Heroin Regulates Orbitofrontal Circular RNAs
Floris G, Gillespie A, Zanda M, Dabrowski K, Sillivan S. Heroin Regulates Orbitofrontal Circular RNAs. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 1453. PMID: 35163373, PMCID: PMC8836038, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeroin self-administrationOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid use disorderNeurobiological adaptationsSelf-administrationSelf-administer sucroseChronic heroin exposureRat orbitofrontal cortexOpioid-seeking behaviorTreat opioid use disorderHeroin exposureUse disorderBrain regionsOpioid heroinBehavioral responsesMale ratsFemale ratsHeroinSeeking behaviorDrug overdose deathsRatsOverdose deathsOpioidRNA splice variantsCortex