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Synapse ; 63(2): 87-94, 2009 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19016239

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Preventing relapse poses a significant challenge to the successful management of methamphetamine (METH) dependence. Although no effective medication currently exists for its treatment, racemic gamma vinyl-GABA (R,S-GVG, vigabatrin) shows enormous potential as it blocks both the neurochemical and behavioral effects of a variety of drugs, including METH, heroin, morphine, ethanol, nicotine, and cocaine. Using the reinstatement of a conditioned place preference (CPP) as an animal model of relapse, the present study specifically investigated the ability of an acute dose of R,S-GVG to block METH-triggered reinstatement of a METH-induced CPP. Animals acquired a METH CPP following a 20-day-period of conditioning, in which they received 10 pairings of alternating METH and saline injections. During conditioning, rats were assigned to one of four METH dosage groups: 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, or 10.0 mg/kg (i.p., n = 8/group). Animals in all dosage groups demonstrated a robust and consistent CPP. This CPP was subsequently extinguished in each dosage group with repeated saline administration. Upon extinction, all groups reinstated following an acute METH challenge. On the following day, an acute dose of R,S-GVG (300 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered 2.5 h prior to an identical METH challenge. R,S-GVG blocked METH-triggered reinstatement in all four groups. Given that drug re-exposure may potentiate relapse to drug-seeking behavior, the ability of R,S-GVG to block METH-triggered reinstatement offers further support for its use in the successful management of METH dependence.


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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Anfetaminas/prevenção & controle , Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos adversos , GABAérgicos/farmacologia , Metanfetamina/efeitos adversos , Vigabatrina/farmacologia , Animais , Condicionamento Clássico/efeitos dos fármacos , Extinção Psicológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Isomerismo , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Recidiva
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