The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats
Background and Objectives: Prenatal exposure to morphine has long-lasting effects on synaptic plasticity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in neuronal survival and growth, serves as a neurotransmitter modulator, and participates in neuronal plasticity, which is essent...
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| author | Monir Hoseinian Hora Jalali Tehrani Ghorbangol Ashabi Solmaz Khalifeh Afshin Kheradmand |
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| description | Background and Objectives: Prenatal exposure to morphine has long-lasting effects on synaptic plasticity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in neuronal survival and growth, serves as a neurotransmitter modulator, and participates in neuronal plasticity, which is essential for cognition, learning and memory. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) is one of the important downstream proteins of BDNF- tropomycin receptor kinase B (TrkB) signaling. Exact effect of opioids on ERK expression in the neuronal cells is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prenatal morphine exposure on BDNF and ERK protein levels in the rat fetal brain.
Methods: Pregnant rats (n=8) received increasing daily doses of morphine (0.1-0.4 mg/kg) in their drinking water. The brains of fetuses from both morphine-addicted and controls mothers were isolated at day 19 of gestation, and the levels of BDNF and p-ERK were measured using Western-blotting assay. The data presented as Mean±SEM and statistical analysis was performed by Unpaired T-test to compare between two groups.
Results: Our data revealed that the level of BDNF and p-ERK significantly decreased in the fetus’s brain of morphine addicted mothers comparing to control group.
Conclusion: Chronic exposure to morphine prenatally, could affect and diminish structural plasticity in the developing rat brain. It is probable that morphine exert this effect by reduction of BDNF level that consequently attenuate ERK phosphorylation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dfafd2cdc074576a77111a244e981542022-12-22T00:42:11ZfasQom University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum1735-77992008-13752021-12-011510718725The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar RatsMonir Hoseinian0Hora Jalali Tehrani1Ghorbangol Ashabi2Solmaz Khalifeh3Afshin Kheradmand4 Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 4. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Background and Objectives: Prenatal exposure to morphine has long-lasting effects on synaptic plasticity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in neuronal survival and growth, serves as a neurotransmitter modulator, and participates in neuronal plasticity, which is essential for cognition, learning and memory. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) is one of the important downstream proteins of BDNF- tropomycin receptor kinase B (TrkB) signaling. Exact effect of opioids on ERK expression in the neuronal cells is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prenatal morphine exposure on BDNF and ERK protein levels in the rat fetal brain. Methods: Pregnant rats (n=8) received increasing daily doses of morphine (0.1-0.4 mg/kg) in their drinking water. The brains of fetuses from both morphine-addicted and controls mothers were isolated at day 19 of gestation, and the levels of BDNF and p-ERK were measured using Western-blotting assay. The data presented as Mean±SEM and statistical analysis was performed by Unpaired T-test to compare between two groups. Results: Our data revealed that the level of BDNF and p-ERK significantly decreased in the fetus’s brain of morphine addicted mothers comparing to control group. Conclusion: Chronic exposure to morphine prenatally, could affect and diminish structural plasticity in the developing rat brain. It is probable that morphine exert this effect by reduction of BDNF level that consequently attenuate ERK phosphorylation.http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-3333-en.htmlsynaptic plasticitymorphineratbrain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| spellingShingle | Monir Hoseinian Hora Jalali Tehrani Ghorbangol Ashabi Solmaz Khalifeh Afshin Kheradmand The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum synaptic plasticity morphine rat brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| title | The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats |
| title_full | The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats |
| title_short | The Effect of Maternal Morphine Addiction on Neural Plasticity of Fetal Brain in Wistar Rats |
| title_sort | effect of maternal morphine addiction on neural plasticity of fetal brain in wistar rats |
| topic | synaptic plasticity morphine rat brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| url | http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-3333-en.html |
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