title: Biomarkers of morphine tolerance and dependence are prevented by morphine-induced endocytosis of a mutant mu-opioid receptor.
abstract: Growing evidence shows that trafficking of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) is a critical process in functional recovery from desensitization following activation and plays important roles in morphine tolerance and dependence largely because of the failure of morphine to promote such trafficking. However, morphine tolerance and dependence are believed to be mediated by multiple mechanisms, including well-documented biochemical changes in cAMP activity, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), glucocorticoid receptors (GRs), and c-fos. Here, we assess the consequences of promoting morphine-induced endocytosis on these biochemical changes utilizing a knock-in mouse model, RMOR, in which MORs undergo morphine-induced endocytosis. Chronic morphine treatment of wild-type (WT) mice promoted superactivation of adenylyl cyclase, alterations in NMDARs, and up-regulation of GR and c-fos in distinct brain regions. Notably, none of these biochemical changes occurred in the RMOR-knock-in mice. Together, these data demonstrate that morphine tolerance and dependence are mediated by multiple biochemical mechanisms and that MOR endocytosis plays a critical role in each of these mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California-San Francisco, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Whistler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D055879:Gene Knock-In Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009020:Morphine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009154:Mutation; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D009020:Morphine
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