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Heroin exposure and withdrawal differentially influence expression of NMDA receptor NR2 subunits in the prelimbic region of rat medial prefrontal cortex.

海洛因暴露和戒断差异影响大鼠内侧前额叶皮层边缘前区 NMDA 受体 NR2 亚基的表达。

  • 影响因子:2.21
  • DOI:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134819
  • 作者列表:"Zhu Z","Wang H","Jiang Y","Hua T","Zhang C
  • 发表时间:2020-03-16
Abstract

:It is widely reported that drug addiction involves the strengthening of specific reward circuits through N-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor (NMDAR)-dependent synaptic potentiation, and several lines of evidence strongly implicate NMDA receptor 2 (NR2) subunits in drug abuse. To explore the potential mechanism of heroin dependence, this study examined changes in the expression levels of NR2 subunits NR2A-D in the prelimbic (PL) region of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) after repeated heroin administration and subsequent abstinence. The conditioned place preference (CPP) test confirmed successful induction of heroin dependence and withdrawal. Western blotting and qRT-PCR revealed no differences in NR2A subunit expression among heroin-exposure, heroin-withdrawal, and control group rats; in contrast, expression of NR2B was significantly higher in the heroin-exposure group, whereas expression levels of NR2C and NR2D were significantly higher in the heroin-withdrawal group relative to the controls. Further studies are needed to identify the functional significance based on alterations of NR2 subunits.

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: 广泛报道药物成瘾涉及通过 N-甲基-d-天冬氨酸受体 (NMDAR) 依赖的突触增强来加强特定的奖赏回路, 几行证据强烈暗示 NMDA 受体 2 (NR2) 亚基在药物滥用。为了探讨海洛因依赖的潜在机制,本研究检测了内侧前额叶皮质 (mPFC) 边缘前缘 (PL) 区 NR2 亚基 NR2A-D 表达水平的变化。在反复服用海洛因和随后的戒断后。条件性位置偏爱 (CPP) 试验证实成功诱导海洛因依赖和戒断。Western blotting 和 qRT-PCR 显示海洛因暴露、海洛因戒断和对照组大鼠 NR2A 亚基表达无差异; 相反, 海洛因暴露组 NR2B 的表达显著高于对照组,而海洛因戒断组 NR2C 和 NR2D 的表达水平显著高于对照组。需要进一步的研究来确定基于 NR2 亚基改变的功能意义。

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