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Ferreira-Duarte M, Lopes IM, Morato M, Duarte-Araújo M. Rats prefer condensed milk to strawberry jam - a new possibility for voluntary oral drug administration. Lab Anim 2024; 58:160-163. [PMID: 37712834 DOI: 10.1177/00236772231194389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Voluntary oral drug administration using sweet substances promotes rodents' therapeutic compliance while reducing stress induced by forced drug administration. We aimed to test whether rats would willingly eat strawberry jam or condensed milk from a syringe, and which one they would prefer. Our results show that rats prefer condensed milk, demonstrating its potential as a vehicle for the voluntary oral administration of drugs in experimental protocols.
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- Mariana Ferreira-Duarte
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (FFUP), Portugal
- LAQV@REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (FFUP), Portugal
- LAQV@REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV@REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Portugal
- Department of Immuno-Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal
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Miguelena Chamorro B, Swaminathan G, Mundt E, Paul S. Towards more translatable research: Exploring alternatives to gavage as the oral administration route of vaccines in rodents for improved animal welfare and human relevance. Lab Anim (NY) 2023; 52:195-197. [PMID: 37644305 DOI: 10.1038/s41684-023-01232-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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- Beatriz Miguelena Chamorro
- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Team GIMAP (Saint-Etienne), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS Lyon, UJM, Lyon, France
- Boehringer Ingelheim, Global Innovation, Saint Priest, France
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- Boehringer Ingelheim, Global Innovation, Saint Priest, France
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Team GIMAP (Saint-Etienne), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS Lyon, UJM, Lyon, France.
- CIC Inserm 1408 Vaccinology, Saint-Etienne, France.
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Martins T, Matos AF, Soares J, Leite R, Pires MJ, Ferreira T, Medeiros-Fonseca B, Rosa E, Oliveira PA, Antunes LM. Comparison of Gelatin Flavors for Oral Dosing of C57BL/6J and FVB/N Mice. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE : JAALAS 2022; 61:89-95. [PMID: 34847984 PMCID: PMC8786383 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-jaalas-21-000045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Precise oral dosing in rodents is usually achieved by intragastric gavage. If performed incorrectly due to technical difficulties, inexperience, or animal resistance, oral gavage may have animal welfare implications such as esophageal and gastric rupture and aspiration. The stress that is induced by this procedure can also lead to confounding results. In several animal models, drug vehicles must be sugar-free, deliver drugs in a specific formulation, and sometimes supply water. Gelatin has all of these properties. The current study aimed to evaluate the use of gelatin vehicles with different sensory features as an alternative to oral gavage. We investigated the time taken by 2 different inbred mouse strains, FVB/N and C57BL/6J, to ingest sugar-free gelatin pellets of varying flavors. Results showed that FVB/N mice took more time to eat the unflavored, strawberry and diet-flavored gelatin pellets than did C57BL/6J mice. Both strains showed low preference for lemon flavor, with the same ingestion times after the second day. This study showed that the C57BL/6J mice are more likely to eat gelatin than are FVB/N mice, and that the 2 strains of mice show a lower preference for lemon flavoring as compared with other flavors. This method of voluntarily oral administration offers an alternative to gavage for studies that use oral dosing studies.
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- Tânia Martins
- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Trás-os Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Trás-os Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Trás-os Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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Brandt L, Montag C, Bermpohl F, Finck A, Wieacker E, Heinz A, Gutwinski S. The effect of second-generation antipsychotic withdrawal on the occurrence of vacuous chewing movements in animal models: A review. Behav Brain Res 2021; 418:113637. [PMID: 34687829 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Abrupt discontinuation of antipsychotics is associated with an increased risk of adverse events such as extrapyramidal symptoms in humans. In animal models, vacuous chewing movements may occur after antipsychotic discontinuation. We aim to assess vacuous chewing movements after the discontinuation of second-generation antipsychotics in animal models. METHODS PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched for studies since inception until January 2, 2021. In addition, we manually searched references from included and relevant studies. Studies were included if a behavioral assessment of vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) in animal models was performed after discontinuation of a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA). Findings will be reviewed qualitatively and discussed with regard to clinical implications. RESULTS 5607 studies were screened and five studies were considered eligible for the qualitative analysis. The five studies reported results of behavioral assessments of VCMs after discontinuation of clozapine, olanzapine, and risperidone. VCMs were not reported to be increased after discontinuation of clozapine and olanzapine. However, VCMs were reported to be increased after discontinuation of higher but not lower dosages of risperidone. DISCUSSION These findings, based on a limited series of studies, suggest differences in the occurrence of extrapyramidal symptoms between second-generation antipsychotics. More research is needed to determine the magnitude of differences between antipsychotics and implications for clinical practice in humans.
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- Lasse Brandt
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten/Herdecke, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Germany; Bernstein Center of Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte, Psychiatric University Clinic at Hospital St. Hedwig, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
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Chesler KC, Motz CT, Bales KL, Allen RA, Vo HK, Pardue MT. Voluntary oral dosing for precise experimental compound delivery in adult rats. Lab Anim 2021; 56:147-156. [PMID: 34392713 DOI: 10.1177/00236772211016926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Preclinical drug studies routinely administer experimental compounds to animal models with the goal of minimizing potential adverse events from the procedure. In this study, we assessed the ability to train adult male Long Evans rats to accept daily voluntarily syringe feedings of l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) compared to intraperitoneal (IP) injections. Rats were trained to become familiar with the syringe and then fed a training solution that did not contain the experimental compound. If the rat was compliant during the training phase, the dilution of training solution was continuously decreased and replaced with the experimental solution. Voluntary oral dosing compliance was recorded and quantified throughout the study. To assess drug activity within the drug-targeted tissues, the striatum and retina were collected and analyzed for L-DOPA, dopamine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) levels by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Drug delivery efficiency by oral dosing was directly compared to IP injection by collecting plasma and analyzing L-DOPA levels with HPLC. Adult male rats had high compliance for voluntary oral dosing. HPLC showed that oral administration of the compound at the same dose as IP injection yielded significantly lower plasma levels, and that higher oral L-DOPA doses yield higher plasma L-DOPA content. This study describes detailed methodology to train adult rats to syringe feed experimental compounds and provides important preclinical research on drug dosing and drug delivery to the striatum and retina.
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- Kyle C Chesler
- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, USA
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Gulin JEN, Bisio M, García-Bournissen F. Refining drug administration in a murine model of acute infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Lab Anim Res 2020; 36:37. [PMID: 33094096 PMCID: PMC7576763 DOI: 10.1186/s42826-020-00071-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In animal research, “refinement” refers to modifications of husbandry or experimental procedures to enhance animal well-being and minimize or eliminate pain and distress. Evaluation of drug efficacy in mice models, such as those used to study Trypanosoma cruzi infection, require prolonged drug administration by the oral route (e.g. for 20 consecutive days). However, the orogastric gavage method can lead to significant discomfort, upper digestive or respiratory tract lesions, aspiration pneumonia and even accidental death. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of two administration methods (conventional oral gavage vs. a refined method using a disposable tip and automatic pipette) on the efficacy of benznidazole in a murine model of T. cruzi infection. Results Both administration methods led to a rapid and persistent reduction in parasitaemia. Absence of T. cruzi DNA (evaluated by real-time PCR) in blood, cardiac and skeletal muscle confirmed that treatment efficacy was not influenced by the administration method used. Conclusions The proposed refined method for long-term oral drug administration may be a suitable strategy for assessing drug efficacy in mice models of Chagas disease and can be applied to similar murine infection models to reduce animal discomfort.
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- Julián Ernesto Nicolás Gulin
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones en Patologías Pediátricas (IMIPP), Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez", CONICET- GCBA, Gallo 1330, 1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Servicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez". Ministerio de Salud. GCBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones en Patologías Pediátricas (IMIPP), Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez", CONICET- GCBA, Gallo 1330, 1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Servicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez". Ministerio de Salud. GCBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones en Patologías Pediátricas (IMIPP), Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez", CONICET- GCBA, Gallo 1330, 1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Servicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez". Ministerio de Salud. GCBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lotter J, Möller M, Dean O, Berk M, Harvey BH. Studies on Haloperidol and Adjunctive α-Mangostin or Raw Garcinia mangostana Linn Pericarp on Bio-Behavioral Markers in an Immune-Inflammatory Model of Schizophrenia in Male Rats. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:121. [PMID: 32296347 PMCID: PMC7136492 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder that is associated with neurodevelopmental insults, such as prenatal inflammation, that introduce redox-immune-inflammatory alterations and risk for psychotic symptoms later in life. Nutraceuticals may offer useful adjunctive benefits. The aim of this study was to examine the therapeutic effects of Garcinia mangostana Linn (GML) and one of its active constituents, α-mangostin (AM), alone and as adjunctive treatment with haloperidol (HAL) on schizophrenia related bio-behavioral alterations in a maternal immune-activation (MIA) model. Sprague-Dawley dams were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (n = 18) or vehicle (n = 3) on gestational days 15 and 16. Male offspring (n = 72) were treated from PND 52-66 with either vehicle, HAL (2 mg/kg), GML (50 mg/kg), HAL + GML, AM (20 mg/kg), or HAL + AM. Control dams and control offspring were treated with vehicle. In order to cover the mood-psychosis continuum, prepulse inhibition (PPI) of startle, open field test (locomotor activity), and the forced swim test (depressive-like behavior) were assessed on PND's 64-65, followed by assay of frontal-cortical lipid peroxidation and plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines, viz. interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). MIA-induced deficits in sensorimotor gating were reversed by HAL and HAL + GML, but not GML and AM alone. MIA-induced depressive-like behavior was reversed by AM and GML alone and both in combination with HAL, with the combinations more effective than HAL. MIA-induced cortical lipid peroxidation was reversed by HAL and AM, with elevated IL-6 levels restored by GML, AM, HAL, and HAL + GML. Elevated TNF-α was only reversed by GML and HAL + GML. Concluding, prenatal LPS-induced psychotic- and depressive-like bio-behavioral alterations in offspring are variably responsive to HAL, GML, and AM, with depressive (but not psychosis-like) manifestations responding to GML, AM, and combinations with HAL. AM may be a more effective antioxidant than GML in vivo, although this does not imply an improved therapeutic response, for which trials are required.
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- Jana Lotter
- Division of Pharmacology, Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Division of Pharmacology, Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Deakin University, IMPACT - The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Deakin University, IMPACT - The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, Department of Psychiatry, The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacology, Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Domingues K, Lima FB, Linder AE, Melleu FF, Poli A, Spezia I, Suman PR, Theindl LC, Lino de Oliveira C. Sexually dimorphic responses of rats to fluoxetine in the forced swimming test are unrelated to the function of the serotonin transporter in the brain. Synapse 2019; 74:e22130. [PMID: 31449695 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Due to the prevalence of depression in women, female rats may be a better models for antidepressant research than males. In male rats, fluoxetine inhibited the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporter (SERT) which is reducing the immobility time in the repeated forced swimming test (rFST). The performance of female rats in this test is unknown. In this study, responses of male and female rats in the rFST under chronic treatment with fluoxetine and the function of SERT in their brains were examined. Wistar rats received oral fluoxetine (females: 0, 1, 2.5, or 5 mg kg-1 day-1 ; males: 0 or 2.5 mg kg-1 day-1 ; in sucrose 10%, 1.5 ml/rat) 1 hr before the test daily for 12 days over the course of the rFST. rFST consisted of a 15 min pretest followed by 5 min sessions of swimming at 1 (test), 7 (retest 1), and 14 (retest 2) days later. SERT functioning was assessed by ex vivo assays of the frontal cortex and hippocampus of rats. Fluoxetine reduced immobility time of males in the rFST while it failed to do so in females. In vitro treatment with fluoxetine inhibited the uptake of 5-HT of both sexes similarly, while in vivo chronic administration of fluoxetine failed to do so. In summary, rats responded to the chronic treatment with fluoxetine in a sexually dimorphic fashion during the rFST despite the functioning of SERT in their brains remaining equally unchanged. Hence, our data suggest that sexually dimorphic responses to fluoxetine in rFST may be unrelated to the function of SERT in rat brains.
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- Karolina Domingues
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
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The role of oxidative stress in ovarian toxicity induced by haloperidol and clozapine—a histological and biochemical study in albino rats. Cell Tissue Res 2019; 378:371-383. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-019-03067-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Issam N, Abdelkrim T, Ibtissem C, Narjess K. Laboratory environment and bio-medical experience: the impact of administration technique on the quality of immune-behavior data results in stress experience. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 5:169-76. [PMID: 26929920 PMCID: PMC4769786 DOI: 10.15171/bi.2015.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Introduction: Often in an experiment, the control group and the intact group are not identified because most scientists neglect the fact that the sets of manipulation as technical administrations may be considered as an undesirable stress on the clarity of the data obtained from a scientific research specifically if it focuses on studying the effects of stress.
Methods: This study was conducted in two parts using 40 male Wistar rats. The first part aimed to treat a group of rats by repeated injections i.p route (1 mL/kg) of placebo or NaCl (0.9%) and the other by direct oral administration of NaCl (0.9%). Both groups spent 1 h of jet air stress with stressed group. Our objective was to consider the effects that these manipulations would have on the validity of behavioral results (the elevated plus maze test, the open field, the light/dark box test) and immune data (immune cell count) during this stress experience. The second part was devoted to the measurement of ACTH, IL6, and CRP in these experimental groups.
Results: Unlike oral administration, repeated intra-peritoneal injections cause a significant increase of plasma obtained levels of the adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) using injections of placebo: NaCl 0.9% (1 mL/kg) and it may have side effect on significant immune and behavioral alterations data quality induced by 1 h of air jet in the animal’s cage identified by the leukocyte formula and behavioral tests.
Conclusion: In an experimental protocol conducted on animal models, it is essential to opt for painless techniques such as oral administration instead of painful injections to avoid confusion at the behavioral and immunological results from biomedical experiments specifically one that focuses on the stress study.
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- Nessaibia Issam
- Laboratoire de Neuro-endocrinologie Appliquée, Département de Biologie, Université Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Neuro-endocrinologie Appliquée, Département de Biologie, Université Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Neuro-endocrinologie Appliquée, Département de Biologie, Université Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Neuro-endocrinologie Appliquée, Département de Biologie, Université Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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Bordia T, McIntosh JM, Quik M. Nicotine reduces antipsychotic-induced orofacial dyskinesia in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 340:612-9. [PMID: 22144565 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.189100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Antipsychotics are an important class of drugs for the management of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. They act by blocking dopamine receptors; however, because these receptors are present throughout the brain, prolonged antipsychotic use also leads to serious side effects. These include tardive dyskinesia, repetitive abnormal involuntary movements of the face and limbs for which there is little treatment. In this study, we investigated whether nicotine administration could reduce tardive dyskinesia because nicotine attenuates other drug-induced abnormal movements. We used a well established model of tardive dyskinesia in which rats injected with the commonly used antipsychotic haloperidol develop vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) that resemble human orofacial dyskinesias. Rats were first administered nicotine (minipump; 2 mg/kg per day). Two weeks later, they were given haloperidol (1 mg/kg s.c.) once daily. Nicotine treatment reduced haloperidol-induced VCMs by ∼20% after 5 weeks, with a significant ∼60% decline after 13 weeks. There was no worsening of haloperidol-induced catalepsy. To understand the molecular basis for this improvement, we measured the striatal dopamine transporter and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Both haloperidol and nicotine treatment decreased the transporter and α6β2* nAChRs (the asterisk indicates the possible presence of other nicotinic subunits in the receptor complex) when given alone, with no further decline with combined drug treatment. By contrast, nicotine alone increased, while haloperidol reduced α4β2* nAChRs in both vehicle and haloperidol-treated rats. These data suggest that molecular mechanisms other than those directly linked to the transporter and nAChRs underlie the nicotine-mediated improvement in haloperidol-induced VCMs in rats. The present results are the first to suggest that nicotine may be useful for improving the tardive dyskinesia associated with antipsychotic use.
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- Tanuja Bordia
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Panariello F, De Luca V, de Bartolomeis A. Weight gain, schizophrenia and antipsychotics: new findings from animal model and pharmacogenomic studies. SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2010; 2011:459284. [PMID: 22988505 PMCID: PMC3440684 DOI: 10.1155/2011/459284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2010] [Revised: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/24/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Excess body weight is one of the most common physical health problems among patients with schizophrenia that increases the risk for many medical problems, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis, and hypertension, and accounts in part for 20% shorter life expectancy than in general population. Among patients with severe mental illness, obesity can be attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle, personal genetic profile, as well as the effects of psychotropic medications, above all antipsychotic drugs. Novel "atypical" antipsychotic drugs represent a substantial improvement on older "typical" drugs. However, clinical experience has shown that some, but not all, of these drugs can induce substantial weight gain. Animal models of antipsychotic-related weight gain and animal transgenic models of knockout or overexpressed genes of antipsychotic receptors have been largely evaluated by scientific community for changes in obesity-related gene expression or phenotypes. Moreover, pharmacogenomic approaches have allowed to detect more than 300 possible candidate genes for antipsychotics-induced body weight gain. In this paper, we summarize current thinking on: (1) the role of polymorphisms in several candidate genes, (2) the possible roles of various neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in this adverse drug reaction, and (3) the state of development of animal models in this matter. We also outline major areas for future research.
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- Fabio Panariello
- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Room 30, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8
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- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Room 30, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Psichiatria, Laboratorio di Psichiatria Molecolare, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Weston-Green K, Huang XF, Deng C. Olanzapine treatment and metabolic dysfunction: a dose response study in female Sprague Dawley rats. Behav Brain Res 2010; 217:337-46. [PMID: 21056063 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Second generation antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia, however some can induce metabolic dysfunction side-effects such as weight gain, obesity and diabetes. Clinical reports suggest olanzapine alters satiety signals, although findings appear conflicting. Previous animal model studies have utilised a range of olanzapine dosages, however the dosage that better mimics the human scenario of olanzapine-induced weight gain is unclear. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated orally, three times daily with olanzapine (0.25mg/kg, 0.5mg/kg, 1.0mg/kg, 2.0mg/kg), self-administered in a sweet cookie dough pellet at eight-hourly intervals) or vehicle (n=12/group) for 14-days. Olanzapine orally self-administered in multiple doses (eight-hourly intervals) may circumvent a drop in plasma drug concentration and ensure the maintenance of a consistently high olanzapine level in the rat. Olanzapine increased body weight (0.5mg/kg, 1.0mg/kg, 2.0mg/kg), food intake (2.0mg/kg) and feeding efficiency (0.5-2.0mg/kg), with no effect on water intake. Subcutaneous inguinal (1.0mg/kg, 2.0mg/kg) and intra-abdominal perirenal fat were increased (2.0mg/kg), but not interscapula brown adipose tissue. Olanzapine increased circulating ghrelin and cholecystokinin, but had no effect on peptide YY((3-36)). Olanzapine decreased insulin (0.25-2.0mg/kg) and locomotor activity in the open field arena (0.5-2.0mg/kg). A low dosage of 0.25mg/kg olanzapine had no effect on most parameters measured. Olanzapine-induced weight gain is associated with hyperphagia, enhanced feeding efficiency and adiposity, decreased locomotor activity and altered satiety signaling. The animal model used in the present study of self-administered oral olanzapine treatment (t.i.d.) at a dosage range of 0.5-2.0mg/kg (but not 0.25mg/kg) mimics aspects of the clinic.
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- Katrina Weston-Green
- School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522, NSW, Australia
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Glutamate receptor antagonism in inferior colliculus attenuates elevated startle response of high anxiety diazepam-withdrawn rats. Neuroscience 2009; 161:707-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Revised: 03/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Meena H, Nakhate KT, Kokare DM, Subhedar NK. GABAA receptors in nucleus accumbens shell mediate the hyperphagia and weight gain following haloperidol treatment in rats. Life Sci 2009; 84:156-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 10/26/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cooper GD, Harrold JA, Halford JCG, Goudie AJ. Chronic clozapine treatment in female rats does not induce weight gain or metabolic abnormalities but enhances adiposity: implications for animal models of antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2008; 32:428-36. [PMID: 17933447 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The ability of clozapine to induce weight gain in female rats was investigated in three studies with progressively lowered doses of clozapine. In an initial preliminary high dose study, clozapine at 6 and 12 mg/kg (i.p., b.i.d.) was found to induce weight loss. In a subsequent intermediate dose study, we obtained no evidence for clozapine-induced weight gain despite using identical procedures and doses of clozapine (1-4 mg/kg, i.p., b.i.d.) with which we have observed olanzapine-induced weight gain, hyperphagia, enhanced adiposity and metabolic changes [Cooper G, Pickavance L, Wilding J, Halford J, Goudie A (2005). A parametric analysis of olanzapine-induced weight gain in female rats. Psychopharmacology; 181: 80-89.]. Instead, clozapine induced weight loss without alteration in food intake and muscle mass or changes in levels of glucose, insulin, leptin and prolactin. However, these intermediate doses of clozapine enhanced visceral adiposity and elevated levels of adiponectin. In a final study, low doses of clozapine (0.25-0.5 mg/kg, i.p, b.i.d.) induced weight loss. These data demonstrate that clozapine-induced weight gain can be much more difficult to observe in female rats than olanzapine-induced weight gain. Moreover, these findings contrast with clinical findings with clozapine, which induces substantial weight gain in humans. Clozapine-induced enhanced adiposity appears to be easier to observe in rats than weight gain. These findings, along with other preclinical studies, suggest that enhanced adiposity can be observed in the absence of antipsychotic-induced weight gain and hyperphagia, possibly reflecting a direct drug effect on adipocyte function independent of drug-induced hyperphagia [e.g. Minet-Ringuet J, Even P, Valet P, Carpene C, Visentin V, Prevot D, Daviaud D, Quignard-Boulange A, Tome D, de Beaurepaire R (2007). Alterations of lipid metabolism and gene expression in rat adipocytes during chronic olanzapine treatment. Molecular Psychiatry; 12: 562-571.]. These and other findings which show that the results of studies of antipsychotic treatment in animals do not always mimic clinical findings have important implications for the use of animal models of antipsychotic-induced weight gain. With regard to weight gain the results obtained appear to depend critically on the experimental procedures used and the specific drugs studied. Thus such models are not without limitations. However, they do consistently demonstrate the ability of various antipsychotics to enhance adiposity.
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- G D Cooper
- School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Neuroleptics and animal models: feasibility of oral treatment monitored by plasma levels and receptor occupancy assays. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2008; 115:745-53. [PMID: 18193153 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 11/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The administration of neuroleptics in animal models has been extensively reported and plays an important role in the study of schizophrenia. Our study was designed to address the following questions: (1) Is it possible to achieve steady-state receptor occupancy levels administering neuroleptics in drinking water? (2) Is there an appropriate dose to obtain clinically comparable receptor occupancies? (3) Is there a correlation between plasma drug levels and receptor occupancy? Thus, we tested three neuroleptic drugs administered in drinking water for 7 days. Plasma drug levels were measured, and in vivo receptor occupancy assays were performed in order to determine peak and trough dopamine D(2) receptor occupancies in striatal brain samples. Overall, our study indicates that in rodents the administration of appropriate doses of haloperidol and olanzapine in drinking water achieves receptor occupancies comparable to the clinical occupancy levels, but this appears not to be the case for clozapine.
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Castellano JM, Batrynchuk J, Dolbeare K, Verma V, Mann A, Skoblenick KJ, Johnson RL, Mishra RK. MIF-1 and its peptidomimetic analogs attenuate haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements and modulate apomorphine-induced rotational behavior in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Peptides 2007; 28:2009-15. [PMID: 17766011 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Two melanocyte-stimulating hormone release inhibiting factor-1 (MIF-1) also known as L-prolyl-L-leucyl-glycinamide (PLG) peptidomimetic analogs, 3(R)-[[[2(S)-pyrrolidinyl]carbonyl]-amino]-3-(butyl)-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide trifluoroacetate (A) and 3(R)-[[[2(S)-pyrrolidinyl]carbonyl]amino]-3-(benzyl)-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide trifluoroacetate (B), were evaluated for their ability to modulate dopaminergic activity by measuring apomorphine-induced rotations in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats, and haloperidol (HP)-induced vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) in rats; animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) and human tardive dyskinesia (TD), respectively. In the 6-OHDA model, both analogs were found to potentiate the contralateral rotational behavior induced by apomorphine dose-dependently and with approximately the same potency. Furthermore, each analog was able to significantly attenuate HP-induced VCMs with almost equal efficacy. The potency and efficacy of these analogs were significantly greater than their parent compound, PLG. These results suggest that both analogs can modulate dopaminergic activity in vivo, likely by the same mechanisms recruited by PLG previously reported.
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- Jessica M Castellano
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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Fontanesi LB, Ferreira R, Cabral A, Castilho VM, Brandão ML, Nobre MJ. Brainstem areas activated by diazepam withdrawal as measured by Fos-protein immunoreactivity in rats. Brain Res 2007; 1166:35-46. [PMID: 17669374 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2007] [Revised: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the 1970s, chronic treatment with benzodiazepines was supposed not to cause dependence. However, by the end of the decade several reports showed that the interruption of a prolonged treatment with diazepam leads to a withdrawal syndrome characterized, among other symptoms, by an exaggerated level of anxiety. In laboratory animals, signs that oscillate from irritability to extreme fear-like behaviors and convulsions have also been reported. In recent years many studies have attempted to disclose the neural substrates responsible for the benzodiazepines withdrawal. However, they have focused on telencephalic structures such as the prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens and amygdala. In this study, we examined the Fos immunoreactivity in brain structures known to be implicated in the neural substrates of aversion in rats under spontaneous diazepam-withdrawal. We found that the same group of structures that originally modulate the defensive responses evoked by fear stimuli, including the dorso-medial hypothalamus, the superior and inferior colliculus and the dorsal periaqueductal gray, were most labeled following diazepam withdrawal. It is suggested that an enhanced neural activation of neural substrates of fear in the midbrain tectum may underlie the aversive state elicited in diazepam-withdrawn rats.
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- Lucas Baptista Fontanesi
- Instituto de Neurociências & Comportamento-INeC, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-901 SP, Brazil
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Souza-Pinto LFS, Castilho VM, Brandão ML, Nobre MJ. The blockade of AMPA-kainate and NMDA receptors in the dorsal periaqueductal gray reduces the effects of diazepam withdrawal in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 87:250-7. [PMID: 17537493 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2006] [Revised: 03/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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It is well established that the most persistent sign of withdrawal from chronic benzodiazepine use in humans is anxiety. In contrast to other types of drugs of abuse, the emergence of this anxiety does not seem to be linked directly to alterations in the levels of dopamine in the mesolimbic system. Some studies have proposed that fear-like behaviors elicited by benzodiazepine withdrawal could be the result either of alterations in the sensitivity of GABAA receptors or in the neuronal hyperexcitability that results from neuroadaptative responses to chronic treatment, probably mediated by glutamate. The increased fear-like behaviors induced by benzodiazepine withdrawal are similar to the defense reaction displayed by animals exposed to dangerous situations or submitted to electrical or chemical stimulation of the dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG), a key structure of the brain aversive system. However, the involvement of the dPAG in drug abuse has been investigated only in the context of the physical effects of drug dependence. Thus, in this study we investigated the effects of injections into the dPAG of the glutamic acid diethyl ester (GDEE) and 2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoate (AP-7) (AMPA-kainate and NMDA receptors antagonists, respectively) on fear-like behaviors promoted by benzodiazepine withdrawal in rats submitted to aversive events (foot-shocks) immediately before chronic diazepam administration in a conditioning place-preference paradigm, using a light-dark box. Our results showed that inhibition of the glutamatergic neurotransmission in the dPAG reduces the consequence of the diazepam withdrawal in rats, implicating the excitatory amino acids of the dPAG in the modulation of the aversive state induced by benzodiazepine drugs withdrawal.
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- Luiz F S Souza-Pinto
- Instituto de Neurociências & Comportamento - INeC, Campus USP, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto-SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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Wheeler TL, Eppolito AK, Smith LN, Huff TB, Smith RF. A novel method for oral stimulant administration in the neonate rat and similar species. J Neurosci Methods 2007; 159:282-5. [PMID: 16942798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sixty male and female Long-Evans hooded rats were administered 1, 2, or 5mg/kg methylphenidate (MPH) suspended in apple juice on postnatal day (P)15 or P40 using a novel, non-invasive oral administration technique. Plasma was collected 15 min after ingestion and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) to confirm appropriate concentrations. HPLC-MS plasma analysis showed levels comparable to previous gavage studies using MPH. We have used this method successfully in subsequent behavioral studies as well. Since therapeutic MPH in humans is typically administered orally, oral dosing methods that have been verified in the rodent model are of value. We recommend employment of this alternative oral dosing technique as it is minimally invasive, can be used anytime during postnatal development, and does not depend upon voluntary consumption.
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- Tracey L Wheeler
- Department of Psychology, MS 3F5, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, United States.
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Draganic DM, Catts SV, Carr VJ. Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (NISAD): 10 years of Australia's first virtual research institute. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2007; 41:78-88. [PMID: 17464685 DOI: 10.1080/00048670601057783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the first 10 years of operation of the Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (NISAD), Australia's first virtual research institute. METHOD Narrative description of the evolution of NISAD. RESULTS Since inception in 1996, NISAD has developed a wide range of activities to enhance existing efforts and develop new initiatives in schizophrenia research, initially throughout New South Wales, but increasingly on a national scale. This involved the initial development of critical research infrastructure to provide the foundation, with the subsequent focus on developing a multidisciplinary programme of schizophrenia research, across the basic to applied research spectrum. While the primary focus has been the scientific domain, NISAD has also played a leading role in increasing public awareness of schizophrenia as a disease amenable to scientific investigation. CONCLUSION NISAD has succeeded in building a framework to apply the latest developments in neuroscience to the study of schizophrenia and has formed a multidisciplinary network of clinicians and neuroscientists who are actively collaborating on a range of research initiatives. The 'virtual institute' structure of NISAD has proven cost-efficient and consistent with innovative thinking about research resource management.
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- Daren M Draganic
- Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Allbutt HN, Henderson JM. Use of the narrow beam test in the rat, 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson's disease. J Neurosci Methods 2007; 159:195-202. [PMID: 16942799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2006] [Revised: 06/26/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Batteries of behavioural tests provide a method by which researchers may examine specific functional pathways. The narrow beam test examines the ability of a rat to cross a narrow, elevated beam of wood or other material. In order to determine the utility of the narrow beam test in the study of Parkinsonism, it was of interest to characterise the performance of animals at this task. Rats were placed at one end of a 105 cm long, elevated beam and both the time it took to begin crossing the beam, as well as the total time taken to cross the beam, were measured. The effects of training, time of day and 6-hydroxydopamine lesion on beam performance were examined. Rats reached maximal performance at the task within a single test session and time of day had no effect on beam performance. Parkinsonian rats demonstrated a four-fold increase in both the latency to initiate the task and the total time to cross the beam (p < 0.05).
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- Haydn N Allbutt
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Biomedical Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia.
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Butchbach MER, Edwards JD, Schussler KR, Burghes AHM. A novel method for oral delivery of drug compounds to the neonatal SMNDelta7 mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. J Neurosci Methods 2006; 161:285-90. [PMID: 17161463 PMCID: PMC2699996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Revised: 10/31/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating motor neuron disease that is one of the leading genetic causes of infant mortality. Currently, there is no cure for SMA. Mouse models that genetically and phenotypically resemble SMA have been generated and have the potential to be used for the discovery of novel therapeutics. Oral administration is a commonly used mode of drug delivery in humans as well as in rodents. Unfortunately, there is no method of drug delivery that can accurately and reliably deliver drug compounds orally to neonatal mice. In this report, we describe a novel method to orally administer compounds to neonatal SMA mice. Oral delivery to neonatal mice, usually starting at postnatal day 4 (PND04), is both rapid and safe to the pup. Oral delivery of two different commonly used vehicle formulations, distilled water and 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, does not affect the survival of SMA mice. After oral delivery for 3 days, 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine could be detected in the kidneys, brains and spinal cords of treated non-SMA as well as SMA neonatal pups. In conclusion, we have developed a method by which drugs can be safely and reliably administered orally to neural targets of neonatal mice. This approach offers a simple and rapid means by which potential therapeutics for SMA can be identified.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
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Santoso A, Kaiser A, Winter Y. Individually dosed oral drug administration to socially-living transponder-tagged mice by a water dispenser under RFID control. J Neurosci Methods 2006; 153:208-13. [PMID: 16417924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Revised: 10/26/2005] [Accepted: 10/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The sensitivity of behavioral and physiological parameters to even mildly stressful experiences such as drug injections creates a need for alternative methods. We have established a method of stress-free administration of drugs via drinking water that allows multiple, individually specific and exact dosages, even for socially-housed animals. The drug solution is supplied by a dispenser with automated volume control. Animals are PIT microchip-tagged with RFID transponders and identified in realtime at the water port. Computer control permits preprogramming of individual reward quantities so that drug administration is terminated after an individual has collected its daily dose. For our experiments, the substance 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) was given as a marker of proliferating cells that we quantified in the hippocampus of adult mice. Experimental groups received BrdU either via intraperitoneal injections or orally via the water dispensers. Immunohistochemical staining of BrdU-positive cells was of the same quality after oral administration as after injection. BrdU-positive cells did not differ statistically in cell numbers. Thus, water dispensers under transponder control allow the individual and stress-free application of drugs even to group-living animals without disturbing their behavior. This is useful where a complex temporal protocol of application is required, and for phenotyping experiments combining behavioral tests with neural, cellular or molecular analyses.
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- Ariane Santoso
- Department of Biology, University of Munich, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Henderson JM, Schleimer SB, Allbutt H, Dabholkar V, Abela D, Jovic J, Quinlivan M. Behavioural effects of parafascicular thalamic lesions in an animal model of parkinsonism. Behav Brain Res 2005; 162:222-32. [PMID: 15970217 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2004] [Revised: 03/13/2005] [Accepted: 03/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
We recently reported that the centromedian-parafascicular thalamic complex (CM-Pf) degenerates in Parkinson's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy. The contribution of such thalamic pathology to disease symptoms has not yet been established. The present study therefore investigated the behavioural impact of lesioning the corresponding thalamic region (termed Pf) on a range of behaviours present in rodents. There were four surgical groups: (1) sham medial forebrain bundle (mfb)+sham Pf, (2) 6-OHDA mfb lesion+sham Pf, (3) sham mfb+NMDA Pf lesion, (4) 6-OHDA+NMDA Pf lesions. Posture, sensory functions and apomorphine-induced rotational asymmetry were assessed before and after each surgery. Other assessments performed including a timed motivational task, grooming behaviours and piloerection. 6-OHDA lesions induced postural (ipsilateral curling and head position biases), sensorimotor (increased latency to respond to tactile stimulation of the contralateral side when eating or grooming) and rotational abnormalities (contralateral circling after apomorphine). The main effects of combined 6-OHDA+Pf lesions were improved performance in a motivational task (decreased latency to retrieve reward) but worsened piloerection, relative to animals with either 6-OHDA or Pf lesions alone. The thalamic zone common to all lesioned animals involved the posterior Pf. Our data suggests that the posterior CM-Pf may be involved in motivational responses and autonomic dysfunction in parkinsonian disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- J M Henderson
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Biomedical Research, School of Medical Sciences, Bosch Building, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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