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Blockade of Nicotine and Cannabinoid Reinforcement and Relapse by a Cannabinoid CB1-Receptor Neutral Antagonist AM4113 and Inverse Agonist Rimonabant in Squirrel Monkeys.

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Schindler, Charles W, Redhi, Godfrey H, Vemuri, Kiran, Makriyannis, Alexandros, Le Foll, Bernard, Bergman, Jack, Goldberg, Steven R, Justinova, Zuzana·2016·Neuropsychopharmacology

Abstract

Nicotine, the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and (-)-Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, play major roles in tobacco and marijuana dependence as reinforcers of drug-seeking and drug-taking behavior. Drugs that act as inverse agonists of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the brain can attenuate the rewarding and abuse-related effects of nicotine and THC, but their clinical use is hindered by potentially serious side effects. The recently developed CB1-receptor neutral antagonists may provide an alternative therapeutic approach to nicotine and cannabinoid dependence. Here we compare attenuation of nicotine and THC reinforcement and reinstatement in squirrel monkeys by the CB1-receptor inverse agonist rimonabant and by the recently developed CB1-receptor neutral antagonist AM4113. Both rimonabant and AM4113 reduced two effects of nicotine and THC that play major roles in tobacco and marijuana dependence: (1) maintenance of high rates of drug-taking behavior, and (2) priming- or cue-induced reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior in abstinent subjects (models of relapse). In contrast, neither rimonabant nor AM4113 modified cocaine-reinforced or food-reinforced operant behavior under similar experimental conditions. However, both rimonabant and AM4113 reduced cue-induced reinstatement in monkeys trained to self-administer cocaine, suggesting the involvement of a common cannabinoid-mediated mechanism in the cue-induced reinstatement for different drugs of abuse. These findings point to CB1-receptor neutral antagonists as a new class of medications for treatment of both tobacco dependence and cannabis dependence.

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  • A neutral CB1 antagonist (AM4113) may retain the therapeutic potential of inverse agonists, possibly without the neuropsychiatric side effects.

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Authors
Schindler, C. W., Redhi, G. H., Vemuri, K., Makriyannis, A., Le Foll, B., Bergman, J., Goldberg, S. R., & Justinova, Z.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Northeastern University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Venue
Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2016-02-18
Volume
41
Issue
9
Pages
2283-2293
ISSN
  • 0893-133X (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-634X
OpenAlex
W2331358065
Cited by
73
References
56
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (Z99 DA999999)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA019205, R01DA007215, Z01DA000003, Z01DA000001, R01DA003801, R37DA023142, R01DA031020, R37DA003801, P01DA009158)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Keywords
nicotine reinforcement, CB1 receptor, rimonabant, neutral antagonists, inverse agonists, reinstatement, relapse, cue-induced reinstatement, self-administration, cocaine, food reinforcement, tobacco dependence, cannabis use disorder, squirrel monkey
MeSH terms
Rimonabant, Animals, Marijuana Abuse, Conditioning, Operant, Cues, Male, Nicotine, Piperidines, Pyrazoles, Recurrence, Reinforcement, Psychology, Saimiri, Self Administration, Dronabinol, Tobacco Use Disorder, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1, Drug-Seeking Behavior

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