Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo. (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2005-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1007/s00213-005-0195-0 (literal)
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  • Perra S., Pillolla G., Melis M., Muntoni A.L., Gessa G.L., Pistis M. (2005)
    Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo.
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  • Perra S., Pillolla G., Melis M., Muntoni A.L., Gessa G.L., Pistis M. (literal)
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  • (1) B.B. Brodie Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy (2) Center of Excellence \"Neurobiology of Addiction\", University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy (3) CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy (literal)
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  • Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo. (literal)
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  • RATIONALE: Several lines of evidence indicate that the endogenous cannabinoid system is involved in the pharmacological and behavioural effects of alcohol. The mesolimbic dopaminergic (DA) system and the nucleus accumbens (NAc) process rewarding properties of drugs of abuse, including alcohol and cannabinoids, whereas endocannabinoids in these regions modulate synaptic function and mediate short- and long-term forms of synaptic plasticity. OBJECTIVES: The present study was designed to investigate the contribution of the endogenous cannabinoid system in alcohol electrophysiological effects in the mesolimbic reward circuit. METHODS: We utilized extracellular single cell recordings from ventral tegmental area (VTA) DA and NAc neurons in anesthetized rats. DA neurons were antidromically identified as projecting to the shell of NAc, whereas NAc putative medium spiny neurons were identified by their evoked responses to basolateral amygdala (BLA) stimulation. RESULTS: Alcohol stimulated firing rate of VTA DA neurons and inhibited BLA-evoked NAc neuron spiking responses. The cannabinoid type-1 receptor (CB1) antagonist rimonabant (SR141716A) fully antagonized alcohol effect in both regions. In the NAc, either inhibition of the major catabolic enzyme of the endocannabinoid anandamide, the fatty-acid amyd hydrolase, with URB597 or a pretreatment with the CB1 receptor agonist WIN55212-2 significantly depressed alcohol-induced effects in the NAc. CONCLUSIONS: These results corroborate the notion of the involvement of endocannabinoids and their receptors in the actions of alcohol and highlight the endocannabinoid system as a valuable target in the therapy for alcoholism. (literal)
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