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{"title":"Impact of Electric Field Magnitude in the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Changes in Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Randomized Crossover Study","authors":"Eunkyung Kim,&nbsp;Seo Jung Yun,&nbsp;Byung-Mo Oh,&nbsp;Han Gil Seo","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25378","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25378","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated whether the electric field magnitude (E-field) delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) changes resting-state brain activity and the L-DLPFC resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC), given the variability in tDCS response and lack of understanding of how rsFC changes. Twenty-one healthy participants received either 2 mA anodal or sham tDCS targeting the L-DLPFC for 10 min. Brain imaging was conducted before and after stimulation. The fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF), reflecting resting brain activity, and the L-DLPFC rsFC were analyzed to investigate the main effect of tDCS, main effect of time, and interaction effects. The E-field was estimated by modeling tDCS-induced individual electric fields and correlated with fALFF and L-DLPFC rsFC. Anodal tDCS increased fALFF in the left rostral middle frontal area and decreased fALFF in the midline frontal area (FWE <i>p</i> &lt; 0.050), whereas sham induced no changes. Overall rsFC decreased after sham (positive and negative connectivity, <i>p</i> = 0.001 and 0.020, respectively), with modest and nonsignificant changes after anodal tDCS (<i>p</i> = 0.063 and 0.069, respectively). No significant differences in local rsFC were observed among the conditions. Correlations were observed between the E-field and rsFC changes in the L-DLPFC (<i>r</i> = 0.385, <i>p</i> = 0.115), left inferior parietal area (<i>r</i> = 0.495, <i>p</i> = 0.037), and right lateral visual area (<i>r</i> = 0.683, <i>p</i> = 0.002). Single-session tDCS induced resting brain activity changes and may help maintain overall rsFC. The E-field in the L-DLPFC is associated with rsFC changes in both proximal and distally connected brain regions to the L-DLPFC.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jnr.25378","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alterations in amygdala subregions—Default mode network connectivity after treatment in patients with schizophrenia","authors":"Jianxiong Xu,&nbsp;Jiaquan Liang,&nbsp;Haohao Yan,&nbsp;Chunguo Zhang,&nbsp;Xinglian Zhang,&nbsp;Xuesong Li,&nbsp;Wei Huang,&nbsp;Huagui Guo,&nbsp;Yu Yang,&nbsp;Jinzhong Ye,&nbsp;Yangpan Ou,&nbsp;Wen Deng,&nbsp;Jinbing Xu,&nbsp;Xiaoling Li,&nbsp;Guojun Xie,&nbsp;Wenbin Guo","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25376","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25376","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Disrupted connectivity in the default mode network (DMN) during resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) is well-documented in schizophrenia (SCZ). The amygdala, a key component in the neurobiology of SCZ, comprises distinct subregions that may exert varying effects on the disorder. This study aimed to investigate variations in functional connectivity (FC) between distinct amygdala subregions and the DMN in SCZ individuals and explore the effects of treatment on these connections. Fifty-six SCZ patients and 51 healthy controls underwent FC analysis and questionnaire surveys during resting state. The amygdala was selected as the region of interest (ROI) and subdivided into four parts. Changes in FC were examined, and correlations between questionnaire scores and brain activity were explored. Pre-treatment, SCZ patients exhibited reduced FC between the amygdala and DMN compared to HCs. After treatment, significant differences persisted in the right medial amygdala, while other regions did not differ significantly from controls. In addition, PANSS scores positively correlated with FC between the Right Medial Amygdala and the left SMFC (<i>r</i> = .347, <i>p</i> = .009), while RBANS5A scores showed a positive correlation with FC between the Left Lateral Amygdala and the right MTG (rho = −.347, <i>p</i> = .009). The rsFC between the amygdala and the DMN plays a crucial role in the treatment mechanisms of SCZ. This could provide a promising predictive indicator for understanding the neural mechanisms behind treatment and symptomatic improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neuroprotective effect of long-term resistance physical exercise against memory damage elicited by a lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation model in male rats","authors":"Vanessa Valéria Miron,&nbsp;Charles Elias Assmann,&nbsp;Vitor Bastianello Mostardeiro,&nbsp;Marcylene Vieira da Silveira,&nbsp;Priscila Marquezan Copetti,&nbsp;Bianca Fagan Bissacotti,&nbsp;Adriel Antonio Schirmann,&nbsp;Milagros Fanny Vera Castro,&nbsp;Jessié Martins Gutierres,&nbsp;Marilda da Cruz Fernandes,&nbsp;Fernanda Tibolla Viero,&nbsp;Vera Maria Morsch,&nbsp;Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger,&nbsp;Andréia Machado Cardoso","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25370","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25370","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Resistance exercise training (RET) is considered an excellent tool for preventing diseases with an inflammatory background. Its neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties are responsible for positively modulating cholinergic and oxidative systems, promoting neurogenesis, and improving memory. However, the mechanisms behind these actions are largely unknown. In order to investigate the pathways related to these effects of exercise, we conducted a 12-week long-term exercise training protocol and used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce damage to the cortex and hippocampus of male Wistar rats. The cholinergic system, oxidative stress, and histochemical parameters were analyzed in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and memory tests were also performed. It was observed that LPS: (1) caused memory loss in the novel object recognition (NOR) test; (2) increased the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Iba1 protein density; (3) reduced the protein density of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (CHRM1); (4) elevated the levels of lipid peroxidation (TBARS) and reactive species (RS); and (5) caused inflammatory damage to the dentate gyrus. RET, on the other hand, was able to prevent all alterations induced by LPS, as well as increase per se the protein density of the alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChRα7) and Nestin, and the levels of protein thiols (T-SH). Overall, our study elucidates some mechanisms that support resistance physical exercise as a valuable approach against LPS-induced neuroinflammation and memory loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Transient expression of fluorescent tau proteins promotes process formation in PC12 cells: Contributions of the tau C-terminus to this process","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25374","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>EXPRESSION OF CONCERN</b>: J.-Z. Yu, J. Kuret, and M. M. Rasenick, “Transient Expression of Fluorescent Tau Proteins Promotes Process Formation in PC12 Cells: Contributions of the Tau C-terminus to This Process,” <i>Journal of Neuroscience Research</i> 67, no. 5 (2002): 625–633, https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.10152.</p><p>This Expression of Concern for the above article published online on 16 January 2002, in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been published by agreement between the journal Editors-in-Chief, Cristina A. Ghiani and J. Paula Warrington; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The Expression of Concern has been agreed following concerns raised regarding suspected duplication between the two images, Tau23-GFP (72 hours) presented in Figure 4a and Tau 24 (174-383)-GFP (24 hours) presented in Figure 5a. The authors acknowledge the duplication but due to the length of time that has elapsed since the study was conducted and published, they were unable to provide an explanation or the original data. The journal has decided to issue an Expression of Concern to alert the readers.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jnr.25374","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early postnatal development of the primary visual areas 17 and 18 of the cat cerebral cortex: An SMI-32 study","authors":"A. A. Mikhalkin,&nbsp;N. I. Nikitina,&nbsp;N. S. Merkulyeva","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25375","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25375","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using anti-neurofilament H non-phosphorylated antibodies (SMI-32) as markers for the neuronal maturation level and Y channel responsible for motion processing, we investigated early postnatal development of the primary visual areas 17 and 18 in cats aged 0, 10, 14, and 34 days and in adults. Two analyzed parameters of SMI-32-immunolabeling were used: the total proportion of SMI-32-labeling and the density of labeled neurons. (i) The developmental time course of the total proportion of SMI-32-labeling shows the general increase in the accumulation of heavy-chain neurofilaments. This parameter showed a different time course for cortical layer development; the maximal increment in the total labeling in layer V occurred between the second and fifth postnatal weeks and in layers II–III and VI after the fifth postnatal week. In addition, the delay in accumulation of SMI-32-labeling was shown in layer V of the area 17 periphery representation during the first two postnatal weeks. (ii) The density of SMI-32-labeled neurons decreased in all layers of area 18, but was increased, decreased, or had a transient peak in layers II–III, V, and VI of area 17, respectively. The transient peak is in good correspondence with some transient neurochemical features previously revealed for different classes of cortical and thalamic neurons and reflects the time course of the early development of the thalamocortical circuitry. Some similarities between the time courses for the development of SMI-32-labeling in areas 17/18 and in A- and C-laminae of the LGNd allow us to propose heterochronous postnatal development of two Y sub-channels.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Age-, region-, and day/night-related variation of the chloride reversal potential in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus","authors":"Fernando Osuna-Lopez,&nbsp;J. Manuel Herrera-Zamora,&nbsp;Miriam E. Reyes-Méndez,&nbsp;Raúl A. Aguilar-Roblero,&nbsp;Enrique A. Sánchez-Pastor,&nbsp;Ricardo A. Navarro-Polanco,&nbsp;Eloy G. Moreno-Galindo,&nbsp;Javier Alamilla","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25373","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25373","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The master control of mammalian circadian rhythms is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which is formed by the ventral and dorsal regions. In SCN neurons, GABA has an important function and even excitatory actions in adulthood. However, the physiological role of this neurotransmitter in the developing SCN is unknown. Here, we recorded GABAergic postsynaptic currents (in the perforated-patch configuration using gramicidin) to determine the chloride reversal potential (E_Cl) and also assessed the immunological expression of the Na-K-Cl cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) at early ages of the rat (postnatal days (P) 3 to 25), during the day and night, in the two SCN regions. We detected that E_Cl greatly varied with age and depending on the SCN region and time of day. Broadly speaking, E_Cl was more hyperpolarized with age, except for the oldest age studied (P20–25) in both day and night in the ventral SCN, where it was less negative. Likewise, E_Cl was more hyperpolarized in the dorsal SCN both during the day and at night; while E_Cl was more negative at night both in the ventral and the dorsal SCN. Moreover, the total NKCC1 fluorescent expression was higher during the day than at night. These results imply that NKCC1 regulates the circadian and developmental fluctuations in the [Cl⁻]_i to fine-tune E_Cl, which is crucial for either excitatory or inhibitory GABAergic actions to occur in the SCN.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"(+)-Catechin attenuates CCI-induced neuropathic pain in male rats by promoting the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway to inhibit ROS/TLR4/NF-κB-mediated activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome","authors":"Bei Jing,&nbsp;Zhen-ni Chen,&nbsp;Wai-mei Si,&nbsp;Jia-ji Zhao,&nbsp;Guo-ping Zhao,&nbsp;Di Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25372","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25372","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The objective of this study was to investigate the potential mechanisms by which (+)-catechin alleviates neuropathic pain. Thirty-two male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into four groups: the sham group, the chronic constriction injury (CCI)group, the CCI+ ibuprofen group, and the CCI+ (+)-catechin group. CCI surgery induces thermal hyperalgesia in rats and (+)-catechin ameliorated CCI-induced thermal hyperalgesia and repaired damaged sciatic nerve in rats. CCI decreased SOD levels in male rat spinal cord dorsal horn and promoted MDA production, induced oxidative stress by increasing NOX4 levels and decreasing antioxidant enzyme HO-1 levels, and also increased protein levels of TLR4, p-NF-κB, NLRP3 inflammasome components, and IL-1β. In contrast, (+)-catechin reversed the above results. In i vitro experiments, (+)-catechin reduced the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in GMI-R1 cells after LPS stimulation and attenuated the co-expression of IBA-1 and NLRP3. It also showed significant inhibition of the NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammatory pathways and activation of the Nrf2-mediated antioxidant system. Overall, these findings suggest that (+)-catechin inhibits the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome through the triggering of the Nrf2-induced antioxidant system, the inhibition of the TLR4/NF-κB pathway, and the production of ROS to alleviate CCI-induced neuropathic pain in male rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141860052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behavioral and transcriptional effects of carnosine in the central ring ganglia of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis","authors":"Veronica Rivi,&nbsp;Giuseppe Caruso,&nbsp;Filippo Caraci,&nbsp;Silvia Alboni,&nbsp;Luca Pani,&nbsp;Fabio Tascedda,&nbsp;Ken Lukowiak,&nbsp;Johanna M. C. Blom,&nbsp;Cristina Benatti","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25371","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25371","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Carnosine is a naturally occurring endogenous dipeptide with well-recognized anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects at the central nervous system level. To date, very few studies have been focused on the ability of carnosine to rescue and/or enhance memory. Here, we used a well-known invertebrate model system, the pond snail <i>Lymnaea stagnalis</i>, and a well-studied associative learning procedure, operant conditioning of aerial respiration, to investigate the ability of carnosine to enhance long-term memory (LTM) formation and reverse memory obstruction caused by an immune challenge (i.e., lipopolysaccharide [LPS] injection). Exposing snails to 1 mM carnosine for 1 h before training in addition to enhancing memory formation resulted in a significant upregulation of the expression levels of key neuroplasticity genes (i.e., glutamate ionotropic receptor <i>N</i>-methyl-<span>d</span>-aspartate [NMDA]-type subunit 1—LymGRIN1, and the transcription factor cAMP-response element-binding protein 1—LymCREB1) in snails' central ring ganglia. Moreover, pre-exposure to 1 mM carnosine before an LPS injection reversed the memory deficit brought about by inflammation, by preventing the upregulation of key targets for immune and stress response (i.e., Toll-like receptor 4—LymTLR4, molluscan defense molecule—LymMDM, heat shock protein 70—LymHSP70). Our data are thus consistent with the hypothesis that carnosine can have positive benefits on cognitive ability and be able to reverse memory aversive states induced by neuroinflammation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jnr.25371","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141792682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CNS/PNS proteoglycans functionalize neuronal and astrocyte niche microenvironments optimizing cellular activity by preserving membrane polarization dynamics, ionic microenvironments, ion fluxes, neuronal activation, and network neurotransductive capacity","authors":"James Melrose","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25361","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25361","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Central and peripheral nervous system (CNS/PNS) proteoglycans (PGs) have diverse functional roles, this study examined how these control cellular behavior and tissue function. The CNS/PNS extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic, responsive, highly interactive, space-filling, cell supportive, stabilizing structure maintaining tissue compartments, ionic microenvironments, and microgradients that regulate neuronal activity and maintain the neuron in an optimal ionic microenvironment. The CNS/PNS contains a high glycosaminoglycan content (60% hyaluronan, HA) and a diverse range of stabilizing PGs. Immobilization of HA in brain tissues by HA interactive hyalectan PGs preserves tissue hydration and neuronal activity, a paucity of HA in brain tissues results in a pro-convulsant epileptic phenotype. Diverse CS, KS, and HSPGs stabilize the blood–brain barrier and neurovascular unit, provide smart gel neurotransmitter neuron vesicle storage and delivery, organize the neuromuscular junction basement membrane, and provide motor neuron synaptic plasticity, and photoreceptor and neuron synaptic functions. PG-HA networks maintain ionic fluxes and microgradients and tissue compartments that contribute to membrane polarization dynamics essential to neuronal activation and neurotransduction. Hyalectans form neuroprotective perineuronal nets contributing to synaptic plasticity, memory, and cognitive learning. Sialoglycoprotein associated with cones and rods (SPACRCAN), an HA binding CSPG, stabilizes the inter-photoreceptor ECM. HSPGs pikachurin and eyes shut stabilize the photoreceptor synapse aiding in phototransduction and neurotransduction with retinal bipolar neurons crucial to visual acuity. This is achieved through Laminin G motifs in pikachurin, eyes shut, and neurexins that interact with the dystroglycan–cytoskeleton–ECM-stabilizing synaptic interconnections, neuronal interactive specificity, and co-ordination of regulatory action potentials in neural networks.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jnr.25361","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oral pre- and early postnatal cannabis exposure disinhibits ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron activity but does not influence cocaine preference in offspring in mice","authors":"Colleen S. Peterson,&nbsp;Samantha L. Baglot,&nbsp;Nada A. Sallam,&nbsp;Sarah Mina,&nbsp;Matthew N. Hill,&nbsp;Stephanie L. Borgland","doi":"10.1002/jnr.25369","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jnr.25369","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cannabis consumption has increased from 1.5% to 2.5% in Canada between 2012 and 2019. Clinical studies have indicated effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on birth weight, substance use, and neurodevelopmental disorders, but are confounded by several difficult to control variables. Animal models allow for examination of the mechanism of cannabis-induced changes in neurodevelopment and behavior, while controlling dose and timing. Several animal models of prenatal cannabis exposure exist which provide varying levels of construct validity, control of dose, and exposure to maternal stress. Using a voluntary oral consumption model, mouse dams received 5 mg/kg Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) whole cannabis oil in peanut butter daily from gestational day 1 (GD1) to postnatal day 10 (PD10). At GD1, GD18, PD1, PD10, and PD15, maternal plasma was collected; pup brains were collected from GD18 onward. Pup brains had higher levels of THC and cannabidiol at each time point, each of which persisted in maternal plasma and pup brains past the end of treatment (PD15). Male and female adolescent offspring were examined for changes to ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neuron activity and cocaine-seeking behavior. Prenatal and early postnatal (GD1–PD10) cannabis-exposed male, but not female mice had decreased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABAergic) input, depolarized resting membrane potential, and increased spontaneous firing of VTA dopamine neurons. Cannabis-exposed offspring showed faster decay of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) currents in both sexes. However, no differences in cocaine-seeking behavior were noted. These data characterize a voluntary prenatal cannabis exposure model and demonstrates VTA dopamine neuronal activity is disinhibited in offspring.</p>","PeriodicalId":16490,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroscience Research","volume":"102 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jnr.25369","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}