Buprenorphine Exposure Alters the Development and Migration of Interneurons in the Cortex

Vanesa Nieto-Estévez, Jennifer J. Donegan, Courtney L. McMahon, Hannah B. Elam, Teresa A. Chavera, Parul Varma, Kelly A. Berg, Daniel J. Lodge, Jenny Hsieh

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The misuse of opioids has reached epidemic proportions over the last decade, with over 2.1 million people in the United States suffering from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers. This increase in opioid misuse affects all demographics of society, including women of child-bearing age, which has led to a rise in opioid use during pregnancy. Opioid use during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of obstetric complications and adverse neonatal outcomes, including neonatal abstinence syndrome. Currently, opioid use disorder in pregnant women is treated with long-acting opioid agonists, including buprenorphine. Although buprenorphine reduces illicit opioid use during pregnancy and improves infant outcomes at birth, few long-term studies of the neurodevelopmental consequences have been conducted. The goal of the current experiments was to examine the effects of buprenorphine on the development of the cortex using fetal brain tissue, 3D brain cultures, and rodent models. First, we demonstrated that we can grow cortical and subpallial spheroids, which model the cellular diversity, connectivity, and activity of the developing human brain. Next, we show that cells in the developing human cortex express the nociceptin opioid (NOP) receptor and that buprenorphine can signal through this receptor in cortical spheroids. Using subpallial spheroids to grow inhibitory interneurons, we show that buprenorphine can alter interneuron development and migration into the cortex. Finally, using a rodent model of prenatal buprenorphine exposure, we demonstrate that alterations in interneuron distribution can persist into adulthood. Together, these results suggest that more research is needed into the long-lasting consequences of buprenorphine exposure on the developing human brain.

Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Número de artículo889922
PublicaciónFrontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Volumen15
DOI
EstadoPublished - may 4 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology

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