Disruption of dopamine D1 receptor gene expression attenuates alcohol-seeking behavior
Disruption of dopamine D1 receptor gene expression attenuates alcohol-seeking behavior
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00414-2
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发表时间:
1998-07-24
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5
通讯作者:
O'Dowd, BF
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作者:
El-Ghundi, M;George, SR;O'Dowd, BF
The role of the dopamine D-1 receptor subtype in alcohol-seeking behaviors was studied in mice genetically deficient in dopamine D-1 receptors (D-1 -/-). In two-tube free choice limited (1-5 h) and continuous (24 h) access paradigms, mice were exposed to water and increasing concentrations of ethanol (3%, 6% and 12% w/v). Voluntary ethanol consumption and preference over water were markedly reduced in D-1 -/- mice as compared to heterozygous (D-1 +/-) and wild-type (D-1 +/+) controls, whereas overall fluid consumption was comparable. When offered a single drinking tube containing alcohol as their only source of fluid for 24 h, D-1 -/- mice continued to drink significantly less alcohol than D-1 +/+ and D-1 +/- mice. Dopamine D-2 receptor blockade with sulpiride caused a small but significant reduction in alcohol intake and preference in D-1 +/+ mice and attenuated residual alcohol drinking in D-1 -/- mice. Dopamine D-1 receptor blockade with SCH-23390 very effectively reduced alcohol intake in D-1 +/+ and D-1 +/- mice to the level seen in untreated D-1 -/- mice. These findings suggest involvement of both dopamine D-1 and D-2 receptor mechanisms in alcohol-seeking behavior in mice; however, these implicate D-1 receptors as having a more important role in the motivation for alcohol consumption. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.