Cellular and molecular basis of drug addiction : The role of neuronal ensembles in addiction

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Addiction has been conceptualized as a disease of learning and memory. Learned associations between environmental cues and unconditioned rewards induced by drug administration, which play a critical role in addiction, have been shown to be encoded in sparsely distributed populations of neurons called neuronal ensembles. This review aims to highlight how synaptic remodeling and alterations in signaling pathways that occur specifically in neuronal ensembles contribute to the pathogenesis of addiction. Furthermore, a causal link between transcriptional and epigenetic modifications in neuronal ensembles and the development of the addictive state is proposed. Translational studies of molecular and cellular changes in neuronal ensembles that contribute to drug-seeking behavior, will allow the identification of molecular and circuit targets and interventions for substance use disorders.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

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Current opinion in neurobiology - 83(2023) vom: 05. Dez., Seite 102813

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Xing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Feifei [VerfasserIn]
Le, Qiumin [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Lan [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 05.12.2023

Date Revised 05.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.conb.2023.102813

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NLM364641061