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  1. Article: Sexual Differences in Addictions and Dual Disorders: Importance of Gender Perspective.

    Benito, Ana / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Haro, Gonzalo

    Brain sciences

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 10

    Abstract: Sex (the biological attributes of females and males) and gender (socially constructed roles, behaviours, and identities) both affect molecular and cellular processes, protective and vulnerability factors, social and relational life [ ... ]. ...

    Abstract Sex (the biological attributes of females and males) and gender (socially constructed roles, behaviours, and identities) both affect molecular and cellular processes, protective and vulnerability factors, social and relational life [...].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2651993-8
    ISSN 2076-3425
    ISSN 2076-3425
    DOI 10.3390/brainsci12101346
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  2. Article ; Online: Oleoylethanolamide restores stress-induced prepulse inhibition deficits and modulates inflammatory signaling in a sex-dependent manner.

    González-Portilla, Macarena / Montagud-Romero, Sandra / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

    Psychopharmacology

    2023  

    Abstract: Rationale: Social stress contributes to the development of depressive and anxiety symptomatology and promotes pro-inflammatory signaling in the central nervous system. In this study, we explored the effects of a lipid messenger with anti-inflammatory ... ...

    Abstract Rationale: Social stress contributes to the development of depressive and anxiety symptomatology and promotes pro-inflammatory signaling in the central nervous system. In this study, we explored the effects of a lipid messenger with anti-inflammatory properties - oleoylethanolamide (OEA) - on the behavioral deficits caused by social stress in both male and female mice.
    Methods: Adult mice were assigned to an experimental group according to the stress condition (control or stress) and treatment (vehicle or OEA, 10 mg/kg, i.p.). Male mice in the stress condition underwent a protocol consisting of four social defeat (SD) encounters. In the case of female mice, we employed a procedure of vicarious SD. After the stress protocol resumed, anxiety, depressive-like behavior, social interaction, and prepulse inhibition (PPI) were assessed. In addition, we characterized the stress-induced inflammatory profile by measuring IL-6 and CX3CL1 levels in the striatum and hippocampus.
    Results: Our results showed that both SD and VSD induced behavioral alterations. We found that OEA treatment restored PPI deficits in socially defeated mice. Also, OEA affected differently stress-induced anxiety and depressive-like behavior in male and female mice. Biochemical analyses showed that both male and female stressed mice showed increased levels of IL-6 in the striatum compared to control mice. Similarly, VSD female mice exhibited increased striatal CX3CL1 levels. These neuroinflammation-associated signals were not affected by OEA treatment.
    Conclusions: In summary, our results confirm that SD and VSD induced behavioral deficits together with inflammatory signaling in the striatum and hippocampus. We observed that OEA treatment reverses stress-induced PPI alterations in male and female mice. These data suggest that OEA can exert a buffering effect on stress-related sensorimotor gating behavioral processing.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-14
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 130601-7
    ISSN 1432-2072 ; 0033-3158
    ISSN (online) 1432-2072
    ISSN 0033-3158
    DOI 10.1007/s00213-023-06403-w
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  3. Article ; Online: Alcohol binge drinking induces downregulation of blood-brain barrier proteins in the rat frontal cortex -but not in the hippocampus- that is not prevented by OEA pretreatment.

    Rodríguez-González, Alicia / Moya, Marta / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Gómez de Heras, Raquel / Orio, Laura

    Advances in drug and alcohol research

    2023  Volume 3, Page(s) 11091

    Abstract: Alcohol binge drinking promotes neuroinflammation which could be partially mediated by the passage of ABD-induced peripheral inflammatory molecules to the brain parenchyma through the blood-brain barrier. The BBB is sealed by tight junction proteins, ... ...

    Abstract Alcohol binge drinking promotes neuroinflammation which could be partially mediated by the passage of ABD-induced peripheral inflammatory molecules to the brain parenchyma through the blood-brain barrier. The BBB is sealed by tight junction proteins, which regulate the access of substances to the brain. Whether ABD alters the BBB or not remains controversial. Here, we measured the expression of BBB proteins in frontal cortex and hippocampus after an ABD procedure that was previously shown to induce neuroinflammation in the FC, and checked neuroinflammation in the hippocampus. Oleoylethanolamide is known to inhibit ABD-induced neuroinflammation in rat FC but the mechanisms of action are not clear: whereas OEA protects against alcohol-induced breakdown of the TJ proteins in the gut barrier reducing peripheral inflammation, its effect in the TJ of the BBB remains unknown. Here, we studied whether OEA (5 mg/kg, before each gavage) prevented alcohol-induced BBB dysfunction by measuring the expression of zona-occludens, occludin, and laminin in FC and hippocampus. ABD animals showed reduced laminin and occludin levels in the FC, indicative of BBB dysfunction, which is concordant with previous findings showing ABD-induced neuroinflammation in this brain region. OEA did not prevent ABD-induced changes in the BBB proteins in the FC, suggesting that the OEA main mechanism of action to inhibit neuroinflammation in this brain region is not related to prevention of TJ proteins alteration in the BBB. In the hippocampus, this ABD protocol did not alter BBB protein levels and no markers of neuroinflammation were found elevated.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2674-0001
    ISSN (online) 2674-0001
    DOI 10.3389/adar.2023.11091
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  4. Article ; Online: Inhibition of Adult Neurogenesis in Male Mice after Repeated Exposure to Paracetamol Overdose.

    Suárez, Juan / de Ceglia, Marialuisa / Rodríguez-Pozo, Miguel / Vargas, Antonio / Santos, Ignacio / Melgar-Locatelli, Sonia / Castro-Zavala, Adriana / Castilla-Ortega, Estela / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Decara, Juan / Rivera, Patricia

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 4

    Abstract: Paracetamol, or acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, APAP), is an analgesic and antipyretic drug that is commonly used worldwide, implicated in numerous intoxications due to overdose, and causes serious liver damage. APAP can cross the blood-brain ... ...

    Abstract Paracetamol, or acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, APAP), is an analgesic and antipyretic drug that is commonly used worldwide, implicated in numerous intoxications due to overdose, and causes serious liver damage. APAP can cross the blood-brain barrier and affects brain function in numerous ways, including pain signals, temperature regulation, neuroimmune response, and emotional behavior; however, its effect on adult neurogenesis has not been thoroughly investigated. We analyze, in a mouse model of hepatotoxicity, the effect of APAP overdose (750 mg/kg/day) for 3 and 4 consecutive days and after the cessation of APAP administration for 6 and 15 days on cell proliferation and survival in two relevant neurogenic zones: the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus and the hypothalamus. The involvement of liver damage (plasma transaminases), neuronal activity (c-Fos), and astroglia (glial fibrillar acidic protein, GFAP) were also evaluated. Our results indicated that repeated APAP overdoses are associated with the inhibition of adult neurogenesis in the context of elevated liver transaminase levels, neuronal hyperactivity, and astrogliosis. These effects were partially reversed after the cessation of APAP administration for 6 and 15 days. In conclusion, these results suggest that APAP overdose impairs adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus and hypothalamus, a fact that may contribute to the effects of APAP on brain function.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Male ; Animals ; Acetaminophen/pharmacology ; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/metabolism ; Transaminases/metabolism ; Drug Overdose ; Neurogenesis ; Liver/metabolism ; Mice, Inbred C57BL
    Chemical Substances Acetaminophen (362O9ITL9D) ; Transaminases (EC 2.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25041964
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  5. Article ; Online: Sex-based differences in growth-related IGF1 signaling in response to PAPP-A2 deficiency: comparative effects of rhGH, rhIGF1 and rhPAPP-A2 treatments.

    Fernández-Arjona, María Del Mar / Navarro, Juan Antonio / López-Gambero, Antonio Jesús / de Ceglia, Marialuisa / Rodríguez, Miguel / Rubio, Leticia / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Barrios, Vicente / Chowen, Julie A / Argente, Jesús / Rivera, Patricia / Suárez, Juan

    Biology of sex differences

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 34

    Abstract: Background: Children with pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPP-A2) mutations resulting in low levels of bioactive insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) and progressive postnatal growth retardation have improved growth velocity and height following ...

    Abstract Background: Children with pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPP-A2) mutations resulting in low levels of bioactive insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) and progressive postnatal growth retardation have improved growth velocity and height following recombinant human (rh)IGF1 treatment. The present study aimed to evaluate whether Pappa2 deficiency and pharmacological manipulation of GH/IGF1 system are associated with sex-specific differences in growth-related signaling pathways.
    Methods: Plasma, hypothalamus, pituitary gland and liver of Pappa2
    Results: Reduced body and femur length of Pappa2
    Conclusions: Sex-specific differences in IGF1 system and signaling pathways are associated with Pappa2 deficiency, pointing to rhPAPP-A2 as a promising drug to alleviate postnatal growth retardation underlying low IGF1 bioavailability in a female-specific manner.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Child ; Mice ; Female ; Animals ; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A/genetics ; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; Growth Disorders/metabolism ; Piperazines
    Chemical Substances Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (EC 3.4.24.-) ; LY 165163 (8HAJ699EWG) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Piperazines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587352-0
    ISSN 2042-6410 ; 2042-6410
    ISSN (online) 2042-6410
    ISSN 2042-6410
    DOI 10.1186/s13293-024-00603-5
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  6. Article ; Online: Attenuation of oleoylethanolamide-induced reduction of alcohol consumption in adult rats exposed intermittently to alcohol during adolescence.

    Sánchez-Marín, Laura / Pavón-Morón, Francisco J / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Serrano, Antonia

    Neuroscience letters

    2022  Volume 781, Page(s) 136670

    Abstract: Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is an endogenous N-acylethanolamine that reduces both food and alcohol intake through the activation of peripheral sensory nerves in the gut. These effects are opposite to those of anandamide, a main endogenous cannabinoid type 1 ...

    Abstract Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is an endogenous N-acylethanolamine that reduces both food and alcohol intake through the activation of peripheral sensory nerves in the gut. These effects are opposite to those of anandamide, a main endogenous cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB
    MeSH term(s) Alcohol Drinking ; Animals ; Endocannabinoids/pharmacology ; Ethanol/pharmacology ; Oleic Acids/pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Rimonabant/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Endocannabinoids ; Oleic Acids ; oleoylethanolamide (1HI5J9N8E6) ; Ethanol (3K9958V90M) ; Rimonabant (RML78EN3XE)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-29
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 194929-9
    ISSN 1872-7972 ; 0304-3940
    ISSN (online) 1872-7972
    ISSN 0304-3940
    DOI 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.136670
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  7. Article ; Online: Oleoylethanolamide attenuates cocaine-primed reinstatement and alters dopaminergic gene expression in the striatum.

    González-Portilla, Macarena / Mellado, Susana / Montagud-Romero, Sandra / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando / Pascual, María / Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

    Behavioral and brain functions : BBF

    2023  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 8

    Abstract: The lipid oleoylethanolamide (OEA) has been shown to affect reward-related behavior. However, there is limited experimental evidence about the specific neurotransmission systems OEA may be affecting to exert this modulatory effect. The aim of this study ... ...

    Abstract The lipid oleoylethanolamide (OEA) has been shown to affect reward-related behavior. However, there is limited experimental evidence about the specific neurotransmission systems OEA may be affecting to exert this modulatory effect. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of OEA on the rewarding properties of cocaine and relapse-related gene expression in the striatum and hippocampus. For this purpose, we evaluated male OF1 mice on a cocaine-induced CPP procedure (10 mg/kg) and after the corresponding extinction sessions, we tested drug-induced reinstatement. The effects of OEA (10 mg/kg, i.p.) were evaluated at three different timepoints: (1) Before each cocaine conditioning session (OEA-C), (2) Before extinction sessions (OEA-EXT) and (3) Before the reinstatement test (OEA-REINST). Furthermore, gene expression changes in dopamine receptor D1 gene, dopamine receptor D2 gene, opioid receptor µ, cannabinoid receptor 1, in the striatum and hippocampus were analyzed by qRT-PCR. The results obtained in the study showed that OEA administration did not affect cocaine CPP acquisition. However, mice receiving different OEA treatment schedules (OEA-C, OEA-EXT and OEA-REINST) failed to display drug-induced reinstatement. Interestingly, the administration of OEA blocked the increase of dopamine receptor gene D1 in the striatum and hippocampus caused by cocaine exposure. In addition, OEA-treated mice exhibited reduced striatal dopamine receptor gene D2 and cannabinoid receptor 1. Together, these findings suggest that OEA may be a promising pharmacological agent in the treatment of cocaine use disorder.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Animals ; Mice ; Neostriatum ; Cocaine/pharmacology ; Dopamine ; Receptors, Cannabinoid ; Gene Expression
    Chemical Substances oleoylethanolamide (1HI5J9N8E6) ; oleoyl ethanolamine ; Cocaine (I5Y540LHVR) ; Dopamine (VTD58H1Z2X) ; Receptors, Cannabinoid
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2185773-8
    ISSN 1744-9081 ; 1744-9081
    ISSN (online) 1744-9081
    ISSN 1744-9081
    DOI 10.1186/s12993-023-00210-1
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  8. Article ; Online: Oleoylethanolamide attenuates the stress-mediated potentiation of rewarding properties of cocaine associated with an increased TLR4 proinflammatory response.

    González-Portilla, Macarena / Moya, Marta / Montagud-Romero, Sandra / de Fonseca, Fernando Rodríguez / Orio, Laura / Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry

    2023  Volume 124, Page(s) 110722

    Abstract: The lipid-derived messenger oleoylethanolamide (OEA) has been involved in multiple physiological functions including metabolism and the immune response. More recently, OEA has been observed to affect reward-related behavior. Stress is a major risk factor ...

    Abstract The lipid-derived messenger oleoylethanolamide (OEA) has been involved in multiple physiological functions including metabolism and the immune response. More recently, OEA has been observed to affect reward-related behavior. Stress is a major risk factor for drug use and a predictor of drug relapse. In the laboratory, social stress has been largely studied using the social defeat (SD) model. Here, we explored the effects of different OEA administration schedules on the increased rewarding properties of cocaine induced by SD. In addition, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory action of OEA pretreatment in TLR4 expression caused by SD in the cerebellum, a novel brain structure that has been involved in the development of cocaine addiction. Adult OF1 mice were assigned to an experimental group according to the stress condition (exploration or SD) and treatment (OEA before SD, OEA before conditioning or subchronic OEA treatment). Mice were administered with OEA i.p (10 mg/kg) 10 min previously to the corresponding event. Three weeks after the last SD encounter, conditioned place preference (CPP) was induced by a subthreshold cocaine dose (1 mg/kg). As expected, socially defeated mice presented greater vulnerability to the cocaine reinforcing effects and expressed CPP. Conversely, this effect was not observed under a non-stressed condition. Most importantly, we observed that OEA pretreatment before SD or before conditioning prevented cocaine CPP in defeated mice. Biochemical analysis showed that OEA administration before SD decreased proinflammatory TLR4 upregulation in the cerebellum caused by social stress. In summary, our results suggest that OEA may have a protective effect on stress-induced increased cocaine sensitivity by exerting an anti-inflammatory action.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Cocaine/pharmacology ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Reward ; Oleic Acids/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Cocaine (I5Y540LHVR) ; oleoylethanolamide (1HI5J9N8E6) ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Oleic Acids ; Tlr4 protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 781181-0
    ISSN 1878-4216 ; 0278-5846
    ISSN (online) 1878-4216
    ISSN 0278-5846
    DOI 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110722
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  9. Article: Novel insights into D-Pinitol based therapies: a link between tau hyperphosphorylation and insulin resistance.

    Medina-Vera, Dina / López-Gambero, Antonio Jesús / Navarro, Juan Antonio / Sanjuan, Carlos / Baixeras, Elena / Decara, Juan / de Fonseca, Fernando Rodríguez

    Neural regeneration research

    2023  Volume 19, Issue 2, Page(s) 289–295

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the amyloid accumulation in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is mainly mediated by the phosphorylation and aggregation of tau ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the amyloid accumulation in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is mainly mediated by the phosphorylation and aggregation of tau protein. Among the multiple causes of tau hyperphosphorylation, brain insulin resistance has generated much attention, and inositols as insulin sensitizers, are currently considered candidates for drug development. The present narrative review revises the interactions between these three elements: Alzheimer's disease-tau-inositols, which can eventually identify targets for new disease modifiers capable of bringing hope to the millions of people affected by this devastating disease.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-18
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2388460-5
    ISSN 1876-7958 ; 1673-5374
    ISSN (online) 1876-7958
    ISSN 1673-5374
    DOI 10.4103/1673-5374.379015
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  10. Article ; Online: Special issue honoring the legacy of Loren H. Parsons.

    Roberto, Marisa / Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando

    Addiction biology

    2018  Volume 23, Issue 6, Page(s) 1203

    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1324314-7
    ISSN 1369-1600 ; 1355-6215
    ISSN (online) 1369-1600
    ISSN 1355-6215
    DOI 10.1111/adb.12693
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