期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 452, 期 3, 页码 273-276出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.01.070
关键词
Glucocorticoid; Stress; Addiction; Excitatory synapse; Ventral tegmental area; AMPA receptor
资金
- NIH NIDA [DA023206]
Stress facilitates development of addictive behaviors in part by stress-induced increase in the strength of glutamatergic synapses at dopamine (DA) neurons within the ventral tegmental area (VIA). Here, we further demonstrate that this stress-induced synaptic adaptation is glucocorticoid-dependent and is progressively developed. Activation of glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) either by in vivo injection of dexamethasone (Dex) or incubation of the VIA slice with Dex potentiate the synaptic strength of glutamatergic synapses at VTA DA neurons, whereas preventing the activation of GRs by Ru486 abolishes this effect. These results suggest that the VTA GRs play a critical role in stress-induced cellular adaptations. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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