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PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR
卷 88, 期 3, 页码 349-357出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.09.006
关键词
lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); pentobarbital; drug discrimination; mouse; serotonin transporter; SERT; knockout
资金
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R01DA003385, R56DA003385, R21DA014183] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIDA NIH HHS [R01 DA003385-18, R01 DA003385, R21 DA014183, DA 14183, DA 03385, R56 DA003385] Funding Source: Medline
Rationale: Based upon extensive studies in the rat, it has been suggested that stimulus control by LSD is mediated by 5-HT2A receptors, with serotonergic receptors of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2C subtypes playing modulatory roles. In genetically modified mice lacking the serotonin transporter (SERT), 5-HT2A receptor density is decreased and, at a functional level, the head-twitch response following the administration of DOI, an index of activation of 5-HT2A receptors, is reduced. Taken together, these studies led us to hypothesize that the efficacy of LSD in establishing stimulus control is diminished or abolished in mice lacking the serotonin transporter. Objective: Determine the efficacy of LSD for establishing stimulus control in SERT knockout (KO) mice. Methods: SERT KO mice and wildtype (WT) littermates were trained in a visual discrimination on a progressive fixed ratio (FR) water-reinforced task and subsequently trained on a FR10 schedule with LSD (0.17 or 0.30 mg/kg) or vehicle. To control for general deficiencies in drug discrimination, mice were trained with pentobarbital (15 or 30 mg/kg) or vehicle. Results: The visual stimulus exerted control in both genotypes. LSD-induced stimulus control in 90% of WT mice but only 31% of SERT KO mice. In contrast, pentobarbital-induced stimulus control in 80% of WT mice and 54% of knockout mice. Conclusions: Although SERT KO mice exhibited stimulus control by the non-serotonergic drug, pentobarbital, the efficacy of LSD in these animals was markedly decreased, suggesting that reduced density of 5-HT1A and/or 5-HT2A receptors underlies the absence of stimulus control by LSD. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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