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- Title
Ro 32-0432 attenuates mecamylamine-precipitated nicotine withdrawal syndrome in mice.
- Authors
Singh, Thakur Gurjeet; Rehni, Ashish K; Arora, Sandeep
- Abstract
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 is noted to mediate a number of signal transduction cascades involved in the causation of nicotine withdrawal syndrome. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of Ro 32-0432, a G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 inhibitor, on propagation of nicotine dependence and resultant withdrawal signs in subchronic nicotine mouse model. Our experimental protocol consisted of administration of nicotine, (2.5 mg/kg, subcutaneously), four times daily for 7 days. In order to precipitate nicotine withdrawal, mice were given one injection of mecamylamine (3 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) 1 h after the last nicotine injection on the test day (day 8). Behavioral observations were made for a period of 30 min immediately after mecamylamine treatment. Withdrawal syndrome was quantitated in terms of a composite withdrawal severity score, jumping frequency, nicotine-induced hyperalgesia by tail flick method, and withdrawal syndrome-related anxiety was assessed by elevated plus maze test results. Ro 32-0432 dose dependently attenuated mecamylamine-induced nicotine withdrawal syndrome in mice. It is concluded that Ro 32-0432 attenuates the propagation of nicotine dependence and reduce withdrawal signs possibly by G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 activation-linked mechanisms.
- Publication
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2013, Vol 386, Issue 3, p197
- ISSN
1432-1912
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00210-012-0825-0