title: Regulation of G-PROTEIN mRNA abundancy and cAMP accumulation after long-term opioid incubation in primary cultures of astroglia from the rat cerebral cortex.
abstract: Primary astroglial cultures were incubated with delta (10(-6) M DPDPE) or kappa (10(-5) M U-50,488H) receptor agonists for 5 days. Thereafter, the acute inhibitory actions of delta or kappa receptor agonists on forskolin stimulated cAMP accumulation were assayed. The G alpha s, G alpha i-1 and G alpha i-2 mRNA levels were quantified after 5 days of either delta or kappa receptor agonist treatment using a solution hybridization, RNase protection assay. Pronounced effects were observed after 5 days of kappa receptor agonist [10(-5) M U-50,488H] incubation. This treatment resulted in an attenuation in the acute inhibitory action of delta and kappa receptor agonists. Furthermore, a decreased stimulatory action of forskolin was seen. Similar effects were also seen after delta receptor stimulation. We also investigated the effects after 24 h and 3 days of incubation with the kappa receptor agonist (10(-5) M) U-50,488H. The 24 h incubation resulted in a decreased sensitivity to the acute inhibitory action of delta and kappa receptor agonists in the astroglial cultures. This effect was further accentuated after the 3 days of incubation with 10(-5) M U-50,488H. No significant change was seen in the basal accumulation of cAMP after incubation with the kappa agonist U-50,488H. However, after 5 days of incubation with the delta agonist DPDPE, a significantly increased basal accumulation of cAMP was seen in the astroglial cultures. After 5 days of delta or kappa agonist incubation, an increase in G alpha s mRNA level and a decrease in G alpha i-2 mRNA level was seen compared with controls. No statistically significant alterations in the amount of G alpha i-1 mRNA were seen. The data obtained in the present study indicate that the effects of long-term opioid treatment alters the sensitivity of glial cell opioid receptors. Furthermore, long term opioid treatment induces alterations in glial G-protein mRNA levels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurobiology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Isaksson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rönnbäck
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004723:Endorphins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000187:drug effects; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000187:drug effects; D012260:Ribonucleases; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D005576:Colforsin; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D012260:Ribonucleases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins