1999
Enhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization
Taylor J, Horger B. Enhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 31-40. PMID: 10102780, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-accumbens amphetamineIntra-NAc amphetamineCocaine sensitizationLocomotor sensitizationNucleus accumbensCR leverLong-term neuronal adaptationsSaline-treated groupMesolimbic dopamine systemStimulant drug useSaline infusionSaline injectionDopamine systemPsychomotor stimulantsDrug useNeuronal adaptationConditioned rewardStimulant drugsAmphetaminePrior exposureSensitizationTest daySeparate groupsNCR leverPredictive associations
1997
(S)-(-)-HA-966, a gamma-hydroxybutyrate-like agent, prevents enhanced mesocorticolimbic dopamine metabolism and behavioral correlates of restraint stress, conditioned fear and cocaine sensitization.
Morrow B, Lee E, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Nye H, Roth R. (S)-(-)-HA-966, a gamma-hydroxybutyrate-like agent, prevents enhanced mesocorticolimbic dopamine metabolism and behavioral correlates of restraint stress, conditioned fear and cocaine sensitization. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1997, 283: 712-21. PMID: 9353390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHA-966Dopamine metabolismMedial prefrontal cortexCocaine sensitizationNucleus accumbensHigh doseAcute cocaine-induced locomotionPrefrontal cortexGABAB receptor bindingCocaine-induced locomotionGamma-aminobutyric acidStress-induced increaseFear-inducing behaviorDopamine utilizationGABAB receptorsRestraint stressControl ratsLocomotor sensitizationDopaminergic neurotransmissionShell subdivisionBaclofen bindingCortical membranesPositive enantiomerWeight gainReceptor binding
1994
Preexposure to, but Not Cotreatment with, the Neurotensin Antagonist SR 48692 Delays the Development of Cocaine Sensitization
Horger B, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R. Preexposure to, but Not Cotreatment with, the Neurotensin Antagonist SR 48692 Delays the Development of Cocaine Sensitization. Neuropsychopharmacology 1994, 11: 215-222. PMID: 7865101, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1380108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine challenge injectionSR 48692Role of neurotensinDevelopment of sensitizationEffects of cocaineCocaine sensitizationChallenge injectionDay drug-free periodMale Sprague-Dawley ratsCocaine-induced locomotor activityDrug-free periodSprague-Dawley ratsCocaine-induced locomotor activationCocaine-induced activityDrug-free daysEffects of cotreatmentPreexposure injectionsDaily administrationLocomotor activationCocaine testLocomotor deficitsLocomotor activityActivity countsChronic preexposureCocaine testing