TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of fluoxetine and d-fenfluramine on cocaine-seeking behavior in rats
AU - Burmeister, Jeffrey J.
AU - Lungren, Erin M.
AU - Neisewander, Janet
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Acknowledgements The authors thank Kenneth Kirschner and Andrea Alleweireldt for their expert technical assistance and Dr. Brock Schroeder and Andrea Alleweireldt for their comments on a previous version of this manuscript. This research was supported by a grant from NIDA, DA11064, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Undergraduate Biology Enrichment Program.
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - Rationale: Serotonin (5-HT) systems may play a role in modulating cocaine-seeking behavior. Objectives: The present study examined the effects of acute administration of the 5-HT reuptake inhibitor (SRI) fluoxetine, and the SRI/releaser d-fenfluramine, on reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by either response-contingent presentations of cocaine-paired cues or cocaine priming. Methods: Separate groups of rats that had been trained to press a lever for a cocaine reinforcer (0.75 mg/kg per 0.1 ml, IV) with a light/tone stimulus complex paired with each infusion underwent daily extinction sessions during which responding had no scheduled consequences (i.e. neither cocaine nor the stimulus complex was available). Subsequently, the effects of fluoxetine (0-10.0 mg/kg, IP) on extinction and cue reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior were examined, as well as the effects of d-fenfluramine (0-3.0 mg/kg, IP) on cue reinstatement. Additionally, dose-dependent effects of fluoxetine (0-10.0 mg/kg, IP) and d-fenfluramine (0-1.0 mg/kg, IP) on cocaine-primed (0-15.0 mg/kg, IP) reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior were examined. Results: Fluoxetine dose-dependently attenuated cocaine-seeking behavior during extinction. Both fluoxetine and d-fenfluramine dose-dependently attenuated cue-reinstated cocaine-seeking behavior. In contrast, neither drug reliably altered cocaine-seeking behavior reinstated by cocaine priming. Conclusions: These findings suggest that 5-HT indirect agonists effectively attenuate cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by cocaine-associated stimuli, but are much less effective in attenuating cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by cocaine priming.
AB - Rationale: Serotonin (5-HT) systems may play a role in modulating cocaine-seeking behavior. Objectives: The present study examined the effects of acute administration of the 5-HT reuptake inhibitor (SRI) fluoxetine, and the SRI/releaser d-fenfluramine, on reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by either response-contingent presentations of cocaine-paired cues or cocaine priming. Methods: Separate groups of rats that had been trained to press a lever for a cocaine reinforcer (0.75 mg/kg per 0.1 ml, IV) with a light/tone stimulus complex paired with each infusion underwent daily extinction sessions during which responding had no scheduled consequences (i.e. neither cocaine nor the stimulus complex was available). Subsequently, the effects of fluoxetine (0-10.0 mg/kg, IP) on extinction and cue reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior were examined, as well as the effects of d-fenfluramine (0-3.0 mg/kg, IP) on cue reinstatement. Additionally, dose-dependent effects of fluoxetine (0-10.0 mg/kg, IP) and d-fenfluramine (0-1.0 mg/kg, IP) on cocaine-primed (0-15.0 mg/kg, IP) reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking behavior were examined. Results: Fluoxetine dose-dependently attenuated cocaine-seeking behavior during extinction. Both fluoxetine and d-fenfluramine dose-dependently attenuated cue-reinstated cocaine-seeking behavior. In contrast, neither drug reliably altered cocaine-seeking behavior reinstated by cocaine priming. Conclusions: These findings suggest that 5-HT indirect agonists effectively attenuate cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by cocaine-associated stimuli, but are much less effective in attenuating cocaine-seeking behavior elicited by cocaine priming.
KW - Conditioned reinforcement
KW - Extinction
KW - Incentive motivation
KW - Reinstatement
KW - Serotonin
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U2 - 10.1007/s00213-002-1307-8
DO - 10.1007/s00213-002-1307-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 12529808
AN - SCOPUS:0037825703
SN - 0033-3158
VL - 168
SP - 146
EP - 154
JO - Psychopharmacology
JF - Psychopharmacology
IS - 1-2
ER -