Publication Date:
2009-05-30
Description:
The neural mechanisms underlying the transition from a drug-nondependent to a drug-dependent state remain elusive. Chronic exposure to drugs has been shown to increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons. BDNF infusions into the VTA potentiate several behavioral effects of drugs, including psychomotor sensitization and cue-induced drug seeking. We found that a single infusion of BDNF into the VTA promotes a shift from a dopamine-independent to a dopamine-dependent opiate reward system, identical to that seen when an opiate-naive rat becomes dependent and withdrawn. This shift involves a switch in the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors of VTA GABAergic neurons, from inhibitory to excitatory signaling.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913611/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉 〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913611/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Vargas-Perez, Hector -- Ting-A Kee, Ryan -- Walton, Christine H -- Hansen, D Micah -- Razavi, Rozita -- Clarke, Laura -- Bufalino, Mary Rose -- Allison, David W -- Steffensen, Scott C -- van der Kooy, Derek -- AA13666/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ -- R01 AA013666/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ -- R01 AA013666-09/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ -- R01 AA020919/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2009 Jun 26;324(5935):1732-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1168501. Epub 2009 May 28.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada. vargashector@yahoo.com〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19478142" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Bicuculline/pharmacology
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/administration &
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dosage/genetics/*metabolism/*pharmacology
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Conditioning (Psychology)
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Dopamine/physiology
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Dopamine Antagonists/administration & dosage/pharmacology
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Flupenthixol/administration & dosage/pharmacology
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GABA Agonists/pharmacology
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GABA Antagonists/pharmacology
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Heroin Dependence/metabolism
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Male
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Morphine/administration & dosage
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Muscimol/pharmacology
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Opioid-Related Disorders/*metabolism
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RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Receptors, GABA-A/metabolism
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*Reward
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Signal Transduction
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Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/metabolism
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Ventral Tegmental Area/drug effects/*metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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