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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The neural mechanisms that mediate the transition from a drug-naive state to a state of drug dependence and addiction are not yet known. Here we show that a discrete population of GABA(A) receptors in the mammalian ventral tegmental area (VTA) serves as a potential addiction switching mechanism by gating reward transmission through one of two neural motivational systems: either a dopamine-independent (opiate-naive) or a dopaminergic (opiate-dependent or opiate-withdrawn) system. Bi-directional transmission of reward signals through this GABA(A) receptor substrate is dynamically controlled by the opiate state of the organism and involves a molecular alteration of the GABA(A) receptor. After opiate exposure and subsequent withdrawal, the functional conductance properties of the rat VTA GABA(A) receptor switch from an inhibitory to an excitatory signaling mode.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1097-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
160-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Bicuculline, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Carbonic Anhydrases, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Conditioning, Classical, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-GABA Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-GABA Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Heroin, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Muscimol, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Narcotics, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Opioid-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Receptors, GABA-A, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Reward, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:14730310-Ventral Tegmental Area
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Opiate state controls bi-directional reward signaling via GABAA receptors in the ventral tegmental area.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada. laviolette@bns.pitt.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't