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Neural basis of opioid-induced respiratory depression and its rescue.

ABSTRACT: Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) causes death following an opioid overdose, yet the neurobiological mechanisms of this process are not well understood. Here, we show that neurons within the lateral parabrachial nucleus that express the µ-opioid receptor (PBL ^Oprm1 neurons) are involved in OIRD pathogenesis. PBL ^Oprm1 neuronal activity is tightly correlated with respiratory rate, and this correlation is abolished following morphine injection. Chemogenetic inactivation of PBL ^Oprm1 neurons mimics OIRD in mice, whereas their chemogenetic activation following morphine injection rescues respiratory rhythms to baseline levels. We identified several excitatory G protein-coupled receptors expressed by PBL ^Oprm1 neurons and show that agonists for these receptors restore breathing rates in mice experiencing OIRD. Thus, PBL ^Oprm1 neurons are critical for OIRD pathogenesis, providing a promising therapeutic target for treating OIRD in patients.

SUBMITTER: Liu S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8201770 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neural basis of opioid-induced respiratory depression and its rescue.

Liu Shijia S Kim Dong-Il DI Oh Tae Gyu TG Pao Gerald M GM Kim Jong-Hyun JH Palmiter Richard D RD Banghart Matthew R MR Lee Kuo-Fen KF Evans Ronald M RM Han Sung S

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20210601 23

Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) causes death following an opioid overdose, yet the neurobiological mechanisms of this process are not well understood. Here, we show that neurons within the lateral parabrachial nucleus that express the µ-opioid receptor (PBL Oprm1 neurons) are involved in OIRD pathogenesis. PBL Oprm1 neuronal activity is tightly correlated with respiratory rate, and this correlation is abolished following morphine injection. Chemog ...[more]

PMID: 34074761

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