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Effects of coptis japonica on morphine-induced conditioned place preference in mice

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authors

  • Lee, S. Y.
  • Song, D. K.
  • Jang, Choon-Gon

publication date

  • July 2003

journal

  • Archives of Pharmacal Research  Journal

abstract

  • Morphine, an analgesic with significant abuse potential, is considered addictive because of drug craving and psychological dependence. It is reported that repeated treatment of morphine can produce conditioned place preference (CPP) showing a reinforcing effect in mice. CPP is a useful method for the screening of morphine-induced psychological dependence. In the present study, we investigated the effect of the methanolic extract of Coptis japonica (MCJ) on morphine-induced CPP in mice. Furthermore, we examined c-fos expression in the parietal cortex, piriform cortex, striatum, nucleus accumbens, and hippocampus of the morphine-induced CPP mouse brain. Treatment of MCJ 100 mg/kg inhibited morphine-induced CPP. Expression of c-fos was increased in the cortex, striatum, nucleus accumbens, and hippocampus of the morphine-induced CPP mouse brain. These increases of expression were inhibited by treatment with MCJ 100 mg/kg, compared to the morphine control group. Taken together, these results suggest that MCJ inhibits morphine-induced CPP through the regulation of c-fos expression in the mouse brain.

subject areas

  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Conditioning, Operant
  • Coptis
  • Genes, fos
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Morphine
  • Plant Extracts
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Research

keywords

  • Coptis japonica
  • c-Fos
  • conditioned place preference
  • immunocytochemistry
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0253-6269

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/bf02976878

PubMed ID

  • 12934646
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 540

end page

  • 544

volume

  • 26

issue

  • 7

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