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Pestana JE, Graham BM. Reproductive experience alters the effects of diazepam and fluoxetine on anxiety-like behaviour, fear extinction, and corticosterone levels in female rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2023; 240:2515-2528. [PMID: 37581635 PMCID: PMC10640474 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-023-06446-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
Abstract
OVERVIEW Reproductive experience (pregnancy and motherhood) leads to long-term changes in the neurobiological and hormonal features of anxiety in rats and humans. The aim of this study was to examine whether reproductive experience alters the effects of two pharmacological treatments for anxiety, a benzodiazepine (diazepam) and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (fluoxetine), on animal models of anxiety. METHODS In Experiment 1, virgin (n = 47) and age-matched mother (n = 50) rats at 1-month post-weaning were injected with diazepam (1.3 mg/kg or 1.7 mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle, in the proestrus (high estradiol/progesterone/allopregnanolone) or metestrus (low estradiol/progesterone/allopregnanolone) phase of the estrous cycle 30 min prior to the elevated plus maze (EPM). In Experiment 2, virgin (n = 25) and mother rats (n = 20) were administered fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) or vehicle for 2 weeks prior to being tested on a Pavlovian fear conditioning and extinction protocol, and the EPM. RESULTS Replicating past research, in virgin rats, the low dose of diazepam produced anxiolytic-like effects in proestrus, but only the high dose was anxiolytic-like in metestrus. In contrast, in mother rats, both doses of diazepam were anxiolytic-like irrespective of estrous phase. Fluoxetine produced anxiogenic-like effects in virgin rats during fear extinction and the EPM, but had no behavioural effects in mothers. In contrast, fluoxetine increased plasma corticosterone levels measured 30-min post-EPM in mothers, but not virgin rats. CONCLUSIONS Reproductive experience alters the dose responsivity and efficacy of common anti-anxiety medications in female rats. These findings highlight the importance of considering reproductive status in studies on anxiety and its treatment.
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- Jodie E Pestana
- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Shishmanova-Doseva M, Atanasova D, Ioanidu L, Uzunova Y, Atanasova M, Peychev L, Tchekalarova J. The anticonvulsant effect of chronic treatment with topiramate after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus is accompanied by a suppression of comorbid behavioral impairments and robust neuroprotection in limbic regions in rats. Epilepsy Behav 2022; 134:108802. [PMID: 35792414 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Epilepsy is a widespread neurological disorder frequently associated with a lot of comorbidities. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of the antiseizure medication topiramate (TPM) on spontaneous motor seizures, the pathogenesis of comorbid mood and cognitive impairments, hippocampal neuronal loss, and oxidative stress and inflammation in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Vehicle/TPM treatment (80 mg/kg, p.o.) was administered 3 h after the pilocarpine (pilo)-induced status epilepticus (SE) and continued for up to 12 weeks in Wistar rats. The chronic TPM treatment caused side effects in naïve rats, including memory disturbance, anxiety, and depressive-like responses. However, the anticonvulsant effect of this drug, administered during epileptogenesis, was accompanied by beneficial activity against comorbid behavioral impairments. The drug treatment suppressed the SE-induced neuronal damage in limbic structures, including the dorsal (CA1 and CA2 subfield), the ventral (CA1, CA2 and CA3) hippocampus, the basolateral amygdala, and the piriform cortex, while was ineffective against the surge in the oxidative stress and inflammation. Our results suggest that neuroprotection is an essential mechanism of TPM against spontaneous generalized seizures and concomitant emotional and cognitive impairments.
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- Michaela Shishmanova-Doseva
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia 1113, Bulgaria; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora 6003, Bulgaria
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria
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- Department of Biology, Medical University of Pleven, Pleven 5800, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
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Pestana JE, Islam N, Van der Eyk NL, Graham BM. What Pre-clinical Rat Models Can Tell Us About Anxiety Across the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy and Clinically Anxious Humans. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2022; 24:697-707. [PMID: 36255558 PMCID: PMC9633475 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-022-01376-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Anxiety symptoms increase during the peri-menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle in people with anxiety disorders. Whether this reflects a heightened variant of normal menstrual-related changes in psychological states experienced by healthy (i.e. non-anxious) people is unknown. Moreover, menstrual-related change in anxiety symptoms is a poorly understood phenomenon, highlighting a need for pre-clinical models to aid mechanistic discovery. Here, we review recent evidence for menstrual effects on anxiety-like features in healthy humans as a counterpart to recent reviews that have focused on clinically anxious populations. We appraise the utility of rodent models to identify mechanisms of menstrual effects on anxiety and offer suggestions to harmonise methodological practices across species to advance knowledge in this field. RECENT FINDINGS Consistent with reports in clinical populations, some evidence indicates anxiety symptoms increase during the peri-menstrual period in healthy people, although null results have been reported, and these effects are heterogeneous across studies and individuals. Studies in rats show robust increases in anxiety during analogous phases of the oestrous cycle. Studies in female rats are useful to identify the evolutionarily conserved biological mechanisms of menstrual-related changes in anxiety. Future experimental approaches in rats should model the heterogeneity observed in human studies to increase alignment across species and advance understanding of the individual factors that increase the propensity to experience menstrual-related changes in anxiety.
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- Jodie E Pestana
- School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Lovick TA, Zangrossi H. Effect of Estrous Cycle on Behavior of Females in Rodent Tests of Anxiety. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:711065. [PMID: 34531768 PMCID: PMC8438218 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.711065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Anxiety disorders are more prevalent in women than in men. In women the menstrual cycle introduces another variable; indeed, some conditions e.g., premenstrual syndrome, are menstrual cycle specific. Animal models of fear and anxiety, which form the basis for research into drug treatments, have been developed almost exclusively, using males. There remains a paucity of work using females and the available literature presents a confusing picture. One confound is the estrous cycle in females, which some authors consider, but many do not. Importantly, there are no accepted standardized criteria for defining cycle phase, which is important given the rapidly changing hormonal profile during the 4-day cycle of rodents. Moreover, since many behavioral tests that involve a learning component or that consider extinction of a previously acquired association require several days to complete; the outcome may depend on the phase of the cycle on the days of training as well as on test days. In this article we consider responsiveness of females compared to males in a number of commonly used behavioral tests of anxiety and fear that were developed in male rodents. We conclude that females perform in a qualitatively similar manner to males in most tests although there may be sex and strain differences in sensitivity. Tests based on unconditioned threatening stimuli are significantly influenced by estrous cycle phase with animals displaying increased responsiveness in the late diestrus phase of the cycle (similar to the premenstrual phase in women). Tests that utilize conditioned fear paradigms, which involve a learning component appear to be less impacted by the estrous cycle although sex and cycle-related differences in responding can still be detected. Ethologically-relevant tests appear to have more translational value in females. However, even when sex differences in behavior are not detected, the same outward behavioral response may be mediated by different brain mechanisms. In order to progress basic research in the field of female psychiatry and psychopharmacology, there is a pressing need to validate and standardize experimental protocols for using female animal models of anxiety-related states.
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- Thelma A. Lovick
- Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Pieróg M, Socała K, Doboszewska U, Wyska E, Guz L, Szopa A, Serefko A, Poleszak E, Wlaź P. Effects of new antiseizure drugs on seizure activity and anxiety-like behavior in adult zebrafish. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 427:115655. [PMID: 34329640 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Several studies with larvae and adult zebrafish have shown that old and new antiseizure drugs (ASDs) produce discrepant results in seizure tests, locomotor activity or anxiety models. In this study, the pentylenetetrazole seizure test (PTZ) was performed to assess the effectiveness of four new ASDs: lamotrigine (LTG), topiramate (TPM), felbamate (FBM), and levetiracetam (LEV) in the subsequent stages of seizures in adult fish. All ASDs were administered intraperitoneally (i.p.). The time of maximal anticonvulsant effect and the dose-response relationship of the drugs were assessed. The effects of studied ASDs on the locomotor activity and the anxiety-like behavior in the color preference test were also investigated. Furthermore, drug concentrations in zebrafish homogenates were determined. LTG, TPM, and LEV significantly increased the seizure latency at three subsequent stages of seizures (SI-SIII), while FBM was effective only at SI. Locomotor activity decreased after TPM treatment. TPM and FBM exhibited a strong anxiolytic-like effect in the color preference test. LEV at the highest dose tested had a weak anxiolytic-like effect. The HPLC analysis showed average concentrations of the studied ASDs in the fish body during their maximum anticonvulsant activity. The present study shows that FBM cannot inhibit all subsequent PTZ seizure stages in the adult fish. Except for LTG, the studied drugs affected the anxiety-like behavior of treated animals. Furthermore, only TPM significantly changed locomotion parameters. Our findings support the need to accurately characterize the efficacy of new ASDs at different stages of the PTZ-induced seizures in adult zebrafish.
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- Mateusz Pieróg
- Department of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, PL 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, PL 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, PL 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Physical Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Biology, Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Diseases, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 12, PL 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Testing, Chair and Department of Applied and Social Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, PL 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Testing, Chair and Department of Applied and Social Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, PL 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Testing, Chair and Department of Applied and Social Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, PL 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, PL 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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Chou D. Topiramate inhibits offensive aggression through targeting ventrolateral periaqueductal gray. Neuropharmacology 2020; 181:108361. [PMID: 33096107 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Topiramate is an approved antiepileptic drug clinically used to treat epilepsy and prevent migraines. Currently, topiramate has been found to be effective in treating aggressive symptoms in neuropsychiatric patients. In preclinical studies, however, the effects and mechanisms of topiramate on offensive aggression are still largely uninvestigated. Our previous studies indicated that glutamatergic transmission in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) plays a crucial role in regulating elements of offensive aggressive behaviors. In the present work, we investigated the actions of topiramate on vlPAG glutamatergic transmission and aggressive behaviors in group-housed (GH) and socially isolated (SI) rats. The results suggested that a single injection of topiramate systemically and dose-dependently inhibited elements of offensive aggressive behaviors of both GH and SI rats in the resident-intruder test (RIT), with long-lasting effective time profiles in SI rats. Moreover, systemic single administration of topiramate reduced the frequency and amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) in the vlPAG. Bath perfusion of topiramate directly decreased the frequency and amplitude of mEPSCs and shortened the amplitude of evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in the vlPAG. Furthermore, intra-vlPAG single microinjection of topiramate dose-dependently inhibited offensive aggressive behaviors in GH and SI rats in a time-dependent manner. Additionally, both systemic and local topiramate inhibited offensive aggressive behaviors in a (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine (HNK)-dependent rat model. In conclusion, the present results suggest that topiramate exerts anti-aggressive roles through its inhibitory actions on glutamatergic activities in the vlPAG. These preclinical results support topiramate as a candidate drug to treat patients with heightened offensive aggression.
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- Dylan Chou
- Department of Physiology, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
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Rodríguez-Landa JF, Guillén-Ruiz G, Hernández-López F, Cueto-Escobedo J, Rivadeneyra-Domínguez E, Bernal-Morales B, Herrera-Huerta EV. Chrysin reduces anxiety-like behavior through actions on GABA A receptors during metestrus-diestrus in the rat. Behav Brain Res 2020; 397:112952. [PMID: 33017640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Low concentrations of ovarian hormones, among other factors, are associated with greater vulnerability to negative effects of environmental stressors and may trigger anxiety symptoms in females. The flavonoid chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone) exerts anxiolytic-like effects in male and ovariectomized female rats, but it is unknown if chrysin could reduce anxiety-like behavior that naturally occurs through the ovarian cycle phases. The present study evaluated the effect of chrysin on anxiety-like behavior associated with the ovarian cycle phases in rats and the participation of γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors in these actions. The acute effects of chrysin (2 mg/kg) were investigated in female cycling Wistar rats in the elevated plus maze, locomotor activity test, and light/dark test. Diazepam (2 mg/kg) was used as reference anxiolytic drug. The participation of GABAA receptor in the anxiolytic actions of chrysin was explored by pretreating the rats with the noncompetitive GABAA chloride ion channel antagonist picrotoxin (1 mg/kg). Chrysin and diazepam prevented anxiety-like behavior that was associated with the metestrus-diestrus phase in both the elevated plus maze and light/dark test, and these effects were reversed by picrotoxin, with no significant changes in spontaneous locomotor activity. No significant motor effects of chrysin were detected in either behavioral test during proestrus-estrus or metestrus-diestrus phases, whereas diazepam produced motor hypoactivity in the locomotor activity test during proestrus-estrus phase. These results indicate that the flavonoid chrysin prevents anxiety-like behavior that naturally occurs during metestrus-diestrus in two unconditioned models that are used to evaluate anxiety-like behavior, and these effects were mediated by actions on GABAA receptors.
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- Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Cátedras CONACyT-Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 66, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Clínica y Traslacional, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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Estrada-Camarena E, Sollozo-Dupont I, Islas-Preciado D, González-Trujano ME, Carro-Juárez M, López-Rubalcava C. Anxiolytic- and anxiogenic-like effects of Montanoa tomentosa (Asteraceae): Dependence on the endocrine condition. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 241:112006. [PMID: 31153863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Montanoa tomentosa Cerv. (MT) is a native plant from Mexico used in traditional medicine as a remedy for reproductive impairments and relaxing effects. In previous studies, it has been shown that the endocrine state could modify the antianxiety-like actions of anxiolytic compounds. Although women are the primary user of MT, no studies have evaluated the potential impact of the endocrine milieu on its anti-anxiety actions. AIMS OF THE STUDY Ascertain the antianxiety effects of M. tomentosa in rats with different hormonal conditions, and to analyze the participation of the GABAA receptor in ovariectomized rats treated with MT. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animal model of anxiety used was the elevated plus-maze (EPM). Rats' endocrine conditions were: a) Low hormone levels (rats in diestrus I and II phases); b) High hormone levels (proestrus/estrus phases); c) No hormones (ovariectomized rats); and d) Rats under progesterone withdrawal (PW). To evaluate the participation of the GABAA receptor in the anxiolytic-like action of MT the antagonist picrotoxin was used. RESULTS Results showed that MT induced dose-dependent anxiolytic-like actions in rats with low hormone level conditions. Also, MT reduced anxiety-like behavior in female rats under PW, in contrast to diazepam which was ineffective. MT's anxiolytic-like effect was blocked by picrotoxin, suggesting the participation of the GABAA receptor complex. However, increased anxiety-like behavior was observed in rats with a high hormone level condition and low doses of MT. CONCLUSIONS Beneficial anxiolytic-like actions of MT are observed under low hormone conditions, particularly in the PW challenge (a condition that can be related to a premenstrual period). Furthermore, the participation of the GABAA receptor is evidenced. However, hormonal variations could induce the opposite effects, hence women should be cautious.
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- Erika Estrada-Camarena
- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV-Sede Sur. Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col Granjas Coapa, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México, Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV-Sede Sur. Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col Granjas Coapa, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Zhao Y, Bijlsma EY, Verdouw MP, Groenink L. No effect of sex and estrous cycle on the fear potentiated startle response in rats. Behav Brain Res 2018; 351:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Motaghinejad M, Motevalian M, Babalouei F, Abdollahi M, Heidari M, Madjd Z. Possible involvement of CREB/BDNF signaling pathway in neuroprotective effects of topiramate against methylphenidate induced apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in isolated hippocampus of rats: Molecular, biochemical and histological evidences. Brain Res Bull 2017; 132:82-98. [PMID: 28552672 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Chronic abuse of methylphenidate (MPH) can cause serious neurotoxicity. The neuroprotective effects of topiramate (TPM) were approved, but its putative mechanism remains unclear. In current study the role of CREB/BDNF signaling pathway in TPM protection against methylphenidate-induced neurotoxicity in rat hippocampus was evaluated. 60 adult male rats were divided randomly into six groups. Groups received MPH (10mg/kg) only and concurrently with TPM (50mg/kg and 100mg/kg) and TPM (50 and 100mg/kg) only for 14 days. Open field test (OFT) was used to investigate motor activity. Some biomarkers of apoptotic, anti-apoptotic, oxidative, antioxidant and inflammatory factors were also measured in hippocampus. Expression of total (inactive) and phosphorylated (active) CREB and BDNF were also measured in gene and protein levels in dentate gyrus (DG) and CA1 areas of hippocampus. MPH caused significant decreases in motor activity in OFT while TPM (50 and 100mg/kg) inhibited MPH-induced decreases in motor activity. On the other hand, MPH caused remarkable increases in Bax protein level, lipid peroxidation, catalase activity, IL-1β and TNF-α levels in hippocampal tissue. MPH also caused significant decreases of superoxide dismutase, activity and also decreased CREB, in both forms, BDNF and Bcl-2 protein levels. TPM, by the mentioned doses, attenuated these effects and increased superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities and also increased CREB, in both forms, BDNF and Bcl-2 protein levels and inhibited MPH induced increase in Bax protein level, lipid peroxidation, catalase activity, IL-1β and TNF-α levels. TPM also inhibited MPH induced decreases in cell number and changes in cell shapes in DG and CA1 areas. TPM can probably act as a neuroprotective agent against MPH induced neurotoxicity and this might have been mediated by CREB/BDNF signaling pathway.
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- Majid Motaghinejad
- Razi Drug Research Center & Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Razi Drug Research Center & Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Deparemten of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Share-Qods Brach, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Silva AF, Sousa DS, Medeiros AM, Macêdo PT, Leão AH, Ribeiro AM, Izídio GS, Silva RH. Sex and estrous cycle influence diazepam effects on anxiety and memory: Possible role of progesterone. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016; 70:68-76. [PMID: 27208614 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Studies with rodents and humans show the relationship between female sex hormones and cognitive/emotional tasks. However, despite the greater incidence of anxiety disorders in women, the data are still inconclusive regarding the mechanisms related to this phenomenon. We evaluated the effects of a classical anxiolytic/amnestic drug (diazepam; DZP) on female (at different estrous cycle phases) and male rats tested in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task (PMDAT), that allows the concomitant evaluation of memory and anxiety-like behavior. Further, in order to investigate the role of progesterone and its metabolites in the effects of DZP in the PMDAT, female rats were pre-treated with the progesterone receptor antagonist mifepristone or the 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor finasteride. The main findings were: (1) DZP caused memory impairment and anxiolysis in both sexes, but only the highest dose induced the anxiolytic effect in females; (2) females in proestrus did not present the amnestic and anxiolytic effects of DZP (at 2.0 and 4.0mg/kg, respectively) and (3) the co-administration of mifepristone reestablished both amnestic and anxiolytic effects of DZP, while finasteride reinstated the amnestic effect in proestrus female rats. These results suggest that changes in the endogenous levels of progesterone and its metabolites are important in the modulation of emotional/cognitive behavior in female rats. Based on the influence on different aspects of DZP action, the mechanisms related to this modulation are probably linked to GABAergic transmission, but this point remains to be investigated. Further, the variation in therapeutic and adverse effects of DZP depending on sex and hormonal state is of great relevance considering the higher prevalence of anxiety disorders in women.
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- Anatildes Feitosa Silva
- Memory Studies Laboratory, Physiology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Memory Studies Laboratory, Physiology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Pharmacology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Memory Studies Laboratory, Physiology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Memory Studies Laboratory, Physiology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience and Bioprospecting of Natural Products, Biosciences Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics, Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Memory Studies Laboratory, Physiology Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil; Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Pharmacology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Soares-Rachetti VDP, de Sousa Pinto ÍA, Santos RO, André E, Gavioli EC, Lovick T. Short term, low dose fluoxetine blocks estrous cycle-linked changes in responsiveness to diazepam in female rats. J Psychopharmacol 2016; 30:1062-8. [PMID: 26956868 DOI: 10.1177/0269881116636106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anxiety behavior in female Wistar rats was assessed at different stages of the estrous cycle using the elevated plus maze (EPM). No differences were observed at any cycle stage. Pretreatment with diazepam (1 mg kg(-1) intraperitoneal (i.p.)) 30 min before testing produced an anxiolytic effect (significant increase in percentage of time in the open arms compared to control group in the same cycle phase) in animals in proestrus, estrus, and early diestrus but had no effect in rats in late diestrus. Locomotor activity (total arm entries) was unchanged at any cycle phase. When rats in the late diestrus phase were pretreated with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine (1.75 mg kg(-1) i.p. on the afternoon of early diestrus and again in the morning of late diestrus) diazepam produced an anxiolytic effect (increase percentage time in the open arms). This dose is sufficient to raise brain allopregnanolone concentration without affecting 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) systems. We propose that insensitivity to diazepam in late diestrus is due to increased expression of benzodiazepine insensitive α4 subunit-containing gamma-aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptors triggered by a sharp decrease in brain allopregnanolone concentration. Pretreatment with fluoxetine to raise brain allopregnanolone concentration during late diestrus prevents the withdrawal effect.
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento-INeC, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Gender Differences in the Neurobiology of Anxiety: Focus on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:5026713. [PMID: 26885403 PMCID: PMC4738969 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5026713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Although the literature reports a higher incidence of anxiety disorders in women, the majority of basic research has focused on male rodents, thus resulting in a lack of knowledge on the neurobiology of anxiety in females. Bridging this gap is crucial for the design of effective translational interventions in women. One of the key brain mechanisms likely to regulate anxious behavior is adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN). This review paper aims to discuss the evidence on the differences between male and female rodents with regard to anxiety-related behavior and physiology, with a special focus on AHN. The differences between male and female physiologies are greatly influenced by hormonal differences. Gonadal hormones and their fluctuations during the estrous cycle have often been identified as agents responsible for sexual dimorphism in behavior and AHN. During sexual maturity, hormone levels fluctuate cyclically in females more than in males, increasing the stress response and the susceptibility to anxiety. It is therefore of great importance that future research investigates anxiety and other neurophysiological aspects in the female model, so that results can be more accurately applicable to the female population.
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Sayin A, Derinöz O, Yüksel N, Şahin S, Bolay H. The effects of the estrus cycle and citalopram on anxiety-like behaviors and c-fos expression in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2014; 124:180-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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