Silvia Burbassi1, Luigi Cervo. 1. Experimental Psychopharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy.
Abstract
RATIONALE: It has been suggested that the increase in serotonin transmission induced by indirect agonists such as fenfluramine and fluoxetine attenuates cue-elicited reinstatement of cocaine-seeking in rats through a 5-HT2C receptor-dependent mechanism. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether Ro 60-0175, a nonselective 5-HT2B-2C agonist, influences cue-elicited reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior. We evaluated the 5-HT2C receptor's role in Ro 60-0175 by studying its interaction with SB-242,084, a selective 5-HT2C antagonist. The study also explored whether Ro 60-0175 influences cue-elicited seeking behavior associated with sucrose, a highly palatable nutritive reinforcer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Different groups of free-feeding rats were trained to associate discriminative stimuli (SDs) with the availability of cocaine or a sucrose pellet or no-reward in two-lever operant cages. Cocaine and sucrose pellets were available under an FR1 schedule of reinforcement, and each reinforcer was followed by a 20-s timeout signaled by a cue light coming above the active lever. After extinction of reinforced responding in the absence of cue, the reinforcer-associated stimuli were reintroduced in reinstatement sessions in which reinforcers were withheld. RESULTS: Ro 60-0175, at IP doses from 0.1 to 1 mg/kg, dose-dependently reduced cocaine-seeking behavior, while 1 mg/kg had no such effect for the sucrose pellet. Pretreatment with 1 mg/kg SC SB-242,084 completely prevented the effect on cocaine-seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: These findings, provided they can be extrapolated to abstinent human addicts, suggest therapeutic potential for the selective 5-HT2C agonist in preventing cue-controlled cocaine-seeking and relapse.
RATIONALE: It has been suggested that the increase in serotonin transmission induced by indirect agonists such as fenfluramine and fluoxetine attenuates cue-elicited reinstatement of cocaine-seeking in rats through a 5-HT2C receptor-dependent mechanism. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether Ro 60-0175, a nonselective 5-HT2B-2C agonist, influences cue-elicited reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior. We evaluated the 5-HT2C receptor's role in Ro 60-0175 by studying its interaction with SB-242,084, a selective 5-HT2C antagonist. The study also explored whether Ro 60-0175 influences cue-elicited seeking behavior associated with sucrose, a highly palatable nutritive reinforcer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Different groups of free-feeding rats were trained to associate discriminative stimuli (SDs) with the availability of cocaine or a sucrose pellet or no-reward in two-lever operant cages. Cocaine and sucrose pellets were available under an FR1 schedule of reinforcement, and each reinforcer was followed by a 20-s timeout signaled by a cue light coming above the active lever. After extinction of reinforced responding in the absence of cue, the reinforcer-associated stimuli were reintroduced in reinstatement sessions in which reinforcers were withheld. RESULTS: Ro 60-0175, at IP doses from 0.1 to 1 mg/kg, dose-dependently reduced cocaine-seeking behavior, while 1 mg/kg had no such effect for the sucrose pellet. Pretreatment with 1 mg/kg SC SB-242,084 completely prevented the effect on cocaine-seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: These findings, provided they can be extrapolated to abstinent human addicts, suggest therapeutic potential for the selective 5-HT2C agonist in preventing cue-controlled cocaine-seeking and relapse.
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