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Decrease of morphine-induced reward effects and withdrawal symptoms in mice overexpressing gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter I.

Jia-Hua Hu·Na Yang·Ying-Hua Ma·Xiao-Gang Zhou·Xu-Ying Zhang·Jie Jiang·Zhen-Tong Mei·Jian Fei·Li-He Guo
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Morphine addiction has been shown to result from neural adaptations produced by repeated drug exposure, but the mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, we found that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake was increased in mouse brain 120 min after, but not 20 min after, morphine (10 mg/kg, s.c.) injection. We generated GABA transporter I (GAT1)-overexpressing mice to investigate whether the GABAergic system and GABA transporter are involved in morphine-induced reward effects and withdrawal symptoms. Our results revealed that the rewarding effects induced by morphine were significantly decreased in GAT1-overexpressing mice as measured by the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm. Moreover, both somatic and vegetative signs of naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal symptoms were substantially reduced in GAT1-overexpressing mice. In addition, the decreased morphine rewarding in transgenic mice could be recovered when mice were coinjected with NO-711 (a GAT1 selective inhibitor) in the CPP paradigm. These findings suggest that the GABAergic system plays an important role in morphine addiction and point to the possibility of developing drugs that target GAT1 and extend the clinical application of opiates.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBrainCarrier ProteinsConditioning, PsychologicalGABA AntagonistsGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMorphine DependenceNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsNipecotic AcidsOrganic Anion TransportersOximesReceptors, Opioid, muReinforcement, PsychologySubstance Withdrawal Syndromegamma-Aminobutyric AcidJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Jia-Hua Hu, Na Yang, Ying-Hua Ma, Xiao-Gang Zhou, Xu-Ying Zhang, Jie Jiang, Zhen-Tong Mei, Jian Fei, Li-He Guo. 2003-11-15. Decrease of morphine-induced reward effects and withdrawal symptoms in mice overexpressing gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter I.. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.10780

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