The effects of eticlopride and the selective D3-antagonist PNU 99194-A on food- and cocaine-maintained responding in rhesus monkeys. 2006

Renee Claytor, and Joshua A Lile, and Michael A Nader
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1083, USA.

The dopamine D3 receptor is mainly expressed in regions of the brain associated with the limbic system. D3 receptor blockade may antagonize cocaine reinforcement while producing less severe extrapyramidal side effects than blockade of D2 receptors. The purpose of the present studies was to evaluate the effects of a selective D3 receptor antagonist and a non-selective D2/D3 receptor antagonist on food- and cocaine-maintained responding under two schedules of cocaine self-administration. Adult male rhesus monkeys were trained to respond under multiple schedules of food (1.0 g pellets) and cocaine (0.01-0.3 mg/kg/injection) presentation. In one experiment (n=4), the schedule was a fixed-interval (FI) 3-min and a second study (n=6) was conducted using a second-order fixed-ratio 5 (FI 6-min:S) schedule. The D3 antagonist PNU 99194-A (0.3-3.0 mg/kg), which is 14-fold selective for D3 relative to D2 receptors, or the D2/D3 antagonist eticlopride (0.001-0.03 mg/kg) was administered immediately prior to the experimental session for at least 5 consecutive sessions. Under the multiple FI 3-min schedule of food and cocaine presentation, PNU 99194-A and eticlopride decreased food- and cocaine-maintained responding in a dose-dependent manner and irrespective of cocaine dose. Under the multiple second-order schedule of food and cocaine presentation, at least one dose of PNU 99194-A and eticlopride decreased cocaine- and food-maintained responding. These findings indicate that PNU 99194-A can decrease operant responding in monkeys, but not in a manner that would suggest selectivity of cocaine- over food-maintained responding. Future studies with more selective D3 antagonists are needed to better address the role of this receptor subtype in cocaine addiction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007189 Indans Aryl CYCLOPENTANES that are a reduced (protonated) form of INDENES. Indanones
D008253 Macaca mulatta A species of the genus MACACA inhabiting India, China, and other parts of Asia. The species is used extensively in biomedical research and adapts very well to living with humans. Chinese Rhesus Macaques,Macaca mulatta lasiota,Monkey, Rhesus,Rhesus Monkey,Rhesus Macaque,Chinese Rhesus Macaque,Macaca mulatta lasiotas,Macaque, Rhesus,Rhesus Macaque, Chinese,Rhesus Macaques,Rhesus Macaques, Chinese,Rhesus Monkeys
D008297 Male Males
D012054 Reinforcement, Psychology The strengthening of a conditioned response. Negative Reinforcement,Positive Reinforcement,Psychological Reinforcement,Reinforcement (Psychology),Negative Reinforcements,Positive Reinforcements,Psychological Reinforcements,Psychology Reinforcement,Psychology Reinforcements,Reinforcement, Negative,Reinforcement, Positive,Reinforcement, Psychological,Reinforcements (Psychology),Reinforcements, Negative,Reinforcements, Positive,Reinforcements, Psychological,Reinforcements, Psychology
D012055 Reinforcement Schedule A schedule prescribing when the subject is to be reinforced or rewarded in terms of temporal interval in psychological experiments. The schedule may be continuous or intermittent. Reinforcement Schedules,Schedule, Reinforcement,Schedules, Reinforcement
D003042 Cocaine An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake. Cocaine HCl,Cocaine Hydrochloride,HCl, Cocaine,Hydrochloride, Cocaine
D005502 Food Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment. Foods
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522 Behavior, Animal The observable response an animal makes to any situation. Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D012457 Salicylamides Amides of salicylic acid.

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