Abstract：
:The effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors, indomethacin and nimesulide, on the action of i.v. morphine on dopamine neurons projecting to the nucleus Accumbens was studied using standard extracellular recording techniques coupled with antidromic identification in unanesthetized rats. The i.v. administration of either nimesulide (3 mg/kg) or indomethacin (3.5 mg/kg) per se did not affect the firing rate of mesolimbic dopamine cells. In contrast, the subsequent administration of morphine (0.25-2 mg/kg i.v.) potently increased the firing rate of mesolimbic dopamine neurons in cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor-pretreated rats as compared with saline-pretreated rats. The maximal enhancement of basal firing rate at the highest dose of morphine tested was 92%, 80% and 47%, for nimesulide-, indomethacin-, and saline-treated rats, respectively. Our results indicate that the effect of morphine on mesolimbic dopamine cells is potentiated by blocking cyclo-oxygenase activity and suggest that the modulation of cyclo-oxygenase pathway in dopamine cells might be involved in the cellular mechanisms of the rewarding actions of morphine.
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Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Melis M,Diana M,Gessa GLdoi
10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00799-2keywords:
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2000-01-03 00:00:00pages
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
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journal_title：European journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2014-05-05 00:00:00
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