周产期暴露于delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) 改变了怀思达大鼠的目标导向行为和多巴胺功能
Monica S Carbajal1, Rebecca C Crenshaw1, Victoria E Williams1
1Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA.
Psychopharmacology
|February 20, 2026
概括
在大鼠中,周产期暴露于delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) 降低了对奖励的动机,特别是在雄性中. 这表明,产前大麻使用对行为和奖励处理有潜在的长期影响.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 怀孕期间大麻的使用很普遍,许多女性认为它是安全的,因为它的"自然"起源.
- 临床证据将围产期大麻暴露与后代的外部化行为联系在一起.
- 临床前研究通常集中在delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),主要的精神活性成分,它很容易穿过胎盘屏障.
研究的目的:
- 通过操作程序,研究周产期THC暴露对成年后代的动机和冲动性的影响.
- 评估与奖励寻求和行动控制相关的行为变化.
主要方法:
- 从繁殖前到产后的第14天,母母被给予0或5毫克/公斤/天的THC.
- 操作任务,包括高速率 (DRH) 和低速率 (DRL) 的差强化,用于测量动机和冲动行为.
- 在中部前额叶皮层 (mPFC) 和核 (NAc) 中的多巴胺 (DA) 功能通过体内电压测量进行了评估.
主要成果:
- 周产期THC暴露在DLR 15s任务中对冲动行为影响最小.
- 在男性中,THC暴露降低了DLR15s爆发反应和完成的试验,在男性中获得了强化剂.
- 在DRH任务中观察到杆压力下降,男性的强化器较少.
- 基线DA释放不受影响,但NAc中对可卡因的多巴胺反应减弱.
结论:
- 周产期THC暴露减少了在高精力任务中获得奖励的动机,对男性的影响可能更大.
- 观察到的"激励状态"可能来自强化器值.
- 这些发现突出了产前大麻暴露对奖励处理的潜在神经生物学后果.
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