Prenatal Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure in Males Leads to Motivational Disturbances Related to Striatal Epigenetic Dysregulation
Ellis R, Bara A, Vargas C, Frick A, Loh E, Landry J, Uzamere T, Callens J, Martin Q, Rajarajan P, Brennand K, Ramakrishnan A, Shen L, Szutorisz H, Hurd Y. Prenatal Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure in Males Leads to Motivational Disturbances Related to Striatal Epigenetic Dysregulation. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 92: 127-138. PMID: 34895699, PMCID: PMC8957623, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic dysregulationNucleus accumbensSimilar transcriptional alterationsExpression of Kmt2aComparison of RNACellular chromatinTranscriptome datasetsPrenatal THC exposureEpigenetic signaturesEpigenetic profilesAdult male offspringHuman major depressive disorderRNA sequencingTranscriptional alterationsSequencing approachPrenatal cannabis exposureMajor depressive disorderΔ9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposurePrincipal psychoactive componentMolecular signaturesUnbiased sequencing approachRat offspringUtero exposureTHC exposureCannabis exposure