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The neuropharmacology of relapse to food seeking: Methodology, main findings, and comparison with relapse to drug seeking

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Nair, Sunila G., Adams-Deutsch, Tristan, Epstein, David H., Shaham, Yavin·2009·Progress in Neurobiology

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Relapse to old, unhealthy eating habits is a major problem in human dietary treatments. The mechanisms underlying this relapse are unknown. Surprisingly, until recently this clinical problem has not been systematically studied in animal models. Here, we review results from recent studies in which a reinstatement model (commonly used to study relapse to abused drugs) was employed to characterize the effect of pharmacological agents on relapse to food seeking induced by either food priming (non-contingent exposure to small amounts of food), cues previously associated with food, or injections of the pharmacological stressor yohimbine. We also address methodological issues related to the use of the reinstatement model to study relapse to food seeking, similarities and differences in mechanisms underlying reinstatement of food seeking versus drug seeking, and the degree to which the reinstatement procedure provides a suitable model for studying relapse in humans. We conclude by discussing implications for medication development and future research. We offer three tentative conclusions: (1)The neuronal mechanisms of food-priming- and cue-induced reinstatement are likely different from those of reinstatement induced by the pharmacological stressor yohimbine. (2)The neuronal mechanisms of reinstatement of food seeking are possibly different from those of ongoing food-reinforced operant responding. (3)The neuronal mechanisms underlying reinstatement of food seeking overlap to some degree with those of reinstatement of drug seeking.

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  • Animal models show that after extinction, drug or food consumption behavior can be triggered by cue, reward, or stressor.

    “Animal models of both food and drug reward have shown that after extinction, the behavior for drug or food consumption can be triggered either by exposure to the cue, the reward, or a stressor (34).”

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Authors
Nair, S. G., Adams-Deutsch, T., Epstein, D. H., & Shaham, Y.
Affiliations
National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
Corresponding author
Shaham, Yavin
Venue
Progress in Neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
18-45
ISSN
0301-0082 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1974100279
Cited by
112
References
358
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Progress in Neurobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (Z01DA000434)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
food cues, yohimbine, reinstatement of drug seeking, neuropharmacology, dietary therapy, food addiction, neural mechanisms, pharmacological stress
MeSH terms
Animals, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Behavior, Animal, Disease Models, Animal, Feeding Behavior, Food Preferences, Humans, Neuropharmacology, Yohimbine, Behavior, Addictive

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