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Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor reduces cocaine-seeking and downregulates glutamatergic synaptic proteins in medial prefrontal cortex

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Background: Psychostimulant use disorder is a major public health issue, and despite the scope of the problem there are currently no FDA approved treatments. There would be tremendous utility in development of a treatment that could help patients both achieve and maintain abstinence. Previous work from our group has identified granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) as a neuroactive cytokine that alters behavioral response to cocaine, increases synaptic dopamine release, and enhances cognitive flexibility. Here, we investigate the role of G-CSF in affecting extinction and reinstatement of cocaine-seeking and perform detailed characterization of its proteomic effects in multiple limbic substructures. Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with PBS or G-CSF during (1) extinction or (2) abstinence from cocaine self-administration, and drug seeking behavior was measured. Quantitative assessment of changes in the proteomic landscape in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) were performed via data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry analysis. Results: Administration of G-CSF during extinction accelerated the rate of extinction, and administration during abstinence attenuated cue-induced cocaine-seeking. Analysis of global protein expression demonstrated that G-CSF regulated proteins primarily in mPFC that are critical to glutamate signaling and synapse maintenance. Conclusion: Taken together, these findings support G-CSF as a viable translational research target with the potential to reduce drug craving or seeking behaviors. Importantly, recombinant G-CSF exists as an FDA-approved medication which may facilitate rapid clinical translation. Additionally, using cutting-edge multi-region discovery proteomics analyses, these studies identify a novel mechanism underlying G-CSF effects on behavioral plasticity.

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Metadata

Authors
Hofford, R. S., Euston, T. J., Wilson, R. S., Meckel, K. R., Peck, E. G., Godino, A., Landry, J. A., Calipari, E. S., Lam, T. T., & Kiraly, D. D.
Affiliations
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Kiraly, Drew D.
Venue
Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2020-02-18
Volume
41
Issue
7
Pages
1553-1565
ISSN
0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3114748821
Cited by
17
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
  • Ohio Department of Development
  • Yale University
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • National Institutes of Health (1s10od019967-01, 1s10od018034-01, 5dp1da048931-05, DA-018343)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (042111, DA042111, DA048931, K08DA044308, K99DA042111, DA049568, DP1-DA048931, R00DA042111, DA044308, DP1DA051551, R21DA049568, DA 018343, T32DA041349, P30DA018343)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R03NS111493)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, cocaine seeking, cocaine self-administration, extinction, reinstatement, cocaine abstinence, medial prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, psychostimulant use disorder, drug craving, behavioral plasticity, cognitive flexibility
MeSH terms
Animals, Cues, Extinction, Psychological, Glutamates, Limbic System, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Synapses, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Prefrontal Cortex, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Proteomics, Rats, Drug-Seeking Behavior, Craving

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