Effects of self-administered phencyclidine on regional uptake of 2-deoxy-D-[1-14C]glucose in brain.
A D Weissman, K L Marquis, J E Moreton, E D London
Neuropharmacology June 1989 DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(89)90136-6 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Rats |
| Intervention | Phencyclidine |
| Dose | 0.5 mg/kg/injection, i.v. |
| Measures | 2-deoxy-D-[1-(D14C] glucose (DG) uptake |
| Key findings | Phencyclidine produced largely similar regional cerebral metabolic effects in self-administering and naive rats, including decreased 2-deoxyglucose uptake in the habenula, inferior colliculus, sensory cortical areas, and thalamic relay nuclei, and increased uptake in limbic areas. However, auditory and motor cortices, medial geniculate body, and globus pallidus showed different effects between groups. The authors suggest chronic drug exposure and self-administration training or behavior may explain some differences. |
Abstract
Phencyclidine profoundly alters cerebral metabolism in the rat. This study explored whether cerebral metabolic effects of phencyclidine differed when the drug was self-administered by trained rats, compared with when it was given acutely to naive rats. The regional cerebral uptake of 2-deoxy-D-[1-(D14C] glucose (DG) was examined following two injections of phencyclidine (0.5 mg/kg/injection, i.v.) or saline in freely-moving, drug-experienced rats. Naive controls received phencyclidine or saline according to an identical dose regimen. In self-administering and naive rats, phencyclidine produced many of the same effects on uptake of DG, including the following: decreases in the habenula, inferior colliculus, sensory cortical areas and corresponding thalamic relay nuclei; and increases in limbic areas (entorhinal and retrosplenial cortices, subicular areas). Some regions (auditory and motor cortices, medial geniculate body, globus pallidus) showed different effects in self-administering and naive rats. Another study, in which rats were not self-administering phencyclidine, but had histories of treatment with drugs similar to those of the self-administering rats, indicated that chronic exposure to drug accounted for some of the differences. Furthermore, differences between the effects of phencyclidine in self-administering, versus non-self-administering rats with similar histories suggested that activity in some regions of the brain may relate to training in drug self-administration and/or behavior.