The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).

<p><b>(A)</b> Representative confocal microphotographs of GFAP immunoreactivity (green top) in hippocampal astrocytes. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue, nuclear marker), scale bar 25 μm. <b>(B)</b> Quantification of astrocyte density and <b>(C)</b>...

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Main Author: María Elena Quintanilla (8068691) (author)
Other Authors: Paola Morales (19967) (author), Daniela Santapau (317108) (author), Javiera Gallardo (19964414) (author), Rocío Rebolledo (19964417) (author), Gabriel Riveras (19964420) (author), Tirso Acuña (19964423) (author), Mario Herrera-Marschitz (19968) (author), Yedy Israel (6932069) (author), Fernando Ezquer (356930) (author)
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Yedy Israel (6932069)
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Paola Morales (19967)
Daniela Santapau (317108)
Javiera Gallardo (19964414)
Rocío Rebolledo (19964417)
Gabriel Riveras (19964420)
Tirso Acuña (19964423)
Mario Herrera-Marschitz (19968)
Yedy Israel (6932069)
Fernando Ezquer (356930)
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Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
opioid use disorders
illicit opioid procurement
glutamate transporters glt
glutamate transporter glt
derived uchb rats
compelling evidence indicating
voluntary morphine intake
chronic morphine intake
perpetuates drug intake
gradually reducing dependence
voluntary morphine self
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therapeutic agents resulted
present study aimed
oxidative stress induced
ibudilast markedly reduced
associated glial activation
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drug recall
dependence would
translational value
region involved
nucleus accumbens
mild reduction
medical administration
lower level
joint administration
inflammatory ibudilast
ibudilast led
glutamatergic homeostasis
extended period
effect enhanced
continued maintenance
combined administration
animal model
administered either
5 mg
40 mg
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
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description <p><b>(A)</b> Representative confocal microphotographs of GFAP immunoreactivity (green top) in hippocampal astrocytes. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue, nuclear marker), scale bar 25 μm. <b>(B)</b> Quantification of astrocyte density and <b>(C)</b> Length of primary astrocytic processes showing individual values. The inset displays a representative hippocampal microphotograph, indicating the area analyzed in <i>stratum radiatum (sr)</i> from CA1 region, depicted by white boxes. Shapiro-Wilk tests performed on data from either the groups of astrocytic length data (A) or the groups of astrocytic density data (B) indicate that only astrocytic density datasets met the criteria for normality (alpha = 0.05), while astrocytic length data did not pass normality tests, implying that data for the astrocytic density follow a normal distribution and length size of astrocytic processes data do not exhibit a normal/Gaussian distribution, thereby they were analyzed using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. (A) Kruskal-Wallis analysis of all astrocytic length data indicates a significant difference between groups (Kruskal-Wallis statistic: 181.7, ****p<0.0001). Dunn´s post-hoc test indicate that the morphine drinking group exhibits a higher length size of astrocytic process compared to water drinking rats (****p<0.0001). The administration of NAC (***p<0.0001), ibudilast (****p<0.0001) and NAC + ibudilast (****p<0.0001) fully normalized the morphine-induced increases in the length size of astrocytic process compared to the morphine drinking group treated with vehicle. (B) One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test revealed that chronic morphine intake (56 days) by rats treated with vehicle (morphine + vehicle) led to an increase in astrocytic density [<i>F</i><sub>treatment(4,274)</sub> = 26.0, ****p<0.0001], and length of astrocytic processes. At the administered doses, ibudilast, but not NAC, reduced the chronic morphine-induced increase in astrocytic density (****p<0.0001). This inhibition was synergistically increased by the co-administration of NAC + ibudilast when compared with either the NAC (***p<0.001) or ibudilast (**p<0.01) groups.</p>
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spelling The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).María Elena Quintanilla (8068691)Paola Morales (19967)Daniela Santapau (317108)Javiera Gallardo (19964414)Rocío Rebolledo (19964417)Gabriel Riveras (19964420)Tirso Acuña (19964423)Mario Herrera-Marschitz (19968)Yedy Israel (6932069)Fernando Ezquer (356930)BiochemistryCell BiologyMolecular BiologyNeurosciencePharmacologyCancerMental HealthInfectious Diseasesopioid use disordersillicit opioid procurementglutamate transporters gltglutamate transporter gltderived uchb ratscompelling evidence indicatingvoluntary morphine intakechronic morphine intakeperpetuates drug intakegradually reducing dependencevoluntary morphine selfxlink "> separatetherapeutic agents resultedpresent study aimedoxidative stress inducedibudilast markedly reducedassociated glial activationadministration </ pmorphine selfxlink ">oxidative stressdrug recalldependence wouldtranslational valueregion involvednucleus accumbensmild reductionmedical administrationlower leveljoint administrationinflammatory ibudilastibudilast ledglutamatergic homeostasisextended periodeffect enhancedcontinued maintenancecombined administrationanimal modeladministered either5 mg40 mg<p><b>(A)</b> Representative confocal microphotographs of GFAP immunoreactivity (green top) in hippocampal astrocytes. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue, nuclear marker), scale bar 25 μm. <b>(B)</b> Quantification of astrocyte density and <b>(C)</b> Length of primary astrocytic processes showing individual values. The inset displays a representative hippocampal microphotograph, indicating the area analyzed in <i>stratum radiatum (sr)</i> from CA1 region, depicted by white boxes. Shapiro-Wilk tests performed on data from either the groups of astrocytic length data (A) or the groups of astrocytic density data (B) indicate that only astrocytic density datasets met the criteria for normality (alpha = 0.05), while astrocytic length data did not pass normality tests, implying that data for the astrocytic density follow a normal distribution and length size of astrocytic processes data do not exhibit a normal/Gaussian distribution, thereby they were analyzed using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. (A) Kruskal-Wallis analysis of all astrocytic length data indicates a significant difference between groups (Kruskal-Wallis statistic: 181.7, ****p<0.0001). Dunn´s post-hoc test indicate that the morphine drinking group exhibits a higher length size of astrocytic process compared to water drinking rats (****p<0.0001). The administration of NAC (***p<0.0001), ibudilast (****p<0.0001) and NAC + ibudilast (****p<0.0001) fully normalized the morphine-induced increases in the length size of astrocytic process compared to the morphine drinking group treated with vehicle. (B) One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test revealed that chronic morphine intake (56 days) by rats treated with vehicle (morphine + vehicle) led to an increase in astrocytic density [<i>F</i><sub>treatment(4,274)</sub> = 26.0, ****p<0.0001], and length of astrocytic processes. At the administered doses, ibudilast, but not NAC, reduced the chronic morphine-induced increase in astrocytic density (****p<0.0001). This inhibition was synergistically increased by the co-administration of NAC + ibudilast when compared with either the NAC (***p<0.001) or ibudilast (**p<0.01) groups.</p>2024-10-29T17:33:36ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.1371/journal.pone.0312828.g004https://figshare.com/articles/figure/The_significant_increase_in_astrocytic_density_and_astrocyte_activation_observed_in_the_hippocampus_of_rats_consuming_morphine_for_fifty-six_days_was_reduced_by_the_administration_of_NAC_ibudilast_and_the_combined_administration_of_both_dru/27326717CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/273267172024-10-29T17:33:36Z
spellingShingle The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
María Elena Quintanilla (8068691)
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
opioid use disorders
illicit opioid procurement
glutamate transporters glt
glutamate transporter glt
derived uchb rats
compelling evidence indicating
voluntary morphine intake
chronic morphine intake
perpetuates drug intake
gradually reducing dependence
voluntary morphine self
xlink "> separate
therapeutic agents resulted
present study aimed
oxidative stress induced
ibudilast markedly reduced
associated glial activation
administration </ p
morphine self
xlink ">
oxidative stress
drug recall
dependence would
translational value
region involved
nucleus accumbens
mild reduction
medical administration
lower level
joint administration
inflammatory ibudilast
ibudilast led
glutamatergic homeostasis
extended period
effect enhanced
continued maintenance
combined administration
animal model
administered either
5 mg
40 mg
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title The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
title_full The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
title_fullStr The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
title_full_unstemmed The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
title_short The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
title_sort The significant increase in astrocytic density and astrocyte activation observed in the hippocampus of rats consuming morphine for fifty-six days was reduced by the administration of NAC, ibudilast, and the combined administration of both drugs (NAC + ibudilast).
topic Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
opioid use disorders
illicit opioid procurement
glutamate transporters glt
glutamate transporter glt
derived uchb rats
compelling evidence indicating
voluntary morphine intake
chronic morphine intake
perpetuates drug intake
gradually reducing dependence
voluntary morphine self
xlink "> separate
therapeutic agents resulted
present study aimed
oxidative stress induced
ibudilast markedly reduced
associated glial activation
administration </ p
morphine self
xlink ">
oxidative stress
drug recall
dependence would
translational value
region involved
nucleus accumbens
mild reduction
medical administration
lower level
joint administration
inflammatory ibudilast
ibudilast led
glutamatergic homeostasis
extended period
effect enhanced
continued maintenance
combined administration
animal model
administered either
5 mg
40 mg