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Phencyclidine-induced behavioral sensitization

X Xu1, E F Domino

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0626.

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
|March 1, 1994
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Chronic phencyclidine (PCP) injections in rats cause behavioral sensitization, increasing locomotor activity and stereotypy. This effect develops without drug-environment conditioning and is not blocked by MK-801, suggesting unique mechanisms.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Chronic psychomotor stimulant use can lead to sensitization, or reverse tolerance.
  • Phencyclidine (PCP) is a psychomotor stimulant with known effects on behavior.
  • Understanding sensitization mechanisms is crucial for addiction research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reexamine phencyclidine's effects on locomotor activity and stereotypy in rats.
  • To determine if drug-environment conditioning is necessary for PCP-induced behavioral sensitization.
  • To investigate if MK-801 blocks behavioral sensitization to phencyclidine.

Main Methods:

  • Daily injections of phencyclidine were administered to female Sprague-Dawley rats.
  • Locomotor activity and stereotypy were automatically measured using the Digiscan system.

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  • MK-801 was administered to assess its effect on PCP-induced sensitization.

    • Main Results:

    • Four daily phencyclidine injections confirmed sensitization in locomotor activity and stereotypy.
    • Behavioral sensitization to phencyclidine developed independently of drug-environment conditioning.
    • MK-801 did not block the development of behavioral sensitization to phencyclidine.

    Conclusions:

    • Behavioral sensitization to phencyclidine occurs without environmental conditioning.
    • The neurobiological pathways for phencyclidine sensitization differ from those of amphetamine and cocaine.
    • These findings contribute to understanding stimulant addiction mechanisms.