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Paper   IPM / Cognitive / 17255
School of Cognitive Sciences
  Title:   The blockade of orexin receptors within the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus attenuated methamphetamine-induced reward learning during conditioning place preference
  Author(s): 
1.  S. Modaberi
2.  H. Amirteymori
3.  S. Mesgar
4.  K. Eskandari
5.  A. Haghparast
  Status:   Published
  Journal: Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
  Vol.:  226
  Year:  2023
  Supported by:  IPM
  Abstract:
Orexins and orexinergic receptors have been shown to play a critical role in reward processing and drug addiction. Previous studies showed that the orexinergic system in the dentate gyrus (DG) region of the hippocampus affects the conditioning (acquisition) and post-conditioning (expression) phases of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP). The action of each orexin receptor within the DG during conditioning and expression phases for methamphetamine (METH)-induced CPP remains unclear. The present study aimed to determine the role of orexin-1 and -2 receptors in the hippocampal DG in METH CPP acquisition and expression. During the 5-day conditioning phase, rats received an intra-DG microinjection of SB334867, a selective orexin-1 receptor (OX1R) antagonist, or TCS OX2-29, a selective orexin-2 receptor (OX2R) antagonist, before injection of METH (1 mg/kg; sc). In different sets of animals on the expression day, rats received each antagonist before the CPP test. The results showed that SB334867 (3, 10, and 30 nmol) and TCS OX2-29 (3, 10, and 30 nmol) significantly decreased the acquisition of METH CPP during the conditioning phase. Furthermore, administration of SB 334867 (10 and 30 nmol) and TCS OX2-29 (3 and 10 nmol) on the post-conditioning day significantly reduced METH-induced CPP expression. The results also indicated that orexin receptors play a more critical role in the conditioning phase than in the expression phase. In summary, the orexin receptors in the DG play a crucial role in drug learning and memory and are essential for METH reward acquisition and expression.

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