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Biol. Res ; 56: 25-25, 2023. ilus, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1513737

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BACKGROUND: Mechanoreceptor activation modulates GABA neuron firing and dopamine (DA) release in the mesolimbic DA system, an area implicated in reward and substance abuse. The lateral habenula (LHb), the lateral hypothalamus (LH), and the mesolimbic DA system are not only reciprocally connected, but also involved in drug reward. We explored the effects of mechanical stimulation (MS) on cocaine addiction-like behaviors and the role of the LH-LHb circuit in the MS effects. MS was performed over ulnar nerve and the effects were evaluated by using drug seeking behaviors, optogenetics, chemogenetics, electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Mechanical stimulation attenuated locomotor activity in a nerve-dependent manner and 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) and DA release in nucleus accumbens (NAc) following cocaine injection. The MS effects were ablated by electrolytic lesion or optogenetic inhibition of LHb. Optogenetic activation of LHb suppressed cocaine-enhanced 50 kHz USVs and locomotion. MS reversed cocaine suppression of neuronal activity of LHb. MS also inhibited cocaine-primed reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior, which was blocked by chemogenetic inhibition of an LH-LHb circuit. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that peripheral mechanical stimulation activates LH-LHb pathways to attenuate cocaine-induced psychomotor responses and seeking behaviors.


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Humans , Cocaine/metabolism , Cocaine/pharmacology , Habenula/metabolism , Cocaine-Related Disorders/metabolism , Cocaine-Related Disorders/therapy , Dopamine/metabolism , Dopamine/pharmacology , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Neurons
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RBCF, Rev. bras. ciênc. farm. (Impr.) ; 37(1): 113-118, jan.-abr. 2001. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-314075

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A imunofluorescência polarizada (IFP) é uma técnica de triagem recomendada para a determinação de benzoilecgonina, produto de biotransformação da cocaína, em urina de usuários deste fármaco. Foi investigada a possibilidade da aplicação da IFP para verificar o uso de cocaína analisando amostras de cabelo. Como nesse espécime biológico é encontrada maior concentração de cocaína do que de benzoilecgonina, foi desenvolvido um método capaz de promover a extração das duas substâncias e a posterior transformação da cocaína em benzoilecgonina. O método padronizado foi aplicado em amostras de cabelo provinientes de usuários de cocaína, sendo obtidos resultados positivos para benzoilecgonina em todas as análises realizadas...


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Cocaine/analysis , Cocaine/toxicity , Substance Abuse Detection , Hair , In Vitro Techniques , Pharmacology , Cocaine-Related Disorders/metabolism , Cocaine-Related Disorders/urine , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Specimen Handling , Laboratory and Fieldwork Analytical Methods
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