Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder

Abstract Metabolic and functional alterations of neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) are thought to contribute to impulsivity, which is a hallmark of addictive behaviors that underlie compulsive drug seeking and taking in humans. To determine if there is a transcriptional signature...

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Autores principales: Efrain A. Ribeiro, Joseph R. Scarpa, Susanna P. Garamszegi, Andrew Kasarskis, Deborah C. Mash, Eric J. Nestler
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:70e04ba251b14c45af07c028fa6a96192021-12-02T12:32:00ZGene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder10.1038/s41598-017-05720-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/70e04ba251b14c45af07c028fa6a96192017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05720-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Metabolic and functional alterations of neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) are thought to contribute to impulsivity, which is a hallmark of addictive behaviors that underlie compulsive drug seeking and taking in humans. To determine if there is a transcriptional signature in dlPFC neurons of humans with cocaine use disorder, we performed total RNA-sequencing on neuronal nuclei isolated from post-mortem dlPFC of cocaine addicts and healthy controls. Our results point toward a transcriptional mechanism whereby cocaine alters specific gene networks in dlPFC neurons. In particular, we identified an AP-1 regulated transcriptional network in dlPFC neurons associated with cocaine use disorder that contains several differentially expressed hub genes. Several of these hub genes are GWAS hits for traits that might involve dysfunction of brain reward circuitry (Body-Mass Index, Obesity) or dlPFC (Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia). Further study is warranted to determine their potential pathophysiological role in cocaine addiction.Efrain A. RibeiroJoseph R. ScarpaSusanna P. GaramszegiAndrew KasarskisDeborah C. MashEric J. NestlerNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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Efrain A. Ribeiro
Joseph R. Scarpa
Susanna P. Garamszegi
Andrew Kasarskis
Deborah C. Mash
Eric J. Nestler
Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
description Abstract Metabolic and functional alterations of neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) are thought to contribute to impulsivity, which is a hallmark of addictive behaviors that underlie compulsive drug seeking and taking in humans. To determine if there is a transcriptional signature in dlPFC neurons of humans with cocaine use disorder, we performed total RNA-sequencing on neuronal nuclei isolated from post-mortem dlPFC of cocaine addicts and healthy controls. Our results point toward a transcriptional mechanism whereby cocaine alters specific gene networks in dlPFC neurons. In particular, we identified an AP-1 regulated transcriptional network in dlPFC neurons associated with cocaine use disorder that contains several differentially expressed hub genes. Several of these hub genes are GWAS hits for traits that might involve dysfunction of brain reward circuitry (Body-Mass Index, Obesity) or dlPFC (Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia). Further study is warranted to determine their potential pathophysiological role in cocaine addiction.
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author Efrain A. Ribeiro
Joseph R. Scarpa
Susanna P. Garamszegi
Andrew Kasarskis
Deborah C. Mash
Eric J. Nestler
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Joseph R. Scarpa
Susanna P. Garamszegi
Andrew Kasarskis
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Eric J. Nestler
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title Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
title_short Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
title_full Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
title_fullStr Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
title_full_unstemmed Gene Network Dysregulation in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Neurons of Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder
title_sort gene network dysregulation in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex neurons of humans with cocaine use disorder
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