Expression of morphine-conditioned hyperactivity is attenuated by naloxone and pimozide |
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Authors: | J L Neisewander M T Bardo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 40506 Lexington, KY, USA |
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Abstract: | The present experiments assessed whether morphine-conditioned hyperactivity could be attenuated by either the opiate antagonist naloxone or the dopamine antagonist pimozide. Both of these antagonists were shown to block the unconditioned hyperactivity induced by 2 mg/kg morphine (Experiment 1). Rats were then conditioned by pairing this dose of morphine repeatedly with a distinctive environment (Experiment 2). Following several drug-environment pairings, rats displayed a hyperactive conditioned response (CR) when exposed to the environment in the absence of the drug. CR expression was counteracted by 1 mg/kg naloxone and was attenuated by pimozide (0.25, 0.33, and 0.4 mg/kg) in a dose-related manner. These findings suggest that the unconditioned and conditioned hyperactive responses produced by morphine may involve similar neuropharmacologic substrates. |
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Keywords: | Classical conditioning Conditioned hyperactivity Morphine Naloxone Pimozide |
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