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Low Ethanol Sensitivity and Increased Ethanol Consumption in Mice Lacking Adenos

We have shown previously that the severity of handling-induced convulsions during ethanol withdrawal was reduced in A2Areceptor knock-out (A2AR_/_)...

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    [title] => Low Ethanol Sensitivity and Increased Ethanol Consumption in Mice Lacking Adenos
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Authors
M.  Naassila, C. Ledent, M. Daoust.

 Lab
Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Laboratoire de Physiologie-Alcoologie, Amiens, France ; Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire, Brussels, Belgium.
Journal
The Journal of Neurosciences
Abstract
We have shown previously that the severity of handling-induced convulsions during ethanol withdrawal was reduced in A2Areceptor knock-out (A2AR_/_) mice. In the present report, we further characterize the role of adenosine A2A receptors in ethanol consumption and neurobiological responses to this drug of abuse. Male A2AR_/_ mice showed increased consumption of solutions containing 6 and 20% (v/v) ethanol compared with wild-type (A2AR+/+) control mice; female A2AR_/_ mice showed increased consumption of solutions containing 6 and 10% ethanol. This slightly higher ethanol consumption was also related to increased ethanol preference. In contrast, A2AR_/_ mice showed normal consumption of solutions containing either sucrose or quinine. Relative to A2AR+/+ mice, A2AR_/_ mice were found to be less sensitive to the sedative effect of 3.0 gm/kg ethanol, as measured by more rapid recovery from ethanol-induced loss of righting reflex, and to the hypothermic effects of 1.5, 3.0, and 4.0 gm/kg ethanol, although plasma ethanol levels did not differ significantly between the two genotypes. The selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist ZM 241385 (4-(2-[7-amino-2-(2-furyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[2,3-a][1,3,5]triazin-5-ylamino]ethyl)phenol) (10–30 mg/kg) significantly attenuated ethanol-induced (4.0 gm/kg) hypothermia in CD1 mice. To assess whether ethanol administration would induce differential tolerance in A2AR_/_ and wild-type mice, we administered ethanol (3.0 gm/kg) over 4 consecutive days and found no difference in the development of tolerance; however, female A2AR_/_ mice showed a lower tolerance-acquisition rate. These data suggest that activating the A2A receptors may play a role in suppressing alcohol-drinking behavior and is associated with the sensitivity to the intoxicating effects of acute ethanol administration.
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