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ArticleNeuropharmacology2019

N-Oleoyl-glycine reduces nicotine reward and withdrawal in mice.

Giulia Donvito, Fabiana Piscitelli, Pretal Muldoon, Asti Jackson, Rosa Maria Vitale, Enrico D'Aniello, Catia Giordano, Bogna M Ignatowska-Jankowska, Mohammed A Mustafa, Francesca Guida and 9 more

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Article in Neuropharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Giulia DonvitoDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Fabiana PiscitelliEndocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Pretal MuldoonDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Asti JacksonDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Rosa Maria VitaleEndocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Enrico D'AnielloEndocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
Catia GiordanoEndocannabinoid Research Group, Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Bogna M Ignatowska-JankowskaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Mohammed A MustafaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Francesca GuidaEndocannabinoid Research Group, Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Gavin N PetrieDepartment of Psychology and Collaborative Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Linda ParkerDepartment of Psychology and Collaborative Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Reem SmoumInstitute for Drug Research, Medical Faculty, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Laura Sim-SelleyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Sabatino MaioneEndocannabinoid Research Group, Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Aron H LichtmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: alichtma@vcu.edu.
M Imad DamajDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: m.damaj@vcuhealth.org.
Vincenzo Di MarzoEndocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: vdimarzo@icb.cnr.it.
Raphael MechoulamInstitute for Drug Research, Medical Faculty, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center · USUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILUniversity of Guelph · CAInstitute of Food Science · ITStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn · ITVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Project 5: Circadian RhythmsP50DA039841 · NIDA · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI Lisa M Tarantino · 2016 to 2026
$26.2M
TRAINING IN THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ABUSED DRUGST32DA007027 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI William L. Dewey · 1985 to 2026
$14.7M
VCU Center for Drug Addiction ResearchP30DA033934 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI JOLENE J WINDLE · 2014 to 2026
$13.8M
SYNTHESIS OF SR141716A AND ANANDAMIDE ANALOGSP01DA009789 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LICHTMAN, ARON H · 1995 to 2013
$11.6M
CB1 Allosteric Modulators: Molecular, Cellular and In Vivo PharmacologyR01DA039942 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI KINSEY, STEVEN G., LICHTMAN, ARON H · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
Genes and molecular pathways in nicotine dependence and withdrawalR01DA032246 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI DAMAJ, M. IMAD, MILES, MICHAEL F · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
CIHR 137122NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA009789NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA033934NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA039841NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032246NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA039942NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cigarette smokers with brain damage involving the insular cortex display cessation of tobacco smoking, suggesting that this region may contribute to nicotine addiction. In the present study, we speculated that molecules in the insular cortex that are sensitive to experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice might provide leads to ameliorate nicotine addiction. Using targeted lipidomics, we found that TBI elicited substantial increases of a largely uncharacterized lipid, N-acyl-glycine, N-oleoyl-glycine (OlGly), in the insular cortex of mice. We then evaluated whether intraperitoneal administration of OlGly would alter withdrawal responses in nicotine-dependent mice as well as the rewarding effects of nicotine, as assessed in the conditioned place preference paradigm (CPP). Systemic administration of OlGly reduced mecamylamine-precipitated withdrawal responses in nicotine-dependent mice and prevented nicotine CPP. However, OlGly did not affect morphine CPP, demonstrating a degree of selectivity. Our respective in vitro and in vivo observations that OlGly activated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α) and the PPAR-α antagonist GW6471 prevented the OlGly-induced reduction of nicotine CPP in mice suggests that this lipid acts as a functional PPAR-α agonist to attenuate nicotine reward. These findings raise the possibility that the long chain fatty acid amide OlGly may possess efficacy in treating nicotine addiction.

Indexed as

RewardAnimalsBrain Injuries, TraumaticCerebral CortexConditioning, ClassicalGlycineMaleMecamylamineMiceNicotineOleic AcidsOxazolesPPAR alphaSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTobacco Use DisorderTyrosineGlycineGW 6471MecamylamineNicotineN-oleoylglycineOleic AcidsOxazolesPPAR alphaTyrosineCannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1)Conditioned place preference (CPP)Insular cortexNicotine withdrawalN-oleoyl glycinePeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α)

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PMID29567093
PMCPMC6408981
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