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ArticlePsychopharmacology2022

Chronic ∆-9-tetrahydrocannabinol administration delays acquisition of schedule-induced drinking in rats and retains long-lasting effects.

Esmeralda Fuentes-Verdugo, Gabriela E López-Tolsa, Ricardo Pellón, Miguel Miguéns

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Esmeralda Fuentes-VerdugoDepartamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/ Juan del Rosal 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-4602
Gabriela E López-TolsaDepartamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/ Juan del Rosal 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8997-2831
Ricardo PellónDepartamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/ Juan del Rosal 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-7621
Miguel MiguénsDepartamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/ Juan del Rosal 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain. mmiguens@psi.uned.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-822X
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleSchedule-induced drinking (SID) is a behavioural phenomenon characterized by an excessive and repetitive drinking pattern with a distinctive temporal distribution that has been proposed as a robust and replicable animal model of compulsivity. Despite cannabis currently being the most widely consumed illicit drug, with growing interest in its clinical applications, little is known about the effects of ∆-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on SID.

objectivesThe effects of chronic and acute THC administration on SID acquisition, maintenance and extinction were studied, as were the effects of such administrations on the distinctive temporal distribution pattern of SID.

methodsTHC (5 mg/kg i.p.), or the corresponding vehicle, was administered to adult Wistar rats for 14 days in a row. Subsequently, THC effects on SID acquisition were tested during 21 sessions using a 1-h fixed-time 60-s food delivery schedule. Acute effects of THC were also evaluated after SID development. Finally, two extinction sessions were conducted to assess behavioural persistence.

resultsThe results showed that previous chronic THC treatment delayed SID acquisition and altered the distinctive behavioural temporal distribution pattern during sessions. Moreover, acute THC administration after SID development decreased SID performance in animals chronically pre-treated with the drug. No great persistence effects were observed during extinction in animals pre-treated with THC.

conclusionsThese results suggest that chronic THC affects SID development, confirming that it can disrupt learning, possibly causing alterations in time estimation, and also leads to animals being sensitized when they are re-exposed to the drug after long periods without drug exposure.

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DronabinolAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarDronabinolAdjunctive behaviourCannabisSensitizationTHCTime estimation

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