D-cycloserine facilitates extinction of naloxone-induced conditioned place aversion in morphine-dependent rats

摘要

BACKGROUNDCues paired with drug administration trigger relapse to drug-seeking by inducing conditioned drug craving and withdrawal. Because drug cues hinder abstinence in addicts, therapies that reduce responsiveness to drug cues might facilitate rehabilitation. Extinction is a means of reducing conditioned responses and involves exposure to the conditioned stimulus (CS) in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus (US) with which it was paired previously. We examined conditioned withdrawal extinction using naloxone-induced conditioned place aversion (CPA) in morphine-dependent rats.