TABLE 1

Effects of monoamine releasers on intracranial self-stimulation

Drug PharmacologyaDosesRouteStrain/SpeciesSexICSS ProcedurebDrug EffectcDependent MeasureReference
Drug NameSelectivityStructureParameter
mg/kg
AmphetamineDA/NE>5HT0.1–2.0i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleFree operantFacilitation↑rateCarey et al., 1974
AmphetamineDA/NE>5HT0.25–2.0i.p.Fischer ratMaleDiscrete trialAmplitudeFacilitation↓CITEsposito et al., 1980
AmphetamineDA/NE>5HT0.032–1.0i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓θ0 ↑rateBauer et al., 2013b
AmphetamineDA/NE>5HT1.0–4.0i.p.C57Bl6/J mouseMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓M50Elmer et al., 2010
AmphetamineDA/NE>5HT1.0–4.0i.p.DBA/2J mouseMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓M50Elmer et al., 2010
(+)-PhenmetrazineDA/NE>5HT0.32–10i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓θ0 ↑rateBauer et al., 2013b
m-FluroamphetamineDA/NE>5HT1.0–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓θ0 ↑rateBauer et al., 2013b
(+)-MethamphetamineDA/NE>5HT0.032–1.0i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↓θ0 ↑rateBauer et al., 2013b
(±)MethcathinoneDA/NE>5HT0.1–1.0i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyFacilitation↑rateBonano et al., 2014
PAL-314DA/NE>5HT0.32–10i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↓θ0 ↑↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
PAL-313DA/NE/5HT0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↓θ0 ↑↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
(+)MDMADA/NE/5HT0.1–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↓θ0 ↑↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
PAL-287DA/NE/5HT0.32–10i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↓θ0 ↑↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
(−)MDMADA<NE/5HT0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↑↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
(±)MethyloneDA/NE/5HT1.0–10i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↑↓rateBonano et al., 2014
(±)MephedroneDA/NE/5HT1.0–10i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↑↓rateBonano et al., 2014
(±)MephedroneDA/NE/5HT1.0–10i.p.C57Bl6/J mouseMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↓θ0 ↓EF50Robinson et al., 2012
PAL-544DA/NE/5HT0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↑↓rateBanks et al., 2014
PAL-571DA/NE/5HT0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyMixed↑↓rateBanks et al., 2014
PAL-569DA<NE/5HT0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyDepression↓rateBanks et al., 2014
PAL-542DA/5HT>NE0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyDepression↓rateBanks et al., 2014
FenfluramineDA<5HT/NE0.32–3.2i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleHybridFrequencyDepression↓rateBauer et al., 2013b
FenfluramineDA<5HT/NE20i.p.Sprague-Dawley ratMaleFree operantDepression↓rateOlds, 1995
  • Rate, response rate; CIT, current-intensity threshold; θ0: theta-0 threshold; M50 or EF50, frequency maintaining 50% maximum rate.

  • a Selectivity for monoamine release.

  • b First colunn indicates structure of experimental session (see text for details). Second column indicates stimulation parameter under manipulation across trials.

  • c Most prominent drug effect on ICSS.