THE BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION INDUCED BY FENCAMFAMINE IS NOT RELATED TO PLASMA DRUG LEVELS
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1995-06-01
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Planeta, Cleopatra da Silva [UNESP]
Delucia, R.
Aizenstein, M. L.
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABRADIC)
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Fencamfamine (FCF) is a CNS stimulant that facilitates central dopaminergic transmission primarily through blockade of dopamine uptake. In the present study we evaluated the relationship between plasma FCF concentration and behavioral sensitization effect. Adult male Wistar rats (250-300 g) received FCF (10 mg/kg, kg, ip) or saline once or daily for 10 consecutive days (N = 10 for each group). Blood samples were collected 30 min after injections and plasma FCF was measured by gas chromatography using an electron capture detector. FCF treatment enhanced sniffing duration (16.8 +/- 0.8 vs 26.6 +/- 0.9 s) and decreased rearing behavior (8.2 +/- 0.8 vs 3.7 +/- 0.6 s) when days 1 and 10 of drug administration were compared. Comparison of pair of means by the Student t-test did not show significant differences in plasma FCF concentration (390 +/- 40 vs 420 +/- 11 ng/ml) when blood samples were collected 30 min after acute FCF administration or after daily administration of 10 mg/kg for 10 days. In conclusion, the behavioral sensitization to FCF could not be correlated with plasma drug levels, and changes in the activity of dopaminergic systems should be considered to explain the sensitization to the effect of FCF.
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FENCAMFAMINE, PLASMA FENCAMFAMINE LEVELS, BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION, DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEMS
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. São Paulo: Associação Bras Divulg Cientifica, v. 28, n. 6, p. 667-670, 1995.