Effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields on morphine-induced conditioned place preferences in rats

Neurosci Lett. 2005 Dec 23;390(2):72-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.08.001. Epub 2005 Aug 24.

Abstract

In the present study, we examined the effects of extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields on morphine-induced conditioned place preferences in rats. During the conditioning phase (12 days), three groups of rats were placed in a sensory cue-defined environment paired with morphine (10mg/kg, i.p.) following exposure to either 20 Hz (1.80 mT) or 50 Hz (2.20 mT) or sham electromagnetic fields for 60 min/day, respectively, and were placed in another sensory cue-defined environment paired with physiological saline (1 ml/kg, i.p.) without exposure to electromagnetic fields. After finishing 12 days of conditioning, preference tests for the morphine-paired place were performed during a 10-day withdrawal period. The exposure to electromagnetic fields substantially potentiated morphine-induced place preferences in rodents, suggesting that ELF electromagnetic fields can increase the propensity for morphine-induced conditioned behaviors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal* / drug effects
  • Behavior, Animal* / physiology
  • Behavior, Animal* / radiation effects
  • Conditioning, Psychological / drug effects*
  • Conditioning, Psychological / physiology
  • Conditioning, Psychological / radiation effects
  • Electromagnetic Fields*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Morphine / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Morphine