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ArticlePloS one2021

Unconditioned and learned morphine tolerance influence hippocampal-dependent short-term memory and the subjacent expression of GABA-A receptor alpha subunits.

Ghazaleh Ghamkharinejad, Seyed Hossein Marashi, Forough Foolad, Mohammad Javan, Yaghoub Fathollahi

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ghazaleh GhamkharinejadDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Hossein MarashiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-4179-5490
Forough FooladDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad JavanDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Yaghoub FathollahiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3695-4805
Tarbiat Modares University · IR

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Abstract

backgroundɣ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) facilitator valproic acid may be able to curb memory disruption induced by morphine exposure.

objectiveThe effects of the GABA facilitator valproic acid on the behavioral tolerance induced by morphine were investigated. Then hippocampal-dependent tasks named spatial-working and short-term memory procedures using the Y-maze apparatus were examined in morphine tolerant rats. Finally, the changes in the expression of hippocampal GABA-A receptors underlying morphine tolerance were also examined.

methodsRats were treated with daily morphine injections, with or without distinct contextual pairing. To examine the effect of valproic acid on morphine tolerance expression, valproic acid was pretreated an hour before morphine. Spatial-working and short-term memory procedures using the Y-maze apparatus were examined in morphine tolerant rats. Afterwards the changes in the expression of hippocampal GABAα receptors using the quantitative real-time PCR and western blot techniques to detect GABArα subunits mRNAs and protein level were studied.

resultsOur results showed that both learned and non-associative morphine tolerance influence short-term memory and the subjacent expression of GABArα mRNAs and protein level. Despite its attenuating effects on the development and expression of both learned and non-associative morphine tolerance, only associative morphine tolerance-induced memory dysfunction was ameliorated by valproic acid pretreatment. We also found that the expression of GABArα1, α2, α5 subunits mRNAs and GABAα protein level were affected heavier in associative morphine tolerant rats.

conclusionOur data supports the hypothesis that unconditioned and learned morphine tolerance influences short-term memory and the expression of GABArα 1, α2, α5 mRNAs and GABArα protein level differently, and adds to our understanding of the behavioral and molecular aspects of the learned tolerance to morphine effects.

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Analgesics, OpioidDrug ToleranceMemory, Short-TermMorphineReceptors, GABA-AAnimalsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression RegulationHippocampusMaleMaze LearningRatsRats, WistarAnalgesics, Opioidgamma-Aminobutyric AcidMorphineReceptors, GABA-A

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