Entry
Name
Morphine addiction - Vicugna pacos (alpaca)
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
Vicugna pacos (alpaca) [GN:
vpc ]
Gene
102532045 KCNJ3; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04997 ]
102537978 KCNJ6; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2 [KO:K05000 ]
102542515 KCNJ9; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 3 isoform X3 [KO:K05002 ]
102534532 KCNJ5; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 [KO:K04999 ]
102529757 CACNA1A; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent P/Q-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1A [KO:K04344 ]
102539072 CACNA1B; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B [KO:K04849 ]
102529360 GABRA3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 [KO:K05175 ]
102531410 GABRA5; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 isoform X1 [KO:K05175 ]
102524989 GABRA1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 [KO:K05175 ]
102525239 GABRA6; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 [KO:K05175 ]
102540847 GABRA4; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 [KO:K05175 ]
102540354 GABRA2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 isoform X2 [KO:K05175 ]
102531167 GABRB3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3 [KO:K05181 ]
102541512 GABRB1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1 isoform X2 [KO:K05181 ]
102539453 GABRB2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2 [KO:K05181 ]
102535641 gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-3-like [KO:K05186 ]
102540108 GABRG1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-1 [KO:K05186 ]
102545921 GABRG2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05186 ]
102537249 GABRD; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta [KO:K05184 ]
102532236 GABRE; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon isoform X1 [KO:K05185 ]
102532978 GABRQ; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit theta [KO:K05192 ]
102540674 GABRP; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit pi isoform X2 [KO:K05189 ]
102538425 GABRR3; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-3 [KO:K05190 ]
102536789 GABRR2; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-2 [KO:K05190 ]
102537030 GABRR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-1 [KO:K05190 ]
102531423 GABBR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 isoform X5 [KO:K04615 ]
102526877 GABBR2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2 isoform X3 [KO:K04615 ]
102543440 GNAI1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04630 ]
102541755 GNAI2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
102525399 GNAI3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha [KO:K04630 ]
102532808 GNAO1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04534 ]
102537006 GNB1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 [KO:K04536 ]
102534586 GNB2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-2 [KO:K04537 ]
102530911 GNB3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-3 isoform X2 [KO:K07825 ]
102544072 GNB4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-4 [KO:K04538 ]
102533271 GNB5; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-5 isoform X1 [KO:K04539 ]
102537024 GNG2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2 [KO:K07826 ]
102538024 GNG3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-3 [KO:K04540 ]
102545167 GNG4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-4 [KO:K04541 ]
102526370 GNG5; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-5 [KO:K04542 ]
116280345 GNG10; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-10 [KO:K04545 ]
102536904 GNG11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-11 [KO:K04546 ]
107033627 GNG12; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-12 [KO:K04347 ]
107033717 GNG14; putative guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-14 [KO:K04347 ]
102538587 GNG13; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-13 [KO:K04547 ]
102537146 GNGT1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(T) subunit gamma-T1 [KO:K04548 ]
107034536 GNGT2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-T2 isoform X1 [KO:K04549 ]
102528916 GNAS; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: neuroendocrine secretory protein 55 [KO:K04632 ]
102533381 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas [KO:K04632 ]
102541146 PDE1A; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1A isoform X1 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
102525353 PDE1C; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1C isoform X7 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
102530617 PDE1B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1B isoform X1 [KO:K13755 ] [EC:3.1.4.17 ]
102528767 PDE7A; high affinity cAMP-specific 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 7A isoform X1 [KO:K18436 ] [EC:3.1.4.53 ]
102537603 PDE8A; high affinity cAMP-specific and IBMX-insensitive 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 8A isoform X1 [KO:K18437 ] [EC:3.1.4.53 ]
102541913 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.
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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.
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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.
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Reference
Authors
Morikawa H, Paladini CA
Title
Dynamic regulation of midbrain dopamine neuron activity: intrinsic, synaptic, and plasticity mechanisms.
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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.
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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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