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Stress in adolescence and drugs of abuse in rodent models: role of dopamine, CRF, and HPA axis

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Burke, Andrew R., Miczek, Klaus A.·2014·Psychopharmacology

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Rationale Research on adolescence and drug abuse increased substantially in the past decade. However, drug-addiction-related behaviors following stressful experiences during adolescence are less studied. We focus on rodent models of adolescent stress cross-sensitization to drugs of abuse.Objectives Review the ontogeny of behavior, dopamine, corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in adolescent rodents. We evaluate evidence that stressful experiences during adolescence engender hypersensitivity to drugs of abuse and offer potential neural mechanisms.Results and conclusions Much evidence suggests that final maturation of behavior, dopamine systems, and HPA axis occurs during adolescence. Stress during adolescence increases amphetamine- and ethanol-stimulated locomotion, preference, and self-administration under many conditions. The influence of adolescent stress on subsequent cocaine- and nicotine-stimulated locomotion and preference is less clear. The type of adolescent stress, temporal interval between stress and testing, species, sex, and the drug tested are key methodological determinants for successful cross-sensitization procedures. The sensitization of the mesolimbic dopamine system is proposed to underlie stress cross-sensitization to drugs of abuse in both adolescents and adults through modulation by CRF. Reduced levels of mesocortical dopamine appear to be a unique consequence of social stress during adolescence. Adolescent stress may reduce the final maturation of cortical dopamine through D2 dopamine receptor regulation of dopamine synthesis or glucocorticoid-facilitated pruning of cortical dopamine fibers. Certain rodent models of adolescent adversity are useful for determining neural mechanisms underlying the cross-sensitization to drugs of abuse.

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Authors
Burke, A. R., & Miczek, K. A.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Corresponding author
Burke, Andrew R.
Venue
Psychopharmacology
Published
2013-12-27
Volume
231
Issue
8
Pages
1557-1580
ISSN
  • 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2072
OpenAlex
W2006049216
Cited by
207
References
291
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA013983)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (F32DA032226, R01DA031734)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS047243)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
adolescent stress, drugs of abuse, dopamine, corticotropin-releasing factor, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, mesolimbic dopamine system, mesocortical dopamine, dopamine D2 receptor, glucocorticoid receptor, social stress, amphetamine, ethanol, cocaine, nicotine, locomotor sensitization, self-administration, rodent models
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Dopamine, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Rodentia, Illicit Drugs, Stress, Psychological

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