Administration of morphine and/or cocaine modulates the expression levels of genes related to plasticity mechanisms in rat hippocampus
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Drugs of abuse regulate the expression of several genes involved in receptor regulation and signalling, transcription factors and cytoskeleton proteins. Due to its implication in long-term memory consolidation, rat hippocampus was selected to identify genes that are differently regulated by morphine and/or cocaine administration. The animals were randomly separated into four groups given saline or morphine for five days followed by an acute dose of saline or cocaine the second day after last saline/morphine injection. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze differentiation in the mRNA level. Significant alteration in mRNA expression was observed in six genes; growth associated protein 43 (Gap43), brainderived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf), neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor (trkB), fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (Flt1), microtubule-associated protein 2 (Map2) and Ca/calmodulindependent protein kinas II (CaMK-II). These data demonstrate that administration of morphine and cocaine severally or in combination alter the expression of genes related with hippocampal structural plasticity. Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Missbruk av droger orsakar förändringar i uttrycket av gener involverade i receptor reglering och signalering, transkriptions faktorer och cytoskeleton relaterade proteiner. För att ta reda på hur morfin och kokain påverkar gener relaterade till minnet, studerades (hos råttor) den del av hjärnan som kallas hippocampus. Försöksdjuren delades slumpmässigt in i fyra olika grupper. Under de fem första dagarna fick råttorna salin eller morfin, följt av en akut dos av salin eller kokain två dagar efter den senaste salin/morfin injektionen. Kvantitativ realtids polymerase chain reaction användes för att studera förändringar i mRNA expressionen. Signifikanta förändringar påvisades i sex gener; growth associated protein 43 (Gap43), brainderived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf), neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor (trkB), fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (Flt1), microtubule-associated protein 2 (Map2) and Ca/calmodulindependent protein kinas II (CaMK-II). Resultaten från denna studie visar att intag av morfin och kokain, var för sig eller i kombination, leder till förändringar av gener involverade i strukturell plasticitet.
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