Title : The stereotypy-inducing and OCD-like effects of chronic 'binge' cocaine are modulated by distinct subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Pub. Date : 2012 Sep

PMID : 22568685






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1 This study was designed to assess the contribution of different nAChR subtypes to the behavioural and neurochemical effects of chronic cocaine treatment. Cocaine cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 7 Mus musculus
2 Quantitative autoradiography was used to examine the effect of cocaine exposure on alpha7 and alpha4beta2* nAChRs, and on the high-affinity choline transporter. Cocaine cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 7 Mus musculus
3 KEY RESULTS: MLA+cocaine administration induced an intense self-grooming behaviour, indicating a likely role for alpha7 nAChRs in modulating this anxiogenic, compulsive-like effect of cocaine. Cocaine cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 7 Mus musculus