慢性酒精暴露在行动过程中差异性地改变了条状细胞群体的活性
Emily T Baltz1, Rafael Renteria2, Christina M Gremel1,2
1The Neurosciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Addiction neuroscience
|October 16, 2023
概括
长期接触酒精会改变控制行为的大脑电路. 这项研究揭示了背部中间条状体活动的特定变化,这可能解释了酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 中目标导向控制受损的原因.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 成的神经生物学成的神经生物学
- 行为神经科学 行为神经科学
背景情况:
- 酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 导致持久的执行功能缺陷.
- 慢性酒精会破坏皮质和条状回路,这对于目标导向行为至关重要.
- 之前的研究表明,AUD.中脊椎中条体 (DMS) 功能发生变化.
研究的目的:
- 研究慢性酒精暴露如何影响特定DMS群体在行为过程中的活性.
- 为了确定是否发现的DMS变化与受损的动作控制相关.
主要方法:
- 利用纤维光度测量基因识别的DMS群体中的活性 (直接途径,间接途径,快速升的内部神经元).
- 在之前长期暴露于酒精的动物中,在与行动相关的行为期间检查了活动调制.
主要成果:
- 之前的慢性酒精暴露增加了在行为过程中DMS直接途径中的活性调节.
- 相反,酒精暴露降低了DMS间接途径中的活性调节和在动作事件周围快速升的内部神经元.
结论:
- 结果表明,在长期暴露于酒精后,条状电路活动存在显著的不平衡.
- 这种被破坏的条纹活动可能是与AUD相关的先前报告的目标导向控制缺陷的基础.
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