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. 2020 Jun 30;14:37. doi: 10.3389/fncir.2020.00037

Table 1.

The relationship, some possible mechanism, specie and drug related to the comorbidity of addiction and depression.

Relationship Possible mechanism Species Drug References
A/D VTA Cav1.3 channel mediated cocaine-related and depressive-like behavior through a NAc shell CP-AMPAR mechanism via GluA1 phosphorylation at S831 C57BL/6 mice Cocaine Martinez-Rivera et al. (2017)
D→A Dopaminergic dysfunction in bulbectomized rats OBX rats CB1 receptor agonist WIN Amchova et al. (2014)
A/D Dopaminergic transmission in the NAc via D1-like receptors Rats Morphine Gao et al. (2012)
A→D DAT ↓ Heroin-dependent subjects Heroin Liu et al. (2013)
A/D CHT heterozygosity → blunted DA elevations following systemic nicotine or cocaine administration. CHT+/– mice, C57BL/6J mice Cocaine nicotine Dong et al. (2013)
A The expression profile of the HCN2 subunit in both glycosylated and non-glycosylated protein isoforms ↑ Sprague–Dawley rats Cocaine Santos-Vera et al. (2013)
D Expression and function of the HCN2 in ChIs of NAc shell ↓ p11 conditional knockout (cKO) mice and SDS mice / Cheng et al. (2019)
A Cocaine→p11 expression in the NAc↓, while p11 expression↑→cocaine conditioned place ↓ p11 knockout mice Cocaine Arango-Lievano et al. (2014)
D The expression of p11↓→ depression p11 knockout mice / Alexander et al. (2010) and Warner-Schmidt et al. (2012)
A/D Silencing of GSK3β in the NAc shell →excitability of TANs↓ GSK3β knockdown rats Cocaine Crofton et al. (2017)
A mGluR5-mediated reduction in GluA2-containing AMPARs at NAc shell synapses Adult male C57BL/6J mice Cocaine Benneyworth et al. (2019)
A mGluR5 antagonists → elevation of extracellular glutamate in the NAc↑ → therapeutic anti-cocaine effects Rats Cocaine Li et al. (2018)
D mGluR5-mediated signaling in the NAc ↓ mGluR5#x02212;/– mice / Shin et al. (2015)
A/D Blockade of the mGlu2/3 receptor in the NAc → the antidepressant-like effects Sprague–Dawley rats Methamphetamine Iijima et al. (2013)
A mGluR2/3 ↓→ neural plasticity Sprague–Dawley rats Morphine Qian et al. (2019)
A AMN082 → mGluR7(+) → the development and expression of cocaine and morphine sensitization, and the reciprocal cross-sensitization↓ Male Swiss mice Cocaine, Morphine Jenda et al. (2015)
D AMN082 → mGluR7(+) → adenylate cyclase/protein kinase A activation ↓→the entry of Ca2+ through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels ↓→ glutamate release ↓ Male Sprague–Dawley rats / Wang et al. (2018)
D → A Activate the KOR→ inhibition of phasic dopamine signaling Sprague–Dawley rats The KOR agonist salvinorinA (salvA) Ebner et al. (2010)
D → A Immediate dysphoric effect of the KOR agonist salvA coincides with sensitivity to cocaine reward net ↑. Delayed effect of salvA → basal hedonic state rebound ↑ coincides with sensitivity to cocaine reward net ↓ Sprague–Dawley rats Cocaine Chartoff et al. (2016)
A/D Knockdown of Pdyn within the NAc → depression-like behavior and cocaine sensitization↓ Wistar rats Cocaine Cohen et al. (2014)
A → D Morphine withdrawal → Prodynorphin mRNA and protein levels ↑ → depressive-like behaviors Male C57BL/6J mice Morphine Zan et al. (2015)
A/D CREB activity ↑→ depression-like signs. Disruption of CREB activity → anti-depressant like effects and more sensitive to the rewarding effects of cocaine Mice Cocaine Dinieri et al. (2009)
D ΔFosB induction in NAc is both a necessary and sufficient mechanism of resiliency and of antidepressant responses Human/Mice / Vialou et al. (2010)
A Δ FosB is both necessary and sufficient for cocaine induction of CaMKIIα gene expression. Overexpression of Δ FosB in NAc increased behavioral responsiveness to cocaine is CaMKII dependent Human/Rats Cocaine Robison et al. (2013)

A/D indicates that it has a important role in both addiction (A) and depression (D), A → D indicates that addiction (A) induce depression (D), D → A indicates that depression (D) induce addiction (A).