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  1. Article ; Online: Neurobiology of reward-related learning.

    Galaj, Ewa / Ranaldi, Robert

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2021  Volume 124, Page(s) 224–234

    Abstract: A major goal in psychology is to understand how environmental stimuli associated with primary rewards come to function as conditioned stimuli, acquiring the capacity to elicit similar responses to those elicited by primary rewards. Our neurobiological ... ...

    Abstract A major goal in psychology is to understand how environmental stimuli associated with primary rewards come to function as conditioned stimuli, acquiring the capacity to elicit similar responses to those elicited by primary rewards. Our neurobiological model is predicated on the Hebbian idea that concurrent synaptic activity on the primary reward neural substrate-proposed to be ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons-strengthens the synapses involved. We propose that VTA DA neurons receive both a strong unconditioned stimulus signal (acetylcholine stimulation of DA cells) from the primary reward capable of unconditionally activating DA cells and a weak stimulus signal (glutamate stimulation of DA cells) from the neutral stimulus. Through joint stimulation the weak signal is potentiated and capable of activating the VTA DA cells, eliciting a conditioned response. The learning occurs when this joint stimulation initiates intracellular second-messenger cascades resulting in enhanced glutamate-DA synapses. In this review we present evidence that led us to propose this model and the most recent evidence supporting it.
    MeSH term(s) Conditioning, Classical ; Dopaminergic Neurons ; Learning ; Reward ; Ventral Tegmental Area
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.007
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  2. Article: Dopamine and reward seeking: the role of ventral tegmental area.

    Ranaldi, Robert

    Reviews in the neurosciences

    2014  Volume 25, Issue 5, Page(s) 621–630

    Abstract: Reward seeking is controlled by conditioned stimuli (CSs). There is a positive relation between mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) and the performance of learned reward-directed behavior. The mechanisms by which reward-, including drug-, associated stimuli ... ...

    Abstract Reward seeking is controlled by conditioned stimuli (CSs). There is a positive relation between mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) and the performance of learned reward-directed behavior. The mechanisms by which reward-, including drug-, associated stimuli come to acquire the capacity to activate the DA systems are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss the possible neurochemical mechanisms within the ventral tegmental area that may be involved in how CSs acquire the capacity to activate ventral tegmental area (VTA) DA neurons based on principles of long-term potentiation in the VTA and the role of mesocorticolimbic DA in reward-related learning. We propose that CSs function as such because they acquire the capacity to activate VTA DA neurons. Furthermore, CSs come to acquire this control of VTA DA cells when there is coincident N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor stimulation on VTA DA cells and strong depolarization of VTA DA cells, possibly by muscarinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation on these cells. This coincident activity leads to the strengthening of CS-associated glutamatergic synapses and the control by CSs of mesocorticolimbic DA systems and reward-directed behavior.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Dopamine/metabolism ; Humans ; Neuronal Plasticity ; Reward ; Synapses/metabolism ; Synapses/physiology ; Ventral Tegmental Area/metabolism ; Ventral Tegmental Area/physiology
    Chemical Substances Dopamine (VTD58H1Z2X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639035-3
    ISSN 2191-0200 ; 0334-1763
    ISSN (online) 2191-0200
    ISSN 0334-1763
    DOI 10.1515/revneuro-2014-0019
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  3. Article ; Online: Environmental enrichment facilitates cocaine abstinence in an animal conflict model.

    Ewing, Scott / Ranaldi, Robert

    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior

    2018  Volume 166, Page(s) 35–41

    Abstract: In this study, we sought to discover if housing in an enriched environment (EE) is an efficacious intervention for encouraging abstinence from cocaine seeking in an animal "conflict" model of abstinence. Sixteen Long-Evans rats were trained in 3-h daily ... ...

    Abstract In this study, we sought to discover if housing in an enriched environment (EE) is an efficacious intervention for encouraging abstinence from cocaine seeking in an animal "conflict" model of abstinence. Sixteen Long-Evans rats were trained in 3-h daily sessions to self-administer a cocaine solution (1 mg/kg/infusion) until each demonstrated a stable pattern of drug-seeking. Afterward, half were placed in EE cages equipped with toys, obstacles, and a running wheel, while the other half were given clean, standard laboratory housing. All rats then completed daily 30-min sessions during which the 2/3 of flooring closest to the self-administration levers was electrified, causing discomfort should they approach the levers; current strength (mA) was increased after every day of drug seeking until the rat ceased activity on the active lever for 3 consecutive sessions (abstinence). Rats housed in EE abstained after fewer days and at lower current strengths than rats in standard housing. These results support the idea that EE administered after the development of a cocaine-taking habit may be an effective strategy to facilitate abstinence.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Behavior, Addictive/prevention & control ; Behavior, Addictive/psychology ; Cocaine/administration & dosage ; Cocaine-Related Disorders/prevention & control ; Cocaine-Related Disorders/psychology ; Drug-Seeking Behavior/drug effects ; Environment ; Male ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Long-Evans ; Self Administration
    Chemical Substances Cocaine (I5Y540LHVR)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 191042-5
    ISSN 1873-5177 ; 0091-3057
    ISSN (online) 1873-5177
    ISSN 0091-3057
    DOI 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.01.006
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  4. Article ; Online: CaMKII antagonism in the ventral tegmental area impairs acquisition of conditioned approach learning in rats.

    Nisanov, Rudolf / Schelbaum, Eva / Morris, Debra / Ranaldi, Robert

    Neurobiology of learning and memory

    2020  Volume 175, Page(s) 107299

    Abstract: This study investigated the role of ... ...

    Abstract This study investigated the role of calcium
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Behavior, Animal/drug effects ; Benzylamines/pharmacology ; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/antagonists & inhibitors ; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/physiology ; Choice Behavior/physiology ; Conditioning, Classical/drug effects ; Conditioning, Classical/physiology ; Learning/drug effects ; Learning/physiology ; Male ; Microinjections ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Rats ; Sulfonamides/pharmacology ; Ventral Tegmental Area/drug effects ; Ventral Tegmental Area/physiology
    Chemical Substances Benzylamines ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; Sulfonamides ; KN 93 (139298-40-1) ; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 (EC 2.7.11.17)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1223366-3
    ISSN 1095-9564 ; 1074-7427
    ISSN (online) 1095-9564
    ISSN 1074-7427
    DOI 10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107299
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  5. Article ; Online: Environmental enrichment facilitates electric barrier induced heroin abstinence after incubation of craving in male and female rats.

    Barrera, Eddy D / Timken, Patrick D / Lee, Elaine / Persaud, Kirk R S / Goldstein, Hindy / Parasram, Daleya N / Vashisht, Apoorva / Ranaldi, Robert

    Drug and alcohol dependence

    2023  Volume 244, Page(s) 109799

    Abstract: Background: Treatment strategies that aim to promote abstinence to heroin use and reduce vulnerability to drug-use resumption are limited in sustainability and long-term efficacy. We have previously shown that environmental enrichment (EE), when ... ...

    Abstract Background: Treatment strategies that aim to promote abstinence to heroin use and reduce vulnerability to drug-use resumption are limited in sustainability and long-term efficacy. We have previously shown that environmental enrichment (EE), when implemented after drug self-administration, reduces drug-seeking and promotes abstinence to cocaine and heroin in male rats. Here, we tested the effects of EE on abstinence in an animal conflict model in males and females, and after periods where incubation of craving may occur.
    Methods: Male and female rats were trained to self-administer heroin followed by 3 or 21 days of a no-event-interval (NEI). Following NEI, rats were permanently moved to environmental enrichment (EE) or new standard (nEE) housing 3 days prior to resuming self-administration in the presence of an electric barrier adjacent to the drug access lever. Electric barrier current was increased daily until rats ceased self-administration.
    Results: We found that 21 days of NEI led to significantly greater heroin self-administration and a trend toward shorter latencies to emit the first active lever press in the first abstinence session compared to 3 days of NEI. EE, when compared to nEE, led to longer latencies in the first abstinence session. Also, EE groups of both sexes and in both NEIs achieved abstinence criteria in significantly fewer numbers of sessions.
    Conclusions: EE facilitates abstinence in males and females and after periods where incubation of craving may occur. This suggests that EE may benefit individuals attempting to abstain from heroin use and may aid in the development of long term treatment strategies.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Male ; Female ; Animals ; Heroin/pharmacology ; Craving ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Cocaine/pharmacology ; Heroin Dependence ; Self Administration ; Cues
    Chemical Substances Heroin (70D95007SX) ; Cocaine (I5Y540LHVR)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-07
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 519918-9
    ISSN 1879-0046 ; 0376-8716
    ISSN (online) 1879-0046
    ISSN 0376-8716
    DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109799
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  6. Article ; Online: The D3 receptor antagonist SR 21502 reduces cue-induced reinstatement of methamphetamine-seeking in rats.

    Ranaldi, Robert / Timken, Patrick / Parasram, Daleya / Ali, Tasmia / Zhang, Sixue / Moukha-Chafiq, Omar / Augelli-Szafran, Corinne / Streicher, John M

    Neuroscience letters

    2023  Volume 806, Page(s) 137237

    Abstract: There is as of yet no FDA-approved medication for methamphetamine use disorder. Although dopamine D3 receptor antagonists have been shown to be useful in reducing methamphetamine seeking in animal models their translation to the clinic has been hindered ... ...

    Abstract There is as of yet no FDA-approved medication for methamphetamine use disorder. Although dopamine D3 receptor antagonists have been shown to be useful in reducing methamphetamine seeking in animal models their translation to the clinic has been hindered because currently tested compounds can produce dangerously high blood pressure. Thus, it is important to continue to explore other classes of D3 antagonists. We report here the effects of SR 21502, a selective D3 receptor antagonist, on cue-induced reinstatement (i.e., relapse) of methamphetamine-seeking in rats. In Experiment 1, rats were trained to self-administer methamphetamine under a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement followed by extinction of the response. Then, animals were tested with one of several doses of SR 21502 on cue-induced reinstatement of responding. SR 21502 significantly reduced cue-induced reinstatement of methamphetamine-seeking. In Experiment 2, animals were trained to lever press for food under a PR schedule and tested with the lowest dose of SR 21502 that caused a significant reduction in Experiment 1. These animals responded on average 8 times more than the vehicle-treated rats in Experiment 1, eliminating the possibility that SR 21502-treated rats in Experiment 1 responded less because they were incapacitated. In summary, these data suggest that SR 21502 may selectively inhibit methamphetamine-seeking and may constitute a promising pharmacotherapeutic agent for methamphetamine or other drug use disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Methamphetamine/pharmacology ; Cues ; Extinction, Psychological ; Reinforcement, Psychology ; Dopamine Antagonists/pharmacology ; Self Administration ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
    Chemical Substances Methamphetamine (44RAL3456C) ; SR 21502 ; Dopamine Antagonists
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-12
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 194929-9
    ISSN 1872-7972 ; 0304-3940
    ISSN (online) 1872-7972
    ISSN 0304-3940
    DOI 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137237
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  7. Article ; Online: Therapeutic efficacy of environmental enrichment for substance use disorders.

    Galaj, Ewa / Barrera, Eddy D / Ranaldi, Robert

    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior

    2019  Volume 188, Page(s) 172829

    Abstract: Addiction to drug and alcohol is regarded as a major health problem worldwide for which available treatments show limited effectiveness. The biggest challenge remains to enhance the capacities of interventions to reduce craving, prevent relapse and ... ...

    Abstract Addiction to drug and alcohol is regarded as a major health problem worldwide for which available treatments show limited effectiveness. The biggest challenge remains to enhance the capacities of interventions to reduce craving, prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery. New strategies to meet these challenges are being explored. Findings from preclinical work suggest that environmental enrichment (EE) holds therapeutic potential for the treatment of substance use disorders, as demonstrated in a number of animal models of drug abuse. The EE intervention introduced after drug exposure leads to attenuation of compulsive drug taking, attenuation of the rewarding (and reinforcing) effects of drugs, reductions in control of behavior by drug cues, and, very importantly, relapse prevention. Clinical work also suggests that multidimensional EE interventions (involving physical activity, social interaction, vocational training, recreational and community involvement) might produce similar therapeutic effects, if implemented continuously and rigorously. In this review we survey preclinical and clinical studies assessing the efficacy of EE as a behavioral intervention for substance use disorders and address related challenges. We also review work providing empirical evidence for EE-induced neuroplasticity within the mesocorticolimbic system that is believed to contribute to the seemingly therapeutic effects of EE on drug and alcohol-related behaviors.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/physiology ; Conditioning, Psychological/physiology ; Environment ; Exercise/physiology ; Exercise/psychology ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Substance-Related Disorders/physiopathology ; Substance-Related Disorders/psychology ; Substance-Related Disorders/therapy ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 191042-5
    ISSN 1873-5177 ; 0091-3057
    ISSN (online) 1873-5177
    ISSN 0091-3057
    DOI 10.1016/j.pbb.2019.172829
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  8. Article ; Online: Low-dose polypharmacology targeting dopamine D1 and D3 receptors reduces cue-induced relapse to heroin seeking in rats.

    Ewing, Scott T / Dorcely, Chris / Maidi, Rivka / Paker, Gulsah / Schelbaum, Eva / Ranaldi, Robert

    Addiction biology

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 4, Page(s) e12988

    Abstract: Chemical compounds that target dopamine (DA) D1 or D3 receptors have shown promise as potential interventions in animal models of cue-induced relapse. However, undesirable side effects or pharmacodynamic profiles have limited the advancement of new ... ...

    Abstract Chemical compounds that target dopamine (DA) D1 or D3 receptors have shown promise as potential interventions in animal models of cue-induced relapse. However, undesirable side effects or pharmacodynamic profiles have limited the advancement of new compounds in preclinical studies when administered as independent treatments. In this series of experiments, we explored the effects of coadministration of a D1-receptor partial agonist (SKF 77434) and a D3-receptor antagonist (NGB 2904) in heroin-seeking rats within a "conflict" model of abstinence and cue-induced relapse. Rats were first trained to press a lever to self-administer heroin, and drug delivery was paired contingently with cues (e.g., light and pump noise). Self-initiated abstinence was facilitated by applying electrical current to the flooring in front of the levers. Lastly, a relapse response was provoked by noncontingent presentation of conditioned cues. Prior to provocation, rats received a systemic injection of SKF 77434, NGB 2904, or a combination of both compounds to assess treatment effects on lever pressing. Results indicated that the coadministration of low (i.e., independently ineffective) doses of both compounds was more effective in reducing cue-induced relapse to heroin seeking than either compound alone, with some evidence of drug synergism. Follow-up studies indicated that this reduction was not due to motoric impairment nor enhanced sensitivity to the electrified flooring and that this treatment did not significantly affect motivation for food. Implications for the treatment of opiate use disorder and recommendations for further research are discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Conditioning, Operant ; Cues ; Dopamine Antagonists/pharmacology ; Drug-Seeking Behavior/drug effects ; Extinction, Psychological/drug effects ; Heroin/administration & dosage ; Male ; Polypharmacology ; Rats ; Receptors, Dopamine D1/antagonists & inhibitors ; Recurrence ; Self Administration
    Chemical Substances Dopamine Antagonists ; Receptors, Dopamine D1 ; Heroin (70D95007SX)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1324314-7
    ISSN 1369-1600 ; 1355-6215
    ISSN (online) 1369-1600
    ISSN 1355-6215
    DOI 10.1111/adb.12988
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  9. Article ; Online: Environmental enrichment reduces heroin seeking following incubation of craving in both male and female rats.

    Barrera, Eddy D / Loughlin, Lacey / Greenberger, Stephen / Ewing, Scott / Hachimine, Priscila / Ranaldi, Robert

    Drug and alcohol dependence

    2021  Volume 226, Page(s) 108852

    Abstract: Background: Contemporary treatments for heroin use disorder demonstrate only limited efficacy when the goals are long term abstinence and prevention of relapse. We have demonstrated that environmental enrichment (EE) reduces cue-induced heroin ... ...

    Abstract Background: Contemporary treatments for heroin use disorder demonstrate only limited efficacy when the goals are long term abstinence and prevention of relapse. We have demonstrated that environmental enrichment (EE) reduces cue-induced heroin reinstatement in male rats. The present study is an attempt to extend the "anti-relapse" effects of EE to female rats and to periods where incubation of craving is hypothesized to occur.
    Methods: This experiment implemented a 3-phase procedure. In Phase 1, male and female rats were trained to self-administer heroin for 15 days. Phase 2 consisted of a 3- or 15-day forced abstinence (FA) period. In Phase 3 half of the rats were placed into EE and the other half in non-EE housing and subsequently tested for responding in extinction (no heroin or cues) for 15 days followed by a cue-induced reinstatement test.
    Results: We found that rats in the 15 days FA condition showed significantly enhanced drug seeking during extinction, irrespective of sex. We also found that EE significantly reduced this effect. During reinstatement, EE significantly reduced drug seeking in male and female rats and in both 3- and 15-day FA groups.
    Conclusions: EE, with or without prolonged FA, effectively reduced heroin seeking in male and female rats. These findings indicate that EE can reduce drug-seeking in males and females and when putative incubation of craving (i.e., prolonged abstinence period) has occurred and suggest that it may aid in the development of future long-term behavioral treatments for individuals at risk for heroin relapse.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Conditioning, Operant ; Craving ; Cues ; Drug-Seeking Behavior ; Extinction, Psychological ; Female ; Heroin ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Self Administration
    Chemical Substances Heroin (70D95007SX)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-24
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 519918-9
    ISSN 1879-0046 ; 0376-8716
    ISSN (online) 1879-0046
    ISSN 0376-8716
    DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108852
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  10. Article ; Online: Dopamine D1 and D3 receptor polypharmacology as a potential treatment approach for substance use disorder.

    Galaj, Ewa / Ewing, Scott / Ranaldi, Robert

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2018  Volume 89, Page(s) 13–28

    Abstract: In the search for efficacious pharmacotherapies to treat cocaine addiction much attention has been given to agents targeting dopamine D1 or D3 receptors because of the involvement of these receptors in drug-related behaviors. D1-like and D3 receptor ... ...

    Abstract In the search for efficacious pharmacotherapies to treat cocaine addiction much attention has been given to agents targeting dopamine D1 or D3 receptors because of the involvement of these receptors in drug-related behaviors. D1-like and D3 receptor partial agonists and antagonists have been shown to reduce drug reward, reinstatement of drug seeking and conditioned place preference in rodents and non-human primates. However, translation of these encouraging results to clinical settings has been limited due to a number of factors including toxicity, poor pharmacokinetic properties and extrapyramidal and sedative side effects. This review highlights the role of D1 and D3 receptors in drug reward and seeking, the discovery of D1-D3 heteromers and their potential as targets in the treatment of addiction.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cocaine-Related Disorders/drug therapy ; Cocaine-Related Disorders/psychology ; Dopamine/pharmacology ; Dopamine Antagonists/therapeutic use ; Drug-Seeking Behavior ; Humans ; Receptors, Dopamine D1/drug effects ; Receptors, Dopamine D2/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Dopamine Antagonists ; Receptors, Dopamine D1 ; Receptors, Dopamine D2 ; Dopamine (VTD58H1Z2X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.03.020
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