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The mesolimbic dopaminergic system is implicated in the reinforcing effects of nicotine

Corrigall, William A., Franklin, Keith B. J., Coen, Kathleen M., Clarke, Paul B. S.·1992·Psychopharmacology

Abstract

Rats were trained to self-administer nicotine on a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement. Infusion of the nicotinic antagonist chlorisondamine into the cerebral ventricles produced a sustained reduction in nicotine self-administration compared to vehicle-treated controls. Lesions of the mesolimbic dopamine system were produced by microinfusion of 6-hydroxydopamine into the nucleus accumbens. Following production of the lesions, nicotine self-administration was markedly reduced for the 3-week test period; motor impairment did not appear to be responsible. Post mortem analysis of brain tissue showed that the lesion produced a pronounced decrease in dopamine content of the nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle, and a small depletion in the striatum. These data demonstrate that the reinforcing effects of nicotine occur within the central nervous system, and that the mesolimbic dopamine projection plays an important role in these effects.

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Authors
Corrigall, W. A., Franklin, K. B. J., Coen, K. M., & Clarke, P. B. S.
Affiliations
McGill University (CA)
Venue
Psychopharmacology
Published
1992-06
Volume
107
Issue
2-3
Pages
285-289
ISSN
  • 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2072
OpenAlex
W2011246896
Cited by
829
References
40
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FWCI
5.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01da005970-02)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 05970)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Keywords
nicotine, mesolimbic dopamine system, nicotine self-administration, nicotine reinforcement, nucleus accumbens, 6-hydroxydopamine lesion, chlorisondamine, dopamine depletion, olfactory tubercle, striatum, fixed-ratio schedules
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain Chemistry, Chlorisondamine, Conditioning, Operant, Dopamine, Limbic System, Male, Nicotine, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reinforcement Schedule, Self Administration, Stereotaxic Techniques, Oxidopamine, Rats

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