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BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 237, Issue -, Pages 41-48Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.010
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Orexin; Morphine conditioned place preference; SB 334867; Dependence; Mice; TCS-OX2-29
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Conditioned place preference (CPP) has been associated with orexinergic (hypocrtinergic) system activation in naive mice; however, the distinct role of different receptors of orexin in this paradigm has not been characterized yet. Moreover, the relationship between orexins and morphine in dependent mice may not be equal to naive mice and seems noteworthy to investigate. We investigated the effects of systemic administration of orexin-l-receptor antagonist, SB 334867, and orexin-2 receptor antagonist, TCS-OX2-29 on the acquisition and expression of morphine conditioned place preference (CPP) in both naive and morphine-dependent mice. We tested SB 334867 in three doses (10,20 and 30 mg/kg), TCS-OX2-29 in two doses (5 and 10 mg/kg)and morphine with highest effective dose based on our dose-response experiment (5 mg/kg). Our results revealed that while SB 334867 suppressed CPP acquisition and expression in naive mice, it failed to block CPP acquisition and expression in morphine dependent animals. In contrast, TCS-OX2-29 suppressed CPP acquisition and expression in both naive and dependent mice significantly. The rewarding effect of morphine has stronger correlation with orexin-2 receptors in morphine-dependent mice while it depends on both kinds of receptors in naive mice. This finding, if confirmed in other studies, persuades us to further investigate the role of orexin-2 receptor antagonists as potent drugs in addiction treatment. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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