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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021

The Ameliorative Effects of Isorhynchophylline on Morphine Dependence Are Mediated Through the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.

Zhu Chen, Chen Zhijie, Zhou Yuting, Li Chan, Xiao Shilin, Zhou Qichun, Ou Jinying, Li Jing, Luo Chaohua, Mo Zhixian

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhu ChenSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Chen ZhijieSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhou YutingSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Li ChanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao ShilinSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhou QichunSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ou JinyingSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Li JingCentral Laboratory, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Luo ChaohuaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mo ZhixianSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morphine abuse is a global public health problem. Increasing evidence has shown that gut microbiota dysbiosis plays an important role in several central nervous system diseases. However, whether there is an association between gut microbiota and morphine dependence remains unclear. In this study, the effects of isorhynchophylline on morphine dependence were evaluated based on the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA). The results showed that isorhynchophylline could reverse the changes in alpha and beta diversity, composition, and richness of the intestinal flora occurring in morphine-dependent zebrafish, as well as the morphine-induced changes in the expression of MGBA-related genes in BV2 cells and the brain and intestine of zebrafish. Based on the results, we then used antibiotics to evaluate whether disrupting the gut microbiota would affect morphine addiction in zebrafish. The results showed that the antibiotic-induced intestinal floral imbalance changed the behavior of morphine-dependent zebrafish, the characteristics of the zebrafish intestinal flora, and the expression of MGBA-related genes in the zebrafish brain and intestine. Importantly, we also show that, following antibiotic administration, the ameliorative effects of isorhynchophylline on morphine addiction were lost. Together, our results indicate that the gut microbiota interacts with the brain, and dysbiosis of the intestinal flora may affect the efficacy of isorhynchophylline in the body. Our findings provide a novel framework for understanding the mechanisms of morphine addiction through the MGBA and may provide new therapeutic strategies for the use of Chinese medicines in the prevention of drug addiction.

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