Concomitant Caffeine Increases Binge Consumption of Ethanol in Adolescent and Adult Mice, But Produces Additive Motor Stimulation Only in Adolescent Animals

dc.contributor.authorFritz, Brandon M.
dc.contributor.authorQuoilin, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorKasten, Chelsea R.
dc.contributor.authorSmoke, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBoehm, Stephen L., II
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology, School of Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-05T20:13:55Z
dc.date.available2017-12-05T20:13:55Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Binge co-consumption of highly caffeinated energy drinks with alcohol (ethanol [EtOH]) has become a common practice among adolescents/young adults and has been associated with an increased incidence of hazardous behaviors. Animal models are critical in advancing our understanding the neurobehavioral consequences of this form of binge drinking. Surprisingly, virtually no work has explored caffeine and EtOH co-consumption or its long-term consequences in adolescent animals. The primary objective of the current study was to extend a previously established mouse model of voluntary binge caffeine and EtOH co-consumption to explore adolescent consumption and responses compared to adults. METHODS: Adolescent and adult male C57BL/6J mice had daily limited access to caffeine (0.03% w/v), EtOH (20% v/v), a combined EtOH/caffeine solution, or water for 14 days via the binge-like drinking paradigm, drinking-in-the-dark (DID). Home cage locomotor activity was measured during DID in a subset of mice. Following DID, all mice rested for 18 days so that adolescents reached adulthood, whereupon all mice underwent 7 days of continuous access 2-bottle choice drinking for 10% (v/v) EtOH or water. RESULTS: Co-consumption with caffeine significantly increased EtOH intake and resultant blood ethanol concentrations in both adolescent and adult mice. In addition, adolescent mice exhibited a uniquely robust locomotor stimulant response to caffeine and EtOH co-consumption. Later EtOH intake and preference was not influenced, however, by prior fluid consumption history via DID. CONCLUSIONS: Together with findings from the human literature, our results suggest that caffeine co-consumption may positively influence binge alcohol consumption in adolescents/young adults. Importantly, this age group may be particularly sensitive to the additive stimulant effects of caffeinated alcohol consumption, an effect which may be related to the high incidence of associated negative outcomes in this population. These observations are particularly concerning considering the heightened plasticity of the adolescent brain.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationFritz, B. M., Quoilin, C., Kasten, C. R., Smoker, M., & Boehm, S. L. (2016). Concomitant caffeine increases binge consumption of ethanol in adolescent and adult mice, but produces additive motor stimulation only in adolescent animals. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(6), 1351–1360. http://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13089en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/14721
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1111/acer.13089en_US
dc.relation.journalAlcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Researchen_US
dc.rightsPublisher Policyen_US
dc.sourcePMCen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subjectBinge drinkingen_US
dc.subjectCaffeineen_US
dc.subjectMiceen_US
dc.titleConcomitant Caffeine Increases Binge Consumption of Ethanol in Adolescent and Adult Mice, But Produces Additive Motor Stimulation Only in Adolescent Animalsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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