonstrate that RGS4 in the dSTR attenuates amphetamine-induced ERK signaling and decreases the behavioral efficacy of acute amphetamine likely by limiting mGluR5 function.
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- Address all correspondence and reprint requests to: Jacqueline McGinty, Ph.D., Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, BSB 403, MSC 510, Charleston, SC 29425-5100, tel 843-792-9036, fax 843-792-4423,
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Impact of mGluR5 during amphetamine-induced hyperactivity and conditioned hyperactivity in differentially reared rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 221:227-37. [PMID: 22139452 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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RATIONALE 3-((2-Methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl)pyridine hydrochloride (MTEP) is a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonist that may alter drug sensitivity in differentially reared rats due to its involvement in the psychostimulant reward pathway and plasticity. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of MTEP on acute amphetamine-induced hyperactivity, conditioned hyperactivity, and sensitization. METHODS Rats were reared in an enriched (EC), isolated (IC), or standard (SC) condition after which rats were either administered MTEP (1.0 mg/kg, ip) or saline prior to an acute (0.5 or 1.0 mg/kg, sc) or repeated (0.3 mg/kg, sc) amphetamine exposure. Rats undergoing repeated amphetamine exposure were administered MTEP prior to conditioned hyperactivity and sensitization tests. RESULTS EC and SC rats administered with MTEP prior to acute amphetamine demonstrated attenuated amphetamine-induced locomotor activity compared to controls, while IC rats administered MTEP following repeated amphetamine exposure demonstrated attenuated amphetamine-induced locomotor activity. Interestingly, MTEP treatment only altered conditioned hyperactivity in EC rats, as MTEP pretreatment resulted in conditioned hyperactivity in EC rats while conditioned hyperactivity was not observed in EC rats pretreated with saline. CONCLUSIONS Glutamatergic pathways are altered during differential rearing, which differentially alters the role of mGluR5 in EC, IC, and SC rats when administered psychostimulant acutely versus repeatedly. These findings suggest that differential rearing alters glutamatergic function, which reduces sensitivity to psychostimulants.
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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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Cleva RM, Watterson LR, Johnson MA, Olive MF. Differential Modulation of Thresholds for Intracranial Self-Stimulation by mGlu5 Positive and Negative Allosteric Modulators: Implications for Effects on Drug Self-Administration. Front Pharmacol 2012; 2:93. [PMID: 22232603 PMCID: PMC3252814 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2011.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pharmacological manipulation of the type 5 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu5) receptor alters various addiction related behaviors such as drug self-administration and the extinction and reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior. However, the effects of pharmacological modulation of mGlu5 receptors on brain reward function have not been widely investigated. We examined the effects of acute administration of positive and negative allosteric modulators (PAMs and NAMs, respectively) on brain reward function by assessing thresholds for intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS). In addition, when acute effects were observed, we examined changes in ICSS thresholds following repeated administration. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with bipolar electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle and trained to respond for ICSS, followed by assessment of effects of mGlu5 ligands on ICSS thresholds using a discrete trials current–intensity threshold determination procedure. Acute administration of the selective mGlu5 NAMs MTEP (0, 0.3, 1, or 3 mg/kg) and fenobam (0, 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg) dose-dependently increased ICSS thresholds (∼70% at the highest dose tested), suggesting a deficit in brain reward function. Acute administration of the mGlu5 PAMs CDPPB (0, 10, 30, and 60 mg/kg) or ADX47273 (0, 10, 30, and 60 mg/kg) was without effect at any dose tested. When administered once daily for five consecutive days, the development of tolerance to the ability of threshold-elevating doses of MTEP and fenobam to increase ICSS thresholds was observed. We conclude that mGlu5 PAMs and NAMs differentially affect brain reward function, and that tolerance to the ability of mGlu5 NAMs to reduce brain reward function develops with repeated administration. These brain reward deficits should be taken into consideration when interpreting acute effects of mGlu5 NAMs on drug self-administration, and repeated administration of these ligands may be an effective method to reduce these deficits.
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- Richard M Cleva
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, USA
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