Intracerebellar behavioral interactions between nicotine, cotinine and ethanol in mice

Conference · Wed Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 1992 · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)

OSTI ID:7206280

Dar, M S; Li, C ^[1]

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1. East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC (United States)

Using ethanol-induced motor incoordination as the test response as evaluated by rotorod, possible behavioral interactions between ethanol and (-)-nicotine in the cerebellum, one of the key motor area, were investigated. (-)-Nicotine, 5, 1.25, 0.625 ng/100nL intracerebellarly significantly attenuated motor incoordination due to ethanol in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, (-)-cotinine, a major metabolite of nicotine, 5, 2.5, and 1.25 ng/100nL, significantly but less marked compared to (-)-nicotine attenuated ethanol-induced motor incoordination. The highest, 5 ng/100nL, dose of (-)-nicotine or (-)-cotinine followed by saline instead of ethanol did not alter normal motor coordination. The attenuation of ethanol-induced motor incoordination by (-)-nicotine and (-)- cotinine was blocked by intracerebellar hexamethonium 1 ug/100nL, a purported nicotinic cholinergic antagonist. The data obtained strongly suggest participation of cerebellar nicotinic cholinergic receptor in the ethanol-induced motor incoordination.

• OSTI ID: 7206280
• Report Number(s): CONF-9204141-; CODEN: FAJOE
• Journal Information: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Vol. 6:4; Conference: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) meeting, Anaheim, CA (United States), 5-9 Apr 1992; ISSN 0892-6638
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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