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Changes in the expression of transthyretin and protein kinase C gamma genes in the prefrontal cortex in response to naltrexone

Title
Changes in the expression of transthyretin and protein kinase C gamma genes in the prefrontal cortex in response to naltrexone
Author
채영규
Keywords
Naltrexone; Ethanol; Prefrontal cortex; Hippocampus; Transthyretin (TTR); Protein kinase C (PKC)gamma
Issue Date
2011-01
Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND
Citation
Neuroscience letters v.488 no.3,
Abstract
Naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, has been approved for clinical use in the treatment of alcohol dependence. In the present study, we examined the underlying mechanisms of naltrexone by investigating the pharmacogenomic variations in the brain regions associated with alcohol consumption. A complementary DNA microarray analysis was used to profile gene expression changes in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (PFC) of C57BL/6 mice injected with naltrexone following ethanol treatment. Intraperitoneal administration of 200 mu l (16 mg/kg) of naltrexone for 4 weeks caused alterations in the expression of a wide range of hippocampal (394) and PFC (566) genes in ethanol-treated mice. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software was used to search for biological pathways and interrelationships between gene networks in the subsets of candidate genes that were altered in the naltrexone-treated PFC and hippocampus. We found gene networks associated with cell morphology, cell death, nervous system development and function, and neurological disease. Confirmation studies using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) revealed that the expression of transthyretin (TTR) and protein kinase C (PKC)gamma were increased in the PFC but not in the hippocampus of naltrexone-treated mice. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates a pharmacogenomic response to naltrexone in the brains of ethanol-consuming mice. These findings provide a basis for conducting pharmacogenetic research on the effect of naltrexone in specific brain areas, which would enhance our understanding of the underlying causes and possible treatments of alcohol use disorders. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
URI
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030439401001503X?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffbhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/66173
ISSN
0304-3940
DOI
10.1016/j.neulet.2010.11.049
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