Bupropion, Alone and in Combination with Naltrexone, Blunts Binge-Like Ethanol Drinking and Intake Following Chronic Intermittent Access to Ethanol in Male C57BL/6J Mice

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
M NavarroT E Thiele

Abstract

Regular binge drinking is associated with numerous adverse consequences, yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved only 4 medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorders, and none have been specifically targeted for treating binge drinking. Here, we assessed the effectiveness of the dopamine/norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor, bupropion (BUP), alone and in combination with naltrexone (NAL), to reduce binge-like and chronic ethanol (EtOH) intake in mice. While BUP is an FDA-approved drug that is currently used to treat depression and nicotine dependence, there has been only limited investigation to assess the ability of BUP to reduce EtOH intake. Male C57BL/6J mice were tested with 20% (v/v) EtOH using "drinking in the dark" (DID) procedures to model binge-like EtOH intake and following intermittent access to EtOH (IAE). In Experiment 1, mice were given intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 0, 20, or 40 mg/kg BUP 30 minutes before DID testing; in Experiment 2, mice were given i.p. injection of vehicle, BUP (20 mg/kg), NAL (3 mg/kg), or BUP + NAL (20 and 3 mg/kg, respectively) 30 minutes before DID testing; and in Experiment 3, mice were given i.p. injection of 0, 20, 40, or 60 mg/kg BUP 30 minutes before ...Continue Reading

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