エスカレートされたオキシコドンの自己投与は,ネズミのメソコルチコリンビック系における電圧ゲートおよびカルシウム活性化カリウムチャネルの発現と関連している

Ammanuel Y Wabreha1, Nasser Adjei1, Bruce Ladenheim1

  • 1Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, DHHS/NIH/NIDA Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, United States.

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まとめ

ネズミのオキシコドンの拡張は,依存症に関連した脳領域の特定のカリウムチャネル遺伝子発現を変化させます. これらの発見は,オピオイド使用障害 (OUD) の新しい治療法にインパクトを与えるかもしれません.

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