These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed


  • Title: Sigma1 receptor antagonist BD1047 enhances reversal of conditioned place preference from cocaine to social interaction.
    Author: Fritz M, Klement S, El Rawas R, Saria A, Zernig G.
    Journal: Pharmacology; 2011; 87(1-2):45-8. PubMed ID: 21196793.
    Abstract:
    We have previously shown that only four 15-min social interaction episodes with a male adult conspecific reversed cocaine conditioned place preference (CPP) even despite continuing CPP training with cocaine. In the present study, we investigated if BD1047, a sigma1 receptor antagonist that has been shown to inhibit the expression of cocaine CPP, is able to enhance this effect. BD1047, given as a 10-min pretreatment, dose-dependently (ED50 of 0.0036 mg/kg i.p.) decreased the time spent in the previously cocaine-associated compartment in favour of the time spent in the compartment in which a single social interaction had taken place. Our findings indicate that sigma1 blockade may be used therapeutically to enhance treatment adherence in social interaction-based rehabilitation programs.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]