OPIOID DOPAMINERGIC MECHANISMS IN THE POTENTIATION OF D-AMPHETAMINE DISCRIMINATION BY INTERFERON-ALPHA

被引:31
作者
HO, BT [1 ]
HUO, YY [1 ]
LU, JG [1 ]
TANSEY, LW [1 ]
LEVIN, VA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MD ANDERSON CANC CTR,DEPT NUCL MED,HOUSTON,TX 77030
关键词
INTERFERON-ALPHA; D-AMPHETAMINE; NALOXONE; OPIOID; DOPAMINE; DISCRIMINATIVE RESPONDING;
D O I
10.1016/0091-3057(92)90446-M
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In rats trained to discriminate 0.8 mg/kg IP d-amphetamine from 1 ml/kg saline, 4 x 10(6) U/kg of recombinant human interferon-alpha (rIFN-alpha) given intramuscularly 1 h prior to tests potentiated responses elicited by 0.4 mg/kg d-amphetamine. Coadministration of the opioid receptor antagonist naloxone (I mg/kg IP) with rIFN-alpha suppressed the potentiation of d-amphetamine by the cytokine. Opioid-dopaminergic mechanisms are proposed to explain the action of rIFN-alpha.
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