Impact of social conformity on ethanol preference in Wistar rats. / Filatova, E.V.; Orlov, A.A.; Afanasyev, S.V.; Egorov, Alexei; Dorofeikova , M.V.
In: European Addiction Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, 03.2020, p. 96-102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of social conformity on ethanol preference in Wistar rats
AU - Filatova, E.V.
AU - Orlov, A.A.
AU - Afanasyev, S.V.
AU - Egorov, Alexei
AU - Dorofeikova , M.V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - Introduction: Social conformity is considered a possible promoter of alcohol use disorder in humans. The goal of this study was to explore the impact of conformity as one of the social factors that might contribute to the alcohol preference in a rat model of ethanol intake. Methods: To model social conformity, 105 Wistar rats were group housed (3 animals per cage) with a different number of rats drinking either 10% ethanol or water during daily drinking sessions. Ethanol preference tests were performed. Results: Ethanol preference significantly increased if the majority of cage mates received ethanol during drinking sessions. The analysis also showed an increase in the number of approaches to the ethanol bottle versus the water bottle and an increased duration of a single ethanol approach during the 2 bottle preference test in such groups. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that social conditions promote the ethanol consumption in the novel conformity model used in this study.
AB - Introduction: Social conformity is considered a possible promoter of alcohol use disorder in humans. The goal of this study was to explore the impact of conformity as one of the social factors that might contribute to the alcohol preference in a rat model of ethanol intake. Methods: To model social conformity, 105 Wistar rats were group housed (3 animals per cage) with a different number of rats drinking either 10% ethanol or water during daily drinking sessions. Ethanol preference tests were performed. Results: Ethanol preference significantly increased if the majority of cage mates received ethanol during drinking sessions. The analysis also showed an increase in the number of approaches to the ethanol bottle versus the water bottle and an increased duration of a single ethanol approach during the 2 bottle preference test in such groups. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that social conditions promote the ethanol consumption in the novel conformity model used in this study.
KW - Addictive behaviors
KW - Alcohol
KW - Conformity
KW - Ethanol
KW - Methodology
KW - Rat
KW - Social behavior
KW - DRUG
KW - ANXIETY
KW - DRINKING
KW - ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION
KW - MODEL
KW - ADOLESCENT
KW - DOMINANCE
KW - INGESTION
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U2 - 10.1159/000506157
DO - 10.1159/000506157
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 96
EP - 102
JO - European Addiction Research
JF - European Addiction Research
SN - 1022-6877
IS - 2
ER -
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