Entry
Name
Morphine addiction - Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian camel)
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
Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian camel) [GN:
cbai ]
Gene
105081914 KCNJ3; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04997 ]
105072485 KCNJ6; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2 [KO:K05000 ]
105069587 KCNJ9; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 3 [KO:K05002 ]
105071238 KCNJ5; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 [KO:K04999 ]
105068402 CACNA1A; voltage-dependent P/Q-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1A [KO:K04344 ]
105073404 CACNA1B; voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B [KO:K04849 ]
105074918 GABRA4; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 [KO:K05175 ]
105074920 GABRA2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05175 ]
105082620 GABRA6; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 [KO:K05175 ]
105082621 GABRA1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 [KO:K05175 ]
105062095 GABRA5; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 [KO:K05175 ]
105070071 GABRA3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 [KO:K05175 ]
105074917 GABRB1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1 [KO:K05181 ]
105082619 GABRB2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05181 ]
105062094 GABRB3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3 [KO:K05181 ]
105074922 GABRG1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-1 [KO:K05186 ]
105082624 GABRG2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05186 ]
105071050 GABRD; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta [KO:K05184 ]
105070087 GABRE; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon [KO:K05185 ]
105070061 GABRQ; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit theta [KO:K05192 ]
105082640 GABRP; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit pi isoform X1 [KO:K05189 ]
105077935 GABRR3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-3 [KO:K05190 ]
105064121 GABRR2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-2 [KO:K05190 ]
105064122 GABRR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-1 [KO:K05190 ]
105084061 GABBR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 [KO:K04615 ]
105067386 GABBR2; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2 [KO:K04615 ]
105080234 GNAI2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
105062385 GNAI1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
105063651 GNAI3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(k) subunit alpha [KO:K04630 ]
105078712 GNAO1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha [KO:K04534 ]
105071051 GNB1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 [KO:K04536 ]
105067755 GNB2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-2 [KO:K04537 ]
105071086 GNB3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-3 [KO:K07825 ]
105063316 GNB4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04538 ]
105080494 GNB5; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-5 [KO:K04539 ]
105070137 GNG3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-3 [KO:K04540 ]
105075111 GNG4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-4 [KO:K04541 ]
105069319 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-4-like [KO:K04541 ]
105062549 GNG8; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-8 isoform X1 [KO:K04544 ]
105082939 GNG11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-11 [KO:K04546 ]
105068344 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-7 [KO:K04347 ]
105065706 GNG13; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-13 [KO:K04547 ]
105082944 GNGT1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(T) subunit gamma-T1 [KO:K04548 ]
105071802 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha [KO:K04632 ]
105081806 PDE1C; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1C isoform X1 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
105076318 PDE1B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1B isoform X1 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
105072897 PDE1A; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1A isoform X1 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
105069099 PDE8A; high affinity cAMP-specific and IBMX-insensitive 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 8A isoform X1 [KO:K18437 ] [EC:3.1.4.53 ]
105064358 PDE8B; high affinity cAMP-specific and IBMX-insensitive 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 8B isoform X1 [KO:K18437 ] [EC:3.1.4.53 ]
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.
Journal
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.
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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.
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Reference
Authors
Zhang Y, Chen Q, Yu LC
Title
Morphine: a protective or destructive role in neurons?
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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.
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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.
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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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