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Effects of MC-100093 on Ethanol Drinking and the Expression of Astrocytic Glutamate Transporters in the Mesocorticolimbic Brain Regions of Male and Female Alcohol-Preferring Rats.

Ahmed Alotaibi, Shelby Travaglianti, Woonyen Wong, Magid Abou-Gharbia, Wayne Childers, Youssef Sari

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Ahmed AlotaibiUniversity of Toledo, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Shelby TravagliantiUniversity of Toledo, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Woonyen WongUniversity of Toledo, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Magid Abou-GharbiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Wayne ChildersDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Youssef SariUniversity of Toledo, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. Electronic address: youssef.sari@utoledo.edu.

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Novel GLT-1 activators for the treatment of alcohol dependence: preclinical studiesR01AA029674 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCI CAMPUS · PI Magid Abou-Gharbia, YOUSSEF SARI · 2022 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic ethanol consumption increased extracellular glutamate concentrations in several reward brain regions. Glutamate homeostasis is regulated in majority by astrocytic glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) as well as the interactive role of cystine/glutamate antiporter (xCT). In this study, we aimed to determine the attenuating effects of a novel beta-lactam MC-100093, lacking the antibacterial properties, on ethanol consumption and GLT-1 and xCT expression in the subregions of nucleus accumbens (NAc core and NAc shell) and medial prefrontal cortex (Infralimbic, mPFC-IL and Prelimbic, mPFC-PL) in male and female alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Female and male rats were exposed to free access to ethanol (15% v/v) and (30% v/v) and water for five weeks, and on Week 6, rats were administered 100 mg/kg (i.p) of MC-100093 or saline for five days. MC-100093 reduced ethanol consumption in both male and female P rats from Day 1-5. Additionally, MC-100093 upregulated GLT-1 and xCT expression in the mPFC and NAc subregions as compared to ethanol-saline groups in female and male rats. Chronic ethanol intake reduced GLT-1 and xCT expression in the IL and PL in female and male rats, except there was no reduction in GLT-1 expression in the mPFC-PL in female rats. Although, MC-100093 upregulated GLT-1 and xCT expression in the subregions of NAc, we did not observe any reduction in GLT-1 and xCT expression with chronic ethanol intake in female rats. These findings strongly suggest that MC-100093 treatment effectively reduced ethanol intake and upregulated GLT-1 and xCT expression in the mPFC and NAc subregions in male and female P rats.

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Alcohol DrinkingAstrocytesEthanolExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2Nucleus AccumbensAnimalsCentral Nervous System DepressantsFemaleMalePrefrontal CortexRatsSex CharacteristicsCentral Nervous System DepressantsEthanolExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2Slc1a2 protein, ratethanol dependenceGLT-1glutamatenucleus accumbensxCT

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