RATIONALE: In spite of many recent studies on the effects of acetaldehyde, it is still unclear whether acetaldehyde mediates the reinforcing and/or aversive effects of ethanol. OBJECTIVES: The present study reexamined the role of acetaldehyde in ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA). A first experiment compared ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced CTA. In a second experiment, cyanamide, an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor, was administered before conditioning with either ethanol or acetaldehyde to investigate the effects of acetaldehyde accumulation. METHODS: A classic CTA protocol was used to associate the taste of a saccharin solution with either ethanol or acetaldehyde injections. In experiment 1, saccharin consumption was followed by injections of either ethanol (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 g/kg) or acetaldehyde (0, 100, 170 or 300 mg/kg). In experiment 2, the rats were pretreated with either saline or cyanamide (25 mg/kg) before conditioning with either ethanol or acetaldehyde. RESULTS: Both ethanol and acetaldehyde induced significant CTA. However, ethanol produced a very strong CTA relative to acetaldehyde that induced only a weak CTA even at toxic doses. Cyanamide pretreatments significantly potentiated ethanol- but not acetaldehyde-induced CTA. CONCLUSIONS: The present results indicate that ethanol-induced CTA does not result from brain acetaldehyde effects. In contrast, it is suggested that the reinforcing effects of brain acetaldehyde might actually reduce ethanol-induced CTA. Our results also suggest that the inhibition of brain catalase activity may contribute to the potentiating effects of cyanamide on ethanol-induced CTA.
RATIONALE: In spite of many recent studies on the effects of acetaldehyde, it is still unclear whether acetaldehyde mediates the reinforcing and/or aversive effects of ethanol. OBJECTIVES: The present study reexamined the role of acetaldehyde in ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA). A first experiment compared ethanol- and acetaldehyde-induced CTA. In a second experiment, cyanamide, an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor, was administered before conditioning with either ethanol or acetaldehyde to investigate the effects of acetaldehyde accumulation. METHODS: A classic CTA protocol was used to associate the taste of a saccharin solution with either ethanol or acetaldehyde injections. In experiment 1, saccharin consumption was followed by injections of either ethanol (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 g/kg) or acetaldehyde (0, 100, 170 or 300 mg/kg). In experiment 2, the rats were pretreated with either saline or cyanamide (25 mg/kg) before conditioning with either ethanol or acetaldehyde. RESULTS: Both ethanol and acetaldehyde induced significant CTA. However, ethanol produced a very strong CTA relative to acetaldehyde that induced only a weak CTA even at toxic doses. Cyanamide pretreatments significantly potentiated ethanol- but not acetaldehyde-induced CTA. CONCLUSIONS: The present results indicate that ethanol-induced CTA does not result from brain acetaldehyde effects. In contrast, it is suggested that the reinforcing effects of brain acetaldehyde might actually reduce ethanol-induced CTA. Our results also suggest that the inhibition of brain catalase activity may contribute to the potentiating effects of cyanamide on ethanol-induced CTA.
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