Céline Nicolas1, Trinity I Russell1, Anne F Pierce1, Steeve Maldera1, Amanda Holley2, Zhi-Bing You3, Margaret M McCarthy2, Yavin Shaham1, Satoshi Ikemoto4. 1. Behavioral Neuroscience Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland. 2. Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 3. Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland. 4. Behavioral Neuroscience Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: sikemoto@intra.nida.nih.gov.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies using continuous-access drug self-administration showed that cocaine seeking increases during abstinence (incubation of cocaine craving). Recently, studies using intermittent-access self-administration showed increased motivation to self-administer and seek cocaine. We examined whether intermittent cocaine self-administration would potentiate incubation of craving in male and female rats and examined the estrous cycle's role in this incubation. METHODS: In experiment 1, male and female rats self-administered cocaine either continuously (8 hours/day) or intermittently (5 minutes ON, 25 minutes OFF × 16) for 12 days, followed by relapse tests after 2 or 29 days. In experiments 2 and 3, female rats self-administered cocaine intermittently for six, 12, or 18 sessions. In experiment 4, female rats self-administered cocaine continuously followed by relapse tests after 2 or 29 days. In experiments 3 and 4, the estrous cycle was measured using a vaginal smear test. RESULTS: Incubation of cocaine craving was observed in both sexes after either intermittent or continuous drug self-administration. Independent of access condition and abstinence day, cocaine seeking was higher in female rats than in male rats. In both sexes, cocaine seeking on both abstinence days was higher after intermittent drug access than after continuous drug access. In female rats, incubation of craving after either intermittent or continuous drug access was significantly higher during estrus than during non-estrus; for intermittent drug access, this effect was independent of the training duration. CONCLUSIONS: In both sexes, intermittent cocaine access caused time-independent increases in drug seeking during abstinence. In female rats, the time-dependent increase in drug seeking (incubation) is critically dependent on the estrous cycle phase. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Studies using continuous-access drug self-administration showed that cocaine seeking increases during abstinence (incubation of cocaine craving). Recently, studies using intermittent-access self-administration showed increased motivation to self-administer and seek cocaine. We examined whether intermittent cocaine self-administration would potentiate incubation of craving in male and female rats and examined the estrous cycle's role in this incubation. METHODS: In experiment 1, male and female rats self-administered cocaine either continuously (8 hours/day) or intermittently (5 minutes ON, 25 minutes OFF × 16) for 12 days, followed by relapse tests after 2 or 29 days. In experiments 2 and 3, female rats self-administered cocaine intermittently for six, 12, or 18 sessions. In experiment 4, female rats self-administered cocaine continuously followed by relapse tests after 2 or 29 days. In experiments 3 and 4, the estrous cycle was measured using a vaginal smear test. RESULTS: Incubation of cocaine craving was observed in both sexes after either intermittent or continuous drug self-administration. Independent of access condition and abstinence day, cocaine seeking was higher in female rats than in male rats. In both sexes, cocaine seeking on both abstinence days was higher after intermittent drug access than after continuous drug access. In female rats, incubation of craving after either intermittent or continuous drug access was significantly higher during estrus than during non-estrus; for intermittent drug access, this effect was independent of the training duration. CONCLUSIONS: In both sexes, intermittent cocaine access caused time-independent increases in drug seeking during abstinence. In female rats, the time-dependent increase in drug seeking (incubation) is critically dependent on the estrous cycle phase. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Cocaine self-administration; Estrous cycle; Incubation of craving; Intermittent access; Relapse; Sex differences
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