A behavioural model to reveal place preference to delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in mice.
Psychopharmacology (Berl)
; 147(4): 436-8, 2000 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-10672638
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE The rewarding properties of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are difficult to demonstrate in rodents using standard procedures. OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the motivational responses of THC in the place conditioning paradigm in mice after minimizing the dysphoric effects of the first drug exposure and/or the consequences of its pharmacokinetic properties.METHODS:
Mice were conditioned to THC (1 or 5 mg/kg) using an unbiased procedure with an elevated number of pairings and long conditioning time.RESULTS:
A place aversion was observed with 5 mg/kg THC using a standard protocol. Similar results were obtained when the CB-1 receptor antagonist SR 141716A (1 mg/kg) was administered immediately after each THC conditioning period. However, mice receiving a priming THC injection and conditioned 24 h later showed a place preference with 1 mg/kg THC and no effect with 5 mg/kg THC.CONCLUSION:
THC produces a clear place preference in mice by using a long period of conditioning and avoiding the possible dysphoric consequences of the first drug exposure.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dronabinol
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Behavior, Animal
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Conditioning, Operant
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Hallucinogens
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychopharmacology (Berl)
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain