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Pharmacologic hyperreactivity of kappa opioid receptors in periaqueductal gray matter during alcohol withdrawal syndrome in rats

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PHARMACOLOGICAL REPORTS
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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s43440-023-00522

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Periaqueductal gray; Kappa-opioid; Salvinorin A; Alcohol withdrawal; Anxiety

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This study investigated the pharmacological effects of kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) stimulation/blockade in the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) during alcohol withdrawal. The results showed that KOR stimulation increased anxiety-type behaviors and alcohol consumption/preference, while KOR blockade decreased immobility duration and increased exploration without affecting alcohol intake/preference. These findings suggest a possible pharmacologic hyperreactivity of KOR in PAG during alcohol withdrawal.
BackgroundPeriaqueductal gray matter (PAG) is a brain region rich in kappa-opioid receptors (KOR). KOR in PAG mediates behavioral responses related to pain integration, and panic response, among others. Its participation in the addiction phenomena has been poorly studied. Hence, this preliminary study explored the pharmacological effects of KOR stimulation/blockade in dorsal-PAG (D-PAG) during alcohol withdrawal on anxiety-type behaviors and alcohol intake/preference.MethodsJuvenile male Wistar rats were unexposed (A-naive group) or exposed to alcohol for 5 weeks and then restricted (A-withdrawal group). Posteriorly, animals received intra D-PAG injections of vehicle (10% DMSO), salvinorin A (SAL-A; a selective KOR agonist), or 2-Methyl-N-((2'-(pyrrolidin-1-ylsulfonyl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl)propan-1-amine (PF-04455242; a highly selective KOR-antagonist). Subsequently, the defensive burying behavior (DBB) and alcohol intake/preference paradigms were evaluated.ResultsSAL-A markedly increased burying time, the height of bedding, and alcohol consumption/preference in A-withdrawal, while slightly increased the height of bedding in A-naive rats. PF-04455242 decreased both burying and immobility duration, whereas increases latency to burying, frequency of rearing, and the number of stretches attempts with no action on alcohol intake/preference in A-withdrawal rats.ConclusionsIn general, stimulation/blockade of KOR in A-withdrawal animals exert higher responses compared to A-naive ones. SAL-A produced anxiety-like behaviors and increased alcohol consumption/preference, especially/solely in the alcohol-withdrawal condition, while PF-04455242 augmented exploration with no effects on alcohol intake/preference. Our findings suggest a possible pharmacologic hyperreactivity of the KOR in PAG during alcohol withdrawal.

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