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Role of dopamine and glutamate receptors in cocaine-induced social effects in isolated and grouped male OF1 mice.

Cocaine administration in paired male mice decreases social contacts as well as increases avoidance and flee elements. As dopamine (DA) and glutamate seem to be involved in some of cocaine's effects, an attempt was made to assess whether a range of associated receptors influenced the social impacts of this drug of abuse. The NMDA antagonist memantine (10 and 40 mg/kg); the AMPA antagonist CNQX (1 and 20 mg/kg); the DA release inhibitor CGS 10746b (2 and 8 mg/kg): the DA D1 antagonist SCH 23390 (0.05 and 0.5 mg/kg); and the DA D2/D3 antagonist raclopride (0.03 and 0.3 mg/kg) were administered prior to 25 mg/kg of cocaine and behaviour was evaluated during an encounter between an experimental and a standard opponent in a neutral cage for 10 min. Memantine reverts cocaine-induced social withdrawal and the increase in avoidance and flee, CNQX being effective only in these latter actions. On the other hand, SCH 23390 counteracts the social as well as the defensive action of cocaine, raclopride being effective only in blocking the cocaine-induced increase in avoidance and flee behaviours. In conclusion, although both neurotransmitter systems are involved in the effects of cocaine on social behaviour, NMDA and D1DA receptors seem to have an important role.[1]

References

  1. Role of dopamine and glutamate receptors in cocaine-induced social effects in isolated and grouped male OF1 mice. Lluch, J., Rodríguez-Arias, M., Aguilar, M.A., Miñarro, J. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. (2005) [Pubmed]
 
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