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ArticleScientific reports2020

Gabapentin-induced drug-seeking-like behavior: a potential role for the dopaminergic system.

Yusuf S Althobaiti, Amal Alghorabi, Fahad S Alshehri, Bandar Baothman, Atiah H Almalki, Hashem O Alsaab, Walaa Alsanie, Ahmed Gaber, Hussam Almalki, Abdulrahman S Alghamdi and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yusuf S AlthobaitiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Health Science Campus, Airport Road, Al Haweiah, PO Box 888, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia. ys.althobaiti@tu.edu.sa.
Amal AlghorabiAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad S AlshehriDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Bandar BaothmanAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Atiah H AlmalkiAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Hashem O AlsaabAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Walaa AlsanieAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed GaberAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Hussam AlmalkiAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman S AlghamdiAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad BasferAddiction and Neuroscience Research Unit, Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan AlthobaitiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Care, Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Ana Maria Gregio HardyDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Zahoor A ShahDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Taif University · SAUniversity of Toledo · USMinistry of Health · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drugs of abuse represent a growing public health crisis. Accumulating evidence indicates that gabapentin (GBP), a prescription drug, is prone to misuse, abuse, withdrawal, and dependence. Commonly, drugs of abuse modulate the dopaminergic system to induce addiction. In this study, we used the conditioned place preference (CPP) model to investigate the involvement of the dopamine 1 (D1) receptor on the reward and reinforcement behavior of GBP. Under a CPP paradigm, male BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected either saline or 100, 200, or 300 mg/kg of GBP and confined to the injection-paired chamber for 30 min. In the pre-conditioning phase, mice were conditioned for 3 days, and baseline data were collected. In the conditioning phase, mice were given once-daily alternating injections of either GBP or saline for 8 days and subsequently assessed in a post-conditioning test. Injections of 300 mg/kg of GBP significantly increased the time spent in the drug-paired chamber compared to the saline-paired chamber. However, lower doses of GBP (100 and 200 mg/kg) showed no effect. Pre-treatment with SKF-83566, a D1 receptor antagonist, attenuated GBP-induced CPP. Thus, for the first time, we show that GBP can induce CPP through a dopaminergic-dependent mechanism.

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AnimalsConditioning, OperantDopaminergic NeuronsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug-Seeking BehaviorGabapentinMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CReceptors, Dopamine D1Reinforcement, PsychologyRewardGabapentinReceptors, Dopamine D1

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PMID32591630
PMCPMC7320158
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