PMID- 25451116 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160927 LR - 20181113 IS - 1872-6240 (Electronic) IS - 0006-8993 (Print) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 1628 IP - Pt A DP - 2015 Dec 2 TI - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and addiction: Pathological versus therapeutic effects on drug seeking. PG - 68-81 LID - S0006-8993(14)01480-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.10.058 [doi] AB - Many abused drugs lead to changes in endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in neural circuits responsible for addictive behaviors. BDNF is a known molecular mediator of memory consolidation processes, evident at both behavioral and neurophysiological levels. Specific neural circuits are responsible for storing and executing drug-procuring motor programs, whereas other neural circuits are responsible for the active suppression of these "seeking" systems. These seeking-circuits are established as associations are formed between drug-associated cues and the conditioned responses they elicit. Such conditioned responses (e.g. drug seeking) can be diminished either through a passive weakening of seeking- circuits or an active suppression of those circuits through extinction. Extinction learning occurs when the association between cues and drug are violated, for example, by cue exposure without the drug present. Cue exposure therapy has been proposed as a therapeutic avenue for the treatment of addictions. Here we explore the role of BDNF in extinction circuits, compared to seeking-circuits that "incubate" over prolonged withdrawal periods. We begin by discussing the role of BDNF in extinction memory for fear and cocaine-seeking behaviors, where extinction circuits overlap in infralimbic prefrontal cortex (PFC). We highlight the ability of estrogen to promote BDNF-like effects in hippocampal-prefrontal circuits and consider the role of sex differences in extinction and incubation of drug-seeking behaviors. Finally, we examine how opiates and alcohol "break the mold" in terms of BDNF function in extinction circuits. CI - Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Barker, Jacqueline M AU - Barker JM AD - Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. FAU - Taylor, Jane R AU - Taylor JR AD - Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. FAU - De Vries, Taco J AU - De Vries TJ AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Peters, Jamie AU - Peters J AD - Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: petersjl.upr@gmail.com. LA - eng GR - P50AA012870/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - F32 AA023141/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - AA020135/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - AA023141/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 AA020135/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA038235/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AA012870/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - K01 DA038235/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 - 20141104 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Drug-Seeking Behavior/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Substance-Related Disorders/*metabolism/therapy PMC - PMC4425618 MID - NIHMS680567 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alcohol OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - Cocaine OT - Extinction memory OT - Hippocampal-prefrontal systems OT - Opiates EDAT- 2014/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/28 06:00 PMCR- 2016/12/02 CRDT- 2014/12/03 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/10/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0006-8993(14)01480-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.10.058 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 2015 Dec 2;1628(Pt A):68-81. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.10.058. Epub 2014 Nov 4.