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  • Title: Repeated administration of low doses of cocaine enhances the sensitivity of 5-HT2 receptor function.
    Author: Darmani NA, Martin BR, Glennon RA.
    Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav; 1992 Mar; 41(3):519-27. PubMed ID: 1584831.
    Abstract:
    The acute and chronic effects of cocaine were evaluated on the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-receptor 5-HT2 mediated behavioral function, the head-twitch response (HTR), in mice. In a recent study, we reported that the (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane HCl (DOI)-induced HTR was dose dependently reduced by cocaine via indirect stimulation of serotonergic 5-HT1A and adrenergic alpha 2 receptors. In the present investigation, the HTR was evoked by the nonselective 5-HT agonist 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine hydrogen oxolate (5-MeO-DMT). Cocaine by itself failed to produce HTR but dose dependently inhibited the 5-MeO-DMT-induced behavior. Cocaine's effects were not due to 5-HT3 antagonism since acute administration of the more potent 5-HT3 antagonist (ICS-205,930) failed to produce or modify the 5-MeO-DMT-induced behavior. During withdrawal from chronic cocaine treatment (5-20 mg/kg), 5-MeO-DMT-induced HTR was enhanced. Depending upon the cocaine dose used, the induced supersensitivity persisted up to 172 h following cessation of cocaine treatment. The mechanisms of cocaine-induced supersensitivity were further investigated using the more selective 5-HT2 agonist DOI. Withdrawal from a low-dose (0.03-1.25 mg/kg) chronic cocaine treatment caused the DOI-induced HTR to increase, whereas withdrawal from a 5- and 10-mg/kg cocaine regimen had no significant effect. The maximal effect persisted up to 36 h following termination of cocaine treatment. Relative to vehicle-exposed controls, withdrawal from cocaine treatment enhanced the inhibitory potency of the 5-HT1A agonist (+-)-8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin HBr (8-OH-DPAT) on DOI-induced HTR.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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