Persistent Adaptations in Afferents to Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons after Opiate Withdrawal

被引:69
作者
Kaufling, Jennifer [1 ]
Aston-Jones, Gary [1 ]
机构
[1] Med Univ S Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
addiction; dopamine; morphine; RMTg; tVTA; ventral tegmental area; HYPOTHALAMIC OREXIN/HYPOCRETIN NEURONS; AMINO-ACID INPUT; NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS; LATERAL HABENULA; IN-VIVO; GLUTAMATE TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; MORPHINE-WITHDRAWAL; STRIA TERMINALIS; OPIOID RECEPTORS;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0715-15.2015
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Protracted opiate withdrawal is accompanied by altered responsiveness of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons, including a loss of DA cell response to morphine, and by behavioral alterations, including affective disorders. GABAergic neurons in the tail of the ventral tegmental area (tVTA), also called the rostromedial tegmental nucleus, are important for behavioral responses to opiates. We investigated the tVTA-VTA circuit in rats after chronic morphine exposure to determine whether tVTA neurons participate in the loss of opiate-induced disinhibition of VTA DA neurons observed during protracted withdrawal. In vivo recording revealed that VTA DA neurons, but not tVTA GABAergic neurons, are tolerant to morphine after 2 weeks of withdrawal. Optogenetic stimulation of tVTA neurons inhibited VTA DA neurons similarly in opiate-naive and long-term withdrawn rats. However, tVTA inactivation increased VTA DA activity in opiate-naive rats, but not in withdrawn rats, resembling the opiate tolerance effect in DA cells. Thus, although inhibitory control of DA neurons by tVTA is maintained during protracted withdrawal, the capacity for disinhibitory control is impaired. In addition, morphine withdrawal reduced both tVTA neural activity and tonic glutamatergic input to VTA DA neurons. We propose that these changes in glutamate and GABA inputs underlie the apparent tolerance of VTA DA neurons to opiates after chronic exposure. These alterations in the tVTA-VTA DA circuit could be an important factor in opiate tolerance and addiction. Moreover, the capacity of the tVTA to inhibit, but not disinhibit, DA cells after chronic opiate exposure may contribute to long-term negative affective states during withdrawal.
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页码:10290 / 10303
页数:14
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