PMID- 23623815 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140123 LR - 20191210 IS - 1872-6240 (Electronic) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 1519 DP - 2013 Jun 26 TI - Region-specific expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor splice variants in morphine conditioned place preference in mice. PG - 53-62 LID - S0006-8993(13)00573-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.031 [doi] AB - It is well established that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a pivotal role in brain plasticity-related processes, such as learning, memory and drug addiction. However, changes in expression of BDNF splice variants after acquisition, extinction and reinstatement of cue-elicited morphine seeking behavior have not yet been investigated. Real-time PCR was used to assess BDNF splice variants (I, II, IV and VI) in various brain regions during acquisition, extinction and reinstatement of morphine-conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice. Repeated morphine injections (10mg/kg, i.p.) increased expression of BDNF splice variants II, IV and VI in the hippocampus, caudate putamen (CPu) and nucleus accumbens (NAcc). Levels of BDNF splice variants decreased after extinction training and continued to decrease during reinstatement induced by a morphine priming injection (10mg/kg, i.p.). However, after reinstatement induced by exposure to 6 min of forced swimming (FS), expression of BDNF splice variants II, IV and VI was increased in the hippocampus, CPu, NAcc and prefrontal cortex (PFC). After reinstatement induced by 40 min of restraint, expression of BDNF splice variants was increased in PFC. These results show that exposure to either morphine or acute stress can induce reinstatement of drug-seeking, but expression of BDNF splice variants is differentially affected by chronic morphine and acute stress. Furthermore, BDNF splice variants II, IV and VI may play a role in learning and memory for morphine addiction in the hippocampus, CPu and NAcc. CI - Crown Copyright (c) 2013. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Meng, Min AU - Meng M AD - Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277# West YantaRoad, Xi'an 710061, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Xinhan AU - Zhao X FAU - Dang, Yonghui AU - Dang Y FAU - Ma, Jingyuan AU - Ma J FAU - Li, Lixu AU - Li L FAU - Gu, Shanzhi AU - Gu S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130425 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Narcotics) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 76I7G6D29C (Morphine) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - Brain/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Conditioning, Operant/*drug effects MH - Drug-Seeking Behavior/drug effects/physiology MH - Extinction, Psychological/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Morphine/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Narcotics/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Protein Isoforms/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Reinforcement, Psychology EDAT- 2013/04/30 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/24 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/30 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/04/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/24 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-8993(13)00573-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.031 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 2013 Jun 26;1519:53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.031. Epub 2013 Apr 25.