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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
Two studies examined the abuse potential of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) non-competitive antagonist eliprodil [(+/-)-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-[(fluorophenyl)methyl]-1- piperidineethanol] by evaluating its reinforcing effects in rhesus monkeys and its phencyclidine (PCP)-like discriminative stimulus effects in rats. The monkeys were trained to self-administer PCP i.v. under a fixed ratio 10 schedule of reinforcement. After the monkeys were trained, saline, vehicle and various doses of eliprodil were substituted for PCP. The rats were trained to discriminate 3 micrograms/kg PCP from saline using a standard two-lever discrimination procedure with correct-lever responding reinforced under a fixed ratio 10 schedule of food reinforcement. After acquiring the discrimination, the rats were tested with various doses of PCP, dizocilpine and eliprodil. The self-administration study showed that eliprodil did not have reinforcing effects, since it maintained injection rates comparable to the negative controls, saline and vehicle. In the discrimination study it was found that the higher doses of PCP and dizocilpine resulted in 100% PCP-associated lever responding, whereas eliprodil occasioned no responding on the PCP-associated lever. The results from these studies suggest that eliprodil has a low potential for abuse in humans as well as providing further evidence that eliprodil produces a profile of behavioral effects unlike the PCP-site selective NMDA antagonists.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0376-8716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of the reinforcing effects of eliprodil in rhesus monkeys and its discriminative stimulus effects in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0310.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't