Intracerebroventricular administration of cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists AM251 and AM4113 fails to alter food-reinforced behavior in rats
Sink K, Segovia K, Nunes E, Collins L, Vemuri V, Thakur G, Makriyannis A, Salamone J. Intracerebroventricular administration of cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists AM251 and AM4113 fails to alter food-reinforced behavior in rats. Psychopharmacology 2009, 206: 223-232. PMID: 19588124, PMCID: PMC4425366, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1602-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBehavior, AnimalConditioning, OperantDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration RoutesDrug InteractionsEatingFood DeprivationInjections, IntraventricularMaleMotor ActivityPiperidinesPyrazolesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Reinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsFood-reinforced behaviorCB1 receptorsLocomotor suppressionFood-motivated behaviorCannabinoid CB1 receptorsCB1 neutral antagonistsSame dose rangeModulation of locomotionIntracerebroventricular administrationICV administrationLocus of actionLower brainstemReceptor transmissionPeripheral receptorsSystemic administrationLateral ventricleAppetite suppressantsNucleus accumbensAM251AM4113Inverse agonistNeutral antagonistsDose rangeAdministrationReceptors