Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Male and female BALB/c mice were vaccinated (n = 44) or served as non-vaccinated controls (n = 34). Three weeks after initial vaccination, a booster was given. Ambulatory activity induced by cocaine (20 mg/kg) was assessed at 7 weeks and plasma obtained at 8 weeks to assess antibody levels. RESULTS: High antibody titers were produced in mice of both sexes. The vaccine reduced ambulatory activity cocaine-induced but this effect was greater in female compared to male mice. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy of this anti- cocaine vaccine is demonstrated in mice of both sexes but its functional consequences are greater in females than males. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Results point to the importance of testing animals of both sexes in studies of immunotherapies for addiction.
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Authors | Therese A Kosten, Xiaoyun Y Shen, Berma M Kinsey, Thomas R Kosten, Frank M Orson |
Journal | The American journal on addictions
(Am J Addict)
2014 Nov-Dec
Vol. 23
Issue 6
Pg. 604-7
ISSN: 1521-0391 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25251469
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. |
Chemical References |
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
- Antibodies
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
- Vaccines
- norcocaine
- Hemocyanins
- keyhole-limpet hemocyanin
- Cocaine
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Topics |
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
(pharmacology)
- Animals
- Antibodies
(immunology)
- Cocaine
(analogs & derivatives, immunology, pharmacology)
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Female
- Hemocyanins
(pharmacology)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Motor Activity
(drug effects)
- Sex Factors
- Vaccination
- Vaccines
(pharmacology)
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