PMID- 24354924 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141107 LR - 20211129 IS - 1460-9568 (Electronic) IS - 0953-816X (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Mar TI - Knockdown of tropomyosin-related kinase B receptor expression in the nucleus accumbens shell prevents intermittent social defeat stress-induced cross-sensitization to amphetamine in rats. PG - 1009-1017 LID - 10.1111/ejn.12464 [doi] AB - The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is a critical brain region for the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can facilitate stress- and drug-induced neuroadaptation in the mesocorticolimbic system. BDNF-containing projections to the NAc originate from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the prefrontal cortex, and BDNF release activates tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB). In this study, we examined the necessity for BDNF-TrkB signaling in the NAc shell during social defeat stress-induced cross-sensitization to amphetamine. Adeno-associated virus expressing short hairpin RNA directed against TrkB (AAV-shTrkB) was infused bilaterally into the NAc shell to knock down TrkB, whereas AAV-GFP (green fluorescent protein) was used as the control virus. Rats were exposed to intermittent social defeat stress or handling procedures; amphetamine challenge was given at 10 days after the last defeat and locomotor activity was measured. Stressed rats that received the control virus showed cross-sensitization to amphetamine compared with the handled rats. In contrast, NAc TrkB knockdown prevented social defeat stress-induced cross-sensitization. TrkB knockdown in the NAc was found to reduce the level of phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 in this region. NAc TrkB knockdown also prevented stress-induced elevation of BDNF and the glutamate receptor type 1 (GluA1) subunit of AMPA receptor in the VTA, as well as DeltaFosB expression in the NAc. These findings indicated that BDNF-TrkB signaling in the NAc shell was required for social defeat stress-induced cross-sensitization. NAc TrkB-BDNF signaling also appeared to be involved in the regulation of GluA1 in the VTA, as well as in the NAc DeltaFosB accumulation that could trigger cross-sensitization after social defeat stress. CI - (c) 2013 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Wang, Junshi AU - Wang J AD - Neuroscience Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. FAU - Bina, Robert W AU - Bina RW AD - Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, 425 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. FAU - Wingard, Jeffrey C AU - Wingard JC AD - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Terwilliger, Ernest F AU - Terwilliger EF AD - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Hammer, Ronald P Jr AU - Hammer RP Jr AD - Neuroscience Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. AD - Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, 425 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. AD - Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA. FAU - Nikulina, Ella M AU - Nikulina EM AD - Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, 425 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 DA026451/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA026451/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20131219 PL - France TA - Eur J Neurosci JT - The European journal of neuroscience JID - 8918110 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Fosb protein, rat) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, AMPA) RN - CK833KGX7E (Amphetamine) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - TFZ3H25BS1 (glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 1) SB - IM MH - Amphetamine/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - *Central Nervous System Sensitization MH - Locomotion MH - Male MH - Nucleus Accumbens/drug effects/*metabolism/physiology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, trkB/genetics/*metabolism MH - Receptors, AMPA/genetics/metabolism MH - Social Behavior MH - Stress, Psychological/*metabolism/physiopathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - cross-sensitization OT - nucleus accumbens OT - social stress OT - tropomyosin-related kinase B OT - ventral tegmental area EDAT- 2013/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/08 06:00 CRDT- 2013/12/21 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/10/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/11/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/12/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/ejn.12464 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Mar;39(6):1009-1017. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12464. Epub 2013 Dec 19.