Retrieval-extinction and relapse prevention: rewriting maladaptive drug memories?

EJ Kuijer, A Ferragud, AL Milton - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Addicted individuals are highly susceptible to relapse when exposed to drug-associated
conditioned stimuli (CSs;“drug cues”) even after extensive periods of abstinence. Until …

Cross-talk between the HPA axis and addiction-related regions in stressful situations

M Nikbakhtzadeh, H Ranjbar, K Moradbeygi, E Zahedi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Addiction is a worldwide problem that has a negative impact on society by imposing
significant costs on health care, public security, and the deactivation of the community …

Differences of physical vs. psychological stress: evidences from glucocorticoid receptor expression, hippocampal subfields injury, and behavioral abnormalities

Y Li, J Qin, J Yan, N Zhang, Y Xu, Y Zhu… - Brain imaging and …, 2019 - Springer
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is the main effector of the activation of the hypothalamus-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is caused by different types of stress that can be divided …

Repeated oxytocin treatment during abstinence inhibited context-or restraint stress-induced reinstatement of methamphetamine-conditioned place preference and …

J Cai, X Che, T Xu, Y Luo, M Yin, X Lu, C Wu… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Propensity to relapse, even after long-term abstinence, is a crucial feature of
methamphetamine (METH) abuse. We and other laboratories have reported that acute …

Spectral power and theta-gamma coupling in the basolateral amygdala related with methamphetamine conditioned place preference in mice

J Nukitram, D Cheaha, E Kumarnsit - Neuroscience letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The basolateral amygdala (BLA) plays a crucial role in conditioned place preference (CPP)
for addictive drugs. However, neural signaling associated with methamphetamine (METH) …

The neural, behavioral, and epidemiological underpinnings of comorbid alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder

HN Carlson, JL Weiner - International review of neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and (PTSD) frequently co-occur and individuals suffering from
this dual diagnosis often exhibit increased symptom severity and poorer treatment outcomes …

Smaller left hippocampal subfield CA1 volume is associated with reported childhood physical and/or sexual abuse in major depression: a pilot study

M Yuan, H Rubin-Falcone, X Lin, MM Rizk… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Smaller hippocampal volumes are reported in adults with major depressive
disorder (MDD) and in reported childhood abuse. The hippocampus is a complex structure …

The antagonism of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor-1 in brain suppress stress-induced propofol self-administration in rats

Z Dong, G Zhang, S Xiang, C Jiang, Z Chen… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Propofol addiction has been detected in humans and rats, which may be facilitated by stress.
Corticotropin-releasing factor acts through the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor …

Effect of acute and chronic restraint stress on electrical activity of prefrontal cortex neurons in the reinstatement of extinguished methamphetamine-induced …

Z Taslimi, A Komaki, A Sarihi, A Haghparast - Brain research bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Increased vulnerability to drug abuse has been observed after exposure to stress and the
prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a major role in the control of the stress response and reward …

Concomitant abuse of methadone and methamphetamine could impair spatial learning and memory in male rats

F Nouri, MR Afarinesh, V Sheibani, A Foroumadi… - Learning and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) has been considered as an effective medication for
opioid dependence. However there are reports of methamphetamine abuse among MMT …