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- Title
The role of adenosine A1 receptors in the nucleus accumbens during morphine withdrawal.
- Authors
Jafarova Demirkapu, Mahluga; Yananlı, Hasan Raci; Kaleli, Melisa; Sakalli, Halil Eren; Gören, Mehmet Zafer; Topkara, Betilay
- Abstract
Opioids are effective analgaesic agents, but serious adverse effects such as tolerance and withdrawal contribute to opioid dependence and limit their use. Opioid withdrawal is a common occurrence in human opiate addicts that is not life‐threatening. Studies have shown that the mesocorticolimbic system, especially the nucleus accumbens, is an important region in drug addiction and adenosine receptors play a modulatory role in the mechanism of action of drug dependence and withdrawal. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the selective A1 receptor agonist CPA (N6‐cyclopentyladenosine) on withdrawal symptoms, and the concentration of dopamine and noradrenaline in the nucleus accumbens and locomotor activity behaviour during naloxone‐precipitated withdrawal in morphine‐dependent rats. The local administration of CPA (1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 mmol/L bilateral 250 nL) into the nucleus accumbens decreased the Gellert–Holtzman withdrawal scale, and increased concentrations of dopamine and noradrenaline in the same region during naloxone‐induced withdrawal. Our findings suggest that administration of the A1 receptor agonist significantly decreased withdrawal behaviours and increased dopamine and noradrenaline concentrations in opioid withdrawal in a dose‐dependent manner. These results demonstrate that adenosine receptors should be examined as a potential mechanism that could be exploited for the treatment of morphine withdrawal.
- Subjects
NUCLEUS accumbens; MORPHINE; DOPAMINE; DRUG addiction; NORADRENALINE; DRUG withdrawal symptoms
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology, 2020, Vol 47, Issue 4, p553
- ISSN
0305-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1440-1681.13224