Abstract:
:The influence of different neuropeptides related to pro-opiomelanocortin were tested on acquisition of heroin self-administration in rats. The animals were allowed to self-administer heroin intravenously on a continuous reinforcement schedule during 6 h daily sessions on 5 consecutive days. Treatment was performed subcutaneously 1 h before each daily session. It was found that the opioid peptides alpha-, gamma- and beta-endorphin hardly influenced acquisition of heroin self-administration, while the non-opioid fragments of alpha- and gamma- endorphin modulated this behavioral response. In fact, beta-endorphin (beta E) 2-9 tended to facilitate the rate of acquisition, while the gamma-type endorphins, des-Tyr1-gamma-endorphin (beta E 2-17) and des-enkephalin-gamma-endorphin (beta E 6-17), decreased heroin intake. Concerning the ACTH/MSH related peptides, a decreasing effect of heroin intake was found following treatment with (D-Phe7)-ACTH 4-10, with a high dose of the ACTH 4-9 analog Org 2766 and with gamma 2-MSH, while ACTH 1-24, ACTH 4-10 and a low dose of Org 2766 did not significantly influence self-injecting behavior. It is concluded that pro-opiomelanocortin serves as a precursor molecule for peptide fragments, which modulate the acquisition of heroin self-administration in rats.
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van Ree JMdoi
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1983-12-05 00:00:00pages
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