Amelia D Dunn, Shivon A Robinson, Chiso Nwokafor, Molly Estill, Julia Ferrante, Li Shen, Crystal O Lemchi, Jordi Creus-Muncunill, Angie Ramirez, Juliet Mengaziol, Julia K Brynildsen, Mark Leggas, Jamie Horn, Michelle E Ehrlich, Julie A Blendy
INTRODUCTION: Infants exposed to opioids in utero are at high risk of exhibiting Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), a combination of somatic withdrawal symptoms including high pitched crying, sleeplessness, irritability, gastrointestinal distress, and in the worst cases, seizures. The heterogeneity of in utero opioid exposure, particularly exposure to polypharmacy, makes it difficult to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms that could inform early diagnosis and treatment of NOWS, and challenging to investigate consequences later in life...
2023: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience