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Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction
The purpose of this study was to characterize the inhibitory modulation of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides, particularly with respect to the function of the D(3) dopamine receptor (D(3)R), which is activated by its interaction with phosphorylated CaMKIIα (pCaMKIIα) in t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27404570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159104 |
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author | Fu, Qiang Zhou, Xiaoyan Dong, Yun Huang, Yonghong Yang, Jianhua Oh, Ki-Wan Hu, Zhenzhen |
author_facet | Fu, Qiang Zhou, Xiaoyan Dong, Yun Huang, Yonghong Yang, Jianhua Oh, Ki-Wan Hu, Zhenzhen |
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description | The purpose of this study was to characterize the inhibitory modulation of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides, particularly with respect to the function of the D(3) dopamine receptor (D(3)R), which is activated by its interaction with phosphorylated CaMKIIα (pCaMKIIα) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). After repeated oral administration of caffeine (30 mg/kg) for five days, microinjection of CART peptide (0.08 μM/0.5 μl/hemisphere) into the NAc affected locomotor behavior. The pCaMKIIα-D(3)R interaction, D(3)R phosphorylation and cAMP/PKA/phosphorylated CREB (pCREB) signaling pathway activity were measured in NAc tissues, and Ca(2+) influx and pCaMKIIα levels were measured in cultured NAc neurons. We found that CART attenuated the caffeine-mediated enhancement of depolarization-induced Ca(2+) influx and CaMKIIα phosphorylation in cultured NAc neurons. Repeated microinjection of CART peptides into the NAc decreased the caffeine-induced enhancement of Ca(2+) channels activity, pCaMKIIα levels, the pCaMKIIα-D(3)R interaction, D(3)R phosphorylation, cAMP levels, PKA activity and pCREB levels in the NAc. Furthermore, behavioral sensitization was observed in rats that received five-day administration of caffeine following microinjection of saline but not in rats that were treated with caffeine following microinjection of CART peptide. These results suggest that caffeine-induced CREB phosphorylation in the NAc was ameliorated by CART peptide due to its inhibition of D(3)R phosphorylation. These effects of CART peptides may play a compensatory role by inhibiting locomotor behavior in rats. |
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spelling | pubmed-49421432016-08-01 Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction Fu, Qiang Zhou, Xiaoyan Dong, Yun Huang, Yonghong Yang, Jianhua Oh, Ki-Wan Hu, Zhenzhen PLoS One Research Article The purpose of this study was to characterize the inhibitory modulation of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides, particularly with respect to the function of the D(3) dopamine receptor (D(3)R), which is activated by its interaction with phosphorylated CaMKIIα (pCaMKIIα) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). After repeated oral administration of caffeine (30 mg/kg) for five days, microinjection of CART peptide (0.08 μM/0.5 μl/hemisphere) into the NAc affected locomotor behavior. The pCaMKIIα-D(3)R interaction, D(3)R phosphorylation and cAMP/PKA/phosphorylated CREB (pCREB) signaling pathway activity were measured in NAc tissues, and Ca(2+) influx and pCaMKIIα levels were measured in cultured NAc neurons. We found that CART attenuated the caffeine-mediated enhancement of depolarization-induced Ca(2+) influx and CaMKIIα phosphorylation in cultured NAc neurons. Repeated microinjection of CART peptides into the NAc decreased the caffeine-induced enhancement of Ca(2+) channels activity, pCaMKIIα levels, the pCaMKIIα-D(3)R interaction, D(3)R phosphorylation, cAMP levels, PKA activity and pCREB levels in the NAc. Furthermore, behavioral sensitization was observed in rats that received five-day administration of caffeine following microinjection of saline but not in rats that were treated with caffeine following microinjection of CART peptide. These results suggest that caffeine-induced CREB phosphorylation in the NAc was ameliorated by CART peptide due to its inhibition of D(3)R phosphorylation. These effects of CART peptides may play a compensatory role by inhibiting locomotor behavior in rats. Public Library of Science 2016-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4942143/ /pubmed/27404570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159104 Text en © 2016 Fu et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Fu, Qiang Zhou, Xiaoyan Dong, Yun Huang, Yonghong Yang, Jianhua Oh, Ki-Wan Hu, Zhenzhen Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title | Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title_full | Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title_fullStr | Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title_full_unstemmed | Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title_short | Decreased Caffeine-Induced Locomotor Activity via Microinjection of CART Peptide into the Nucleus Accumbens Is Linked to Inhibition of the pCaMKIIa-D(3)R Interaction |
title_sort | decreased caffeine-induced locomotor activity via microinjection of cart peptide into the nucleus accumbens is linked to inhibition of the pcamkiia-d(3)r interaction |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27404570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159104 |
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