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ArticleThe international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2020

Adolescent Exposure to WIN 55212-2 Render the Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Pathway Activated During Adulthood.

Enzo Javier Pérez-Valenzuela, María Estela Andrés Coke, Anthony A Grace, José Antonio Fuentealba Evans

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Article in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Enzo Javier Pérez-ValenzuelaDepartment of Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center of Neuroscience, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
María Estela Andrés CokeDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Anthony A GraceDepartments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Psychology, Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
José Antonio Fuentealba EvansDepartment of Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center of Neuroscience, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring adolescence, neuronal circuits exhibit plasticity in response to physiological changes and to adapt to environmental events. Nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathways are in constant flux during development. Evidence suggests a relationship between early use of cannabinoids and psychiatric disorders characterized by altered dopaminergic systems, such as schizophrenia and addiction. However, the impact of adolescent exposure to cannabinoids on nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathways in adulthood remains unclear. The aim of this research was to determine the effects of repeated activation of cannabinoid receptors during adolescence on dopaminergic activity of nigrostriatal pathways and the mechanisms underlying this impact during adulthood.

methodsMale Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 1.2 mg/kg WIN 55212-2 daily from postnatal day 40 to 65. Then no-net flux microdialysis of dopamine in the dorsolateral striatum, electrophysiological recording of dopaminergic neuronal activity, and microdialysis measures of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate in substantia nigra par compacta were carried out during adulthood (postnatal days 72-78).

resultsRepeated activation of cannabinoid receptors during adolescence increased the release of dopamine in dorsolateral striatum accompanied by increased population activity of dopamine neurons and decreased extracellular GABA levels in substantia nigra par compacta in adulthood. Furthermore, perfusion of bicuculline, a GABAa antagonist, into the ventral pallidum reversed the increased dopamine neuron population activity in substantia nigra par compacta induced by adolescent cannabinoid exposure.

conclusionsThese results suggest that adolescent exposure to cannabinoid agonists produces disinhibition of nigrostriatal dopamine transmission during adulthood mediated by decreased GABAergic input from the ventral pallidum.

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Basal ForebrainDopamineDopaminergic Neuronsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidNeostriatumPars CompactaAge FactorsAnimalsBenzoxazinesBicucullineCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsGABA-A Receptor AntagonistsMaleMorpholinesNaphthalenesRats, Sprague-Dawley(3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanoneBenzoxazinesBicucullineCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsDopamineGABA-A Receptor Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidMorpholinesNaphthalenesReceptors, CannabinoidadolescenceDopaminedorsolateral striatumno-net flux microdialysisWIN 55212-2

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PMID32710782
PMCPMC7710918
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