TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of 7-OH-DPAT on cocaine-seeking behavior and on re-establishment of cocaine self-administration
AU - Fuchs, Rita A.
AU - Tran-Nguyen, Ly T L
AU - Weber, Suzanne M.
AU - Khroyan, Taline V.
AU - Neisewander, Janet
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank David A. Baker, Jeremy Daum, and Sheila E. Specio for their expert technical assistance and their helpful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. This research was supported by USPS Grants DA11064 and DA05816 and by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Effects of the D2-like dopamine agonist, 7-hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin (7-OH-DPAT), on cocaine-seeking behavior and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration were examined. Rats were trained to lever press for cocaine infusions (0.25 mg/kg iv). Some were then tested for cocaine-seeking behavior (i.e., lever presses in the absence of cocaine re-inforcement) immediately following acute 7-OH-DPAT (0.001, 0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg sc) or saline administration. Others were tested immediately or 2-23 h following repeated daily 7-OH-DPAT (1.0 mg/kg sc) or saline administration for extinction of cocaine-seeking behavior, cocaine re-instatement of cocaine-seeking behavior, and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration following extinction. 7-OH-DPAT-induced changes in locomotion were also assessed. Cocaine-experienced animals exhibited cross-tolerance to the transient hypoactivity produced by acute 7-OH-DPAT administration. Acute administration of low doses (0.01-0.1 mg/kg) of 7-OH-DPAT attenuated cocaine-seeking behavior, whereas the highest dose (1.0 mg/kg) initially attenuated, then increased, cocaine-seeking behavior. In animals tested immediately following one of the repeated administrations, 7-OH-DPAT did not alter cocaine self-administration, but sensitized locomotion. Repeated 7-OH-DPAT administration also increased cocaine-seeking behavior when administered 0 h, but not 2 or 4 h, before cocaine priming (15 mg/kg ip) and testing. In animals tested 17-23 h following one of the repeated administrations, cocaine-seeking behavior and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration were attenuated, but maintenance of self-administration following re-establishment, cocaine re-instatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior, and spontaneous locomotion were unaltered. The findings suggest that following repeated administration, 7-OH-DPAT produces a transient increase (<2 h) in incentive motivation for cocaine that is followed by a protracted decrease in incentive motivation for cocaine.
AB - Effects of the D2-like dopamine agonist, 7-hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin (7-OH-DPAT), on cocaine-seeking behavior and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration were examined. Rats were trained to lever press for cocaine infusions (0.25 mg/kg iv). Some were then tested for cocaine-seeking behavior (i.e., lever presses in the absence of cocaine re-inforcement) immediately following acute 7-OH-DPAT (0.001, 0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg sc) or saline administration. Others were tested immediately or 2-23 h following repeated daily 7-OH-DPAT (1.0 mg/kg sc) or saline administration for extinction of cocaine-seeking behavior, cocaine re-instatement of cocaine-seeking behavior, and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration following extinction. 7-OH-DPAT-induced changes in locomotion were also assessed. Cocaine-experienced animals exhibited cross-tolerance to the transient hypoactivity produced by acute 7-OH-DPAT administration. Acute administration of low doses (0.01-0.1 mg/kg) of 7-OH-DPAT attenuated cocaine-seeking behavior, whereas the highest dose (1.0 mg/kg) initially attenuated, then increased, cocaine-seeking behavior. In animals tested immediately following one of the repeated administrations, 7-OH-DPAT did not alter cocaine self-administration, but sensitized locomotion. Repeated 7-OH-DPAT administration also increased cocaine-seeking behavior when administered 0 h, but not 2 or 4 h, before cocaine priming (15 mg/kg ip) and testing. In animals tested 17-23 h following one of the repeated administrations, cocaine-seeking behavior and re-establishment of cocaine self-administration were attenuated, but maintenance of self-administration following re-establishment, cocaine re-instatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior, and spontaneous locomotion were unaltered. The findings suggest that following repeated administration, 7-OH-DPAT produces a transient increase (<2 h) in incentive motivation for cocaine that is followed by a protracted decrease in incentive motivation for cocaine.
KW - D3 dopamine receptors
KW - Extinction
KW - Incentive motivation
KW - Re-instatement
KW - Self-administration
KW - Sensitization
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U2 - 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)00731-1
DO - 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)00731-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 12175459
AN - SCOPUS:0036011299
SN - 0091-3057
VL - 72
SP - 623
EP - 632
JO - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
JF - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -