PMID- 24055683 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150223 LR - 20211021 IS - 1873-7544 (Electronic) IS - 0306-4522 (Print) IS - 0306-4522 (Linking) VI - 254 DP - 2013 Dec 19 TI - Opiate exposure and withdrawal dynamically regulate mRNA expression in the serotonergic dorsal raphe nucleus. PG - 160-72 LID - S0306-4522(13)00787-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.071 [doi] AB - Previous results from our lab suggest that hypofunctioning of the serotonergic (5-HT) dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) is involved in stress-induced opiate reinstatement. To further investigate the effects of morphine dependence and withdrawal on the 5-HT DRN system, we measured gene expression at the level of mRNA in the DRN during a model of morphine dependence, withdrawal and post withdrawal stress exposure in rats. Morphine pellets were implanted for 72h and then either removed or animals were injected with naloxone to produce spontaneous or precipitated withdrawal, respectively. Animals exposed to these conditions exhibited withdrawal symptoms including weight loss, wet dog shakes and jumping behavior. Gene expression for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB), corticotrophin releasing-factor (CRF)-R1, CRF-R2, alpha 1 subunit of the GABAA receptor (GABAA-alpha1), mu-opioid receptor (MOR), 5-HT1A receptor, tryptophan hydroxylase2 (TPH2) and the 5-HT transporter was then measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction at multiple time-points across the model of morphine exposure, withdrawal and post withdrawal stress. Expression levels of BDNF, TrkB and CRF-R1 mRNA were decreased during both morphine exposure and following 7days of withdrawal. CRF-R2 mRNA expression was elevated after 7days of withdrawal. 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression was decreased following 3h of morphine exposure, while TPH2 mRNA expression was decreased after 7days of withdrawal with swim stress. There were no changes in the expression of GABAA-alpha1, MOR or 5-HT transporter mRNA. Collectively these results suggest that alterations in neurotrophin support, CRF-dependent stress signaling, 5-HT synthesis and release may underlie 5-HT DRN hypofunction that can potentially lead to stress-induced opiate relapse. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Lunden, J W AU - Lunden JW AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. FAU - Kirby, L G AU - Kirby LG LA - eng GR - P30 DA013429/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA020126/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01DA020126/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130920 PL - United States TA - Neuroscience JT - Neuroscience JID - 7605074 RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 76I7G6D29C (Morphine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Male MH - Morphine/*administration & dosage MH - Opioid-Related Disorders/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/*biosynthesis/drug effects/genetics MH - Raphe Nuclei/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Serotonergic Neurons/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC3856937 MID - NIHMS532263 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 5-HT OT - BDNF OT - CPP OT - CRF OT - DRN OT - FS OT - GABA(A)-alpha1 OT - MOR OT - PCR OT - SERT OT - TPH2 OT - TrkB OT - VTA OT - alpha 1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - conditioned place-preference OT - corticotrophin-releasing factor OT - dorsal raphe nucleus OT - forced swim OT - gene expression OT - mRNA OT - morphine OT - polymerase chain reaction OT - serotonin OT - serotonin transporter OT - stress OT - tryptophan hydroxylase2 OT - tyrosine kinase receptor B OT - ventral tegmental area OT - mu-opioid receptor EDAT- 2013/09/24 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/24 06:00 PMCR- 2014/12/19 CRDT- 2013/09/24 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/08/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/09/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0306-4522(13)00787-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.071 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroscience. 2013 Dec 19;254:160-72. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.071. Epub 2013 Sep 20.