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. 2015 Oct 14;73(2):327–348. doi: 10.1007/s00018-015-2067-z

Table 1.

Effects of addictive drugs on proliferation, differentiation and survival of adult NSPCs

Drugs Organism Paradigm Effects References
Proliferation Neuronal differentiation Survival
Morphine and heroin Rat In vivo, acute – [36]
In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓
Morphine Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ [45]
Morphine Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ [69]
Buprenorphine Mouse In vitro, chronic ↓ ↑ [75]
Morphine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ [76]
In vivo, withdrawal ↑
Morphine Mouse In vivo, acute – [77]
In vivo, chronic ↓
Morphine Mouse In vitro, chronic ↓ ↓ [78]
Opioid receptor antagonists Rat In vitro, chronic ↓ ↑ [79]
Morphine Mouse In vitro, chronic ↑ ↓ – [23, 51]
In vivo, chronic ↓
Fentanyl Mouse In vitro, chronic ↑ –
Opioids Rat In vitro, chronic ↑ [84]
Cocaine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [22]
In vivo, withdrawal ↑ ↑
Cocaine Rat In vivo, acute – [40, 58]
In vivo, chronic ↓ –
Cocaine Rat In vivo, acute ↓ [91]
In vivo, chronic ↓ –
Cocaine Human In vivo, chronic ↓ [92]
Cocaine Rat In vivo, acute – – [93]
In vivo, chronic ↓ –
In vivo, withdrawal ↓ ↓
Cocaine Rat In vivo, withdrawal ↓ [94]
Cocaine Rat In vitro, chronic ↓ [95]
AEA Rat In vitro and in vivo, chronic ↓ [43]
Cannabidiol Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ ↑ [66]
Δ9-THC Mouse In vivo, chronic – – [66, 67]
HU210 Rat In vivo, chronic – – [68]
CB2 agonists Mouse In vitro and in vivo, chronic ↑ [71]
HU210 and AEA Rat In vitro and in vivo, chronic ↑ ↑ – [104]
Endocannabinoids Rat In vitro and in vivo, chronic ↓ [106]
Cannabichromene Mouse In vitro, chronic ↑ [107]
WIN 55,212-2 Rat In vivo, chronic – [108]
Endocannabinoids Mouse In vitro and in vivo, chronic ↑ [109]
Methamphetamine Rat In vivo, acute ↑ ↑ [21]
Methamphetamine Gerbil In vivo, chronic ↓ [38]
Methamphetamine Rat In vitro, chronic ↓ [39]
In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ ↓
Methamphetamine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [62]
In vivo, withdrawal ↑ ↑
Amphetamine Rat In vivo, acute – [110]
Amphetamine Rat In vivo, chronic – – [111]
In vivo, withdrawal
Amphetamine Mouse In vivo, chronic – ↑ ↑ [112]
Methamphetamine Rat In vitro, chronic ↓ – ↓ [113]
Nicotine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [61]
Nicotine Rat In vivo, chronic ↑ [63]
Nicotine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ [114]
Nicotine Rat In vivo, acute – [115]
Nicotine Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ [116]
Alcohol Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ [64]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, acute ↓ [70]
In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [108]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [119]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [120]
In vivo, withdrawal ↑
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↑ [121]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [122]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ ↓ [123]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, acute ↓ ↓ [124]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [125]
Alcohol Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ [126]
Alcohol Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [127]
MDMA Rat In vivo, chronic ↓ [127]
MDMA Mouse In vivo, chronic ↓ [129]
Methylphenidate Rat In vivo, chronic – [130]
In vivo, withdrawal ↓

–, no significant change; ↑, up-regulation; ↓, down-regulation