PMID- 22959963 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130220 LR - 20211021 IS - 1873-7064 (Electronic) IS - 0028-3908 (Print) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 8 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Nicotine-induced anxiety-like behavior in a rat model of the novelty-seeking phenotype is associated with long-lasting neuropeptidergic and neuroplastic adaptations in the amygdala: effects of the cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonist AM251. PG - 1335-45 LID - S0028-3908(12)00452-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.08.016 [doi] AB - A rat model of the novelty-seeking phenotype predicts vulnerability to the expression of behavioral sensitization to nicotine, where locomotor reactivity to novelty is used to screen experimentally-naive rats for high (HR) versus low (LR) responders. The present study examines the long-term neuropeptidergic and neuroplastic adaptations associated with the expression of locomotor sensitization to a low dose nicotine challenge and social anxiety-like behavior following chronic intermittent nicotine exposure during adolescence in the LRHR phenotype. Our data show that the expression of behavioral sensitization to nicotine and abstinence-related anxiety are detected in nicotine pre-exposed HRs even across a long (3 wks) abstinence. Moreover, these behavioral effects of nicotine are accompanied by a persistent imbalance between neuropeptide Y and corticotrophin releasing factor systems, and a persistent increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and spinophilin mRNA levels in the amygdala. Furthermore, treatment with the cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonist, AM251 (5 mg/kg) during a short (1 wk) abstinence is ineffective in reversing nicotine-induced anxiety, fluctuations in BDNF and spinophilin mRNAs, and the neuropeptidergic dysregulations in the amygdala; although this treatment is effective in reversing the expression of locomotor sensitization to challenge nicotine even after a long abstinence. Interestingly, the identical AM251 treatment administered during the late phase of a long abstinence further augments anxiety and associated changes in BDNF and spinophilin mRNA in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala in nicotine pre-exposed HRs. These findings implicate long-lasting neuropeptidergic and neuroplastic changes in the amygdala in vulnerability to the behavioral effects of nicotine in the novelty-seeking phenotype. CI - Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Aydin, Cigdem AU - Aydin C AD - Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. FAU - Oztan, Ozge AU - Oztan O FAU - Isgor, Ceylan AU - Isgor C LA - eng GR - R15 DA023675/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA023675/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20120831 PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Microfilament Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuropeptide Y) RN - 0 (Neuropeptides) RN - 0 (Nicotinic Agonists) RN - 0 (Piperidines) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1) RN - 0 (neurabin) RN - 3I4FA44MAI (AM 251) RN - 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine) RN - 9015-71-8 (Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone) SB - IM MH - Aging/psychology MH - Amygdala/*drug effects MH - Animals MH - Anxiety/*chemically induced/*psychology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism MH - Exploratory Behavior/*drug effects MH - In Situ Hybridization MH - Interpersonal Relations MH - Male MH - Microfilament Proteins/metabolism MH - Motor Activity/drug effects MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism MH - Neuronal Plasticity/*drug effects MH - Neuropeptide Y/metabolism MH - Neuropeptides/*physiology MH - Nicotine/*pharmacology MH - Nicotinic Agonists/*pharmacology MH - Phenotype MH - Piperidines/*pharmacology MH - Pyrazoles/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/psychology PMC - PMC3697052 MID - NIHMS409820 EDAT- 2012/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/21 06:00 PMCR- 2013/12/01 CRDT- 2012/09/11 06:00 PHST- 2011/12/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/08/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/08/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/09/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0028-3908(12)00452-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.08.016 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 2012 Dec;63(8):1335-45. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.08.016. Epub 2012 Aug 31.