Drug addiction is characterized by compulsive drug use and relapse. Thioredoxin-1 is emerging as an important modulator involved in the cellular protective response against a variety of toxic stressors. Previous study has reported that thioredoxin-1 overexpression prevents the acquisition of methamphetamine-conditioned place preference. Here, we aimed to investigate the effect of thioredoxin-1 on methamphetamine-conditioned place preference extinction and the possible mechanism.
Methods:
(a) An extinction procedure in mice was employed to investigate the effect of thioredoxin-1 on the extinction of methamphetamine-conditioned place preference. After the acquisition of methamphetamine-conditioned place preference, mice underwent the following procedures: the injection of thioredoxin-1 small interfering RNA in the ventral tegmental area followed by the post-conditioned place preference test, four days of extinction training followed by four days of recovery after surgery. (b) The levels of thioredoxin-1, dopamine D1 receptor, tyrosine hydroxylase, phosphorylated extracellular regulated kinase, and phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein were examined by using Western blot analysis.
Results:
Thioredoxin-1 downregulation in the ventral tegmental area delayed methamphetamine-conditioned place preference extinction. The expression of thioredoxin-1 was decreased in the ventral tegmental area of mice in control and negative groups after methamphetamine-conditioned place preference extinction, but not in the thioredoxin-1 siRNA group. The levels of dopamine D1 receptor, tyrosine hydroxylase, phosphorylated extracellular regulated kinase, and phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein were decreased in the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and prefrontal cortex of mice in the control and negative groups after methamphetamine-conditioned place preference extinction, but were inversely increased in thioredoxin-1 siRNA group.
Conclusions:
The results suggest that downregulation of thioredoxin-1 in the ventral tegmental area may delay methamphetamine-conditioned place preference extinction by regulating the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic signaling pathway.
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