Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv029
Keywords
Heavy drinking; epigenetic; alcohol addiction; treatment; relapse
Funding
- Conseil Regional de Picardie (CRP)
- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM),
- National Agency for Research (SAMENTA) [ANR-12-SAMA-008-01]
- INSERM/CRP
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Background: New strategies for the treatment of alcohol dependence are a pressing need, and recent evidence suggests that targeting enzymes involved in epigenetic mechanisms seems to have great potential. Among these mechanisms, alteration of histone acetylation by histone deacetylases is of great importance for gene expression and has also been implicated in addiction. Here, we examined whether intra-cerebroventricular administration of MS-275, a class I-specific histone deacetylase inhibitor, could alter ethanol self-administration, motivation to consume ethanol, and relapse in heavy drinking rats. Methods: Male Long Evans rats trained to self-administer high levels of ethanol received intra-cerebroventricular microinfusions of MS-275 (250 mu M, 500 mu M, and 1000 mu M) 3 hours prior to the self-administration sessions. Results: First, we demonstrated that intra-cerebroventricular infusion of MS-275 increases acetylation of Histone 4 within the nucleus accumbens nucleus accumbens and the dorsolateral striatum. Second, we observed that MS-275 decreases ethanol self-administration by about 75%. We found that 2 consecutive daily injections are necessary to decrease ethanol self-administration. Additionally, the dose-response curve test indicated that MS-275 has a U-shape effect on ethanol self-administration with the dose of 500 mu M as the most efficient dose. Furthermore, we showed that MS-275 also diminished the motivation to consume ethanol (25% decrease), and finally, we demonstrated that MS-275 reduced relapse (by about 50%) and postponed reacquisition even when the treatment was stopped. Conclusions: Our study confirms the potential therapeutic interest of targeting epigenetic mechanisms in excessive alcohol drinking and strengthens the interest of focusing on specific isoforms of histone deacetylases.
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