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ArticlePsychopharmacology2012

The effect of a novel VMAT2 inhibitor, GZ-793A, on methamphetamine reward in rats.

Joshua S Beckmann, Emily D Denehy, Guangrong Zheng, Peter A Crooks, Linda P Dwoskin, Michael T Bardo

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua S BeckmannDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, 741 S. Limestone, BBSRB, Room B343, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA. joshua.beckmann@uky.edu
Emily D Denehy
Guangrong Zheng
Peter A Crooks
Linda P Dwoskin
Michael T Bardo
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Development of Novel Therapies or Methamphetamine AbuseR01DA013519 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI DWOSKIN, LINDA P · 2000 to 2009
$5.1M
Training in Drug Abuse Related Research.T32DA016176 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI DWOSKIN, LINDA P · 2004 to 2020
$4.0M
Development of Novel Therapies or Methamphetamine AbuseU01DA013519 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI DWOSKIN, LINDA P · 2012 to 2016
$3.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013519NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA13519NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA01617NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA016176NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA013519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationalePrevious research suggests that the vesicular monoamine transporter-2 (VMAT2) is a novel target for the treatment of methamphetamine (METH) abuse.

objectiveThe effects GZ-793A, a novel, selective, and potent lobelane analog, on the rewarding effects of METH, cocaine, and palatable food in rats were determined.

methodGZ-793A (3-30 mg/kg, s.c.) was administered 20 min prior to each session in which the groups of rats pressed a lever for infusions of METH (0.03 mg/kg/infusion), cocaine (0.3 mg/kg/infusion), or food pellets. Tolerance to repeated GZ-793A (15 mg/kg, s.c. for 7 days) on METH self-administration and food-maintained responding was determined. The ability of increasing doses of METH (0.001-0.56 mg/kg, i.v.) to surmount inhibition produced by GZ-793A (15 mg/kg, s.c.) was determined. Self-administration of GZ-793A (0.01-0.3 mg/kg/infusion, i.v.) was tested as a substitute for METH infusion. GZ-793A (15 mg/kg, s.c.) was administered 20 min prior to METH or saline conditioning in a place preference test.

resultsGZ-793A specifically decreased METH self-administration, without the development of tolerance. Increasing the unit dose of METH did not surmount the inhibition produced by GZ-793A on METH self-administration. GZ-793A did not serve as a substitute for self-administered METH. GZ-793A blocked METH-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) and did not induce CPP alone.

conclusionsThese results indicate that VMAT2 is a viable target for pharmacological inhibition of METH reward and that GZ-793A represents a new lead in the discovery of a treatment for METH abuse.

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AnimalsChoice BehaviorCocaineConditioning, OperantDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsDrug ToleranceFoodLobelineMaleMethamphetamineNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRewardSelf AdministrationCocaineLobelineMethamphetamineN-(1,2-dihydroxylpropyl)-2,6-di-(4-methoxyphenethyl)piperidineNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsSlc18a2 protein, ratVesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins

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PMCPMC3390966
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