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The impact of GABAB receptors and their pharmacological stimulation on cocaine reinforcement and drug-seeking behaviors in a rat model of depression.

Abstract：

:Depression and cocaine use disorder represent frequent co-current diagnoses and the GABAB receptors are involved in both conditions. This research involved the application of the animal model of depression (bulbectomy, OBX) and cocaine use disorder (self-administration) to assess the efficiency of GABAB receptor agonists, baclofen and SKF-97541, on cocaine rewarding property and reinforcement of seeking-behaviors in rats with depressive phenotype. Additionally, we applied immunoreactive techniques to determine changes in the expression of GABAB receptor subunit 1 and 2 in rats with depression and cocaine addiction. The results obtained the study illustrate that the GABAB receptor agonists reduced the rewarding property of cocaine in both OBX and control (SHAM) rats. Both agonists significantly reduced cue- and cocaine-induced reinstatement in both groups. This is the first report demonstrating a different impact of cocaine abuse on GABAB receptor levels in depressed animals. It was documented that the expression of GABAB1 subunit in the infralimbic cortex increased during self-administration and extinction training in OBX animals. The lower level of expression for this subunit in addictive SHAM rats during self-administration, and increased in extinguished addictive OBX rats was found in the ventrolateral striatum. The expression of GABAB2 subunit changed only in the case of cocaine self-administration paradigm, as a decline of the subunit level in the nucleus accumbens and ventral hippocampus was observed only in OBX rats. The relevance of GABAB receptors in depression and addiction comorbidity is clearly implicated and can open a new era of drug discovery for individuals with dual diagnosis.

journal_name

Eur J Pharmacol

journal_title

European journal of pharmacology

authors

Gawlińska K,Jastrzębska J,Gamberini S,Gawliński D,Pieniążek R,Suder A,Wydra K,Frankowska M

doi

10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173324

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-15 00:00:00

pages

173324

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

S0014-2999(20)30416-7

journal_volume

883

pub_type

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The impact of GABAB receptors and their pharmacological stimulation on cocaine reinforcement and drug-seeking behaviors in a rat model of depression.