Substance addiction is a chronic and relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive seeking and continued substance use, despite adverse consequences. The high prevalence and social burden of addiction are indisputable; however, the available intervention is insufficient. The modulation of gene expression and aberrant adaptation of neural networks are attributed to the changes in brain functions under repeated exposure to addictive substances. Considerable studies have demonstrated that miRNAs are strong modulators of post-transcriptional gene expression in substance addiction. The emerging role of microRNA (miRNA) provides new insights into many biological and pathological processes in the central nervous system: their variable expression in different regions of the brain and tissues may play a key role in regulating the pathophysiological events of addiction. This work provides an overview of the current literature on miRNAs involved in addiction, evaluating their impaired expression and regulatory role in neuroadaptation and synaptic plasticity. Clinical implications of such modulatory capacities will be estimated. Specifically, it will evaluate the potential diagnostic role of miRNAs in the various stages of drug and substance addiction. Future perspectives about miRNAs as potential novel therapeutic targets for substance addiction and abuse will also be provided.

miRNAs and substances abuse: clinical and forensic pathological implications: a aystematic review / Occhipinti, Carla; La Russa, Raffaele; Iacoponi, Naomi; Lazzari, Julia; Costantino, Andrea; Di Fazio, Nicola; Del Duca, Fabio; Maiese, Aniello; Fineschi, Vittorio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 24:23(2023), pp. 1-44. [10.3390/ijms242317122]

miRNAs and substances abuse: clinical and forensic pathological implications: a aystematic review

La Russa, Raffaele;Di Fazio, Nicola;Del Duca, Fabio;Maiese, Aniello;Fineschi, Vittorio
2023

Abstract

Substance addiction is a chronic and relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive seeking and continued substance use, despite adverse consequences. The high prevalence and social burden of addiction are indisputable; however, the available intervention is insufficient. The modulation of gene expression and aberrant adaptation of neural networks are attributed to the changes in brain functions under repeated exposure to addictive substances. Considerable studies have demonstrated that miRNAs are strong modulators of post-transcriptional gene expression in substance addiction. The emerging role of microRNA (miRNA) provides new insights into many biological and pathological processes in the central nervous system: their variable expression in different regions of the brain and tissues may play a key role in regulating the pathophysiological events of addiction. This work provides an overview of the current literature on miRNAs involved in addiction, evaluating their impaired expression and regulatory role in neuroadaptation and synaptic plasticity. Clinical implications of such modulatory capacities will be estimated. Specifically, it will evaluate the potential diagnostic role of miRNAs in the various stages of drug and substance addiction. Future perspectives about miRNAs as potential novel therapeutic targets for substance addiction and abuse will also be provided.
2023
addiction; alcohol addiction; cocaine addiction; methamphetamine addiction; miRNA; microRNA; opioids addiction; substance abuse
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miRNAs and substances abuse: clinical and forensic pathological implications: a aystematic review / Occhipinti, Carla; La Russa, Raffaele; Iacoponi, Naomi; Lazzari, Julia; Costantino, Andrea; Di Fazio, Nicola; Del Duca, Fabio; Maiese, Aniello; Fineschi, Vittorio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 24:23(2023), pp. 1-44. [10.3390/ijms242317122]
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