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. 2019 Nov;17(11):1039–1055. doi: 10.2174/1570159X17666190617101726

Table 2. Changes in the NMDA receptor subunits and scaffolding proteins after withdrawal from noncontingent and contingent cocaine administration in rodents.

Behavioural Model Species GLUN1 GLUN2A GLUN2B GLUN3 Refs.
NONCONTINGENT COCAINE ADMINISTRATION
24 h, 72 h and 14 days of withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(15 mg/kg; once a day; 7 days; i.p.)
Sprague Dawley rats VTA- ↑ (72 h and 14 days) No data.


CA1, CA3, or dentate
gyrus of hippocampus- ϕ
dorsolateral neostriatum- ↑ (14 days)
medial frontal cortex- ↑
(24 h, 72 h and 14 days)
nucleus accumbens shell- ↓ (24 h), ↑
(14 days)
nucleus accumbens core- ↑ (14 days)
lateral frontal cortex- ↑ (72 h and 14 days)
parietal cortex- ↑ (72 h and 14 days)
No data. [34]
24 h, 7 days of
withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(20 mg/kg; once a day; 14 days; i.p.)
Sprague Dawley rats mRNA:
cingulate cortex- ↓(24 h)
parietal cortex- ↓(24 h)
temporal cortex- ϕ
CA1- ϕ
CA2-3- ϕ
striatum- ↓(24 h)
dentate gyrus- ↑(24 h)
thalamus- ϕ
cerebellum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens-
↓(24 h)
globus pallidus- ↓(24 h)
subiculum- ϕ
entorhinal cortex- ↓(24 h)
substantia nigra- ϕ
mRNA:
cingulate cortex- ϕ
parietal cortex- ϕ
temporal cortex- ϕ
CA1- ϕ
CA2-3- ϕ
striatum- ϕ
dentate gyrus- ϕ
thalamus- ϕ
cerebellum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
globus pallidus- ϕ
subiculum- ϕ
entorhinal cortex- ϕ
substantia nigra- ϕ
mRNA:
cingulate cortex- ϕ
parietal cortex- ↓(24 h)
temporal cortex- ϕ
CA1- ϕ
CA2-3- ϕ
striatum- ↓(24 h)
dentate gyrus- ϕ
thalamus- ϕ
cerebellum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
globus pallidus- ϕ
subiculum- ϕ
entorhinal cortex- ϕ
substantia nigra- ϕ

GLUN2C:
cerebellum- ↓(7d)
No changes in other structures.
No data. [24]
3 weeks of
withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(30 mg/kg; once a day; 7 days; i.p.)
Sprague Dawley rats No data. prefrontal cortex- ↑
hippocampus- ↑
nucleus accumbens shell- ↓
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsal striatum- ↑
prefrontal cortex- ↑
hippocampus- ϕ
nucleus accumbens shell- ↓
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsal striatum- ϕ
No data. [45]
3 weeks of
withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(30 mg/kg; once a day; 7 days; i.p.)
B6 mice No data. prefrontal cortex- ϕ
hippocampus- ↑
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsal striatum- ↑
prefrontal cortex- ϕ
hippocampus- ϕ
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsal striatum- ϕ
No data. [45]
15 days of
withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(15 mg/kg; once a day; 8 days; i.p.)
Sprague Dawley rats No data. No data. nucleus accumbens- ϕ
dorsal striatum- ϕ
No data. [42]
Behavioural Model Species GLUN1 GLUN2A GLUN2B GLUN3 Refs.
NONCONTINGENT COCAINE ADMINISTRATION
1 day or 21 days after cocaine sensitization (15 mg/kg; 5 days; i.p.)) Sabra rats nucleus accumbens- ↓
(1 d- synaptosomal membranes); ↑ (1 d -light membrane fraction)
nucleus accumbens- ↑
(21 d- synaptosomal membranes and homogenate)
hippocampus- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ↓ (1 d- synaptosomal membranes); ↑
(1 d -light membrane fraction)
nucleus accumbens- ↑ (21 d- synaptosomal membranes and homogenate)
hippocampus- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ↓
(1 d- synaptosomal membranes); ↑ (1 d -light membrane fraction)
nucleus accumbens- ↑
(21 d- synaptosomal membranes and homogenate)
hippocampus- ϕ
No data. [43]
30 h of withdrawal from repeated cocaine injections
(20 mg/kg; once a day; 7 days; i.p.)
Sprague Dawley rats ventral hippocampus- ϕ ventral
hippocampus- ϕ
ventral hippocampus- ϕ No data. [44]
0, 1, 5, 10 days of withdrawal from non-contingent cocaine injections
(1 mg/kg/inf.;
3 weeks; i.v..)
Lewis rats mRNA:
medial prefrontal cortex- ↑
(1 d, 5 d)
caudate putamen- ↑ (1 d, 5 d)
nucleus accumbens- ↑ (5 d)
olfactory tubercle- ↑ (1 d, 5 d)
piriform cortex- ↑
(1 d, 5 d, 10 d)
No data. No data. No data. [41]
CONTINGENT COCAINE ADMINISTRATION
0, 1, 5, 10 days of extinction from contingent cocaine self‐administration (1 mg/kg/inf.;
3 weeks; i.v.)
Lewis rats mRNA:
medial prefrontal cortex- ↑
(0 d, 1 d); ↓ (10 d)
caudate putamen- ↑ (0 d, 1 d- cont); ↓ (5 d, 10 d- cont)
nucleus accumbens- ↑
(0 d- cont); ↓ (5 d, 10 d- cont)
olfactory tubercle- ↑
(0 d, 1 d- cont)
piriform cortex- ↑
(0 d, 1 d- cont)
No data. No data. No data. [41]
1, 30, 90 days of withdrawal from cocaine self‐administration (1 mg/kg/inf.; 10 days; i.v.) Long-Evans rats VTA- ↑ (1 d, 30 d, 90 d)
nucleus accumbens- ↑
(1 d, 90 d)
No data. No data. No data. [54]
7 days of withdrawal from cocaine self‐administration (1 mg/kg/inf.; 14 days; i.v.) Sprague Dawley rats nucleus accumbens core- ↓
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
No data. No data. No data. [58]
14 days of withdrawal from cocaine binge access
- cocaine self-administration
(0.5 mg/kg/infusion; 8-h/day; 14 days)
- cocaine binge- multiple 3h self-administration; 1h time outs; 6 days)
Sprague Dawley rats VTA- ϕ
substantia nigra- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
striatum- ↑
prefrontal cortex- ϕ
No data. VTA- ϕ
substantia nigra- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
striatum- ↑
prefrontal cortex- ↑
3A:
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
striatum- ϕ
prefrontal cortex- ↓
3B:
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
striatum- ↑
prefrontal cortex- ϕ
[49]
Behavioural Model Species GLUN1 GLUN2A GLUN2B GLUN3 Refs.
CONTINGENT COCAINE ADMINISTRATION
10-14 days of abstinence from cocaine self-administration
(1 mg/kg/infusion; 6-h session; 14 days)

Home cage
SA box
Extinction
Sprague-Dawley rats Home cage:
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsolateral striatum- ↓ (total)
SA box:
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsolateral striatum- ↓ (total)
Extinction:
nucleus accumbens shell- ↓ (synaptosomal)
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsolateral striatum- ↑ (total and synaptosomal)
No data. No data. No data. [57]
SCAFFOLDING PROTEIN:
PSD95:
Home cage:
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsolateral striatum- ϕ
SA box:
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
dorsolateral striatum- ϕ
Extinction:
nucleus accumbens shell- ↓ (synaptosomal)
nucleus accumbens core- ↑ (total)
dorsolateral striatum- ϕ
1, 14, 60 days of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration
(0.25 mg/kg/infusion; 1-h session; 7 days) and
- brief access
(1h; 10 days)
-extended access
(6h; 10 days)
Sprague-Dawley rats No data. medial prefrontal cortex- ↑ (extended; 60 d)
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
VTA- ϕ
medial prefrontal cortex- ↑ (extended; 14 d)
nucleus accumbens core- ϕ
nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ
VTA- ϕ
No data. [60]
45 days of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration
(0.5 mg/kg/infusion;
6-h/day; 10 days)
Sprague Dawley rats nucleus accumbens- ϕ nucleus accumbens- ϕ nucleus accumbens- ϕ No data. [53]
1 day of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration
(0.25 mg/kg/infusion; 2-h/day; 14 days)
Sprague Dawley rats nucleus accumbens shell- ϕ nucleus accumbens shell- ↑ nucleus accumbens shell- ↑ No data. [56]
1 day of extinction from cocaine self-administration
(0.5 mg/kg/infusion;
2-h/day; 14 days)
Wistar rats hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) No data. [39]
SCAFFOLDING PROTEINS:
SAP102:
hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate);
ϕ (post-synaptic density)
SAP97:
hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate);
ϕ (post-synaptic density)
PSD95:
hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate);
ϕ (post-synaptic density)
10 days of extinction from cocaine self-administration
(0.5 mg/kg/infusion;
2-h/day; 14 days)
Wistar rats hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate); ϕ (post-synaptic density) No data. [39]
SCAFFOLDING PROTEINS:
SAP102:
hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate);
ϕ (post-synaptic density)
SAP97:
hippocampus- ↓YC (homogenate);
↓YC (post-synaptic density)
PSD95:
hippocampus- ϕ (homogenate);
ϕ (post-synaptic density)
Behavioural Model Species GLUN1 GLUN2A GLUN2B GLUN3 Refs.
CONTINGENT COCAINE ADMINISTRATION
13 days of abstinence from cocaine self-administration
(0.25 mg/kg/infusion; 1.5 h/day; 4 days)
Home cage
Extinction
Long-Evans rats No data. ventromedial prefrontal cortex- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ↑ home cage; ↑ extinction
ventromedial prefrontal cortex- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ↑ home cage
No data. [55]
10 days of extinction from cocaine self-administration
(0.5 mg/kg/infusion;
2-h/day; 14 days)
Wistar rats prefrontal cortex- ϕ
hippocampus- ↑SA; ↑YC
dorsal striatum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ↑SA; ↑YC
prefrontal cortex- ↑SA; ↑YC
hippocampus- ↑SA
dorsal striatum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
prefrontal cortex- ϕ
hippocampus- ↑SA
dorsal striatum- ϕ
nucleus accumbens- ϕ
No data. [3]
3, 30 days of withdrawal from cocaine self-administration (0.25 mg/kg/infusion; 6-h/day; 10 days) Sprague Dawley rats No data. dorsomedial prefrontal cortex- ϕ
ventromedial prefrontal cortex- ϕ
dorsomedial prefrontal cortex- ↑ (3, 30 d)
ventromedial prefrontal cortex- ϕ
No data. [59]

Abbreviations: ϕ- no changes; ↑- increase; ↓- decrease; h- hour; i.p.- intraperitoneal; i.v.- intravenous; SA- self-administered group; YC- “yoked” cocaine group; VTA- ventral tegmental area.