CHRONIC COCAINE ALTERS LIMBIC EXTRACELLULAR DOPAMINE - NEUROCHEMICAL BASIS FOR ADDICTION

被引:87
作者
IMPERATO, A
MELE, A
SCROCCO, MG
PUGLISIALLEGRA, S
机构
[1] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,IST FARMACOL MED,CATTEDRA 2,DIPARTIMENTO GENET & BIOL MOLEC,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,DIPARTIMENTO PSICOL,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
关键词
COCAINE (CHRONIC); DOPAMINE; ADDICTION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(92)90349-9
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The extracellular concentration of dopamine in the ventral striatum was measured daily by means of brain microdialysis. Chronic cocaine (10 mg/kg twice daily) altered the dopamine output compared to that in vehicle-injected rats, inducing a pronounced increase in the first 3 days followed by a clear-cut decrease. This reduction in the output of dopamine during chronic cocaine as well as during withdrawal may be neurochemical substrate for the addictive properties of cocaine.
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