title: 5-HT3 receptor antagonists do not modify cocaine place conditioning or the rise in extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens of rats.
abstract: Three 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, MDL 72222, tropisetron, and ondansetron were studied for their ability to modify the conditioned place preference (CPP) induced by 10 mg/kg IP cocaine in rats. MDL 72222 (0.03-3 mg/kg SC) and tropisetron (0.01-0.1 mg/kg SC) administered, respectively, 30 min and 1 h before each conditioning session, did not affect the acquisition of cocaine CPP. Ondansetron (0.01-0.1 mg/kg SC) administered 30 min before each conditioning session or just before testing likewise had no effect. At 0.1 mg/kg SC ondansetron did not modify the increase of extracellular dopamine caused by 10 mg/kg cocaine in the nucleus accumbens. The results suggest that 5-HT3 receptor antagonists have no effect on the rewarding properties of cocaine or on the behaviour elicited by the stimuli previously associated with the drug's action.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cervo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samanin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014326:Tropanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077526:Tropisetron
chemical_list: D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D014326:Tropanes; D017294:Ondansetron; D000077526:Tropisetron; D003042:Cocaine; C042253:bemesetron; D004298:Dopamine