Afferents modulating VTA activity and their plasticity after self-administration
自我给药后调节 VTA 活性及其可塑性的传入神经
基本信息
- 批准号:8133662
- 负责人:
- 金额:$ 19.25万
- 依托单位:
- 依托单位国家:美国
- 项目类别:
- 财政年份:2011
- 资助国家:美国
- 起止时间:2011-06-01 至 2013-05-31
- 项目状态:已结题
- 来源:
- 关键词:Addictive BehaviorAdultAffectAlgaeAreaBehaviorBehavioralBrainBrain regionCell NucleusCellsCharacteristicsCocaineDataDependovirusDepressed moodDistalDopamineDrug AddictionEventExhibitsExposure toFire - disastersFutureGlutamatesGoalsImmunohistochemistryIn VitroIon ChannelLightLinkMeasuresMediatingMotivationNatureNeuromodulatorNeuronsPathway interactionsPatternPedunculopontine Tegmental NucleusPharmaceutical PreparationsPhysiologic pulsePlayPopulationPositioning AttributePresynaptic TerminalsPrevention strategyPropertyProteinsPublic HealthQualifyingRattusRelapseResearchRewardsRoleSelf AdministrationSelf-AdministeredStimulusStructureSynapsesSynaptic PotentialsSynaptic plasticitySystemTechniquesTechnologyTestingTimeVentral Tegmental AreaWithdrawalWorkaddictionbrain cellcholinergicdopaminergic neuronexperiencehindbrainin vivoinnovationinsightneural circuitneuronal cell bodynovelresearch studytooltreatment strategy
项目摘要
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The activity of dopamine cells of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) plays a critical role in reward and motivation. In vivo, these cells fire irregularly, with interspersed "burst" events; this pattern of activity is the consequence of excitatory and inhibitory inputs arising locally and from distal structures. In addition, plasticity of these inputs occurs after exposure and withdrawal from addictive drugs. However, understanding the functional role of specific afferents to the VTA, both in baseline conditions and after exposure to drugs, has been limited by current technology. These studies will establish how the activity of the VTA is modulated by specific afferents, before or after cocaine self-administration in rats. To dissect the role of specific afferents, we will use the technique of optogenetics whereby the activity of selective pathways can be increased with pulses of light applied to the terminals that express the algae protein channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2). Specific brain regions of adult rats will be infected with an adeno-associated virus for ChR2 expression in neurons. We will then determine the functional role of specific pathways by applying light pulses in the VTA, to stimulate the afferents from each of these regions. We will examine inputs to the VTA from (i) the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg), a mixed glutamatergic/cholinergic population that responds to salient stimuli; (ii) local VTA glutamate cells, which have recently been described but whose functional role is unclear; and (iii) the rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), a hindbrain structure recently identified that sends important GABAergic projections to the VTA but whose functional role is unknown. We will evaluate the consequence of pathway-specific stimulation on cell activity (firing rates and patterns) measured in vivo in anesthetized rats. Then, we will determine the nature of these inputs in vitro, by measuring synaptic potentials generated upon stimulation of these pathways. We will also determine the manner in which such synaptic input is integrated. Finally, we will further test the nature of the pathways by performing immunohistochemistry studies. Aim 1 will examine the role of these pathways in drug-naove rats. Aim 2 will examine it in rats that have self-administered cocaine. These studies will be the first to determine the functional role of unexplored and novel afferents to the VTA. They will also determine how cocaine self-administration modifies the way dopamine cells are excited by specific afferents. This will provide important information on the manner in which brain reward pathways function in baseline conditions, and their plasticity after self-administration. These studies will provide novel insights on neural circuits that control addictive behavior.
PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: These studies will establish how the activity of a brain reward area known as the ventral tegmental area is modulated by specific inputs before or after cocaine self-administration in rats. To dissect the role of specific inputs, we will use a novel technique called optogenetics whereby the activity of selective brain cells can be increased with pulses of light applied in proximity of the brain cells. These studies will provide novel insights on neural circuits that control addictive behavior.
描述(由申请人提供):腹侧被盖区(VTA)多巴胺细胞的活动在奖励和动机中起着关键作用。在体内,这些细胞不规则地发射,具有散布的“突发”事件;这种活动模式是局部和远端结构产生的兴奋性和抑制性输入的结果。此外,这些输入的可塑性发生在暴露和戒断成瘾药物后。然而,了解特定传入腹侧被盖区的功能作用,无论是在基线条件下,暴露于药物后,已受到限制,目前的技术。这些研究将确定VTA的活动是如何通过特定的传入,可卡因自我管理之前或之后的大鼠调制。为了剖析特定传入的作用,我们将使用光遗传学技术,通过将光脉冲施加到表达藻类蛋白通道视紫红质2(ChR 2)的终端,可以增加选择性途径的活性。成年大鼠的特定大脑区域将被腺相关病毒感染,以在神经元中表达ChR 2。然后,我们将通过在VTA中应用光脉冲来确定特定通路的功能作用,以刺激来自每个区域的传入。我们将研究输入到腹侧被盖区的信号来源:(i)脚桥被盖核(PPTg),一个对显著刺激有反应的混合性谷氨酸能/胆碱能细胞群;(ii)腹侧被盖区局部谷氨酸细胞,最近被描述,但其功能作用尚不清楚;和(iii)头内侧被盖核(RMTg),最近发现的一种后脑结构,向腹侧被盖区发送重要的γ-氨基丁酸能投射,但其功能作用尚不清楚。我们将评估在麻醉大鼠体内测量的通路特异性刺激对细胞活性(放电率和模式)的影响。然后,我们将通过测量这些通路刺激后产生的突触电位来确定这些体外输入的性质。我们还将确定这种突触输入的整合方式。最后,我们将通过免疫组织化学研究进一步测试途径的性质。目的1将研究这些通路在药物-nove大鼠中的作用。目标2将在自我服用可卡因的大鼠中进行检查。这些研究将是第一个确定未探索的和新的传入腹侧被盖区的功能作用。他们还将确定可卡因自我给药如何改变多巴胺细胞被特定传入兴奋的方式。这将提供重要的信息,大脑奖励途径在基线条件下的功能,以及自我管理后的可塑性。这些研究将为控制成瘾行为的神经回路提供新的见解。
公共卫生关系:这些研究将确定大鼠在可卡因自我给药之前或之后,大脑奖励区(称为腹侧被盖区)的活动如何受到特定输入的调节。为了剖析特定输入的作用,我们将使用一种称为光遗传学的新技术,通过在脑细胞附近施加光脉冲,可以增加选择性脑细胞的活性。这些研究将为控制成瘾行为的神经回路提供新的见解。
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外侧视前区:VTA 活动和可卡因寻求的新型调节器
- 批准号:
9311742 - 财政年份:2017
- 资助金额:
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The lateral preoptic area: a novel regulator of VTA activity and cocaine seeking
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10220915 - 财政年份:2017
- 资助金额:
$ 19.25万 - 项目类别:
The lateral preoptic area: a novel regulator of VTA activity and cocaine seeking
外侧视前区:VTA 活动和可卡因寻求的新型调节器
- 批准号:
10454451 - 财政年份:2017
- 资助金额:
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- 批准号:
10336905 - 财政年份:2017
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Risk of cocaine addiction after methylphenidate plus SSRI combination treatment
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- 批准号:
8891546 - 财政年份:2012
- 资助金额:
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Risk of cocaine addiction after methylphenidate plus SSRI combination treatment
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8453351 - 财政年份:2012
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Risk of cocaine addiction after methylphenidate plus SSRI combination treatment
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8302752 - 财政年份:2012
- 资助金额:
$ 19.25万 - 项目类别:
Afferents modulating VTA activity and their plasticity after self-administration
自我给药后调节 VTA 活性及其可塑性的传入神经
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8266368 - 财政年份:2011
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