Effect of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal aqueous root extract on reinstatement using conditioned place preference and brain GABA and dopamine levels in alcohol dependent animals.

Autor: Marathe PA; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sundardas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India., Satam SD; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sundardas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India., Raut SB; School of Psychological Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, 7250, Australia., Shetty YC; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sundardas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India. Electronic address: yshetty2020@gmail.com., Pooja SG; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sundardas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India., Raut AA; Medical Research Centre of Kasturba Health Society, Vile Parle (west), Mumbai, India., Kale PP; SVKMs Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Vile Parle, Mumbai, India., Rege NN; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sundardas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of ethnopharmacology [J Ethnopharmacol] 2021 Jun 28; Vol. 274, pp. 113304. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113304
Abstrakt: Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (WS), a known'Rasayana' (rejuvenating agent) as per Ayurveda is prescribed to promote health, to increase longevity and to hasten recovery in disease convalescent stages. WS has demonstrated protective effect on alcohol dependence and withdrawal anxiety in previous experimental studies.
Aim of the Study: To evaluate effect of WS on conditioned place behavioral paradigm (model of relapse) and on GABA and dopamine levels in critical brain areas in alcohol dependent animals.
Methodology: Following Animal Ethics Committee permission, the mice (n = 24) were divided into the following study groups for experiment 1: 1 -distilled water (vehicle control), 2 -WS and 3 -Naltrexone. They were conditioned on conditioned place preference (CPP) using alcohol (2 gm/kg)/saline (1 ml) administered intraperitoneally for 8 days. WS and Naltrexone were administered during the period of extinction (6-8 days). Effect of WS (650 mg/kg) on reinstating behaviour of mice (time spent in alcohol paired compartment) primed with alcohol injection was noted. In experiment 2, effect of WS (450 mg/kg/) on GABA and dopamine levels in the midbrain, striatum and cortex (ng/gm) were measured in alcohol dependent rats (n = 24) following the first phase of standardisation assay (n = 36). The rats were made alcohol dependent for 15 days (intermittent access model) and WS was administered concurrently. GABA and dopamine levels were measured on Day 16.
Results: WS group showed decrease in time spent in alcohol paired compartment alike Naltrexone and it differed significantly compared to the distilled water control group (p < 0.05) Alcohol-dependent rats showed significant decrease in GABA and increase in dopamine levels vs distilled water in the midbrain, striatum and cortex. WS and Naltrexone administration showed rise in GABA and fall in dopamine in all the isolated brain parts in the respective groups (p < 0.05 vs alcohol treated group).
Conclusion: Withania somnifera protected animals from relapse and showed beneficial effects on the brain neurotransmitters involved in alcohol dependence. The study provides substantial evidence for its potential application in alcohol use disorder.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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