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Sensitization of cocaine-stimulated increase in extracellular levels of corticotropin-releasing factor from the rat amygdala after repeated administration as determined by intracranial microdialysis

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authors

  • Richter, R. M.
  • Pich, E. M.
  • Koob, George
  • Weiss, Friedbert

publication date

  • 1995

journal

  • Neuroscience Letters  Journal

abstract

  • Using intracranial microdialysis, the effect of repeated cocaine (30 mg/kg i.p.) versus saline administration for 10 consecutive days upon basal and stimulated release of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) was examined in the central amygdaloid nucleus (CeA) of anesthetized rats. No significant differences in basal CRF levels between daily cocaine and saline treated groups were found. However, after cocaine challenge (10 mg/kg i.p.) the increase in CRF overflow was significantly greater in cocaine- as opposed to saline-pretreated rats (266 +/- 55.4% versus 149 +/- 8.5% of basal levels). Local administration of 4-aminopyridine produced a significant increase in CRF efflux (195 +/- 58.5%) in daily cocaine-treated rats with only a weak response in the control group (127 +/- 30.9%). These data demonstrate that repeated administration of cocaine enhances cocaine-induced release of CRF in the rat CeA. The sensitization of CRF release may play a significant role in psychostimulant-induced sensitization phenomena.

subject areas

  • Aminopyridines
  • Amygdala
  • Animals
  • Cocaine
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Male
  • Microdialysis
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
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keywords

  • AMYGDALA
  • COCAINE
  • CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR
  • MICRODIALYSIS
  • SENSITIZATION
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0304-3940

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0304-3940(95)11365-4

PubMed ID

  • 7624019
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 169

end page

  • 172

volume

  • 187

issue

  • 3

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