作者: I. Roth-Deri , A. Zangen , M. Aleli , R. G. Goelman , G. Pelled
DOI: 10.1046/J.1471-4159.2003.01584.X
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摘要: b-endorphin is an endogenous opioid peptide that has been hypothesized to be involved in the behavioral effects of drugs abuse including psychostimulants. Using microdialysis, we studied effect cocaine on extracellular levels nucleus accumbens, a brain region reinforcing psychostimulant drugs. Experimenter-delivered (2 mg/kg, i.v.) increased immunoreactive attenuated by 6-hydroxy-dopamine lesions or systemic administration D1-like receptor antagonist, SCH-23390 (0.25 i.p.). The release accumbens was mimicked local perfusion dopamine (5 lM) and blocked coadministration (10 lM). Self-administered (1 mg/kg/infusion, also accumbens. In addition, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, found increases regional activity arcuate nucleus. We demonstrate increase following experimenter-delivered self-administered mediated dopaminergic system. These findings suggest activation neurons within nucleus‐nucleus pathway may important neurobiological mechanisms underlying cocaine.