Table 1

Mean PK and PD parameters (± S.E.) for cocaine after bolus and self-administration dosing regimes in rats

Group 1Group 2
0.5 mg/kg/infusion 1 mg/kg/infusion
PK parameters
 Bolus administration
  V c,b(l/kg)2.63  ± 0.212.37  ± 0.02
  V ss,b (l/kg)4.51  ± 0.264.53  ± 0.12
  CLb (l/h/kg)7.85  ± 0.297.52  ± 0.67
  MRTb (min)34.6  ± 2.136.6  ± 2.4
  k 10,b (min−1)0.051  ± 0.0060.053  ± 0.005
  k 12,b(min−1)0.040  ± 0.0090.034  ± 0.006
  k 21,b (min−1)0.056  ± 0.0080.037  ± 0.005
  αb(min−1)0.12  ± 0.020.11  ± 0.01
  t 1/2α,b (min)5.8  ± 0.76.8  ± 0.7
  βb (min−1)0.023  ± 0.0020.019  ± 0.001
  t 1/2β,b(min)31.1  ± 3.138.0  ± 2.7
  AUC(0–∞),b: 0.5 mg/kg (μg · min/ml)3.46  ± 0.143.72  ± 0.38
  AUC(0–∞),b: 1 mg/kg (μg · min/ml)6.78  ± 0.257.14  ± 0.61
  AIC−3.28  ± 0.05−3.04  ± 0.10
 Self-administration
  V c,sa(l/kg)1.20  ± 0.071.05  ± 0.08
  k 10,sa (min−1)0.23  ± 0.020.18  ± 0.02
  k 12,sa(min−1)0.040  ± 0.0090.034  ± 0.006
  k 21,sa (min−1)0.056  ± 0.0080.037  ± 0.005
  CLsa (l/hr/kg)16.7  ± 2.411.3  ± 1.1
  αsa(min−1)0.28  ± 0.030.22  ± 0.03
  t 1/2α,sa (min)2.5  ± 0.23.2  ± 0.4
  βsa (min−1)0.046  ± 0.0070.030  ± 0.004
  t 1/2β,sa(min)15.7  ± 2.523.7  ± 2.5
  AUC(0–∞),sa (μg · min/ml)72.6  ± 10.7125.7  ± 9.6
  AIC−1.23  ± 0.58−0.81  ± 0.57
PD parameters
 Number of responses43.7  ± 1.324.5  ± 0.6
 Interinfusion intervals (min)3.5  ± 0.16.2  ± 0.1
 Total doses (mg/kg)24.5  ± 0.827.0  ± 0.6
C max (μg/ml)0.82  ± 0.081.47  ± 0.05
C min (μg/ml)0.28  ± 0.060.34  ± 0.05

Subscript b and sa denote bolus and self-administration, respectively.