INCREASED OCCUPATION OF D-1 AND D-2 DOPAMINE-RECEPTORS ACCOMPANIES COCAINE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION
INCREASED OCCUPATION OF D-1 AND D-2 DOPAMINE-RECEPTORS ACCOMPANIES COCAINE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION
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DOI：
10.1016/0006-8993(94)91734-5
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发表时间：
1994-03-14
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影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
MARTINIVERSON, MT
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作者：
BURGER, LY;MARTINIVERSON, MT
In rats exhibiting behavioural sensitization after daily cocaine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) injections, the occupation of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors by dopamine, measured as protection from N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ) receptor denaturation, was increased by about 100% compared to animals receiving cocaine in a treatment regimen that produced behavioural tolerance. Co-administration with nimodipine, an agent that blocks the impulse-dependent increase in synaptic concentrations of dopamine caused by cocaine, not only blocked sensitization but also blocked the increase in occupation of receptors. These findings strongly support the hypothesis that enhanced dopamine release and subsequent interaction with dopamine receptors is a substrate for behavioural sensitization to cocaine and have implications for the pharmacotherapy of cocaine abuse.
