PMID- 21521647 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120417 LR - 20211020 IS - 1873-7064 (Electronic) IS - 0028-3908 (Print) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 1-2 DP - 2011 Jul-Aug TI - Differential effects of cocaine and MDMA self-administration on cortical serotonin transporter availability in monkeys. PG - 245-51 LID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.04.007 [doi] AB - Cocaine self-administration alters brain dopaminergic and serotonergic function primarily in mesolimbic and prefrontal brain regions whereas 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) self-administration predominately alters brain serotonergic function in a more widespread distribution across cortical regions. We previously reported that, compared to drug-naive rhesus monkeys, self-administration of cocaine but not MDMA was associated with increased serotonin transporter (SERT) availability in two mesolimbic regions, the caudate nucleus and putamen, as measured by positron emission tomography (PET) using the SERT-specific ligand [(11)C]-3-amino-4(2-dimethylamino-methyl-phenylsulfanyl)-benzonitrile ([(11)C]DASB). The goal of the present study was to extend this comparison between cocaine and MDMA self-administration to SERT availability in cortical regions, which have been shown previously to be affected in human drug abusers and are associated with executive function. PET studies using [(11)C]DASB were conducted in adult male rhesus monkeys with a history of cocaine (mean intake = 742.6 mg/kg) or MDMA (mean intake = 121.0 mg/kg) self-administration, and drug-naive controls (n = 4/group). Regions of interest were drawn for several cortical (prefrontal, temporal, parietal, occipital and midcingulate) and subcortical (thalamus, amygdala and hippocampus) areas. Cortical SERT availability was significantly higher in monkeys with a cocaine self-administration history compared to controls whereas MDMA self-administration resulted in lower levels of SERT availability. These data extend our previous findings indicating that cocaine and MDMA self-administration differentially alter SERT availability in subcortical and cortical regions, which may have implications for development of treatment drugs. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Gould, Robert W AU - Gould RW AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States. FAU - Gage, H Donald AU - Gage HD FAU - Banks, Matthew L AU - Banks ML FAU - Blaylock, Brandi L AU - Blaylock BL FAU - Czoty, Paul W AU - Czoty PW FAU - Nader, Michael A AU - Nader MA LA - eng GR - DA-06634/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA010584/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA-020281/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA025120-04/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA014637/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA-025120/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA025120/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 DA010584-15/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 DA010584/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA-10584/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 DA020281/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA014637-05/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 DA006634/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA-14637/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20110417 PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins) RN - I5Y540LHVR (Cocaine) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cerebral Cortex/diagnostic imaging/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Cocaine/*administration & dosage MH - Haplorhini MH - Macaca mulatta MH - Male MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*administration & dosage MH - Positron-Emission Tomography/methods MH - Self Administration MH - Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC3105184 MID - NIHMS293994 EDAT- 2011/04/28 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/18 06:00 PMCR- 2012/07/01 CRDT- 2011/04/28 06:00 PHST- 2011/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/04/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/04/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/04/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0028-3908(11)00152-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.04.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 2011 Jul-Aug;61(1-2):245-51. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.04.007. Epub 2011 Apr 17.