Inhibition of Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase β/ζ Reduces Alcohol Intake in Rats.

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
Javier Calleja-CondeGonzalo Herradón

Abstract

Pleiotrophin (PTN) and midkine (MK) are cytokines that are up-regulated in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) after alcohol administration and have been shown to reduce alcohol intake and reward. Both cytokines are endogenous inhibitors of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) β/ζ (a.k.a. PTPRZ1). Recently, a new compound named MY10 was designed with the aim of mimicking the activity of PTN and MK. MY10 has already shown promising results regulating alcohol-related behaviors in mice. We have now tested the effects of MY10 on alcohol operant self-administration and Drinking In the Dark-Multiple Scheduled Access (DID-MSA) paradigms in rats. Gene expression of relevant genes in the PTN/MK signaling pathway in the PFC was analyzed by real-time PCR. MY10, at the highest dose tested (100 mg/kg), reduced alcohol consumption in the alcohol operant self-administration paradigm (p = 0.040). In the DID-MSA paradigm, rats drank significantly less alcohol (p = 0.019) and showed a significant decrease in alcohol preference (p = 0.002). We observed that the longer the exposure to alcohol, the greater the suppressing effects of MY10 on alcohol consumption. It was demonstrated that the effects of MY10 were specific to alcohol since saccharin in...Continue Reading

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