Daily morphine administration increases impulsivity in rats responding under a 5-choice serial reaction time task

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Repeated administration of a μ opioid receptor agonist can enhance some forms of impulsivity, such as delay discounting. However, it is unclear whether repeated administration alters motor impulsivity.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: We examined the effects of acute administration of morphine and amphetamine prior to and during daily morphine administration in rats responding under a five-choice serial reaction time task. Rats (n = 5) were trained to detect a brief flash of light presented randomly in one of five response holes; responding in the target hole delivered food, whereas responding in the wrong hole or responding prior to illumination of the target stimulus (premature response) initiated a timeout. Premature responding served as an index of motor impulsivity.

KEY RESULTS: Administered acutely, morphine (0.1-10 mg·kg(-1) , i.p.) increased omissions and modestly, although not significantly, premature responding without affecting response accuracy; amphetamine (0.1-1.78 mg·kg(-1) , i.p.) increased premature responding without changing omissions or response accuracy. After 3 weeks of 10 mg·kg(-1) ·day(-1) morphine, tolerance developed to its effects on omissions whereas premature responding increased approximately fourfold, compared with baseline. Effects of amphetamine were not significantly affected by daily morphine administration.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: These data suggest that repeated administration of morphine increased effects of morphine on motor impulsivity, although tolerance developed to other effects, such as omissions. To the extent that impulsivity is a risk factor for drug abuse, repeated administration of μ opioid receptor agonists, for recreational or therapeutic purposes, might increase impulsivity and thus the risk for drug abuse.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

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British journal of pharmacology - 173(2016), 8 vom: 30. Apr., Seite 1350-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maguire, D R [VerfasserIn]
Henson, C [VerfasserIn]
France, C P [VerfasserIn]

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76I7G6D29C
Journal Article
Morphine
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 26.12.2016

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bph.13434

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NLM256537151