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Research ArticleNEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Differential Conditioned Place Preference Responses to Endomorphin-1 and Endomorphin-2 Microinjected into the Posterior Nucleus Accumbens Shell and Ventral Tegmental Area in the Rat

Maia Terashvili, Hsiang-en Wu, Randy J. Leitermann, Kuei-chun Hung, Andrew D. Clithero, Emma T. Schwasinger and Leon F. Tseng
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics May 2004, 309 (2) 816-824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.103.059287
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An unbiased conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm was used to evaluate the reward effects of endogenous μ-opioid receptor ligands endomorphin-1 (EM-1) and endomorphin-2 (EM-2) from the mesolimbic posterior nucleus accumbens (Acb) shell and the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in CD rats. EM-1 (1.6-8.1 nmol) microinjected into posterior Acb shell produced CPP, whereas EM-2 (8.7-17.5 nmol) given into the same Acb shell produced conditioned place aversion (CPA). EM-1 (1.6-16.3 nmol) microinjected into the VTA produced CPP, whereas EM-2 (8.7 and 17.5 nmol) given into the same VTA site did not produce any effect, but at a high dose (35 nmol) produced CPP. EM-1 (3.3 nmol) or EM-2 (17.5 nmol) microinjected into the nigrostriatal substantia nigra was not significantly different from vehicle-injected groups. d-Phe-Cys-Tyr-d-Trp-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2 (CTOP) at 94.13 pmol or 3-methoxynaltrexone at 0.64 pmol microinjected into the posterior Acb shell blocked EM-1-induced CPP and EM-2-induced CPA. At a higher dose, CTOP (941.3 pmol) and 3-methoxynaltrexone (6.4 pmol) produced CPA and CPP, respectively. Coadministration with antiserum against dynorphin A(1-17) (Dyn) (10 μg) microinjected into the posterior Acb shell blocked EM-2-induced CPA. However, it did not affect EM-1-induced CPP. It is concluded that EM-1 and EM-2 produce site-dependent CPP and CPA, respectively, by stimulation of different subtypes of μ-opioid-receptors; stimulation of one subtype of μ-opioid-receptor at the posterior Acb shell and VTA by EM-1 induces CPP, whereas stimulation of another subtype of μ-opioid receptor at the posterior Acb shell, but not the VTA, by EM-2 induces the release of Dyn to produce CPA.

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  • This study was supported by Grant DA12588 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (to L.F.T.).

  • DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.059287.

  • ABBREVIATIONS: EM-1, endomorphin-1; EM-2, endomorphin-2; β-FNA, β-funaltrexamine; CTOP, d-Phe-Cys-Tyr-d-Trp-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2; MOR, μ-opioid receptor; DAMGO, [d-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]-enkephalin; CPP, conditioned place preference; CPA, conditioned place aversion; Acb, accumbens; VTA, ventral tegmental area; Dyn, dynorphin A (1-17); ANOVA, analysis of variance; NRS, normal rabbit serum; U-69593, (+)-(5a,7a,8b)-N-methyl-N-[7-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl]-benzeneacetamide.

    • Received August 28, 2003.
    • Accepted January 29, 2004.
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Differential Conditioned Place Preference Responses to Endomorphin-1 and Endomorphin-2 Microinjected into the Posterior Nucleus Accumbens Shell and Ventral Tegmental Area in the Rat

Maia Terashvili, Hsiang-en Wu, Randy J. Leitermann, Kuei-chun Hung, Andrew D. Clithero, Emma T. Schwasinger and Leon F. Tseng
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics May 1, 2004, 309 (2) 816-824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.103.059287

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Differential Conditioned Place Preference Responses to Endomorphin-1 and Endomorphin-2 Microinjected into the Posterior Nucleus Accumbens Shell and Ventral Tegmental Area in the Rat

Maia Terashvili, Hsiang-en Wu, Randy J. Leitermann, Kuei-chun Hung, Andrew D. Clithero, Emma T. Schwasinger and Leon F. Tseng
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics May 1, 2004, 309 (2) 816-824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.103.059287
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