Trans-generational effects of parental exposure to drugs of abuse on offspring memory functions

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Recent evidence reported that parental-derived phenotypes can be passed on to the next generations. Within the inheritance of epigenetic characteristics allowing the transmission of information related to the ancestral environment to the offspring, the specific case of the trans-generational effects of parental drug addiction has been extensively studied. Drug addiction is a chronic disorder resulting from complex interactions among environmental, genetic, and drug-related factors. Repeated exposures to drugs induce epigenetic changes in the reward circuitry that in turn mediate enduring changes in brain function. Addictive drugs can exert their effects trans-generally and influence the offspring of addicted parents. Although there is growing evidence that shows a wide range of behavioral, physiological, and molecular phenotypes in inter-, multi-, and trans-generational studies, transmitted phenotypes often vary widely even within similar protocols. Given the breadth of literature findings, in the present review, we restricted our investigation to learning and memory performances, as examples of the offspring's complex behavioral outcomes following parental exposure to drugs of abuse, including morphine, cocaine, cannabinoids, nicotine, heroin, and alcohol.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

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Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 160(2024) vom: 26. Apr., Seite 105644

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Riyahi, Javad [VerfasserIn]
Taslimi, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Gelfo, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Petrosini, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Haghparast, Abbas [VerfasserIn]

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3K9958V90M
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Alcohol
Animals
Cannabinoids
Cocaine
Drugs
Ethanol
Heroin
Humans
I5Y540LHVR
Journal Article
Memory function
Morphine
Nicotine
Offspring
Parental addiction
Review
Trans-generational effects

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105644

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NLM370375319