Abstract
Addictive substances mediate positive and negative states promoting persistent drug use. However, substrates for aversive effects of drugs remain elusive. We found that, in mouse lateral habenula (LHb) neurons targeting the rostromedial tegmental nucleus, cocaine enhanced glutamatergic transmission, reduced K(+) currents and increased excitability. GluA1 trafficking in LHb was instrumental for these cocaine-evoked modifications and drug-driven aversive behaviors. Altogether, our results suggest that long-lasting adaptations in LHb shape negative symptoms after drug taking.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 376-8 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2015 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Cocaine/pharmacology
- Conditioning, Operant/drug effects
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Electric Stimulation
- Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/drug effects
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Habenula/cytology
- Hindlimb Suspension
- In Vitro Techniques
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Motor Activity/drug effects
- Mutation/genetics
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Protein Transport/drug effects
- Receptors, AMPA/genetics
- Swimming/psychology