Effects of chronic cadmium exposure on the conditioned reinforcing properties of morphine and fentanyl in rats /

(CPP). In CPP a drug is repeatedly paired with a neutral

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Main Author: Miller, Dennis K.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(CPP). In CPP a drug is repeatedly paired with a neutral
0.04 mg/kg)were systemically administered (sc) and rats
abuse. The experiments presented examined the effects of
all drugs were paired with the least-preferred side as
and fentanyl using the conditioned place preference paradigm
cadmium on the conditioned reinforcing properties of morphine
cadmium-exposed animals showed preference at 5 jig only.
cadmium-exposed rats received 0, 0.6, 1.25, 2.5. or 5 mg/kg
cadmium. CPP was conducted in a 2-chamber apparatus in which
Chronic exposure to the toxicant cadmium has been shown to
CNS. An attenuation by cadmium again was observed, as
conditioned reinforcing properties of the opiates.
control animals showed a place preference at 2 and 5 @g and
days. Control animals showed a preference for the drug-
determine whether the results seen in Experiment 1 were due
determined on a pre-test. In Experiment 1. control and
environment. In these experiments adult male rats were
Experiment 2. rats were implanted with cannulae into the
exposed ad libitum for 40 days to 100 ppm cadmium chloride
exposed rats showed a preference at 5 mg/kg only. In
In Experiment 3, increasing doses of the selective g-
lateral ventricles and or 5 morphine sulfate
more time in the drugpaired rather than a non-drug-paired
morphine sulfate (ip) for 4 days, and vehicle only for 4
opioidreceptor agonist fentanyl (0, 0.0004, 0.004, and
paired side at 1.25, 2.5. and 5 mg/kg while the cadmium-
point to an attenuation rather than a suppression of the
preference at 0.0004, 0.004, and 0.04 mg/kg. These results
preference only at 0.04 mg/kg, control animals showed
produce an attenuation in behavior properties of drugs of
stimulus. When given free-choice access, the animal spends
tested for CPP. While cadmium animals showed place
through their diet, or an identical diet with no added
to an antagonsim by cadmium in the periphery rather than the
was administered intracerebroventricularly (icv) to
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Physical Description:viii, 60 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 48-58.