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ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2020

Nicotine Self-administration Is Not Increased in the Methylazoxymethanol Acetate Rodent Model of Schizophrenia.

Jillian J Weeks, Laura E Rupprecht, Anthony A Grace, Eric C Donny, Alan F Sved

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Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jillian J WeeksCenter for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Laura E RupprechtCenter for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Anthony A GraceCenter for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Eric C DonnyDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Alan F SvedCenter for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
University of Pittsburgh · USWake Forest University · US

Funding

Gating of Information Flow Within the Nucleus Accumbens (Supplement)R01MH057440 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ANTHONY A GRACE · 1997 to 2026
$7.2M
Gating of Information Flow Within the Nucleus AccumbensR37MH057440 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GRACE, ANTHONY A · 2007 to 2016
$3.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH057440NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH057440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with schizophrenia (SCZ) smoke at a rate of 4-5 times higher than the general population, contributing to negative health consequences in this group. One possible explanation for this increased smoking is that individuals with SCZ find nicotine (NIC) more reinforcing. However, data supporting this possibility are limited.

methodsThe present experiments examined self-administration of NIC, alone or in combination with other reinforcers, across a range of doses in the methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM) rodent model of SCZ.

resultsMAM and control animals did not differ in NIC self-administration across a range of doses and schedules of reinforcement, in both standard 1-hour self-administration sessions and 23-hour extended access sessions. However, MAM animals responded less for sucrose or reinforcing visual stimuli alone or when paired with NIC.

conclusionsTo the extent that MAM-treated rats are a valid model of SCZ, these results suggest that increased NIC reinforcement does not account for increased smoking in SCZ patients. IMPLICATIONS: This study is the first to utilize nicotine self-administration, the gold standard for studying nicotine reinforcement, in the methylazoxymethanol acetate model of schizophrenia, which is arguably the most comprehensive animal model of the disease currently available. Our assessment found no evidence of increased nicotine reinforcement in methylazoxymethanol acetate animals, suggesting that increased reinforcement may not perpetuate increased smoking in schizophrenia patients.

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Disease Models, AnimalReinforcement, PsychologyAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleMaleMethylazoxymethanol AcetateNicotineProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySchizophreniaSelf AdministrationSucroseMethylazoxymethanol AcetateNicotineProtein Synthesis InhibitorsSucrose

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PMID30899959
PMCPMC7297085
OpenAlexW2922853691

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