Ga. Higgins et al., EVIDENCE FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF CCKB RECEPTOR MECHANISMS TO INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES IN AMPHETAMINE-INDUCED LOCOMOTION, Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior, 48(4), 1994, pp. 1019-1024
Recent evidence shows that rats exhibit individual differences in thei
r locomotor response to amphetamine (AMP). Moreover, evidence has accu
mulated showing that high-AMP responders exhibit more mesolimbic dopam
inergic (DAergic) activation in response to AMP treatment than low-AMP
responders. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a peptide that is colocalised wi
th mesolimbic DA and exerts complex modulatory actions on DA function.
Two CCK receptor subtypes have been identified and selective antagoni
sts have been developed. To examine the possible contribution of endog
enous CCK mechanisms to individual differences in responsivity to AMP
treatment, male Wistar rats were divided into low- and high-AMP respon
ders based on a median split of their locomotor response to AMP and th
e effects of the selective CCK antagonists L365-260 (CCKB; 0.01, 0.1,
0.5 mg/kg; n = 16) and devazepide (CCKA; 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 mg/kg; n = 2
3) were determined. Results showed that L365-260 (0.1 mg/kg) potentiat
ed AMP-induced hyperactivity in low-AMP responders but did not affect
AMP-induced hyperactivity in high-AMP responders. Devazepide was witho
ut effect in both groups of animals. This pattern of results suggests
that CCKB, but not CCKA, receptor mechanisms contribute to interindivi
dual variation in responsivity to AMP.