Publication Title
Front Neurosci
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract
Drug-seeking in opioid dependence is due in part to the severe negative emotion associated with the withdrawal syndrome. It is well-established that negative emotional states emerge from activity in the amygdala. More recently, gut microflora have been shown to contribute substantially to such emotions. We measured gene expression in single glia and neurons gathered from the amygdala using laser capture microdissection and simultaneously measured gut microflora in morphine-dependent and withdrawn rats to investigate drivers of negative emotion in opioid withdrawal. We found that neuroinflammatory genes, notably
Area of Special Interest
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Specialty/Research Institute
Institute for Systems Biology
Specialty/Research Institute
Neurosciences
