Advanced Biomedical Research

Effect of electrical stimulation of nucleus accumbens with low, median and high currents intensities on conditioned place preference induced by morphine in rats

Authors

Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Some investigators indicated the effect of electrical or chemical stimulation on different parts of the brain and its effect on animal's behaviors. Furthermore, drug addiction is known to be associated with dysfunction of memory and motivational systems. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of electrical stimulation of nucleus accumbens (NAc) with different currents intensities on conditioned place preference (CPP) induced by morphine.
Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided for experimental groups (n = 8). We investigated the influence of electrical stimulation with different current intensities (low: 15 μA, median: 50 μA and high: 100 μA) on NAc with ineffective and effective dose of morphine (0.5 and 5 mg/kg, respectively) on acquisition and expression of morphine-induced place conditioning in male rats.
Results: The doses of subcutaneous administration morphine (2.5 and 5 mg/kg, P < 0.05 and P < 0.001; respectively) induced CPP compared with saline group. Furthermore, our findings are showed that electrical stimulation (100 μA) of NAc suppressed morphine-induced CPP. It revealed impairment of learning and memory formation in conditioning process due to morphine administration.
Conclusion: It is possible that high current intensity (100 μA) had an accompanied effect by a reversal of the increased tissue contents of dopamine and its metabolites in the NAc of morphine-induced CPP rats. Furthermore, high current intensity in combination with ineffective dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg) increased morphine-induced CPP probability via the prove reward system.

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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2014, January
January 2014
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