Opioid and monoamine systems mediate the discriminative stimulus of tramadol in rats


Filip M., Wydra K., Inan S., Dziedzicka-Wasylewska M., Przegalinski E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, cilt.498, ss.143-151, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 498
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.07.090
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143-151
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We analyzed the ability of the mu opioid peptide receptor ligands morphine and naloxone and several antidepressant drugs that are serotonin (fluoxetine), noradrenaline (reboxetine), mixed serotonin and noradrenaline (milnacipram and venlafaxine), dopamine (nomifensine) reuptake inhibitors, as well as roxindole (a nonselective drug) to substitute for, or alter, tramadol discrimination. Male Wistar rats were trained to discriminate tramadol (20 mg/kg) from saline in a two-choice water-reinforced paradigm. Out of the drugs studied, only morphine substituted for tramadol. In combination experiments, naloxone (0.1-1 mg/kg) attenuated the stimulus effects of tramadol (20 mg/kg) and the substitution evoked by morphine (2 mg/kg). Milnacipram (10 mg/kg) or reboxetine (10 mg/kg) enhanced the effects of tramadol (2.5-10 mg/kg); the other antidepressant drugs used failed to modulate tramadol discrimination. Our results indicate that tramadol can be used as a stimulus cue in rats, and that mu opioid peptide mechanisms are involved in its effects, while noradrenergic uptake inhibitors can enhance tramadol discrimination. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.