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Objective To investigate expression level of endoplasmic reticulum stressmarker GRP78 in the testicular tissue in rats with different phases of morphine-dependence. To explore the role of ERS in morphine-de-pendence. Methods SD rats were divided into 6 groups: morphine (mor) -withdrawal group, mor-extinct group, mor-kindling group and their control groups, normal saline (NS)-withdrawal group, NS-extinct group, NS-kindling group. The experimental rats were injected with morphine subcutaneously on increasing dosage to establish the con-ditioned place preference (CPP) model. The rats in control groups were injected NS. Then the rats were suffered from withdrawal for 48 h, extinction and kindling by morphine, separately. The GRP78 expression level in testicular tissues of rats in the time point mentioned above were measured using Western Blot. Results The time of rats in the paired-box was (528.0 ± 81.0) s, which was significantly higher than that in the NS control group (P<0.001). It was (396.8 ± 116.9) s after extinctive phase, which was significantly higher than that the withdrawal phase of rats (P < 0.001). Also it was (396.8 ± 116.9) s after kindling with morphine which was significantly higher than that the extinctive phase of rats (P < 0.001). These changes of the time indicated that the animal models of extinction and kindling were established in the study. The GRP78 levels were down-regulated in 48 h after withdrawal (P <0.05), and increased a bit afterextinctive phase, but up-regulated highly after kindling with morphine (P < 0.01). Conclusion ERS may be related in the morphine dependence and it might play an important role of testicular dys-function in male drugabuser.
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Objective To observe effects of conditioned place preference (CPP) of morphine dependent rats,variation of dopamine neurotransmitter and its receptor 2 of the striatum in rats suffered from 1-tetrabydropalmatine(l-THP).Methods The CPP model was established by morphine injection in rats with a increasing dose for 10 days,with the initial dose of 10 mg · kg-1 and the final dose of 100 mg · kg-1,10 mg · kg-1 was increased each day,thus 100 nmg · kg-1 Was injected by day 10.Treatments with administration of 1-THP(3.76,1.88 and 0.94 mg/kg) were performed respectively for 6 days,and the effects of CPP for psychological dependence in these rats were observed.Striatum samples were taken out and their variable contents of dopamine neurotransmitter and its receptor 2 in striatum were detected by high performance liquid chromatography and immunohistochemisty,respectively.Results Compared with the NS treatment group,the time of animals treated with 1-THP (3.76 and 1.88 mg/kg) staying in drug-paired compartment were reduced (354 ± 58,373 ± 79) (P＜ 0.01) ;the raised of variation contents of dopamine neurotransmitter were reduced in striatum from those rats(5.49 ± 1.95,6.11 ± 1.05),while the expression level of dopamine receptor 2 was increased(0.08 ± 0.02,0.07 ± 0.03) (P ＜ 0.01 or P ＜0.05).Conclusion Reversing dopamine neurotransmitter and its receptor 2 in striatum of morphine dependent rats may be one of the possible mechanisms that 1-THP effectively inhibit the effects of morphine CPP.
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Objective To observe the level of dopamine and its receptor in striatum from conditioned place preference (CPP) of rats administrated of morphine.And explore the mechanism of opioid-psychic dependence involving the levels of neurotransmitter and receptor.Methods CPP model was validated in morphine-dependence rats for 10 days.Striatum samples were harvested from two separate groups involving the saline group and morphine treated group (n =10 per experiment).The DA contents in striatum were detected in rats with colorimetry.Immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the differential expression levels of dopamine receptor 2 (DRD2)in samples.Results Compared with the saline group,higher content of neurotransmitter dopamine was observed in the morphine dependent rats (7.63 ±0.98 vs 5.23 ± 1.01,P＜0.01),while the expression level of DRD2 was down regulated (0.06 ± 0.02 vs 0.08 ± 0.02,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The increased expression of neurotransmitter dopamine and the decreased of DRD2 may be contributed to morphine-induced psychological dependence in morphine dependent rats.
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Objective To observe effect of Compound Ruikangxin Capsula(CRC) on anxiety-like symptoms of morphine-withdrawal rats and investigate its mechanism.Methods The elevating doses were applied to validating anxiety-like behavior in SD male rats with sc morphine for 10 d.Treatments with ig administration of CRC(100,200,and 300 mg/kg) and buspirone(15 mg/kg) were performed during 1—3 d morphine withdrawal(twice every day).The plus elevated maze was applied to validating anxiety-like symptom in rats.The expression levels of synaptophysin were detected on hippocampus in groups by immunohistochemitry 72 h after sc morphine.Results As compared with the control group,animals treated with CRC(200 and 300 mg/kg) and buspirone had higher ratio of entry into open arm (P