Histaminergic Receptors of Medial Septum and Conditioned Place Preference: D1 Dopamine Receptor Mechanism.
From: Department of Pharmacology and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 13145-784, Tehran, Iran. zarinmr@ams.ac.ir
Brain research
- Publish Date: Sep 2006
- ISSN: 0006-8993
- Volume: 1109
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 108-16
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Zarrindast Mohammad-Reza, Moghimi Maryam, Rostami Parvin, et al. Histaminergic Receptors of Medial Septum and Conditioned Place Preference: D1 Dopamine Receptor Mechanism.. Brain Res. Sep 2006;1109:108-16
Abstract
In the present study, the effects of intra-medial septum injections of histamine and/or the histamine H1 or H2 receptor antagonists on the acquisition of conditioned place preference (CPP) in male Wistar rats have been investigated. Our data showed that the conditioning treatments with intra-medial septum injection of different doses of histamine (0.5-15 microg/rat) induced a significant CPP for the drug-associated place. Using a 3-day schedule of conditioning, it was found that the histamine H1 receptor antagonist, pyrilamine (10 and 15 microg/rat, intra-medial septum) also induced a significant place preference. In addition, pyrilamine inhibited the histamine (7.5 microg/rat)-induced place preference. Intra-medial septum administration of the histamine H2 receptor antagonist, ranitidine (5-15 microg/rat) alone or in combination with histamine did not produce a significant place preference or place aversion. On the other hand, intra-medial septum administration of the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, SCH 233390 (0.5, 0.75 and 1 microg/rat) inhibited the histamine (7.5 microg/rat) or pyrilamine (15 microg/rat)-induced place preference in a dose-dependent manner, but no effect was observed for the dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, sulpiride on the histamine or pyrilamine response. The administration of histamine (2.5-15 microg/rat) or pyrilamine (10 and 15 microg/rat) during acquisition increased locomotor activity of the animals on the testing days. The results suggest that histaminergic receptors of the medial septum may be involved in CPP and thus it is postulated that dopamine D1 receptors may play an important role in this effect.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): (R)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-8-chloro-3-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepin-7-ol, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Conditioning (Psychology), Dopamine Antagonists, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Interactions, Histamine, Histamine H1 Antagonists, Histamine H2 Antagonists, Male, Motor Activity, Pyrilamine, Ranitidine, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Reaction Time, Receptors, Dopamine, Receptors, Histamine, Septum of Brain, Sulpiride
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