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Synthetic cannabinoids enhanced ethanol-induced motor impairments through reduction of central glutamate neurotransmission.

Abstract：

:Marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids and alcohol are often used together, with these combinations causing motor impairments that can subsequently lead to motor vehicle accidents. This study investigated the combined use of both synthetic cannabinoids and ethanol and their effect on motor coordination in mice in addition to examining the neurochemical changes in the cerebellum. Ethanol (2 g/kg, i.p.) significantly induced motor impairment in the accelerating rotarod test in mice. Furthermore, ethanol-induced motor impairments were further accentuated when combined with the synthetic cannabinoid, JWH-018 or AB-CHMINACA. The enhancement effects of the synthetic cannabinoids were completely antagonized by pretreatment with the selective CB1 receptor antagonist AM251, but not by the selective CB2 receptor antagonist AM630. Neurochemical study results showed that ethanol caused a reduction in the extracellular glutamate levels in the cerebellum during periods of ethanol-induced motor impairment. In addition to the enhanced motor impairment seen when ethanol was combined with JWH-018, these combinations also enhanced the reduction of the extracellular glutamate levels in the cerebellum. We additionally used microelectrode array recordings to examine the effects of ethanol and/or JWH-018 on the spontaneous network activity in primary cultures from mouse cerebellum. Results showed that ethanol combined with JWH-018 significantly reduced spontaneous neuronal network activity in the primary cerebellar culture. Our findings demonstrate that ethanol-induced motor impairments are enhanced by synthetic cannabinoids, with these effects potentially mediated by CB1 receptors. An accentuated reduction of neurotransmissions in the cerebellum may play an important role in motor impairments caused by ethanol combined with synthetic cannabinoids.

journal_name

Toxicol Appl Pharmacol

journal_title

Toxicology and applied pharmacology

authors

Funada M,Takebayashi-Ohsawa M,Tomiyama KI

doi

10.1016/j.taap.2020.115283

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-12-01 00:00:00

pages

115283

eissn

0041-008X

issn

1096-0333

pii

S0041-008X(20)30409-9

journal_volume

408

pub_type

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Synthetic cannabinoids enhanced ethanol-induced motor impairments through reduction of central glutamate neurotransmission.