Dependence of mesolimbic dopamine transmission on Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol

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作者
Tanda, G
Loddo, P
Di Chiara, G
机构
[1] Univ Cagliari, Ctr Neuropharmacol, Dept Toxicol, I-09126 Cagliari, Italy
[2] Univ Cagliari, Ctr Neuropharmacol, CNR, I-09126 Cagliari, Italy
关键词
Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol; dopamine; microdialysis; nucleus accumbens; rat; SR141716A;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00384-2
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Rats were administered daily for 8 days with increasing doses (2-12 mg/kg/day) of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) and than challenged with different doses of SR141716A, an antagonist of cannabinoid receptors. SR141716A dose dependently reduced dialysate dopamine (DA) in the nucleus accumbens shell and precipitated a physical withdrawal syndrome. No such effects were obtained after administration of SR141716A to saline controls. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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