Autor: |
Rachel A, Daut, Erica F, Busch, Jessica, Ihne, Daniel, Fisher, Masayoshi, Mishina, Seth G N, Grant, Marguerite, Camp, Andrew, Holmes |
Rok vydání: |
2014 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Addiction biology. 20(2) |
ISSN: |
1369-1600 |
Popis: |
The neural and genetic factors underlying chronic tolerance to alcohol are currently unclear. The GluN2A N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) subunit and the NMDAR-anchoring protein PSD-95 mediate acute alcohol intoxication and represent putative mechanisms mediating tolerance. We found that chronic intermittent ethanol exposure (CIE) did not produce tolerance [loss of righting reflex (LORR)] or withdrawal-anxiety in C57BL/6J, GluN2A or PSD-95 knockout mice assayed 2-3 days later. However, significant tolerance to LORR was evident 1 day after CIE in C57BL/6J and PSD-95 knockouts, but absent in GluN2A knockouts. These data suggest a role for GluN2A in tolerance, extending evidence that human GluN2A gene variation is involved in alcohol dependence. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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