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Perez SD, Molinaro CA, Tan L, ThyagaRajan S, Lorton D, Bellinger DL. Sympathetic neurotransmission in spleens from aging Brown-Norway rats subjected to reduced sympathetic tone. J Neuroimmunol 2018; 324:1-15. [PMID: 30195094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.08.010] [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] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Senescence of innate and adaptive responses and low-grade inflammation (inflammaging) hallmarks normal aging, which increases vulnerability to infectious diseases, autoimmunity and cancer. In normal aging, sympathetic dysregulation contributes to the dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity and inflammaging. Sympathetic innervation of immune cells in secondary immune organs regulates immune responses. Previously in Fischer 344 (F344) rats, we reported an age-related increase in sympathetic tone and sympathetic dysfunction in beta-adrenergic receptor (AR) signaling of splenic lymphocytes that contributes to immune senescence, although the responsible mechanisms remains unexplored. In this study, we extend our previous findings using the much longer-lived Brown-Norway (BN) rats, whose behavior and immune response profile differ strikingly from F344 rats. Here, we investigated whether increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in the aging spleen contributes to age-related sympathetic neuropathy and altered neurotransmission in splenic lymphocytes in BN rats. Fifteen-month male BN rats received 0, 0.5 or 1.5 μg/kg/day rilmenidine intraperitoneally for 90 days to lower sympathetic tone. Untreated young and age-matched rats controlled for effects of age. We found that elevated SNA in the aging BN rat spleen does not contribute significantly to sympathetic neuropathy or the aging-induced impairment of canonical β-AR signal transduction. Despite the rilmenidine-induced increase in β-AR expression, splenocyte c-AMP production was comparable with age-matched controls, thus dampening nerve activity had no effect on receptor coupling to adenylate cyclase. Understanding how aging affects neuroimmune regulation in healthy aging rodent models may eventually lead to strategies that improve health in aging populations vulnerable to immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation.
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- Samuel D Perez
- Department of Biology, Washington Adventist University, MD, Virginia 20912, USA.
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Pathology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Integrative Medicine Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, SRM University, Kattankulathur 603203, India.
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Kent State University, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44304, USA..
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Pathology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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Becker KJ. Strain-Related Differences in the Immune Response: Relevance to Human Stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2016; 7:303-12. [PMID: 26860504 PMCID: PMC4929040 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-016-0455-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 01/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There are significant differences in the immune response and in the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases among rodent strains. It would thus be expected that the contribution of the immune response to cerebral ischemic injury would also differ among rodent strains. More importantly, there are significant differences between the immune responses of rodents and humans. All of these factors are likely to impact the successful translation of immunomodulatory therapies from experimental rodent models to patients with stroke.
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- Kyra J Becker
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave, Box 359775, Seattle, WA, 98104-2499, USA.
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Avcu P, Jiao X, Myers CE, Beck KD, Pang KCH, Servatius RJ. Avoidance as expectancy in rats: sex and strain differences in acquisition. Front Behav Neurosci 2014; 8:334. [PMID: 25339874 PMCID: PMC4186307 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Avoidance is a core feature of anxiety disorders and factors which increase avoidance expression or its resistance represent a source of vulnerability for anxiety disorders. Outbred female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats and inbred male and female Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats expressing behaviorally inhibited (BI) temperament learn avoidance faster than male SD rats. The training protocol used in these studies had a longstanding interpretive flaw: a lever-press had two outcomes, termination of the warning signal (WS) and prevention of foot shock. To disambiguate between these two explanations, we conducted an experiment in which: (a) a lever-press terminated the WS and prevented shock, and (b) a lever-press only prevented shock, but did not influence the duration of the WS. Thus, a 2 × 2 × 2 (Strain × Sex × Training) design was employed to assess the degree to which the response contingency of the WS termination influenced acquisition. Male and female SD and WKY rats were matched on acoustic startle reactivity within strain and sex and randomly assigned to the training procedures. In addition, we assessed whether the degree of avoidance acquisition affected estrus cycling in female rats. Consistent with earlier work, avoidance performance of female rats was generally superior to males and WKY rats were superior to SD rats. Moreover, female SD and male WKY rats were roughly equivalent. Female sex and BI temperament were confirmed as vulnerability factors in faster acquisition of avoidance behavior. Avoidance acquisition disrupted estrus cycling with female WKY rats recovering faster than female SD rats. Although termination of the WS appears to be reinforcing, male and female WKY rats still achieved a high degree (greater than 80% asymptotic performance) of avoidance in the absence of the WS termination contingency. Such disambiguation will facilitate determination of the neurobiological basis for avoidance learning and its extinction.
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- Pelin Avcu
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA
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- Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Neurobehavioral Research Lab, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center - New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Neurobehavioral Research Lab, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center - New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Neurobehavioral Research Lab, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center - New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark, NJ, USA ; Neurobehavioral Research Lab, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center - New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ, USA
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van der Staay FJ, Schuurman T, van Reenen CG, Korte SM. Emotional reactivity and cognitive performance in aversively motivated tasks: a comparison between four rat strains. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS : BBF 2009; 5:50. [PMID: 20003525 PMCID: PMC2805679 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-5-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive function might be affected by the subjects' emotional reactivity. We assessed whether behavior in different tests of emotional reactivity is correlated with performance in aversively motivated learning tasks, using four strains of rats generally considered to have a different emotional reactivity. METHODS The performance of male Brown Norway, Lewis, Fischer 344, and Wistar Kyoto rats in open field (OF), elevated plus-maze (EPM), and circular light-dark preference box (cLDB) tasks, which are believed to provide measures of emotional reactivity, was evaluated. Spatial working and reference memory were assessed in two aversively motivated learning and memory tasks: the standard and the "repeated acquisition" versions of the Morris water maze escape task, respectively. All rats were also tested in a passive avoidance task. At the end of the study, levels of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and 5-HT turnover in the hippocampus and frontal cortex were determined. RESULTS Strain differences showed a complex pattern across behavioral tests and serotonergic measures. Fischer 344 rats had the poorest performance in both versions of the Morris water escape task, whereas Brown Norway rats performed these tasks very well but the passive avoidance task poorly. Neither correlation analysis nor principal component analysis provided convincing support for the notion that OF, EPM, and cLDB tasks measure the same underlying trait. CONCLUSIONS Our findings do not support the hypothesis that the level of emotional reactivity modulates cognitive performance in aversively motivated tasks. Concepts such as "emotional reactivity" and "learning and memory" cannot adequately be tapped with only one behavioral test. Our results emphasize the need for multiple testing.
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- F Josef van der Staay
- Programme Emotion & Cognition, Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Utrecht, PO Box 80151, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands
- BioMedical Research, Wageningen University and Research Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- BioMedical Research, Wageningen University and Research Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands
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- Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands
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- Programme Emotion & Cognition, Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Utrecht, PO Box 80151, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Psychopharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Llamas B, Contesse V, Guyonnet-Duperat V, Vaudry H, Mormède P, Moisan MP. QTL mapping for traits associated with stress neuroendocrine reactivity in rats. Mamm Genome 2006; 16:505-15. [PMID: 16151695 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-005-0022-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the present study we searched for quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that affect neuroendocrine stress responses in a 20-min restraint stress paradigm using Brown-Norway (BN) and Wistar-Kyoto-Hyperactive (WKHA) rats. These strains differed in their hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (plasma ACTH and corticosterone levels, thymus, and adrenal weights) and in their renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system reactivity (plasma renin activity, aldosterone concentration). We performed a whole-genome scan on a F2 progeny derived from a WKHA x BN intercross, which led to the identification of several QTLs linked to plasma renin activity (Sr6, Sr8, Sr11, and Sr12 on chromosomes RNO2, 3, 19, and 8, respectively), plasma aldosterone concentration (Sr7 and Sr9 on RNO2 and 5, respectively), and thymus weight (Sr10, Sr13, and Srl4 on RNO5, 10, and 16, respectively). The type 1b angiotensin II receptor gene (Agtrlb) maps within the confidence intervals of QTLs on RNO2 linked to plasma renin activity (Sr6, highly significant; LOD = 5.0) and to plasma aldosterone level (Sr7, suggestive; LOD = 2.0). In vitro studies of angiotensin II-induced release of aldosterone by adrenal glomerulosa cells revealed a lower receptor potency (log EC50 = -8.16 +/- 0.11 M) and efficiency (Emax = 453.3 +/- 25.9 pg/3 x 10(4) cells/24 h) in BN than in WKHA (log EC50 = -10.66 +/- 0.18 M; Emax = 573.1 +/- 15.3 pg/3 x 10(4) cells/24 h). Moreover, differences in Agtr1b mRNA abundance and sequence reinforce the putative role of the Agtr1b gene in the differential plasma renin stress reactivity between the two rat strains.
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- Bastien Llamas
- Laboratoire Neurogénétique et Stress, INSERM U471/INRA UMR1243, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Institut François Magendie, Rue Camille Saint Saens, 33077 Bordeaux cedex, France
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Fernandez F, Aguerre S, Mormède P, Chaouloff F. Differential sensitivities to the lethal, but not the neurotoxic, effects of p-chloroamphetamine in inbred rat strains. Neurosci Lett 2001; 297:53-7. [PMID: 11114483 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01667-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The Lewis, Fischer 344, Brown Norway, Spontaneously Hypertensive, and Wistar-Kyoto inbred rat strains were, respectively, compared for the lethal and neurotoxic effects of acute p-chloroamphetamine (PCA, 2.5-10 mg/kg i.p.). The lethal properties of the amphetamine were recorded within 24 h after its administration whereas neurotoxicity (as assessed by frontocortical 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) reuptake and 5-HT transporter binding assays) was analyzed 1 week after PCA administration. Preliminary experiments indicated that neither the rapid hyperlocomotor and/or the hypoexploratory effect of PCA nor the in vitro potency of PCA to inhibit frontocortical [(3)H]5-HT reuptake varied between strains. On the other hand, strain differences were observed with respect to the rapid fatal effects of the 5 and 10 mg/kg doses of PCA administration. Lastly, frontocortical [(3)H]5-HT reuptake and [(3)H]citalopram binding at 5-HT transporters diminished in a dose-dependent, but strain-independent, manner 1 week after the acute injection of PCA. This study reveals an independency between the mechanisms underlying the fatal effects of PCA on the one hand, and the long-term damaging effects of PCA on serotonergic neurons on the other hand.
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- F Fernandez
- NeuroGénétique et Stress, INSERM U471-INRA, Institut F. Magendie, Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, 33077 Cédex, Bordeaux, France
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Palmer AA, Dulawa SC, Mottiwala AA, Conti LH, Geyer MA, Printz MP. Prepulse startle deficit in the Brown Norway rat: a potential genetic model. Behav Neurosci 2000; 114:374-88. [PMID: 10832798 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.114.2.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prepulse inhibition (PPI), an operational measure of sensorimotor gating, is deficient in schizophrenia patients. PPI was compared among 4 strains of rats: Sprague-Dawley, Spontaneously Hypertensive, Wistar Kyoto (WKY), and Brown Norway (BN). PPI was dramatically lower in BN versus the other strains, especially WKY, for both acoustic and airpuff startle stimuli, whereas startle amplitude was similar between BN and WKY. Female BN also had lower PPI than did female WKY. Response to increasing prepulse intensities showed a right shift in the BN relative to the WKY. Visual prepulses also showed deficiencies in BN versus WKY. The absence of background noise did not negate strain differences. Auditory brainstem response to clicks and tone pips revealed no differences in auditory threshold between the 2 strains. These results are the first to demonstrate that BN have impaired sensorimotor gating compared with WKY, without impaired acoustic acuity.
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- A A Palmer
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0636, USA
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Ferguson SA, Holson RR. Methylazoxymethanol-induced micrencephaly in the brown Norway strain: behavior and brain weight. Int J Dev Neurosci 1997; 15:75-86. [PMID: 9099619 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-5748(96)00033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A single injection of 20 mg/kg methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM) on gestational day 14 in Brown Norway rats produced micrencephalic offspring (whole brain approximately equal to 65% of control). Despite the micrencephaly, MAM-induced alterations in behavior assessed here were relatively mild. The MAM-treated rats exhibited increased activity under darkened conditions in a complex maze and marginally increased activity after a challenge of methamphetamine. Open field activity, running wheel activity, and emergence behavior using a light/dark apparatus were not significantly affected. Compared with a similar study of Sprague-Dawley micrencephalics [Ferguson S.A., Racey F.D., Paule M.G. and Holson R.R. (1993) Behavioral effects of methyloxymethanol-induced microencephaly. Behav. Neurosci. 107, 1-101], frontal cortex and striatum weights were more reduced in Brown Norway micrencephalics. The MAM-induced behavioral alterations in the Brown Norway strain may have appeared attenuated compared to alterations shown by MAM-treated Sprague-Dawley rats due to differences in baseline between these two strains. Compared to control Sprague-Dawley rats in the previous study, control Brown Norway rats were more active in the open field and running wheels, but less active in the complex maze, exhibiting little to no learning. Emergence tests indicated increased dark preference in Brown Norway rats. Baseline behavior (increased activity and light shyness) of control Brown Norway rats was similar to that of MAM-treated Sprague-Dawley rats; a potential confound in the detection of behavioral effects of a compound. These findings emphasize the effects that strain selection may have on the outcome and interpretation of toxicological/teratological studies.
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- S A Ferguson
- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
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Helder R, Desor D, Toniolo AM. Potential stock differences in the social behavior of rats in a situation of restricted access to food. Behav Genet 1995; 25:483-7. [PMID: 7487845 DOI: 10.1007/bf02253377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The social behavior of outbred Long-Evans (LE) and Wistar (WI) rats was compared in a situation where access to food was particularly difficult (clearing an aquatic barrier, plus the necessity of carrying the food back to the home cage). In groups of either six WI or LE rats, only about 50% of individuals carried the food, and the others survived by attacking those that did. However, behavioral profiles associated with these acts were different in the two cases: LE carriers, contrary to WI carriers, restole some food, and LE noncarriers expressed more agonistic behavior and were more often attacked than were the WI noncarriers. Food flow and all associated, interactive behaviors were more complex in the LE than in the WI rats, indicating the likelihood of potential genetic differences in this testing situation.
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- R Helder
- Laboratoire de Biologie du Comportement et Physiologie-URA 1293, Université de Nancy I, Van-doeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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De Wildt DJ, Krugers H, Kasbergen CM, De Lang H, Versteeg DH. The hemodynamic effects of gamma 2-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and related melanotropins depend on the arousal potential of the rat. Eur J Pharmacol 1993; 233:157-64. [PMID: 8386086 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90362-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In conscious rats, i.v. administered adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH-(4-10)) and gamma 2-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (gamma 2-MSH) induced a dose-dependent increase in blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and pulse pressure (PP). No circadian influence on these effects was observed. The structurally related peptide, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), only caused an increase in HR, which was not dose-dependent, whereas the stable ACTH-(4-9) analog, Org 2766, was without effect on these hemodynamic parameters. In rats under light urethane-induced anesthesia, which is known to maintain reflexes and sufficient sympathetic tone, gamma 2-MSH caused hemodynamic responses similar to those observed in conscious rats. In contrast, gamma 2-MSH had an opposite effect in rats under deep pentobarbital-induced anesthesia: a depressor effect combined with a slight bradycardia. A comparative study with rats of a more arousable Wistar rat substrain (Riv:TOX) and of a less excitable rat substrain (U:WU) showed that the dose-pressor response curves for ACTH-(4-10) and gamma 2-MSH were shifted to the left in the more excitable rats as compared to the in the less excitable rats. We conclude that a restricted amino acid sequence in the N-terminal part of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-molecule (gamma 2-MSH/ACTH-(4-10)-like) is responsible for the stimulating effects on the cardiovascular system and that those effects are strongly dependent on the state of arousal, i.e. sympathetic tone, of the rat. These stimulatory effects override a depressor phenomenon which can only be detected during central depression.
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- D J De Wildt
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Rudolf Magnus Institute, Medical Faculty, Utrecht University, Netherlands
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Ambrogi Lorenzini C, Bucherelli C, Giachetti A, Tassoni G. The behavior of the homozygous and heterozygous sub-types of rats which are genetically-selected for diabetes insipidus: a comparison with Long Evans and Wistar stocks. EXPERIENTIA 1991; 47:1019-26. [PMID: 1936200 DOI: 10.1007/bf01923337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Several aspects of spontaneous and conditioned behavior (food and water intake, locomotion and emotionality, passive and active avoidance acquisition and retention) of standard (albino and pigmented) rats, and rats heterozygous (HEDI) and homozygous (HODI) for diabetes insipidus, are reviewed. As would be expected, HODI rats have been repeatedly found to consume far more fluid than either HEDI or control rats. Pigmented rats appear to be more active than albinos. HODI rats exhibit less marked emotional responses than do control rats, among which the pigmented ones exhibit the highest emotionality. Light aversion is more evident in albino than in pigmented rats. No differences are found among HEDI, HODI and normal Long Evans rats. It is quite difficult to provide a clear-cut statement concerning inter-strain differences in passive avoidance behavior, possibly because of the variety of techniques employed. In any case, HODI rats do not perform worse than normal controls do. In one-way active avoidance paradigms, pigmented rats perform better than albinos, and the performance of HODI rats does not differ from that of controls. In two-way avoidance paradigms, albinos appear to outperform pigmented rats. Once again, there are no obvious differences between HODI and control animals. In addition to indicating that HODI rats may actually be less emotional than the other groups of rats reviewed here, the studies described once again fail to confirm the previously alleged functions of vasopressin in memory consolidation.
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Gilad GM, Shiller I. Differences in open-field behavior and in learning tasks between two rat strains differing in their reactivity to stressors. Behav Brain Res 1989; 32:89-93. [PMID: 2930638 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-4328(89)80076-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The study characterizes differences between inbred Wistar-Kyoto (WKYs) and Brown-Norway (BNs) rats in open-field behavior, and in discriminative learning and acquisition of an avoidance learning task. Hyper-reactivity of WKYs to novelty was demonstrated in an open-field test. Discriminative learning and retention thereof was slower in WKYs, but as efficient as in BNs. Acquisition of avoidance learning was also slower in WKYs, but their maximal avoidance score was much higher (approximately 85%) than in BNs. Also, recall of avoidance learning was slower for WKYs. We conclude: (1) hyper-reactivity of WKYs to novelty is expressed by their exceptional immobility and excess defecation in the open-field and is paralleled by their known hyper-reactivity to stressful stimuli, and (2) no strain differences exist in the ability to learn a discriminative task, but both acquisition and recall of an avoidance task are slower in WKYs. This may imply that the degree of reactivity to stressful environmental stimuli may play an important role in the acquisition of learning.
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- G M Gilad
- Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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De Boer SF, Slangen JL, van der Gugten J. Adaptation of plasma catecholamine and corticosterone responses to short-term repeated noise stress in rats. Physiol Behav 1988; 44:273-80. [PMID: 3237834 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(88)90149-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Plasma noradrenaline (NA), adrenaline (A) and corticosterone (CS) concentrations were determined in blood frequently sampled via a cardiac catheter from freely moving rats exposed to three successive trials of white-noise stimulation (10 min, 100 dBA) with an intertrial interval of 30 min. During the sampling period, behavioral activities of the rats were recorded. It was demonstrated that the first exposure to noise induced a specific temporal pattern of neuroendocrine changes: Plasma A and NA contents increased rapidly and peaked early after stimulus onset but their peak-latencies were different (1 and 5 min, respectively). Noise offset was followed by quick return to basal levels. The changes in plasma CS concentrations were considerably slower in onset and slower in decline. The second and third exposure to this type of stressor resulted in attenuated hormonal responses and a reduced decrement of the NA/A-ratio, concurrent with a gradually less intense behavioral reaction. This differential pattern of plasma NA, A and CS responses following repetitive exposure to identical stressors, referred to as adaptation, is discussed with regard to the biochemical changes at various levels of the neuroendocrine systems involved.
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- S F De Boer
- Netherlands Institute for Drugs and Doping Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht
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Lefcourt AM, Kahl S, Akers RM. Correlation of indices of stress with intensity of electrical shock for cows. J Dairy Sci 1986; 69:833-42. [PMID: 3711412 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(86)80473-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Electrical shock is commonly used as a paradigm of stress. Cows have a higher tolerance to electrical shock than other species. To test this tolerance, seven lactating cows were shocked biweekly for 10 s: 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, then 12.5 mA, 60 Hz. At lower mA, cows became tense and showed limited movement. As mA increased, cows became more agitated. The experiment was terminated because of the severity of behavioral responses. Heart rate immediately after shock increased with mA and was significantly different from baseline at 10 mA (+17 beats/min) and 12.5 mA (+30 beats/min). Prolactin and glucocorticoids were unaffected by shock; however, both increased pronouncedly following a single recannulation prior to blood sampling. Norepinephrine was unaffected by shock or recannulation. Epinephrine doubled in two exceptional cows at 10 mA. The two exceptional cows showed consistent glucocorticoid responses, had consistently elevated baseline heart rates and prolactin, and were the only cows not shocked at 12.5 mA due to severe behavioral responses. The dramatic behavioral responses displayed by cows subjected to electrical shock were not correlated with significant or prolonged physiological responses. This dichotomy, although probably exaggerated in cows, suggests that electrical shock may not be a good paradigm of "stress".
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McCarty R. Cardiovascular responses to acute footshock stress in adult and aged Fischer 344 male rats. Neurobiol Aging 1985; 6:47-50. [PMID: 4000385 DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(85)90071-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tail artery catheters were surgically implanted in Fischer 344 male rats to allow for measurement of mean arterial pressure (MAP, mm Hg) and heart rate (HR, beats/min) in conscious, unrestrained rats. Basal values of MAP and HR were similar for groups of 4, 12 and 24 month old rats. Increments in Map did not differ among rats of the 3 ages following handling and transfer to a shock chamber or immediately or 5 minutes after exposure to inescapable footshock (2.0 mA, 0.6 sec duration, every 6 sec for 1 min). In contrast, there was a significant age-related attenuation of the tachycardia following handling and transfer of rats to the shock chamber and at the end of footshock. These data are consistent with previous findings of a reduced sensitivity of the aged myocardium to stress-induced sympathetic stimulation.
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Audesirk G, Audesirk T, McCaman RE, Ono JK. Evidence for genetic influences on neurotransmitter content of identified neurones of Lymnaea stagnalis. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. C, COMPARATIVE PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 1985; 81:57-60. [PMID: 2861059 DOI: 10.1016/0742-8413(85)90091-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Neurotransmitter content was measured in two identified giant neurones in isogenic and wild-type populations of the freshwater pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. The paired serotonergic cerebral giant neurones (LC1 and RC1) have higher transmitter levels and less variability in inbred animals than in wild-type animals. The transmitter content of the unpaired dopaminergic right pedal giant neurone (RPeD1) does not differ between inbred and wild-type animals in either level or variability. It is proposed that serotonin content of the cerebral giant neurones is under partial genetic control, and that animals of the wild-type population may possess a number of different alleles for the genes influencing serotonin levels. Inbreeding resulted in fixation of an allele promoting high serotonin levels. This particular wild-type population is probably already isogenic for genes influencing dopamine content in the right pedal giant neurone.
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