Entry
Name
Morphine addiction - Mus musculus (house mouse)
Description
Morphine is an alkaloid from the plant extracts of opium poppy. Although morphine is highly effective for the treatment of pain, it is also known to be intensely addictive. We now know that the most important brain-reward circuit involves dopamine (DA) -containing neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the midbrain and their target areas in the limbic forebrain, in particular, the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and frontal regions of cerebral cortex. Morphine can cause indirect excitation of VTA dopamine neurons by reducing inhibitory synaptic transmission mediated by GABAergic neurons. The chronic use of morphine is characterized by adaptive changes in neurons and neuronal communication; such adaptations (e.g., 'superactivation' of adenylyl cyclase) must underlie altered behaviour associated with morphine dependence and withdrawal syndrome, as well as drug-induced craving and relapse to drug use.
Class
Human Diseases; Substance dependence
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Organism
Mus musculus (house mouse) [GN:
mmu ]
Gene
22348 Slc32a1; solute carrier family 32 (GABA vesicular transporter), member 1 [KO:K15015 ]
16519 Kcnj3; potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 3 [KO:K04997 ]
16522 Kcnj6; potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 6 [KO:K05000 ]
16524 Kcnj9; potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 9 [KO:K05002 ]
16521 Kcnj5; potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 5 [KO:K04999 ]
12286 Cacna1a; calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunit [KO:K04344 ]
12287 Cacna1b; calcium channel, voltage-dependent, N type, alpha 1B subunit [KO:K04849 ]
14394 Gabra1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 1 [KO:K05175 ]
14395 Gabra2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 2 [KO:K05175 ]
14396 Gabra3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 3 [KO:K05175 ]
14397 Gabra4; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 4 [KO:K05175 ]
110886 Gabra5; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 5 [KO:K05175 ]
14399 Gabra6; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 6 [KO:K05175 ]
14400 Gabrb1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit beta 1 [KO:K05181 ]
14402 Gabrb3; GABRB3, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit beta 3 [KO:K05181 ]
14401 Gabrb2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit beta 2 [KO:K05181 ]
14405 Gabrg1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit gamma 1 [KO:K05186 ]
14406 Gabrg2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor, subunit gamma 2 [KO:K05186 ]
14407 Gabrg3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor, subunit gamma 3 [KO:K05186 ]
14403 Gabrd; gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, subunit delta [KO:K05184 ]
14404 Gabre; gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, subunit epsilon [KO:K05185 ]
57249 Gabrq; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit theta [KO:K05192 ]
216643 Gabrp; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit pi [KO:K05189 ]
14408 Gabrr1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit rho 1 [KO:K05190 ]
14409 Gabrr2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit rho 2 [KO:K05190 ]
328699 Gabrr3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit rho 3 [KO:K05190 ]
54393 Gabbr1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 [KO:K04615 ]
242425 Gabbr2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2 [KO:K04615 ]
14681 Gnao1; guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha O [KO:K04534 ]
14688 Gnb1; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta 1 [KO:K04536 ]
14693 Gnb2; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta 2 [KO:K04537 ]
14695 Gnb3; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta 3 [KO:K07825 ]
14696 Gnb4; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta 4 [KO:K04538 ]
14697 Gnb5; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta 5 [KO:K04539 ]
14702 Gng2; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 2 [KO:K07826 ]
14704 Gng3; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 3 [KO:K04540 ]
14706 Gng4; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 4 [KO:K04541 ]
14708 Gng7; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 7 [KO:K04543 ]
14709 Gng8; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 8 [KO:K04544 ]
14700 Gng10; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 10 [KO:K04545 ]
66066 Gng11; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 11 [KO:K04546 ]
14701 Gng12; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 12 [KO:K04347 ]
64337 Gng13; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 13 [KO:K04547 ]
14699 Gngt1; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma transducing activity polypeptide 1 [KO:K04548 ]
14710 Gngt2; guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma transducing activity polypeptide 2 [KO:K04549 ]
Compound
D02271 Morphine hydrochloride hydrate (JP18)
Reference
Authors
Bailey CP, Connor M
Title
Opioids: cellular mechanisms of tolerance and physical dependence.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Williams JT, Christie MJ, Manzoni O
Title
Cellular and synaptic adaptations mediating opioid dependence.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gintzler AR, Chakrabarti S
Title
Post-opioid receptor adaptations to chronic morphine; altered functionality and associations of signaling molecules.
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Reference
Authors
Bonci A, Williams JT
Title
A common mechanism mediates long-term changes in synaptic transmission after chronic cocaine and morphine.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Liu JG, Anand KJ
Title
Protein kinases modulate the cellular adaptations associated with opioid tolerance and dependence.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shoji Y, Delfs J, Williams JT
Title
Presynaptic inhibition of GABA(B)-mediated synaptic potentials in the ventral tegmental area during morphine withdrawal.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zhang Y, Chen Q, Yu LC
Title
Morphine: a protective or destructive role in neurons?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tso PH, Wong YH
Title
Molecular basis of opioid dependence: role of signal regulation by G-proteins.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Johnson SW, North RA
Title
Opioids excite dopamine neurons by hyperpolarization of local interneurons.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Madhavan A, Bonci A, Whistler JL
Title
Opioid-Induced GABA potentiation after chronic morphine attenuates the rewarding effects of opioids in the ventral tegmental area.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bonci A, Williams JT
Title
Increased probability of GABA release during withdrawal from morphine.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Morikawa H, Paladini CA
Title
Dynamic regulation of midbrain dopamine neuron activity: intrinsic, synaptic, and plasticity mechanisms.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Xi ZX, Stein EA
Title
GABAergic mechanisms of opiate reinforcement .
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kalivas PW
Title
Neurotransmitter regulation of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jalabert M, Bourdy R, Courtin J, Veinante P, Manzoni OJ, Barrot M, Georges F
Title
Neuronal circuits underlying acute morphine action on dopamine neurons.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Chakrabarti S, Gintzler AR
Title
Phosphorylation of Gbeta is augmented by chronic morphine and enhances Gbetagamma stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ferrer-Alcon M, La Harpe R, Garcia-Sevilla JA
Title
Decreased immunodensities of micro-opioid receptors, receptor kinases GRK 2/6 and beta-arrestin-2 in postmortem brains of opiate addicts.
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