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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2017

Dynamic Expression Changes in the Transcriptome of the Prefrontal Cortex after Repeated Exposure to Cocaine in Mice.

Mingzhen Li, Peng Xu, Yanhua Xu, Huajing Teng, Weiping Tian, Quansheng Du, Mei Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mingzhen LiKey Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical AnalysisBeijing, China.
Peng XuDrug Intelligence and Forensic Center, Ministry of Public Security Beijing, China.
Yanhua XuKey Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China.
Huajing TengBeijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China.
Weiping TianKey Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China.
Quansheng DuKey Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; Department of Life Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaBeijing, China.
Mei ZhaoKey Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China.
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNBeijing Academy of Science and Technology · CNMinistry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prefrontal cortex (PFC)-dependent functions, such as executive function, explicit learning, and memory, are negatively affected in cocaine abusers and experimental animal models of cocaine treatment. However, its molecular mechanisms are less understood. In the present study, we performed transcriptome profiling of the dynamic changes in the PFC after repeated cocaine administration in mice. We found 463, 14, and 535 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at 2 h, 24 h, and 7 days, respectively, after the withdrawal of chronic cocaine treatment. Time-series correlation analysis identified 5 clusters of statistically significant expression patterns. The expression levels of DEGs in Clusters 1 and 5 exhibited a gradual or fluctuant decrease, Cluster 2 exhibited an initial increase followed by a decrease or return to the baseline level, and Clusters 3 and 4 exhibited a fluctuant increase in the expression of DEGs. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis revealed that genes related to oxidative phosphorylation, ribosomes, and neurodegenerative disorder were enriched in Cluster 1; genes related to the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, insulin signaling, and circadian pathways were enriched in Cluster 2; genes related to plasticity-related pathways were enriched in Clusters 3 and 4; and genes related to the proteasome were enriched in Cluster 5. Our results suggest that maladaptive neural plasticity associated with psychostimulant dependence may be an ongoing degenerative process with dynamic changes in the gene network at different stages of withdrawal. Furthermore, it could be helpful to develop new therapeutic approaches according to different periods of abstinence.

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addictioncocaineprefrontal cortex (PFC)transcriptomewithdrawal

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