Activation of the mesolimbic dopamine reward pathway by acute ethanol produces reinforcement and changes in gene expression that appear to be crucial to the molecular basis for adaptive behaviors and addiction. The inbred mouse strains DBA/2J and C57BL/6J exhibit contrasting acute behavioral responses to ethanol. We used oligonucleotide microarrays and bioinformatics methods to characterize patterns of gene expression in three brain regions of the mesolimbic reward pathway of these strains. Expression profiling included examination of both differences in gene expression 4 h after saline injection or acute ethanol (2 g/kg). Using a rigorous stepwise method for microarray analysis, we identified 788 genes differentially expressed in control DBA/2J versus C57BL/6J mice and 307 ethanol-regulated genes in the nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, and ventral tegmental area. There were strikingly divergent patterns of ethanol-responsive gene expression in the two strains. Ethanol-responsive genes also showed clustering at discrete chromosomal regions, suggesting local chromatin effects in regulation. Ethanol-regulated genes were generally related to neuroplasticity, but regulation of discrete functional groups and pathways was brain region specific: glucocorticoid signaling, neurogenesis, and myelination in the prefrontal cortex; neuropeptide signaling and developmental genes, including factor Bdnf, in the nucleus accumbens; and retinoic acid signaling in the ventral tegmental area. Bioinformatics analysis identified several potential candidate genes for quantitative trait loci linked to ethanol behaviors, further supporting a role for expression profiling in identifying genes for complex traits. Brain region-specific changes in signaling and neuronal plasticity may be critical components in development of lasting ethanol behavioral phenotypes such as dependence, sensitization, and craving.
A list of the 307 genes found to be upregulated or downregulated by ethanol in PFC, VTA or NA of B6 or D2 mice. ID number represents cluster membership from Figure 4.
Authors:
Kerns RT, Ravindranathan A, Hassan S, Cage MP, York T, Sikela JM, Williams RW, Miles MF
Striatum Gene Expression Correlates for HARGREAVES_MEANBOTH measured in BXD RI Females obtained using GeneNetwork Striatum M430V2 (Apr05) RMA. The HARGREAVES_MEANBOTH measures Thermal Nociception Hargreaves' Test under the domain Pain. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Striatum Gene Expression Correlates for HARGREAVES_MEANBOTH measured in BXD RI Females & Males obtained using GeneNetwork Striatum M430V2 (Apr05) RMA. The HARGREAVES_MEANBOTH measures Thermal Nociception Hargreaves' Test under the domain Pain. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Whole Brain Gene Expression Correlates for VONFREYTHRESHOLDMEAN measured in BXD RI Females & Males obtained using INIA Brain mRNA M430 (Jun06) RMA. The VONFREYTHRESHOLDMEAN measures Mechanical Sensitivity-Von Frey Threshold under the domain Pain. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Cerebellum Gene Expression Correlates for C1HCOUNT30 measured in BXD RI Males obtained using SJUT Cerebellum mRNA M430 (Mar05) RMA. The C1HCOUNT30 measures Open Field locomotion 15-30 min post cocaine under the domain Cocaine. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Cerebellum Gene Expression Correlates for C1HCOUNT45 measured in BXD RI Males obtained using SJUT Cerebellum mRNA M430 (Mar05) RMA. The C1HCOUNT45 measures Open Field locomotion 30-45 min post cocaine under the domain Cocaine. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Hippocampus Gene Expression Correlates for LM_PS_INTVL2 measured in BXD RI Males obtained using GeneNetwork Hippocampus Consortium M430v2 (Jun06) RMA. The LM_PS_INTVL2 measures Activity in 30 second interval post 2nd tone shock pairing under the domain Basal Behavior. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Cerebellum Gene Expression Correlates for LOC_CHCL_ACOUNT_3 measured in BXD RI Males obtained using SJUT Cerebellum mRNA M430 (Mar05) RMA. The LOC_CHCL_ACOUNT_3 measures Cocaine TOTAL locomotion (activity beam breaks) under the domain Cocaine. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Striatum Gene Expression Correlates for ACTITOT_DIFF measured in BXD RI Females & Males obtained using GeneNetwork Striatum M430V2 (Apr05) RMA. The ACTITOT_DIFF measures Difference in total distance traveled (cm) (saline-ethanol) under the domain Ethanol. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
Cerebellum Gene Expression Correlates for SPD_TIMEDOWEL30SEC measured in BXD RI Females obtained using SJUT Cerebellum mRNA M430 (Mar05) RMA. The SPD_TIMEDOWEL30SEC measures Dowel Test - Time 30 Sec under the domain Porsolt. The correlates were thresholded at a p-value of less than 0.001.
Authors:
Philip VM, Duvvuru S, Gomero B, Ansah TA, Blaha CD, Cook MN, Hamre KM, Lariviere WR, Matthews DB, Mittleman G, Goldowitz D, Chesler EJ
These genes are a 1 class SAM significant (1% FDR) in nucleus accumbens (core + shell) for saline treated ("basal") control vs. Fyn KO mice. The list was filtered for an average Sscore >2.0 or <-2.0. Data from Farris and Miles, PLoS One, 2013.
The production of 12 out of 27 measured factors was induced by CEsHUT including IL-1β, TNF and IL-1Ra. In contrast to sIL-1Ra production, that of IL-1β and TNF was inhibited by HDL, corroborating previous results. In addition, CEsHUT induced monocytes to produce factors involved in their localization, survival and differentiation such as CCL5 (RANTES), CCL2 (MCP-1), interferon-γ (IFNγ), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and macrophage-CSF (M-CSF). The production of the latter was moderate and it was not affected by HDL.
Authors:
Gruaz L, Delucinge-Vivier C, Descombes P, Dayer JM, Burger D
cocaine related behavior 14 (Cocrb14) spans 43.765096 - 93.765096 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr 15. Obtained from MGI (http://www.informatics.jax.org) by searching for QTLs containing the keyword .
QTL for alcohol acceptance on Chr15 at D15Mit60 (57.48 Mbp , Build 37)
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alcohol acceptance spans 32.48 - 82.48 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr15. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
Authors:
McClearn GE, Tarantino LM, Rodriguez LA, Jones BC, Blizard DA, Plomin R
QTL for cocaine related behavior on Chr15 at D15Mit3 (83.88 Mbp , Build 37)
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cocaine related behavior spans 58.88 - 108.88 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr15. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
QTL for alcohol consumption on Chr15 at D15Mit105 (87.33 Mbp , Build 37)
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alcohol consumption spans 62.33 - 112.33 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr15. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).
Authors:
Vadasz C, Saito M, Gyetvai B, Mikics E, Vadasz C 2nd
Chronic cocaine - Cocaine-paired (conditioned place preference) vs. Control (saline or cocaine-non-paired) DNA microarray All genes on microarray presented After the pre-conditioning phase where animals were allowed access to either compartment for 15 minutes for 4 consecutive days, the conditioning phase for the cocaine-paired groups and cocaine non-paired groups began, consisting of eight subsequent daily sessions. For both groups, cocaine (10 mg / kg) or saline injections were administered on alternate days. For the cocaine-paired groups, rats were immediately placed in one of the two compartments for 30 min with the door in place restricting a z transformation followed by z test and anova followed by Student-Newman-Keuls' post hoc test. Gene expression profile was assessed 24 h after the last conditioning session that corresponded to 48 h after last cocaine exposure, when drug has been eliminated from the body and transient transcriptional changes are likely to be minimal. Therefore, changes in gene expression at this time-point are likely to reflect longer lasting adaptations that may account for maintenance of cocaine-induced memories. The complete lists of normalized gene expression values for the hippocampus of saline-treated, cocaine non-paired and cocaine-paired groups are presented. Analyses revealed that 214 transcripts were differentially regulated in the hippocampus of cocaine-paired rats vs. non-paired and saline-treated controls. Cocaine-induced conditioned place preference caused significant increases in the expression of 151 genes and caused decreases in the expression of 63 genes. (NIF Table ID 130.1 [83])
Authors:
Krasnova IN, Li SM, Wood WH, McCoy MT, Prabhu VV, Becker KG, Katz JL, Cadet JL
Chronic cocaine - Cocaine-paired (conditioned place preference) vs. Control (saline or cocaine-non-paired) DNA microarray All genes on microarray presented After the pre-conditioning phase where animals were allowed access to either compartment for 15 minutes for 4 consecutive days, the conditioning phase for the cocaine-paired groups and cocaine non-paired groups began, consisting of eight subsequent daily sessions. For both groups, cocaine (10 mg / kg) or saline injections were administered on alternate days. For the cocaine-paired groups, rats were immediately placed in one of the two compartments for 30 min with the door in place restricting a z transformation followed by z test and anova followed by Student-Newman-Keuls' post hoc test. Gene expression profile was assessed 24 h after the last conditioning session that corresponded to 48 h after last cocaine exposure, when drug has been eliminated from the body and transient transcriptional changes are likely to be minimal. Therefore, changes in gene expression at this time-point are likely to reflect longer lasting adaptations that may account for maintenance of cocaine-induced memories. The complete lists of normalized gene expression values for the frontal cortex of saline-treated, cocaine non-paired and cocaine-paired groups are presented. Differences in the expression of 39 transcripts in the frontal cortex were related to the conditioned place preference paradigm. These include increases in the level of 22 genes and decreases in 17 genes. (NIF Table ID 130.3 [83.5])
Authors:
Krasnova IN, Li SM, Wood WH, McCoy MT, Prabhu VV, Becker KG, Katz JL, Cadet JL
Acute and chronic alcohol exposure was analyzed in 534 (C57BL/6J x C3H/HeJ)F2 mice. Behavioral testing was done using 5 traits, acute drug effect, forced ethanol drinking, withdrawal studies ethanol preference and stress induced ethanol drinking. The following QTL were found in a genome wide scan: Following the QTL is the Chromosome , cM location, and LOD score, Eih1 (Chr 1, 85 cM, LOD 6.6), Eih2 (Chr 7, 10 cM, LOD 3.6), Ceih1 (Chr 3, 55 cM, LOD 4.1), Ceih2 (Chr 6, 24.7 cM, LOD 4.1), Ceih3 (Chr 13, 39 cM, LOD 4.1), Eia1(Chr 1, 65 cM, LOD 10.3 and 10.4), Eiwa1 (Chr 7, 50 cM, LOD 4.4), Eiwa2(Chr 11, 43.1 cM, LOD 4.1),Aldd1(Chr 5, 42 cM, LOD 13.2), Aldd2(Chr 12, 18 cM, LOD 5.3),Eiwax1(Chr 1, 79 cM, LOD 6.5), Eiwax2(Chr 5, 59 cM, LOD 15.0), Eiwax3(Chr 12, 21 cM, LOD 3.6), Methp1(Chr 16, 31.4 cM, LOD 4.3), Mec1(Chr 16, 19.4 cM, LOD 5.1), Epbs1(Chr 16, 33 cM, LOD 4.1), Ecbs1(Chr 16, 29.4 cM, LOD 4.8), Mec2(Chr 1, 109 cM, LOD 3.9), Mec3(Chr 2, 109 cM, LOD 4.3), Mec4(Chr 5, 29 cM, LOD 3.9), Mec5(Chr 10, 2 cM, LOD 5.0), Mec6(Chr 15, 49 cM, LOD 5.2, 95% CI 6.7–56.7).
Authors:
Drews E, Rcz I, Lacava AD, Barth A, Bilkei-Gorz A, Wienker TF, Zimmer A
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