Table 4

Effect of pharmacological manipulations on cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine and heroin seeking

Neurotransmitter SystemReferencesType of Procedure; Training Drug; Training Dose (mg/kg/infusion); Schedule; Session Duration (h/day)Discrete CSDiscriminative or Contextual CuesExtinction Behavior
Cannabinoids
 Cannabinoid antagonist:
  SR141716A (0.3–3.0 mg/kg, s.c.) De Vries et al., 2001 B; C; 0.5; FR-5; 2 hAttenuation
Dopamine
 D1-like receptor agonist:
  SKF-81297 (1 mg/kg, s.c.) Weiss et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hNo effect
 D2-like receptor agonist:
  PD 128,907 (0.3 mg/kg, s.c.) Weiss et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
 D1-like receptor antagonist:
  SCH-23390 (2 μg/side, BLA) See et al., 2001 B; 0.75; FR-1; 3 hAttenuation
  SCH-23390 (1–10 μg/kg, s.c.) Alleweireldt et al., 2002 B; C; 0.75; VR-5; 2 hAttenuation
  SCH-23390 (2.5–10 μg/kg, s.c.) Ciccocioppo et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
  SCH-23390 (5–10 μg/kg, i.p.)H. Crombag, J. W. Grimm, and Y. Shaham, submittedB; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
  SCH-39166 (10 μg/kg, s.c.) Ciccocioppo et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
  SCH-39166 (10 μg/kg, s.c.) Weiss et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
 D2-like receptor antagonist:
  Raclopride (5 μg/side, BLA) See et al., 2001 B; 0.75; FR-1; 3 hNo effect
  Raclopride (50–100 μg/kg, i.p.)Crombag et al., submittedB; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
  HAL (150–300 μg/kg, i.p.) McFarland and Ettenberg, 1997 B; H; runway; 0.1No effect
 D2/3 receptor antagonist:
  Nafadotride (1 mg/kg, s.c.) Weiss et al., 2001 B; C; 0.75; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
Glutamate
 NMDA antagonist:
  AP-5 (1.97 μg/side, BLA) See et al., 2001 B; 0.75; FR-1; 3 hNo effect
  D-CPPene (0.3–3 mg/kg, i.p.) Bespalov et al., 2000 B; 0.32; FR-1; 3 hAttenuation
  Memantine (1–10 mg/kg, i.p.) Bespalov et al., 2000 B; 0.32; FR-1; 3 hNo effect
 Non-NMDA antagonist:
  CNQX (0.83 μg/side, BLA) See et al., 2001 B; 0.75; FR-1; 3 hNo effect
Noradrenaline
 α2-Adrenoceptor agonist:
  Lofexidine (100–200 mg/kg, i.p.) Highfield et al., 2001 B; 0.025 H+0.25 C; FR-1; 6 hNo effect
 Reuptake inhibitor:
  DMI (10 mg/kg/day for 21 days, i.p.) Fuchs et al., 1998 B; 0.75; VR-5; 3 hAttenuation
Opioids
 Antagonist:
  Naloxone (0.5, 1, 3 mg/kg, i.p.) McFarland and Ettenberg, 1998 B; H; runway; 0.1No effect
Serotonin
 Reuptake inhibitor:
  Fluoxetine (3.0 mg/kg/day for 20 days, i.p.) Baker et al., 2001 B; 0.5; FR-1; 6 hAttenuation
 Tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor:
  Para-chlorophenylalanine (100 mg/kg 2 days, i.p.) Tran-Nguyen et al., 1999 B; 0.33; FR-1; 2 hAttenuation
 Depletion of serotonin:
  5,7-DHT (200 μg/20 μl, i.c.v.) Tran-Nguyen et al., 2001 B; 0.33; FR-1; 2–8 hAttenuation
  • Abbreviations: B, between-session reinstatement procedure; B-W, between-within session reinstatement procedure; C, cocaine; H, heroin; HAL, haloperidol; VR, variable ratio schedule of reinforcement; W, within-session reinstatement procedure.