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Effects of the NOP agonist SCH221510 on producing and attenuating reinforcing effects as measured by drug self-administration in rats

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Sukhtankar, Devki D., Lagorio, Carla H., Ko, Mei-Chuan·2014·European Journal of Pharmacology

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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptor agonists attenuate morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rodents. However, it is not known whether NOP agonists have reinforcing properties or can inhibit mu opioid receptor (MOP)-mediated reinforcement as measured by drug self-administration in rodents. Further understanding the behavioral effects of NOP agonists could suggest them as having potential in attenuating reinforcing effects of opioids. In the first part of the study, reinforcing properties of selective NOP agonist SCH221510 were determined and compared with the full MOP agonist remifentanil under fixed-ratio 5 (FR5) and progressive-ratio (PR) schedules of drug self-administration. In the second part, effects of systemic and intracisternal pretreatment of SCH221510 were determined and compared with MOP antagonist naltrexone in attenuating reinforcing effects of remifentanil and a non-drug reinforcer (sucrose pellets). Remifentanil self-administration (0.3-10 µg/kg/infusion) generated a biphasic dose-response curve, characteristic of drugs with reinforcing properties. SCH221510 (3-300 µg/kg/infusion) self-administration resulted in flat dose-response curves and early break-points under the PR, indicative of drugs lacking reinforcing value. Intracisternally, but not systemically, administered SCH221510 (0.3-3 µg) attenuated remifentanil self-administration, comparable with systemic naltrexone (0.03-0.3 mg/kg). SCH221510 (1-3 µg), unlike naltrexone (0.03-1 mg/kg), attenuated responding for sucrose pellets. Both effects of SCH221510 were reversed by the NOP antagonist J-113397 (0.3-3 µg). These results suggest that SCH221510 does not function as a reinforcer in rats, and that it can attenuate the reinforcing value of MOP agonists; therefore, the potential utility of NOP agonists for the treatment of drug addiction warrants further evaluation.

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Authors
Sukhtankar, D. D., Lagorio, C. H., & Ko, M.-C.
Affiliations
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (US)
Corresponding author
Sukhtankar, Devki D.
Venue
European Journal of Pharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-12
Volume
745
Pages
182-189
ISSN
0014-2999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1998637918
Cited by
33
References
44
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FWCI
1.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • European Journal of Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (R01-DA032568, R21-DA035359)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
nociceptin/orphanin FQ, NOP receptor agonists, self-administration, opioid reinforcement, remifentanil, mu-opioid receptor, naltrexone, intracisternal administration, J-113397, opioid dependence treatment
MeSH terms
Remifentanil, Nociceptin Receptor, Animals, Benzimidazoles, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Male, Naltrexone, Narcotic Antagonists, Piperidines, Receptors, Opioid, Reinforcement, Psychology, Self Administration, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, Opioid, mu, Substance-Related Disorders, Rats, Azabicyclo Compounds

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