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Reversible suppression of food reward behavior by chronic mu-opioid receptor antagonism in the nucleus accumbens

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Shin, A.C., Pistell, P.J., Phifer, C.B., Berthoud, H.R.·2010·Neuroscience

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Overindulgence in easily available energy-dense palatable foods is thought to be an important factor in the current obesity epidemic but the underlying neural mechanisms are not well understood. Here we demonstrate that mu-opioid receptor signaling in the nucleus accumbens may be important. Protracted suppression of endogenous mu-opioid receptor signaling focused on the nucleus accumbens shell for several days by means of microinjected beta-funaltrexamine (BFNA) diminished both "liking" of sucrose, as indicated by fewer positive hedonic orofacial responses, and the incentive reinforcement value ("wanting") of a food reward, as indicated by lower completion speed and increased time being distracted in the incentive runway. BFNA-treatment also decreased responding to sucrose and corn oil in the brief access lick paradigm, a test measuring a combination of mainly taste-guided "liking" and low-effort "wanting", as well as 4 h intake of sucrose solution. These effects were not due to nonspecific permanent neuronal changes, as they were fully reversible. We conclude that endogenous mu-opioid signaling in the nucleus accumbens is necessary for the full display of palatable food-induced hyperphagia through mechanisms including hedonic, motivational, and reinforcement processes. Development of obesity could be the result of predisposing innate differences in these mechanisms or overstimulation of these mechanisms by external factors.

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Authors
Shin, A. C., Pistell, P. J., Phifer, C. B., & Berthoud, H. R.
Affiliations
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
  • Northwestern State University (US)
Venue
Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-10
Volume
170
Issue
2
Pages
580-588
ISSN
0306-4522 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2104979095
Cited by
109
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (DK071082, DK047348)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
mu-opioid receptor, nucleus accumbens shell, food reward, incentive motivation, beta-funaltrexamine, hyperphagia, obesity
MeSH terms
Animals, Appetitive Behavior, Male, Microinjections, Motivation, Naltrexone, Nucleus Accumbens, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward, Sucrose, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, Opioid, mu, Rats

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