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Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha.

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Van Swearingen, AED; Sanchez, CL; Frisbee, SM; Williams, A; Walker, QD; Korach, KS; Kuhn, CM
Published in: Neuropharmacology
September 2013

Psychostimulant effects are enhanced by ovarian hormones in women and female rodents. Estradiol increases behavioral responses to psychostimulants in women and female rats, although the underlying mechanism is unknown. This study utilized mice to investigate the time frame and receptor mediation of estradiol's enhancement of cocaine-induced behavior as mice enable parallel use of genetic, surgical and pharmacological methods. The spontaneous behavior of Sham and Ovariectomized (Ovx) female wildtype (WT) mice was determined during habituation to a novel environment and after cocaine administration. Ovx mice were replaced with vehicle (sesame oil) or 17β-estradiol (E2) for 2 days or 30 min prior to a cocaine challenge to investigate the time course of E2's effects. To examine receptor mediation of estradiol effects, Ovx mice replaced for 2 days with either the ERα-selective agonist PPT or the ERβ-selective agonist DPN were compared to Sham mice, and mice lacking either ERα (αERKO) or ERβ (βERKO) were compared to WT littermates. Ovx mice exhibited fewer ambulations during habituation than Sham females. Cocaine-induced increases in behavioral ratings were greater in Sham than in Ovx mice. Two days but not 30 min of E2 replacement in Ovx mice increased cocaine responses to Sham levels. PPT replacement also increased the cocaine response relative to vehicle- or DPN- treated Ovx mice. αERKO mice displayed modestly attenuated behavioral responses to novelty and cocaine compared to αWT littermates, but no behavioral differences were found between βERKO and βWT mice. These results suggest that E2 enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in mice predominantly through ERα.

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Neuropharmacology

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EISSN

1873-7064

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

72

Start / End Page

236 / 249

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterus
  • Time Factors
  • Sapogenins
  • Ovariectomy
  • Organ Size
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • NAD
  • Motor Activity
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
 

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Van Swearingen, A. E. D., Sanchez, C. L., Frisbee, S. M., Williams, A., Walker, Q. D., Korach, K. S., & Kuhn, C. M. (2013). Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha. Neuropharmacology, 72, 236–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.04.015
Van Swearingen, Amanda E. D., Cristina L. Sanchez, Suzanne M. Frisbee, Antonia Williams, Q David Walker, Kenneth S. Korach, and Cynthia M. Kuhn. “Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha.Neuropharmacology 72 (September 2013): 236–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.04.015.
Van Swearingen AED, Sanchez CL, Frisbee SM, Williams A, Walker QD, Korach KS, et al. Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Sep;72:236–49.
Van Swearingen, Amanda E. D., et al. “Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha.Neuropharmacology, vol. 72, Sept. 2013, pp. 236–49. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.04.015.
Van Swearingen AED, Sanchez CL, Frisbee SM, Williams A, Walker QD, Korach KS, Kuhn CM. Estradiol replacement enhances cocaine-stimulated locomotion in female C57BL/6 mice through estrogen receptor alpha. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Sep;72:236–249.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neuropharmacology

DOI

EISSN

1873-7064

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

72

Start / End Page

236 / 249

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterus
  • Time Factors
  • Sapogenins
  • Ovariectomy
  • Organ Size
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • NAD
  • Motor Activity
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL