Two newly-emerging substituted phenethylamines MAL and BOD induce differential psychopharmacological effects in rodents
Journal of Psychopharmacology July 10, 2020 Raly James Perez Custodio, Leandro Val Sayson, Chrislean Jun Botanas et al. 15 citations
The substituted phenethylamines MAL and BOD have different abuse potentials. MAL produced psychostimulant effects, locomotor sensitization, and was self-administered by rats, indicating reinforcing properties. Both drugs induced conditioned place preference in mice, which was blocked by dopamine receptor antagonists, and both altered dopamine receptor D1 and D2 protein expression in the nucleus accumbens, tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine transporter in the ventral tegmental area, increased dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens, and enhanced delta and gamma brain wave activity. BOD caused locomotor depression and lacked rewarding and reinforcing effects, suggesting little to no capability to engender compulsive behavior despite its dopaminergic alterations.