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Repeated pre-exposure to morphine into the ventral pallidum enhances morphine-induced place preference: involvement of dopaminergic and opioidergic mechanisms.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17451818     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the present study, the effect of repeated administration of morphine into the ventral pallidum (intra-VP) on the conditioned place preference (CPP) induced by systemic morphine injection was investigated in male Wistar rats. Subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of morphine (2.5, 5 and 7.5mg/kg), during conditioning, induced conditioned place preference (CPP). The maximum response was obtained with 5mg/kg of morphine. Lower dose of morphine (0.5mg/kg) did not induce CPP, but in the animals which had previously, received 3 days intra-VP repeated injections of morphine (3 or 5microg/rat) followed by 5 days free of the drug, elicited a significant CPP. Moreover, 3 days intraperitoneal (i.p.) pretreatment with different doses of naloxone (0.5, 1 and 2mg/kg), SCH 23390 (0.012, 0.025 and 0.05mg/kg) or sulpiride (6.2, 12.5 and 25mg/kg) in combination with repeated injections of morphine (5microg/rat), blocked the opioid response on the acquisition of morphine (0.5mg/kg) CPP. On the other hand, our results showed that 3 days single repeated administration of different doses of naloxone (0.5, 1 or 2mg/kg, i.p.), SCH 23390 but not sulpiride followed by 5 days free of the drug, significantly decreased the acquisition of morphine (0.5mg/kg) CPP and also induced place aversion. Furthermore, the drugs' injections had no effect on locomotor activity on the testing phase of CPP. It is concluded that repeated intra-VP injections of morphine induces behavioral sensitization, which may be due to the opioidrgic and/or dopaminergic mechanism(s).
Authors:
Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast; Mohaddeseh Ebrahimi-Ghiri; Parvin Rostami; Ameneh Rezayof
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-03-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioural brain research     Volume:  181     ISSN:  0166-4328     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-25     Completed Date:  2007-08-24     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8004872     Medline TA:  Behav Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  35-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. zarinmr@ams.ac.ir
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analgesics, Opioid / metabolism*
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Behavior, Animal / drug effects
Benzazepines / pharmacology
Conditioning, Operant / drug effects*
Dopamine / metabolism*
Dopamine Antagonists / pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Interactions
Globus Pallidus / drug effects*
Male
Morphine / administration & dosage*
Motor Activity / drug effects
Naloxone / pharmacology
Narcotic Antagonists / pharmacology
Narcotics / administration & dosage*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Sulpiride / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Analgesics, Opioid; 0/Benzazepines; 0/Dopamine Antagonists; 0/Narcotic Antagonists; 0/Narcotics; 15676-16-1/Sulpiride; 465-65-6/Naloxone; 57-27-2/Morphine

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