Role of Dopamine Signaling in Drug Addiction

Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain that includes drug-induced compulsive seeking behavior and consumption of drugs. Dopamine (DA) is considered to be critical in drug addiction due to reward mechanisms in the midbrain. In this article, we review the major animal models in addictive drug experiments in vivo and in vitro. We discuss the relevance of the structure and pharmacological function of DA receptors. To improve the understanding of the role of DA receptors in reward pathways, specific brain regions, including the Ventral tegmental area, Nucleus accumbens, Prefrontal cortex, and Habenula, are highlighted. These factors contribute to the development of novel therapeutic targets that act at DA receptors. In addiction, the development of neuroimaging method will increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying drug addiction..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

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Current topics in medicinal chemistry - 17(2017), 21, Seite 2440-2455

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wan Chen [VerfasserIn]
Zhihuan Nong [Sonstige Person]
Yaoxuan Li [Sonstige Person]
Jianping Huang [Sonstige Person]
Chunxia Chen [Sonstige Person]
Luying Huang [Sonstige Person]

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44.40

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OLC1996434012