| Autor: |
Thiagarajan SK; Department of Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia., Mok SY; Department of Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia., Ogawa S; Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia., Parhar IS; Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia., Tang PY; Department of Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
International journal of molecular sciences [Int J Mol Sci] 2022 Apr 25; Vol. 23 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 25. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijms23094715 |
| Abstrakt: |
The link between substance abuse and the development of schizophrenia remains elusive. In this study, we assessed the molecular and behavioural alterations associated with schizophrenia, opioid addiction, and opioid withdrawal using zebrafish as a biological model. Larvae of 2 days post fertilization (dpf) were exposed to domperidone (DMP), a dopamine-D2 dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, and morphine for 3 days and 10 days, respectively. MK801, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, served as a positive control to mimic schizophrenia-like behaviour. The withdrawal syndrome was assessed 5 days after the termination of morphine treatment. The expressions of schizophrenia susceptibility genes, i.e., pi3k , akt1 , slc6a4 , creb1 and adamts2 , in brains were quantified, and the levels of whole-body cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), serotonin and cortisol were measured. The aggressiveness of larvae was observed using the mirror biting test. After the short-term treatment with DMP and morphine, all studied genes were not differentially expressed. As for the long-term exposure, akt1 was downregulated by DMP and morphine. Downregulation of pi3k and slc6a4 was observed in the morphine-treated larvae, whereas creb1 and adamts2 were upregulated by DMP. The levels of cAMP and cortisol were elevated after 3 days, whereas significant increases were observed in all of the biochemical tests after 10 days. Compared to controls, increased aggression was observed in the DMP-, but not morphine-, treated group. These two groups showed reduction in aggressiveness when drug exposure was prolonged. Both the short- and long-term morphine withdrawal groups showed downregulation in all genes examined except creb1 , suggesting dysregulated reward circuitry function. These results suggest that biochemical and behavioural alterations in schizophrenia-like symptoms and opioid dependence could be controlled by common mechanisms. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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