Effects of acute and repeated nicotine administration on delay discounting in Lewis and Fischer 344 rats.
Effects of acute and repeated nicotine administration on delay discounting in Lewis and Fischer 344 rats.
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DOI:
10.1097/fbp.0b013e328340a050
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发表时间:
2010-12
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Diller JW
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作者:
Anderson KG;Diller JW
Biological differences may underlie individual differences in impulsive behavior, such as choice for a smaller, more immediate reinforcer over a larger, more delayed reinforcer. Repeated exposure to drugs of abuse may have differing effects on such behavior. To evaluate acute and repeated effects of nicotine on impulsive choice, two strains of rats that have been shown to differ in impulsive choice were tested in a delay-discounting paradigm. Eight Lewis and eight Fischer 344 rats were allowed to choose between one food pellet delivered immediately and three food pellets delivered after a delay. The delay systematically increased in blocks of trials within each session, and the delay value at which choice for the two alternatives was equal (i.e., the indifference point) was interpolated. Effects of nicotine (0.1 – 1.0 mg/kg, s.c.) on percent choice and indifference points were determined during the acute-testing phase and during the re-determination of effects of each dose following at least 30 sessions of repeated 1.0 mg/kg nicotine exposure. Lewis rats had shorter indifference points (i.e., made fewer larger reinforcer choices) than the Fischer 344 rats. Acute nicotine administration increased mean larger-reinforcer choices at the 0.3 mg/kg dose in the Lewis rats and at the 1.0 mg/kg dose in the Fischer 344 rats. After repeated exposure to nicotine, indifference points returned to near baseline (pre-drug) levels for both strains. Strain differences were observed in rates of delay discounting and nicotine may decrease impulsive choice acutely, but this effect does not appear to be long-lasting.