EFFECT OF THE 5-HT3 ANTAGONIST ONDANSETRON ON VOLUNTARY ETHANOL INTAKE IN RATS AND MICE MAINTAINED ON A LIMITED ACCESS PROCEDURE

被引:69
作者
TOMKINS, DM
LE, AD
SELLERS, EM
机构
[1] Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, M5S 2S1, Ontario
关键词
ETHANOL INTAKE; WATER INTAKE; WISTAR RATS; C57BL/6; MICE; CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION; BLOOD ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02246222
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effect of the 5-HT3 antagonist ondansetron on ethanol self-administration was examined in a limited access paradigm. Acute administration of ondansetron (0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg) reduced ethanol intake in male Wistar rats by 35%, whilst water intake was unaffected. Both a lower (0.001 mg/kg) and higher dose (1 mg/kg) of ondansetron failed to modify ethanol consumption. Ondansetron did not, however, alter the pharamacokinetic profile of an orally administered dose of ethanol (1 g/kg) over the same dose range. To examine the generality of these findings and to determine if tolerance would develop to the suppressant effects of ondansetron on ethanol intake, male C57BL/6 mice were treated with ondansetron (0.001, 0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg) over 22 days, 30 min prior to scheduled access to ethanol. Both 0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg doses reduced ethanol intake; however, water intake was not altered by either dose. This finding confirms and extends the generality of the effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists on ethanol intake across different species and different paradigms of ethanol consumption. More importantly, the present study shows that the reduction in ethanol intake induced by ondansetron was maintained even after a prolonged period of treatment and is not due to an alteration in the absorption or metabolism of ethanol.
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