Basal extracellular dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens are decreased during cocaine withdrawal after unlimited-access self-administration
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Basal extracellular dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens are decreased during cocaine withdrawal after unlimited-access self-administration
Abstract
The effects of withdrawal from cocaine on extracellular dopamine (DA) levels in the nucleus accumbens (NAC) were examined by intracranial microdialysis in awake rats after periods (9.5-21.75 h) of unlimited-access, intravenous cocaine self-administration. Cocaine withdrawal was associated with significant reductions in basal DA overflow that persisted up to 12 h. Maximal inhibition of DA release (mean +/- S.E.M. 66.15 +/- 3.30 percent of basal levels) was observed between 4-6 h after cessation of cocaine intake and was positively correlated (r = 0.88) with the duration of the preceding self-administration episode. The results suggest that suppression of basal DA release in the NAC is an adaptive consequence of sustained cocaine exposure and may in part underlie the post-cocaine anhedonia observed in behavioral models of cocaine withdrawal.
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