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Kappa Opioid Receptors Regulate Stress-Induced Cocaine Seeking and Synaptic Plasticity

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Graziane, Nicholas M., Polter, Abigail M., Briand, Lisa A., Pierce, R. Christopher, Kauer, Julie A.·2013·Neuron

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Stress facilitates reinstatement of addictive drug seeking in animals and promotes relapse in humans. Acute stress has marked and long-lasting effects on plasticity at both inhibitory and excitatory synapses on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a key region necessary for drug reinforcement. Stress blocks long-term potentiation at GABAergic synapses on dopamine neurons in the VTA (LTPGABA), potentially removing a normal brake on activity. Here we show that blocking kappa opioid receptors (KORs) prior to forced-swim stress rescues LTPGABA. In contrast, blocking KORs does not prevent stress-induced potentiation of excitatory synapses nor morphine-induced block of LTPGABA. Using a kappa receptor antagonist as a selective tool to test the role of LTPGABA in vivo, we find that blocking KORs within the VTA prior to forced-swim stress prevents reinstatement of cocaine seeking. These results suggest that KORs may represent a useful therapeutic target for treatment of stress-triggered relapse in substance abuse.

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  • Exposure to a single acute stressor can promote long-lasting neuroplastic changes in VTA dopamine neurons in a manner similar to exposure to recreational drugs.

    “Exposure to a single acute stressor can also promote long-lasting neuroplastic changes in VTA dopamine neurons in a manner similar to exposure to recreational drugs (Dong et al., 2004; Graziane et al., 2013; Niehaus et al., 2010; Saal et al., 2003).”

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Authors
Graziane, N. M., Polter, A. M., Briand, L. A., Pierce, R. C., & Kauer, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Kauer, Julie A.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-03
Volume
77
Issue
5
Pages
942-954
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031926980
Cited by
121
References
100
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FWCI
5.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA007459, T32AA007459)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH019118, MH019118)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA015214, DA18678, DA 15214, DA026660, F32DA026660, DA011289, K02DA018678, R01DA011289, T32DA007281)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
kappa opioid receptor, cocaine seeking, reinstatement, stress, synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation, GABAergic synapses, ventral tegmental area, dopaminergic neurons, morphine, forced swim stress, relapse, substance abuse, opioid antagonists
MeSH terms
Animals, Extinction, Psychological, Microinjections, Naltrexone, Recurrence, Self Administration, Stress, Psychological, Swimming, Synapses, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, Opioid, kappa, Ventral Tegmental Area, Long-Term Potentiation, Receptors, GABA, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Rats, Drug-Seeking Behavior, Dopaminergic Neurons, In Vitro Techniques

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