MicroRNA-mediated translational pathways are regulated in the orbitofrontal cortex and peripheral blood samples during acute abstinence from heroin self-administration
Zanda M, Saikali L, Morris P, Daws S. MicroRNA-mediated translational pathways are regulated in the orbitofrontal cortex and peripheral blood samples during acute abstinence from heroin self-administration. Advances In Drug And Alcohol Research 2023, 3: 11668. PMID: 38389822, PMCID: PMC10880771, DOI: 10.3389/adar.2023.11668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin self-administrationOrbitofrontal cortexSelf-administrationDays of forced abstinenceRegulating drug-seeking behaviorSucrose self-administrationDrug-seeking behaviorChronic drug exposureAdult male ratsPeripheral blood samplesHeroin infusionsHeroin seekingMolecular neuroadaptationsForced abstinenceAcute abstinenceNeurobiological consequencesOpioid heroinOpioid misuseHeroinMale ratsSelf-administeredSeeking behaviorAbstinenceBlood samplesOpioid exposure