Abstract
Contraversive circling induced by unilateral infusions of morphine (7.5 nanomoles or 5 μg) into the ventral tegmental area was studied under conditions of dopamine uptake inhibition. Dopamine uptake blockade with either nomifensine (2.5 mg/kg) or GBR 13069 (2.0 mg/kg) resulted in a 3-fold increase in the rate of circling. Naloxone (1.5 mg/kg) attenuated but did not completely block the potentiated circling. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that morphine causes contraversive circling through local activation or disinhibition of dopaminergic cell firing.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1077-1079 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1988 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported by NSERC of Canada and by USPHS grants DA02429, NS09199 and AG06434. Special thanks to Dr. Richard Heikkila for generously providing the GBR-13069.
Funding
Supported by NSERC of Canada and by USPHS grants DA02429, NS09199 and AG06434. Special thanks to Dr. Richard Heikkila for generously providing the GBR-13069.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institute on Aging | R01AG006434 |
| U.S. Public Health Service | DA02429, AG06434, NS09199 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
Keywords
- Circling
- Dopamine
- GBR-13069
- Morphine
- Nomifensive
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biological Psychiatry
- Behavioral Neuroscience
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