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Background:  Recent work has demonstrated that acute administration of the novel positive allosteric modulator of the GABA B  receptor, COR659, reduces several alcohol-related behaviors in rodents. Objective:  To assess whether COR659 continues to lessen alcohol intake after repeated administration, a fundamental feature of drugs with therapeutic potential. Methods:  Male C57BL/6J mice (n = 40) were exposed to daily 2-hour drinking sessions (20% (v/v) alcohol) under the 1-bottle “drinking in the dark” protocol and male Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats (n = 40) were exposed to daily 1-hour drinking sessions under the 2-bottle “alcohol (10%, v/v) vs water” choice regimen. COR659 (0, 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg in the mouse experiment; 0, 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg in the rat experiment) was administered intraperitoneally before 7 consecutive drinking sessions. Results:  Alcohol intake in vehicle-treated mice and rats averaged 2.5–3.0 and 1.5–1.6 g/kg/session, respectively, indicative of high basal levels. In both experiments, treatment with COR659 resulted in an initial, dose-related suppression of alcohol intake (up to 70–80% compared to vehicle treatment;  P  &lt; .0005 and  P  &lt; .0001 in mouse and rat experiments, respectively). The magnitude of the reducing effect of COR659 on alcohol drinking diminished progressively, until vanishing over the subsequent 2–4 drinking sessions. Conclusion:  COR659 effectively reduced alcohol intake in two different rodent models of excessive alcohol drinking. However, tolerance to the anti-alcohol effects of COR659 developed rapidly. If theoretically transposed to humans, these data would represent a possible limitation to the clinical use of COR659.

Development of tolerance upon repeated administration with the GABA B receptor positive allosteric modulator, COR659, on alcohol drinking in rodents