FosB和Glu受体Ⅱ亚型与慢性可卡因成瘾

过去的一段时间里,CREB一直被认为是与药物成瘾有密切关系的明星分子.但随着研究的不断深入发现,急性给予可卡因可引起ΔFosB家族的多种转录因子在伏核暂时性高表达,但慢性给予可卡因却可诱导Fos家族的异型体ΔFosB在伏核长期高表达,类似现象也见于反复给予其他成瘾性药物,因此ΔFosB遂脱颖而出成为又一个新星分子.1999年9月在英国Nature杂志发表的一篇文章报道,ΔFosB的表达增加及其引发的Glu受体Ⅱ亚型的增加可加强慢性给予可卡因引起的成瘾性,这可能与人类成瘾的形成相似.     

ΔFosB和Glu受体Ⅱ亚型与慢性可卡因成瘾

过去的一段时间里 ,ＣＲＥＢ一直被认为是与药物成瘾有密切关系的明星分子。但随着研究的不断深入发现 ,急性给予可卡因可引起ΔＦｏｓＢ家族的多种转录因子在伏核暂时性高表达 ,但慢性给予可卡因却可诱导Ｆｏｓ家族的异型体ΔＦｏｓＢ在伏核长期高表达 ,类似现象也见于反复给予其他成瘾性药物 ,因此ΔＦｏｓＢ遂脱颖而出成为又一个新星分子。 1 999年 9月在英国Ｎａｔｕｒｅ杂志发表的一篇文章报道 ,ΔＦｏｓＢ的表达增加及其引发的Ｇｌｕ受体Ⅱ亚型的增加可加强慢性给予可卡因引起的成瘾性 ,这可能与人类成瘾的形成相似。实验以一种转基因…     

ΔFosB in the supraoptic nucleus contributes to hyponatremia in rats with cirrhosis

Bile duct ligation (BDL), a model of hepatic cirrhosis, is associated with dilutional hyponatremia and inappropriate vasopressin release. ΔFosB staining was significantly increased in vasopressin and oxytocin magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of BDL rats. We tested the role of SON ΔFosB in fluid retention following BDL by injecting the SON (n = 10) with 400 nl of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector expressing ΔJunD (a dominant negative construct for ΔFosB) plus green fluorescent protein (GFP) (AAV-GFP-ΔJunD). Controls were either noninjected or injected with an AAV vector expressing only GFP. Three weeks after BDL or sham ligation surgery, rats were individually housed in metabolism cages for 1 wk. Average daily water intake was significantly elevated in all BDL rats compared with sham ligated controls. Average daily urine output was significantly greater in AAV-GFP-ΔJunD-treated BDL rats compared with all other groups. Daily average urine sodium concentration was significantly lower in AAV-GFP-ΔJunD-treated BDL rats than the other groups, although average daily sodium excretion was not different among the groups. SON expression of ΔJunD produced a diuresis in BDL rats that may be related to decreased circulating levels of vasopressin or oxytocin. These findings support the view that ΔFosB expression in SON magnocellular secretory cells contribute to dilutional hyponatremia in BDL rats.     

伏核内的△FosB——吗啡成瘾中的重要调节因子

众所周知，药物滥用能引起神经细胞特定的适应性反应，从而导致成瘾。基因表达的调节可能是导致这种适应性反应的重要机制之一。△FosB是一种转录因子，表达后能在脑内维持数周甚至几个月。长期药物滥用能引起伏核内△FosB表达稳定地增加，表明△FosB的表达可能是药物成瘾的分子转换机制，成为药物成瘾研究中最受重视的转录因子。     

Quantitative mapping of cocaine-induced ΔFosB expression in the striatum of male and female rats

ΔFosB plays a critical role in drug-induced long-term changes in the brain. In the current study, we evaluated locomotor activity in male and female rats treated with saline or cocaine for 2 weeks and quantitatively mapped ΔFosB expression in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens of each animal by using an anti-FosB antibody that recognizes ΔFosB isoforms preferentially. Behavioral analysis showed that while there was little difference between males and females that sensitized to cocaine, nonsensitizing rats showed a large sex difference. Nonsensitizing males showed low behavioral activation in response to cocaine on the first day of treatment, and their activity remained low. In contrast, nonsensitizing females showed high activation on the first day of treatment and their activity remained high. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses indicated that basal levels of ΔFosB were higher in the nucleus accumbens than the dorsal striatum, but that the effect of cocaine on ΔFosB was greater in the dorsal striatum. Immunostaining showed that the effect of cocaine in both the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens was primarily to increase the intensity of ΔFosB immunoreactivity in individual neurons, rather than to increase the number of cells that express ΔFosB. Detailed mapping of ΔFosB-labeled nuclei showed that basal ΔFosB levels were highest in the medial portion of the dorsal striatum and dorsomedial accumbens, particularly adjacent to the lateral ventricle, whereas the cocaine-induced increase in ΔFosB was most pronounced in the lateral dorsal striatum, where basal ΔFosB expression was lowest. Sex differences in ΔFosB expression were small and independent of cocaine treatment. We discuss implications of the sex difference in locomotor activation and regionally-specific ΔFosB induction by cocaine.     

Ifenprodil Attenuates Methamphetamine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization and Activation of Ras-ERK-∆FosB Pathway in the Caudate Putamen

Addiction is a debilitating, chronic psychiatric disorder that is difficult to cure completely owing to the high rate of relapse. Behavioral sensitization is considered to may underlie behavioral changes, such as relapse, caused by chronic abuse of psychomotor stimulants. Thus, its animal models have been widely used to explore the etiology of addiction. Recently, increasing evidence has demonstrated that N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) play an important role in addiction to psychomotor stimulants. However, the role of GluN2B-containing receptors and their downstream signaling pathway(s) in behavioral sensitization induced by methamphetamine (METH) have not been investigated yet. In this study, we used different doses of ifenprodil (2.5, 5, 10 mg/kg), a selective antagonist of the GluN2B subunit, to investigate the role of GluN2B-containing NMDARs in METH-induced behavioral sensitization. We then examined changes in the levels of Ras, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK)/ERK, and ?FosB in the caudate putamen (CPu) by western blot. We found that 2.5 or 10 mg/kg ifenprodil significantly attenuated METH-induced behavioral sensitization, whereas the mice treated with a moderate dose of ifenprodil (5 mg/kg) displayed no significant changes. Further results of western blot experiments showed that repeated administration of METH caused the increases in the levels of Ras, pERK/ERK and ?FosB in the CPu, and these changes were inhibited by only the 2.5 mg/kg dose of ifenprodil. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that 2.5 mg/kg ifenprodil could attenuate METH-induced behavioral sensitization. Moreover, GluN2B-containing NMDARs and their downstream Ras-ERK-?FosB signaling pathway in the CPu might be involved in METH-induced behavioral sensitization.     

脑深部电刺激自身给药大鼠伏隔核区△FosB的表达

目的:对吗啡依赖大鼠实施双侧伏隔核脑深部电刺激(NAc-DBS),分析NAc区△FosB的表达变化,为NAc-DBS治疗药物依赖提供分子生物学证据.方法:18只大鼠随机分为三组,包括DBS组(n=6,实施颈静脉插管和电板植入手术,吗啡给药,DBS),Sham组(n=6,实施颈静脉插管和电极植入手术,吗啡给药),Control组(n=6,实施颈静脉插管和电极植入手术,给予生理盐水),观察DBS组大鼠在高频电烈激期(160 Hz,1 h/d,7d)的觅药行为变化,然后进行取脑,切片,免疫组化染色,观察伏隔核区△FosB的表达.结果:成瘾大鼠在高频电刺激期,觅药行为明显减少;免疫组化染色后观察到DBS组大鼠NAc区△FosB的表达相对于Sham和Control组明显减少.结论:双侧NAc-DBS抑制吗啡成瘾大鼠的觅药行为以及NAc区△FosB的表达,证实△FosB可能是慢性成瘾转换机制的关键分子的观点.     

Protein Kinase G Regulates Dopamine Release, ΔFosB Expression, and Locomotor Activity After Repeated Cocaine Administration: Involvement of Dopamine D2 Receptors

Protein kinase G (PKG) activation has been implicated in the regulation of synaptic plasticity in the brain. This study was conducted to determine the involvement of PKG-associated dopamine D2 (D2) receptors in the regulation of dopamine release, ΔFosB expression and locomotor activity in response to repeated cocaine exposure. Repeated systemic injections of cocaine (20 mg/kg), once a day for seven consecutive days, increased cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and extracellular dopamine concentrations in the dorsal striatum. Inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), cGMP or PKG and stimulation of D2 receptors decreased the repeated cocaine-induced increase in dopamine concentrations. Similar results were obtained by the combining nNOS, cGMP or PKG inhibition with stimulation of D2 receptors. Parallel to these data, PKG inhibition, D2 receptor stimulation, and combining PKG inhibition with stimulation of D2 receptors decreased the repeated cocaine-induced increases in ΔFosB expression and locomotor activity. These findings suggest that control of D2 receptors by PKG activation after repeated cocaine is responsible for upregulating dopamine release and sustained long-term changes in gene expression in the dopamine terminals and gamma-aminobutyric acid neurons of the dorsal striatum, respectively. This upregulation may contribute to behavioral changes in response to repeated exposure to cocaine.