NICOTINE AND BRAIN-STIMULATION REWARD - INTERACTIONS WITH MORPHINE, AMPHETAMINE AND PIMOZIDE

被引:33
作者
HUSTONLYONS, D [1 ]
SARKAR, M [1 ]
KORNETSKY, C [1 ]
机构
[1] BOSTON UNIV,SCH MED,BEHAV PHARMACOL LAB,BOSTON,MA 02118
关键词
SELF-STIMULATION; OPIATE; PSYCHOMOTOR STIMULANT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;
D O I
10.1016/0091-3057(93)90378-7
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
Using a rate-independent discrete trial method of determining thresholds for rewarding electrical intracranial stimulation in rats, we evaluated the pharmacological interaction of nicotine plus morphine, d-amphetamine, or the D-2 receptor antagonist, pimozide. Both morphine and amphetamine shifted the dose-response curve for nicotine down and to the left, indicating increased efficacy and potency, respectively. Pimozide at doses that have no effect on performance and only minimal effect on brain-stimulation reward blocked the effect of nicotine. These data suggest that the same dopaminergic substrate that supports the positive reinforcing effects of other drugs of abuse also supports nicotine reward.
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页码:453 / 457
页数:5
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