Giovanni Martinotti1, Chiara Montemitro2, Gaia Baroni3, Sara Andreoli4, Flaminia Alimonti4, Marco Di Nicola4, Federico Tonioni4, Lorenzo Leggio5, Massimo di Giannantonio3, Luigi Janiri4. 1. Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Science, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Italy; Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Clinical Science, University of Hertfordshire, Herts, UK. 2. Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Science, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: chiara.montemitro@gmail.com. 3. Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Science, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Italy. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. 5. Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is robust evidence indicating an overlap between neurobiological circuitry and pathways that regulate addictions and those that regulate appetite and food intake. Rodent work suggests a role of the appetitive peptide leptin in cocaine-seeking behaviours. The goal of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between plasma leptin concentrations and cocaine craving and use in patients seeking treatment for cocaine dependence. METHODS: Patients (N=43) with a DSM-IV diagnosis of cocaine dependence were studied before starting detoxification (baseline; T0) and then again 14days after (T1; only those patients who abstained from cocaine during the study). Blood samples for plasma leptin concentrations were collected and cocaine craving was assessed using the Brief Cocaine Craving Questionnaire (Brief-CCQ). Food craving was also assessed using a food Visual Analogue Scale (f-VAS). Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) was used to evaluate impulsivity. RESULTS: Plasma leptin concentrations at T0 significantly correlated with baseline Brief-CCQ scores (r=0.34, p<0.05). Furthermore, plasma leptin concentrations at T1 significantly correlated with the baseline amount of cocaine used (r=0.5, p<0.05). There were no significant correlations between plasma leptin concentrations and f-VAS scores either at T0 or T1 (p's>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests a potential relationship between plasma leptin concentrations and cocaine craving and use. Future mechanistic studies are needed to determine whether manipulations of leptin signalling may lead to novel pharmacological approaches to treat cocaine addiction.
BACKGROUND: There is robust evidence indicating an overlap between neurobiological circuitry and pathways that regulate addictions and those that regulate appetite and food intake. Rodent work suggests a role of the appetitive peptide leptin in cocaine-seeking behaviours. The goal of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between plasma leptin concentrations and cocaine craving and use in patients seeking treatment for cocaine dependence. METHODS:Patients (N=43) with a DSM-IV diagnosis of cocaine dependence were studied before starting detoxification (baseline; T0) and then again 14days after (T1; only those patients who abstained from cocaine during the study). Blood samples for plasma leptin concentrations were collected and cocaine craving was assessed using the Brief Cocaine Craving Questionnaire (Brief-CCQ). Food craving was also assessed using a food Visual Analogue Scale (f-VAS). Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) was used to evaluate impulsivity. RESULTS: Plasma leptin concentrations at T0 significantly correlated with baseline Brief-CCQ scores (r=0.34, p<0.05). Furthermore, plasma leptin concentrations at T1 significantly correlated with the baseline amount of cocaine used (r=0.5, p<0.05). There were no significant correlations between plasma leptin concentrations and f-VAS scores either at T0 or T1 (p's>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests a potential relationship between plasma leptin concentrations and cocaine craving and use. Future mechanistic studies are needed to determine whether manipulations of leptin signalling may lead to novel pharmacological approaches to treat cocaine addiction.
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