Regional heterogeneity for the intracranial self-administration of ethanol within the ventral tegmental area of female Wistar rats

被引:163
作者
Rodd-Henricks, ZA
McKinzie, DL
Crile, RS
Murphy, JM
McBride, WJ
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Inst Psychiat Res, Dept Psychiat, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
[2] Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Dept Psychol, Purdue Sch Sci, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
关键词
intracranial self-administration; ventral tegmental area; ethanol; reward; reinforcement; alcohol;
D O I
10.1007/s002139900347
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Rationale: Because current findings indicate that the selectively bred alcohol-preferring P line of rats self-administers 50-200 mg% ethanol (EtOH) directly into the ventral tegmental area (VTA), whereas the alcohol-nonpreferring NP line does not, it is important to determine whether unselected, common stock rats would self-administer EtOH directly into the VTA. In addition, because neuroanatomical and self-administration studies indicate that the VTA may be functionally heterogeneous, the present study was designed to determine whether there were subregional differences within the VTA for the intracranial self-administration (ICSA) of EtOH. Objectives: The objective of this study was to employ the ICSA technique to determine whether adult female Wistar rats would self-administer EtOH directly into the VTA, and whether regional heterogeneity existed for EtOH self-infusion within the VTA. Methods: Following surgery to implant guide cannulae aimed at either the posterior or anterior VTA, subjects were placed in standard experimental chambers equipped with an 'active lever' [fixed ratio (FR)1 schedule of reinforcement], which caused the delivery of the infusate, and an 'inactive lever', which had no programmed consequence. Subjects were assigned to groups that self-administered either artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) throughout, or 100-400 mg% EtOH for the first four sessions (acquisition), aCSF in sessions 5 and 6 (extinction), and EtOH again during session 7 (reinstatement). Results: During the four acquisition sessions, rats with posterior VTA placements readily self-administered 200 mg% and 250 mg% EtOH and discriminated between the active and inactive levers. These subjects also demonstrated extinction, when aCSF was substituted for EtOH, and reinstatement when EtOH was reintroduced. Rats with posterior VTA placements self-infused 300 mg% and 400 mg% EtOH, and demonstrated lever discrimination only during the initial acquisition sessions. In contrast, rats with anterior VTA placements did not self-administer EtOH. Conclusions: The findings suggest that EtOH is reinforcing within the posterior VTA of Wistar rats, and the VTA is a functionally heterogeneous structure with regard to EtOH reinforcement.
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