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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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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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“adolescence in rodents is increasingly defined more in line with this larger age window in humans, by counting the period from weaning (~PND 21) where mice and rats gain begin to interact independently with their environments for the first time”
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“The week between PND21 -28 has also been described as the juvenile period, with PND21 identified as the lower boundary for early adolescence (Burke and Miczek, 2014; Doremus-Fitzwater and Spear, 2016)”
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“The adolescent period can be further sub-divided into early (~PND 21–34), middle (~PND 35–45), and late (~PND 45–60) periods [39, 46]”
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“Stress and the neurobiology of the stress response play critical roles in substance use initiation, maintenance, and relapse.”
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“For instance, HIV transmission risk is notably high among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), especially those with histories of childhood sexual abuse and current traumatic stress or depression.”
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“Stress mediators interact with the dopaminergic reward system and other systems involved in addiction, such as endogenous opioids, the SAM system, and endocannabinoids.”
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“Additionally, adolescence is a critical period for the maturation of behavior, dopamine systems, and the HPA axis.”
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“Stress during adolescence can increase sensitivity to drugs of abuse and alter the final maturation of cortical dopamine, potentially through mechanisms involving D2 dopamine receptor regulation and the glucocorticoid-facilitated pruning of dopamine fibers [83,84,85].”
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“In particular, evidence suggests that final maturation of behavior, dopamine systems, and HPA axis occurs during adolescence, suggesting that individuals experiencing stressful events during early life and adolescence are particularly prone for developing cross-sensitization to drugs of abuse (Burke & Miczek, 2014; Rodrigues et al., 2011).”
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- Authors
- Burke, A. R., & Miczek, K. A.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Burke, Andrew R.
- ORCID
- Miczek, Klaus A.
- Venue
- Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2013-12-27
- Volume
- 231
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1557-1580
- ISSN
- 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-2072
- PMC
- PMC3969449
- OpenAlex
- W2006049216
- Cited by
- 207
- References
- 291
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 8
- FWCI
- 1.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- 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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