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ArticlePsychopharmacology2015

Effect of preexposure on methylphenidate-induced taste avoidance and related BDNF/TrkB activity in the insular cortex of the rat.

B Bradley Wetzell, Mirabella M Muller, Shaun M Flax, Heather E King, Kathleen DeCicco-Skinner, Anthony L Riley

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B Bradley WetzellPsychopharmacology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC, 20016, USA, bradley.wetzell@american.edu.
Mirabella M Muller
Shaun M Flax
Heather E King
Kathleen DeCicco-Skinner
Anthony L Riley
American University · US

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Abstract

rationaleExogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the insular cortex (IC) is known to influence conditioned taste avoidance (CTA) learning, but little is known of its endogenous role in the phenomenon. Preexposure to many abusable compounds attenuates their ability to induce CTA, thus providing a possible platform from which to further elucidate the endogenous role of IC BDNF in CTA.

objectivesThe role of IC BDNF in CTA learning was examined by assessing the effect of preexposure to methylphenidate (MPH) on MPH-induced CTA, followed by expression between preexposure groups of BDNF in the IC, central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), and the nucleus accumbens (NAc).

methodsFollowing preexposure to MPH (18 mg/kg), CTAs induced by MPH (0, 10, 18, and 32 mg/kg) were assessed in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 64). In separate groups (n = 31), differences in BDNF and tropomyosin-related kinase receptor-B (TrkB) were assessed using Western blots following similar preexposure and conditioning procedures.

resultsPreexposure to MPH significantly blunted MPH-CTA compared to preexposure to vehicle. Unexpectedly, there were no significant effects of MPH on BDNF activity following CTA, but animals preexposed to MPH exhibited decreased activity in the CeA and enhanced activity in the IC and NAc.

conclusionsPreexposure to MPH attenuates its aversive effects on subsequent presentations, and BDNF's impact on CTA learning may be dependent upon its temporal relation to other CTA-related intracellular cascades.

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AmygdalaAnimalsAvoidance LearningBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCerebral CortexDopamine Uptake InhibitorsMaleMethylphenidateNucleus AccumbensPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, trkBSignal TransductionTasteTaste PerceptionBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDopamine Uptake InhibitorsMethylphenidateReceptor, trkB

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