The galanin receptor-3 antagonist, SNAP 37889, inhibits cue-induced reinstatement of alcohol-seeking and increases c-Fos expression in the nucleus accumbens shell of alcohol-preferring rats.
Kira-Elise WilsonSigrid LimburgMelissa K DugganAdam J LawtherSpencer J WilliamsAndrew J LawrenceMatthew W HaleElvan DjoumaPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2018)
These data support previous findings of galanin-3 receptor involvement in cue-induced reinstatement of alcohol-seeking behaviour, and provide novel evidence that the ability of galanin-3 receptor antagonism to attenuate cue-induced reinstatement relates to activation of the nucleus accumbens shell.