Mechanisms of metabolic and cognitive dysregulation after combined alcohol and THC use
Mechanisms of metabolic and cognitive dysregulation after combined alcohol and THC use
批准号:
9788404
负责人:
Joshua M Gulley
金额:
$16.8万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2018
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2018-09-30 至 2022-08-31
关键词:
AbstinenceAcuteAddressAdolescenceAdolescentAdolescent DevelopmentAdultAlcohol consumptionAlcohol or Other Drugs useAlcoholsAttentionBehaviorBehavioralBrainCannabisCognitionCognitiveConsumptionDataDecision MakingDevelopmentDietDiseaseDoseDronabinolDrug AddictionDrug ExposureEnergy MetabolismExhibitsExploratory/Developmental GrantExposure toFemaleFrequenciesFunctional disorderFutureGelGlucose IntoleranceGoalsHigh Fat DietHippocampus (Brain)HumanHypothalamic structureImpaired cognitionImpairmentImpulsivityIn VitroInjectionsInsulinLaboratory AnimalsLearningLifeLinkLiteratureMale AdolescentsMeasuresMediatingMemoryMemory LossMetabolicMetabolic dysfunctionMetabolismModelingNeurobiologyOralOutcomePathway interactionsPharmaceutical PreparationsPlayPrefrontal CortexProtein-Serine-Threonine KinasesProteinsPsychotropic DrugsRattusReportingResearchResearch Project GrantsRoleSaccharinSelf AdministrationSesame OilSex DifferencesShapesSignal PathwaySignal TransductionSliceSocial EnvironmentSynapsesSynaptic plasticityTestingTimeTreatment outcomeTubeWaterWestern BlottingWorkalcohol consequencesalcohol effectalcohol exposurealcohol measurementbasebehavior testbehavioral impairmentcognitive functioncognitive testingdrug abuserdrug of abuseexecutive functionflexibilitygamma-Aminobutyric Acidglucose metabolismglycogen synthase kinase 3 betainhibitor/antagonistinsightmalemarijuana legalizationmarijuana usenoveloral glucose toleranceprogramsresponseunderage drinking
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Project Summary
Alcohol and cannabis are the most commonly abused drugs and they are often used in combination, especially
by adolescents. Previous work has revealed that the frequent use of either drug alone is associated with
cognitive impairments, including loss of memory function, impulsivity, poor decision making, and lack of
behavioral flexibility. These cognitive problems, which likely contribute to the persistence of drug addiction and
poor treatment outcomes, may be heightened in those who use both drugs in combination. Metabolic
dysfunction is also seen in drug abusers and the mechanisms underlying these effects may contribute to those
that underlie drug-induced cognitive impairment. However, the potentially shared mechanisms for drug-induced
metabolic and cognitive dysfunction have been largely unexplored. Here, we use a rat model of adolescence
to investigate the co-use of alcohol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC), the primary psychoactive drug in
cannabis, and the role of the Akt-GSK3β signaling pathway in drug-induced changes in metabolic activity,
synaptic plasticity and behavioral flexibility. Our preliminary data show that adolescent rats who drank
moderate levels of alcohol and were exposed to synthetic THC (dronabinol), either via s.c. injection or oral self-
administration, had significant changes in glucose metabolism and impaired synaptic plasticity in the prefrontal
cortex (PFC) that were not observed in rats exposed to either drug alone. Accordingly, we hypothesized that
co-use of alcohol and THC causes dysregulation of the Akt-GSK3β signaling pathway in the mediobasal
hypothalamus, which plays a critical role in insulin-mediated metabolism, and in the PFC, which is critical for
normal cognition. We will test this hypothesis in both male and female rats by identifying the unique impact of
adolescent alcohol and THC co-use on (1) Akt-GSK3β signaling in response to metabolic challenge in
adulthood, (2) operant behavior tests of behavioral flexibility, and (3) high frequency stimulation-induced
synaptic plasticity in the PFC. We expect that our results will provide new insights into how mechanisms of
metabolic and synaptic signaling are integrated to control cognition, how combined use of alcohol and THC
influence the developing brain to produce long term negative outcomes, and how these mechanisms are
differently regulated to produce sex differences in the effects of alcohol and THC co-use. The successful
completion of this research project will shape our future plans for a collaborative research program that is
focused on identifying a specific hypothalamic-corticolimbic circuitry that is altered by alcohol and THC
exposure. Our long-term goal is to elucidate how this circuitry mediates normal energy metabolism and
cognition and how the effects of adolescent alcohol and THC co-use may be heightened compared to drug
exposure in adulthood.
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