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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Repeated exposure to opiates leads to cellular and molecular changes and behavioral alterations reflecting a state of dependence. In noradrenergic neurons, cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent pathways are activated during opiate withdrawal, but their contribution to the activity of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons and behavioral manifestations remains controversial. Here, we test whether the cAMP-dependent transcription factors cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) and cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM) in noradrenergic neurons control the cellular markers and the physical signs of morphine withdrawal in mice. Using the Cre/loxP system we ablated the Creb1 gene in noradrenergic neurons. To avoid adaptive effects because of compensatory up-regulation of CREM, we crossed the conditional Creb1 mutant mice with a Crem-/- line. We found that the enhanced expression of tyrosine hydroxylase normally observed during withdrawal was attenuated in CREB/CREM mutants. Moreover, the withdrawal-associated cellular hyperactivity and c-fos expression was blunted. In contrast, naloxone-precipitated withdrawal signs, such as jumping, paw tremor, tremor and mastication were preserved. We conclude by a specific genetic approach that the withdrawal-associated hyperexcitability of noradrenergic neurons depends on CREB/CREM activity in these neurons, but does not mediate several behavioral signs of morphine withdrawal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1471-4159
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2010 The Authors. Journal Compilation © 2010 International Society for Neurochemistry.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
563-73
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Cyclic AMP Response Element Modulator, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Electrochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Electrophysiology, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Locus Coeruleus, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Morphine, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Morphine Dependence, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Narcotics, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Sympathetic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:20367754-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of the cell type-specific ablation of the cAMP-responsive transcription factor in noradrenergic neurons on locus coeruleus firing and withdrawal behavior after chronic exposure to morphine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology of the Cell I, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. r.parlato@dkfz.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't