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Differential behavioral responses to chronic amphetamine in adult male and female rats exposed to postnatal cocaine treatment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Melnick, Susan Marie Dow-Edwards, Diana L. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | The impact of cocaine exposure during development on behavioral sensitization as measured by locomotor activity and stereotypy following repeated intermittent administration of amphetamine is examined. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to cocaine at 50 mg/kg/day during postnatal days (PND) 11-20 and, as adults (PND193-212), were administered seven daily injections of 2.0 mg/kg amphetamine. Both locomotor activity and stereotypic behavior were assessed following the first and seventh injections. Control males and females showed sensitized behavior following repeated amphetamine injections with females showing greater locomotion while males showed increased stereotypy. Male rats pretreated with cocaine failed to develop sensitized locomotor or stereotypic responses following repeated amphetamine injections consistent with dampened D(1) receptor activity. Females pretreated with cocaine did not show a sensitized locomotor response but did display sensitization of stereotypy following repeated amphetamine administration. Thus, it appears that postnatal cocaine treatment produces differential effects on the circuits mediating sensitization behavior in male and female rats. |
| Starting Page | 219 |
| Ending Page | 224 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00545-7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/S0091305701005457 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305701005457?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| PubMed reference number | 11420089 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0091-3057%2801%2900545-7 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 69 |
| Journal | Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
