PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE - DECREASED SENSITIZATION TO COCAINE AND DECREASED STRIATAL DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER BINDING IN OFFSPRING

被引:48
作者
BYRNES, JJ [1 ]
PRITCHARD, GA [1 ]
KOFF, JM [1 ]
MILLER, LG [1 ]
机构
[1] TUFTS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PHARMACOL & EXPTL THERAPEUT, BOSTON, MA 02111 USA
关键词
COCAINE; PRENATAL; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; DOPAMINE;
D O I
10.1016/0028-3908(93)90087-J
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Pregnant mice were treated with cocaine, 10 mg/kg/day, during days 13 to 20 of gestation. Cocaine sensitization and dopamine transporter binding were evaluated in offspring at 6 weeks of age. Sensitization, defined as the increase in activity after 5 injections of cocaine compared to 1 injection, was reduced in cocaine-exposed mice. Dopamine transporter binding in striatum was also significantly reduced in cocaine-exposed mice compared to controls.
引用
收藏
页码:721 / 723
页数:3
相关论文
共 6 条
[1]   BEHAVIORAL TERATOGENESIS - CRITICAL EVALUATION [J].
COYLE, I ;
WAYNER, MJ ;
SINGER, G .
PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, 1976, 4 (02) :191-200
[2]   STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL-EFFECTS OF PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE IN ADULT-RAT BRAIN [J].
DOWEDWARDS, DL ;
FREED, LA ;
FICO, TA .
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 1990, 57 (02) :263-268
[3]  
Kuhar M J, 1988, NIDA Res Monogr, V88, P14
[4]  
POGUN S, 1991, EUR J PHARMACOL, V198, P203
[5]   NEUROBEHAVIORAL SEQUELAE OF FETAL COCAINE EXPOSURE [J].
SINGER, LT ;
GARBER, R ;
KLIEGMAN, R .
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 1991, 119 (04) :667-671
[6]   COCAINE EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPING CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM - BEHAVIORAL, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL, AND NEUROCHEMICAL STUDIES [J].
SPEAR, LP ;
KIRSTEIN, CL ;
FRAMBES, NA .
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 1989, 562 :290-307