title: Effects of CP-154,526 on responding during extinction from cocaine self-administration in rats.
abstract: Conditioned cues associated with cocaine induce craving and relapse. Although the role of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) in stress- and cocaine-induced relapse has been reported, its involvement in cue-induced behavior has not been established. Using responding during extinction as a model of cue-induced craving, we tested the effects of a selective CRH1 receptor antagonist, CP-154,526 (butyl-ethyl-[2,5-dimethyl-7-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine). Rats were trained to respond on a multiple schedule of cocaine self-administration and food reinforcement. On extinction test days, saline was substituted for cocaine. Pretreatment with CP-154,526 (20 mg/kg, i.p.) decreased responding on the cocaine-associated lever during extinction, suggesting an involvement of CRH1 receptors in cue-induced craving.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, PO Box 33932, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gurkovskaya
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Goeders
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D003042:Cocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005108:Extinction, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012646:Self Administration
chemical_list: C101628:CP 154526; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011758:Pyrroles; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003042:Cocaine