GSBS Student Publications
Title
Drug-induced activation of dopamine D(1) receptor signaling and inhibition of class I/II histone deacetylase induce chromatin remodeling in reward circuitry and modulate cocaine-related behaviors
GSBS Program
Neuroscience
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Date
2-22-2008
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Brain; Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly; Cocaine; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Receptors, Dopamine D1
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Abstract
Chromatin remodeling, including histone modification, is involved in stimulant-induced gene expression and addiction behavior. To further explore the role of dopamine D(1) receptor signaling, we measured cocaine-related locomotor activity and place preference in mice pretreated for up to 10 days with the D(1) agonist SKF82958 and/or the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), sodium butyrate. Cotreatment with D(1) agonist and HDACi significantly enhanced cocaine-induced locomotor activity and place preference, in comparison to single-drug regimens. However, butyrate-mediated reward effects were transient and only apparent within 2 days after the last HDACi treatment. These behavioral changes were associated with histone modification changes in striatum and ventral midbrain: (1) a generalized increase in H3 phosphoacetylation in striatal neurons was dependent on activation of D(1) receptors; (2) H3 deacetylation at promoter sequences of tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) in ventral midbrain, together with upregulation of the corresponding gene transcripts after cotreatment with D(1) agonist and HDACi. Collectively, these findings imply that D(1) receptor-regulated histone (phospho)acetylation and gene expression in reward circuitry is differentially regulated in a region-specific manner. Given that the combination of D(1) agonist and HDACi enhances cocaine-related sensitization and reward, the therapeutic benefits of D(1) receptor antagonists and histone acetyl-transferase inhibitors (HATi) warrant further investigation in experimental models of stimulant abuse.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Neuropsychopharmacology. 2008 Nov;33(12):2981-92. Epub 2008 Feb 20. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/npp.2008.15
Related Resources
Journal Title
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
PubMed ID
18288092
Repository Citation
Schroeder, Frederick Albert; Penta, Krista L.; Matevossian, Anouch; Jones, Sara R.; Konradi, Christine L.; Tapper, Andrew R.; and Akbarian, Schahram, "Drug-induced activation of dopamine D(1) receptor signaling and inhibition of class I/II histone deacetylase induce chromatin remodeling in reward circuitry and modulate cocaine-related behaviors" (2008). GSBS Student Publications. 1455.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1455