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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
卷 121, 期 1-2, 页码 54-61出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.08.006
关键词
Cocaine; Exercise; Extinction; Reinstatement; Self-administration; Sex differences
资金
- US Public Service [DA14255, DA027485]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute [52006292]
- Duke Endowment
- Davidson College
Background: Relapse to drug use after a period of abstinence is a persistent problem in the treatment of cocaine dependence. Physical activity decreases cocaine self-administration in laboratory animals and is associated with a positive prognosis in human substance-abusing populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of long-term access to a running wheel on drug-primed and cueinduced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior in male and female rats. Methods: Long-Evans rats were obtained at weaning and assigned to sedentary (no wheel) and exercising (access to wheel) groups for the duration of the study. After 6 weeks, rats were implanted with intravenous catheters and trained to self-administer cocaine for 14 days. After training, saline was substituted for cocaine and responding was allowed to extinguish, after which cocaine-primed reinstatement was examined in both groups. Following this test, cocaine self-administration was re-established in both groups for a 5-day period. Next, a second period of abstinence occurred in which both cocaine and the cocaine-associated cues were withheld. After 5 days of abstinence, cue-induced reinstatement was examined in both groups. Results: Sedentary and exercising rats exhibited similar levels of cocaine self-administration, but exercising rats responded less than sedentary rats during extinction. In tests of cocaine-primed and cue-induced reinstatement, exercising rats responded less than sedentary rats, and this effect was apparent in both males and females. Conclusions: These data indicate that long-term access to a running wheel decreases drug-primed and cue-induced reinstatement, and that physical activity may be effective at preventing relapse in substance-abusing populations. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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