title: Upregulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 mRNA expression in the rat forebrain after repeated amphetamine administration.
abstract: Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are G-protein-coupled receptors and are densely expressed in the forebrain of adult rats. Accumulative evidence suggests a critical role of mGluRs in the regulation of normal physiological activity of neurons and pathogenesis of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, and substance addiction. In this study, we investigated alterations in mGluR8 subtype mRNA expression in the rat forebrain in response to repeated intraperitoneal administration of amphetamine (twice daily for 12 days, 5mg/kg per injection) using quantitative in situ hybridization. We found that mGluR8 mRNA levels were profoundly increased in the dorsal (caudate putamen) and ventral (nucleus accumbens) striatum 1 day after the discontinuation of amphetamine treatments. Such increases were sustained up to 21 days of withdrawal. Increases in mGluR8 mRNAs were also found in the cerebral cortex, including the cingulate and sensory cortex but not the piriform cortex, at 1 and 21 days. These data demonstrate a positive response of mGluR8 in mRNA abundance in most forebrain regions to repeated stimulant exposure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Nikhil K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Parelkar
authors.forename: John Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000235:genetics*; D012201:Reward; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C111435:metabotropic glutamate receptor 8; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D000661:Amphetamine; D004298:Dopamine