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Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
10-7-2020
Year of Publication
2020
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
Psychology
Faculty
Dr. Michael T. Bardo
Faculty
Dr. Mark Fillmore
Abstract
Escalation of intake and craving are two DSM-5 hallmark symptoms of opioid use disorder (OUD). Objectives: This study determined if escalation measured by long access (LgA) self-administration and craving measured by reinstatement are related. Adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to self-administer (SA) fentanyl across 7 daily 1-h sessions, followed by 21 SA sessions of either 1- or 6-h duration. Assignment to short access (ShA) and long access (LgA) groups was randomly determined for both males and females. Following 14 1-h extinction sessions, Experiment 1 assessed reinstatement induced by either fentanyl (10 or 30 μg/kg) or yohimbine (1 or 2 mg/kg), while Experiment 2 assessed reinstatement induced by a drug-associated cue light. Females acquired fentanyl SA faster than males and self-administered more than males throughout escalation. In extinction, compared to ShA rats, LgA rats initially responded less and showed less decay of responding across sessions. A fentanyl prime induced reinstatement, with LgA rats reinstating more than ShA rats at the 30 μg/kg dose; this effect of was specific to males. Yohimbine (1 mg/kg) also induced reinstatement, but there was no effect of access group or sex. With cue-induced reinstatement, LgA females responded less than LgA males and ShA females; the reduced fentanyl seeking to a cue in LgA females may reflect a general decrease in behavior, as this group also showed suppressed locomotor activity in a different context. Among the different reinstatement tests assessed, escalation of fentanyl SA in the LgA group increased only drug-primed reinstatement and only in males, suggesting a limited relationship between escalation of intake and craving (reinstatement) for OUD.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.421
Recommended Citation
Malone, Samantha G., "ESCALATION AND REINSTATEMENT OF FENTANYL SELF-ADMINISTRATION IN MALE AND FEMALE RATS" (2020). Theses and Dissertations--Psychology. 183.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/183
