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Activation of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Limbic System During Cannabinoid Withdrawal

Rodrı́guez de Fonseca, Fernando, Carrera, M. Rocı́o A., Navarro, Miguel, Koob, George F., Weiss, Friedbert·1997·Science

Abstract

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) has been implicated in the mediation of the stress-like and negative affective consequences of withdrawal from drugs of abuse, such as alcohol, cocaine, and opiates. This study sought to determine whether brain CRF systems also have a role in cannabinoid dependence. Rats were treated daily for 2 weeks with the potent synthetic cannabinoid HU-210. Withdrawal, induced by the cannabinoid antagonist SR 141716A, was accompanied by a marked elevation in extracellular CRF concentration and a distinct pattern of Fos activation in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Maximal increases in CRF corresponded to the time when behavioral signs resulting from cannabinoid withdrawal were at a maximum. These data suggest that long-term cannabinoid administration alters CRF function in the limbic system of the brain, in a manner similar to that observed with other drugs of abuse, and also induces neuroadaptive processes that may result in future vulnerability to drug dependence.

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  • CRF production and release from the amygdala are greatly potentiated during withdrawal from various drugs and during chronic stress.

    “CRF production in, and release from, the amygdala is greatly potentiated during withdrawal from a variety of drugs of abuse, as well as during chronic stress (Merlo Pich et al 1995; Rodriguez de Fonseca et al 1997; Richter and Weiss 1999; Stout et al 2000; Zorrilla et al 2001; Olive et al 2002; Funk et al 2006; George et al 2007).”

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Rodrı́guez de Fonseca, F., Carrera, M. R. A., Navarro, M., Koob, G. F., & Weiss, F.
Affiliations
  • F. Rodrı́guez de Fonseca and M. Navarro, Instituto Complutense de Drogodependencias, Departamento de Psicobiologı́a, Facultad de Psicologı́a, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain.
  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
Corresponding author
Navarro, Miguel
Venue
Science
Published
1997-06-27
Volume
276
Issue
5321
Pages
2050-2054
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2124997151
Cited by
499
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
27.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r03da008426-02)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 08426)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK 26741, P01DK026741)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
corticotropin-releasing factor, cannabinoid withdrawal, HU-210, SR141716A, Fos activation, central amygdala, limbic system, neural adaptation, drug addiction, stress response
MeSH terms
Rimonabant, Amygdala, Animals, Anxiety, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Corticosterone, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Male, Piperidines, Pyrazoles, Receptors, Drug, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Dronabinol, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, Rats, Wistar, Microdialysis, Receptors, Cannabinoid, Rats

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