Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Nucleus accumbens circuit disinhibits lateral hypothalamus glutamatergic neurons contributing to morphine withdrawal memory in male mice

  • Huan Sheng,
  • Chao Lei,
  • Yu Yuan,
  • Yali Fu,
  • Dongyang Cui,
  • Li Yang,
  • Da Shao,
  • Zixuan Cao,
  • Hao Yang,
  • Xinli Guo,
  • Chenshan Chu,
  • Yaxian Wen,
  • Zhangyin Cai,
  • Ming Chen,
  • Bin Lai,
  • Ping Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35758-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Lateral hypothalamus (LH) plays an role in drug addiction. Here, authors present evidence for disinhibited LH glutamatergic neurons by neural circuits from nucleus accumbens to contribute to context-induced expression of morphine withdrawal memory.