Social stress is associated with higher vulnerability to drug use, as it enhances the
reinforcing effects of psychostimulants in rodents. Furthermore, continued or severe stress …

Cocaine induces neuroinflammatory response and interleukin-1 beta (IL1β) is suggested a
final effector for many cocaine-induced inflammatory signals. Recently, the chemokine …

Using the social defeat (SD) model, numerous studies have shown that stressed mice
display an enhanced response to the motivational effects of cocaine in the self …

The relationship between stress and drug use is well demonstrated. Stress-induced by
repeated social defeat (RSD) enhances the conditioned place preference (CPP) induced by …

Stressful experiences modify activity in areas of the brain involved in the rewarding effects of
psychostimulants. In the present study we evaluated the influence of acute social defeat …

Exposure to stress induced by intermittent repeated social defeat (IRSD) increases
vulnerability to the development of cocaine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) …

Adverse social experiences during adolescence are associated with the appearance of
mental illness in adulthood. Social defeat (SD) is an ethologically valid murine model to …

It is well established that repeated social defeat stress can induce negative long-term
consequences such as increased anxiety-like behavior and enhances the reinforcing effect …

Rationale Repeated social defeat (RSD) increases the rewarding effects of cocaine in
adolescent and adult rodents. Objective The aim of the present study was to compare the …

Social interaction in an alternative context can be beneficial against drugs of abuse. Stress
is known to be a risk factor that can exacerbate the effects of addictive drugs. In this study …