Inge P G van Bussel

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    Article: The interplay between brain 5-hydroxytryptamine levels and cocaine addiction.
    Lourens J P Nonkes, Inge P G van Bussel, Michel M M Verheij, Judith R Homberg
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    ABSTRACT: Cocaine addiction is a major health problem that affects millions of people. Cocaine acts by inhibiting dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)] reuptake. The dopaminergic system is generally assumed to be involved in the reinforcing aspects of the drug, but the role of 5-HT in the addictive potential of cocaine is unclear. In light of pharmacological manipulations and cocaine use-related disease states affecting brain 5-HT levels, we review studies on the effect of cocaine on central 5-HT function. In addition, the contribution of 5-HT to the rewarding, aversive, discriminative and subjective, as well as the motivational and reinforcing effects of cocaine is discussed. We specifically focus on net changes in the extracellular 5-HT levels that occur as a consequence of acute and chronic cocaine exposure and how these influence cocaine abuse-related behaviour. Overall, the data indicate that 5-HT plays a major role in the psychomotor stimulant, rewarding and discriminative stimulant effects of cocaine, but also affects the motivational and reinforcing effects of the drug. In addition, 5-HT mediates, to some extent, the aversive effects of cocaine. Difficulties with data interpretation are discussed.
    Behavioural pharmacology 12/2011; 22(8):723-38. · 2.85 Impact Factor
  • Article: The interplay between brain 5-hydroxytryptamine levels and cocaine addiction
    Lourens J.P. Nonkes, Inge P.G. van Bussel, Michel M.M. Verheij, Judith R. Homberg
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    ABSTRACT: Cocaine addiction is a major health problem that affects millions of people. Cocaine acts by inhibiting dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)] reuptake. The dopaminergic system is generally assumed to be involved in the reinforcing aspects of the drug, but the role of 5-HT in the addictive potential of cocaine is unclear. In light of pharmacological manipulations and cocaine use-related disease states affecting brain 5-HT levels, we review studies on the effect of cocaine on central 5-HT function. In addition, the contribution of 5-HT to the rewarding, aversive, discriminative and subjective, as well as the motivational and reinforcing effects of cocaine is discussed. We specifically focus on net changes in the extracellular 5-HT levels that occur as a consequence of acute and chronic cocaine exposure and how these influence cocaine abuse-related behaviour. Overall, the data indicate that 5-HT plays a major role in the psychomotor stimulant, rewarding and discriminative stimulant effects of cocaine, but also affects the motivational and reinforcing effects of the drug. In addition, 5-HT mediates, to some extent, the aversive effects of cocaine. Difficulties with data interpretation are discussed.
    Behavioural Pharmacology 11/2011; 22(8):723–738. · 2.72 Impact Factor
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