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Rat-strain dependent changes of dendritic and spine morphology in the hippocampus after cocaine self-administration
Year:2015

Research Areas
  • Natural sciences and health sciences

Information
Abstract
We previously showed that cocaine self-administration increases spine density in CA1 hippocampal neurons in Lewis (LEW) but not in Fischer 344 (F344) rats. Dendritic spine morphology is intimately related to its function. Thus, we conducted a 3D morphological analysis of CA1 dendrites and dendritic spines in these two strains of rats. Strain-specific differences were observed prior to cocaine self-administration: LEW rats had significantly larger dendritic diameters but lower spine density than the F344 strain. After cocaine self-administration, proximal dendritic volume, dendritic surface area and spine density were increased in LEW rats, where a higher percentage of larger spines were also observed. In addition, we found a strong positive correlation between dendritic volume and spine morphology, and a moderate correlation between dendritic volume and spine density in cocaine self-administered LEW rats, an effect that was not evident in any other condition. By contrast, after cocaine self-administration, F334 rats showed decreased spine head volumes. Our findings suggest that genetic differences could play a key role in the structural plasticity induced by cocaine in CA1 pyramidal neurons. These cocaine-induced alterations could be related to differences in the memory processing of drug reward cues that could potentially explain differential individual vulnerability to cocaine addiction.
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JCR
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Title
Addict Biol
ISBN
1355-6215
Impact factor JCR
5,359
Impact info
Volume
0.1111/adb.12294
Journal number
From page
1
To page
15
Month
SEPTIEMBRE
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Participants
  • Autor: Santiago M. Coria epartamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia,
  • Autor: Abraham Selvas epartamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia,
  • Autor: Asta Kastanauskaite . UPM
  • Autor: Isabel Fernaud Espinosa UPM
  • Autor: Javier De Felipe Oroquieta UPM
  • Autor: Emilio Ambrosio Departamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia,
  • Autor: Miguel Miguens Vazquez UPM

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de tecnología Biomédica CTB
  • Departamento: Arquitectura y Tecnología de Sistemas Informáticos