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ArticleScience advances2020

Fentanyl vapor self-administration model in mice to study opioid addiction.

K Moussawi, M M Ortiz, S C Gantz, B J Tunstall, R C N Marchette, A Bonci, G F Koob, L F Vendruscolo

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Article in Science advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Opioid inhalation in mice as a model to investigate biological drivers of the opioid crisis.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

K MoussawiIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6378-0428
M M OrtizIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2981-9928
S C GantzIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1800-4400
B J TunstallIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9430-9612
R C N MarchetteIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5040-7966
A BonciGlobal Institutes on Addictions, Miami, FL, USA.
G F KoobIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
L F VendruscoloIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8829-8627
National Institutes of Health · USGlobal Institutes on Addictions · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

TMS effects on circuit plasticity and drug seeking in mice - Diversity SupplementR00DA048085 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MOUSSAWI, KHALED · 2021 to 2023
$930k
Opposing Contributions of Oxytocin and Corticotropin-Release Factor to Alcohol DependenceR00DA048530 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI TUNSTALL, BRENDAN · 2021 to 2023
$814k
NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA048085NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA048530NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA048085NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA048530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intravenous drug self-administration is considered the "gold standard" model to investigate the neurobiology of drug addiction in rodents. However, its use in mice is limited by frequent complications of intravenous catheterization. Given the many advantages of using mice in biomedical research, we developed a noninvasive mouse model of opioid self-administration using vaporized fentanyl. Mice readily self-administered fentanyl vapor, titrated their drug intake, and exhibited addiction-like behaviors, including escalation of drug intake, somatic signs of withdrawal, drug intake despite punishment, and reinstatement of drug seeking. Electrophysiological recordings from ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons showed a lower amplitude of GABA

Indexed as

FentanylOpioid-Related DisordersAnalgesics, OpioidAnimalsDrug-Seeking BehaviorMiceSelf AdministrationAnalgesics, OpioidFentanyl

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PMID32821843
PMCPMC7406365
OpenAlexW3047382179

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