Abstract
Behavioral studies of chronic CB1 receptor activation may provide a pharmacological approach to understanding efficacy-related differences among CB1 ligands as well as mechanistic commonalities between cannabinoid and noncannabinoid drugs. In the present studies, the effects of CB1 agonists [(6aR,10aR)-3-(1-adamantyl)-6,6,9-trimethyl-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol (AM411), 9β-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(1-adamantyl)-hexahydrocannabinol (AM4054), R-(+)-[2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-[(morpholinyl)methyl]pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazinyl]-(1-naphthalenyl)methanone mesylate (WIN55,212.2), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), (R)-(+)-arachidonyl-1'-hydroxy-2'-propylamide (methanandamide)], CB1 antagonists [5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4-methyl-N-(piperidin-1-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (SR141716A), 5-(4-alkylphenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-N-(piperidin-1-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (AM4113)], and dopamine (DA)–related [methamphetamine, (±)-6-chloro-7,8-dihydroxy-3-allyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine hydrobromide (SKF82958), (R)-(+)-7-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine hydrochloride (SCH23390), (6aR)-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-6-propyl-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinoline-10,11-diol (R-(−)-NPA), haloperidol] and opioid (morphine, naltrexone) drugs on scheduled-controlled responding under a 30-response fixed ratio schedule of stimulus-shock termination in squirrel monkeys were compared before and during chronic treatment with the long-acting CB1 agonist AM411 (1.0 mg/kg per day, i.m.). Prechronic treatment with all drugs except naltrexone (1–10 mg/kg) produced dose-related decreases in responses rates. Dose-response re-determinations during chronic treatment revealed the following: 1) >250-fold (AM411, methanandamide) and >45-fold (AM4054, WIN55,212.2, Δ9-THC) rightward shifts in the ED50 values for CB1 agonists; 2) >100-fold and >20-fold leftward shifts in the ED50 values for SR141716A and AM4113, respectively; and 3) approximately 4.8-fold and 10-fold rightward shifts in the ED50 values for methamphetamine and the DA D2 agonist R-(−)-NPA, respectively. Dose-response relationships for other DA-related and opioid drugs were unchanged by chronic CB1 agonist treatment. Differences in the magnitude of tolerance among CB1 agonists during chronic treatment may be indicative of differences in their pharmacological efficacy, whereas the enhanced sensitivity to behaviorally disruptive effects of CB1 antagonists may provide evidence for CB1-related behavioral and/or physical dependence. Finally, the development of cross-tolerance to methamphetamine and R-(−)-NPA bolsters previous evidence of interplay between CB1 and DA D2 signaling mechanisms.
Footnotes
This research was supported by grants from National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse [Grants DA19205 (J.B., principal investigator) and DA26795 (A.M., principal investigator)], as well as a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Award [awarded to R.I.D. (N.K. Mello, principal investigator).
- Received July 11, 2012.
- Accepted November 29, 2012.
- Copyright © 2013 by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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