Cocaine-Induced Changes in SpermCdkn1aMethylation Are Associated with Cocaine Resistance in Male Offspring

Author:

Swinford-Jackson Sarah E.,Fant Bruno,Wimmer Mathieu E.,Chan Donovan,Knouse Melissa C.ORCID,Sarmiento Mateo,Thomas Arthur S.,Huffman Phillip J.,Mankame Sharvari,Worobey Samantha J.,Pierce R. Christopher

Abstract

Paternal environmental perturbations can influence the physiology and behavior of offspring. For example, our previous work showed reduced cocaine reinforcement in male, but not female, progeny of rat sires that self-administered cocaine. The information transfer from sire to progeny may occur through epigenetic marks in sperm, encompassing alterations in small noncoding RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and/or DNA methylation. Here, no reliable changes in miRNAs in the sperm of cocaine- relative to saline-experienced sires were identified. In contrast, 272 differentially methylated regions were observed in sperm between these groups. Two hypomethylated promoter regions in the sperm of cocaine-experienced rats were upstream of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1a (Cdkn1a).Cdkn1amRNA also was selectively increased in the NAc of cocaine-sired male (but not female) offspring. Cocaine self-administration also enhancedCdkn1aexpression in the accumbens of cocaine-sired rats. These results suggest that changes inCdkn1amay play a role in the reduced cocaine reinforcing efficacy observed in cocaine-sired male rats. Introducing a 90 d delay between sire self-administration and breeding reversed both cocaine resistance and the increase in accumbensCdkn1amRNA in male offspring, indicating that cocaine-induced epigenetic modifications are eliminated with sperm turnover. Collectively, our results indicate that cocaine self-administration produces hypomethylation ofCdkn1ain sperm and a selective increase in the expression of this gene in the NAc of male offspring, which is associated with blunted cocaine reinforcement.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe relatively new field of transgenerational epigenetics explores the effects of environmental perturbations on offspring behavior and physiology. Our prior work in rats indicated that male, but not female, progeny of sires that self-administered cocaine displayed reduced cocaine reinforcement. The information transfer from sire to progeny may occur through heritable epigenetic marks in sperm, including DNA methylation. The present findings revealed two hypomethylated promoter regions upstream of theCdkn1agene in sire sperm. Remarkably,Cdkn1aexpression was selectively decreased in offspring NAc, a brain region that regulates cocaine reinforcement.

Funder

HHS | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse

Publisher

Society for Neuroscience

Subject

General Neuroscience

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