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Tejada J, Chaim KT, Morato S. X-PloRat: A Software for Scoring Animal Behavior in Enclosed Spaces. PSICOLOGIA: TEORIA E PESQUISA 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e3322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT The present technical note introduces the X-PloRat, a software for the scoring of animal location, displacement, and other behavioral properties, in enclosed spaces. The X-PloRat offers a variety of data reports and can be used for training students in behavioral observation and in validating other kinds of scoring procedures.
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Gatica RI, Pérez-Valenzuela E, Sierra-Mercado D, Fuentealba JA. The expression of amphetamine sensitization is dissociable from anxiety and aversive memory: Effect of an acute injection of amphetamine. Neurosci Lett 2016; 638:21-26. [PMID: 27939979 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The repeated administration of amphetamine can lead to locomotor sensitization. Although the repeated administration of amphetamine has been associated with anxiety and impaired working memory, it is uncertain if expression of amphetamine sensitization is associated with modifications of emotional memories. To address this issue, rats were injected once daily with amphetamine for five consecutive days (1.5mg/kg). After four days of withdrawal, rats were delivered an acute amphetamine injection to assess the expression of sensitization. A single exposure to an elevated plus maze (EPM), 24h after the last injection of amphetamine, showed that amphetamine sensitization is not accompanied by anxiety. Next, aversive memory was assessed using an 11day inter-trial interval between the EPM Trial 1 and EPM Trial 2. Rats administered with saline showed a percentage of open arms time (% OAT) in Trial 2 that was comparable to Trial 1, demonstrating a reduction in the retrieval of aversive memory. However, rats sensitized after the EPM Trial 1 showed a significant decrease in the % OAT in Trial 2. Importantly, a decrease in the % OAT in Trial 2 compared to Trial 1 was also observed after a single injection of amphetamine 24h before Trial 2. These results show a facilitation in the retrieval of aversive memory, and suggest that a previous amphetamine injection is enough to produce a protracted activation of neural circuits necessary for the retrieval of aversive memory.
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- Rafael Ignacio Gatica
- Departamento de Farmacia and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Farmacia and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936
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- Departamento de Farmacia and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Canto-de-Souza L, Garção DC, Romaguera F, Mattioli R. Dorsal hippocampal microinjection of chlorpheniramine reverses the anxiolytic-like effects of l-histidine and impairs emotional memory in mice. Neurosci Lett 2014; 587:11-6. [PMID: 25524405 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Several findings have pointed to the role of histaminergic neurotransmission in the modulation of anxiety-like behaviors and emotional memory. The elevated plus-maze (EPM) test has been widely used to investigate the process of anxiety and also has been used to investigate the process of learning and memory. Visual cues are relevant to the formation of spatial maps, and as the hippocampus is involved in this task, experiment 1 explored this issue. Experiment 2 investigated the effects of intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of l-histidine (LH, a precursor of histamine) and of intra-dorsal hippocampus (intra-DH) injections of chlorpheniramine (CPA, an H1 receptor antagonist) on anxiety and emotional memory in mice re-exposed to the EPM. Mice received saline (SAL) or LH i.p. and SAL or CPA (0.016, 0.052, and 0.16 nmol/0.1 μl) intra-DH prior to Trial 1 (T1) and Trial 2 (T2). No significant changes were observed in the number of enclosed-arm entries (EAE) in T1, an EPM index of general exploratory activity. LH had an anxiolytic-like effect that was reversed by intra-DH injections of CPA. T2 versus T1 analysis revealed that only the lower dose of CPA resulted in impaired emotional memory. Combined injections of LH and CPA revealed that higher doses of CPA impair emotional memory. Taken together, these results suggest that LH and H1 receptors present in the dorsal hippocampus are involved in anxiety-related behaviors and emotional memory in mice submitted to EPM.
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- L Canto-de-Souza
- Laboratório de Neurociências, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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- Universidade Tiradentes, Rua Lagarto, 264, 49010-390 Aracaju, Brazil.
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, 88080-350 Florianópolis, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Neurociências, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil.
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Costa J, Serafim KR, Gianlorenço ACL, Mattioli R. Low-dose thioperamide injected into the cerebellar vermis of mice immediately after exposure to the elevated plus-maze impairs their avoidance behavior on re-exposure to the apparatus. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:943-948. [PMID: 24270913 PMCID: PMC3854336 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20133179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the effect of thioperamide (THIO), an H3 histaminergic receptor antagonist, microinjected into the cerebellar vermis on emotional memory consolidation in male Swiss albino mice re-exposed to the elevated plus-maze (EPM). We implanted a guide cannula into the cerebellar vermis using stereotactic surgery. On the third day after surgery, we performed behavioral tests for two consecutive days. On the first day (exposure), the mice (n=10/group) were exposed to the EPM and received THIO (0.06, 0.3, or 1.5 ng/0.1 µL) immediately after the end of the session. Twenty-four hours later, the mice were re-exposed to the EPM under the same experimental conditions, but without drug injection. A reduction in the exploration of the open arms upon re-exposure to the EPM (percentage of number of entries and time spent in open arms) compared with the initial exposure was used as an indicator of learning and memory. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the Duncan post hoc test was used to analyze the data. Upon re-exposure, exploratory activity in the open arms was reduced in the control group, and with the two highest THIO doses: 0.3 and 1.5 ng/0.1 µL. No reduction was seen with the lowest THIO dose (0.06 ng/0.1 µL), indicating inhibition of the consolidation of emotional memory. None of the doses interfered with the animals' locomotor activity. We conclude that THIO at the lowest dose (0.06 ng/0.1 µL) microinjected into the cerebellum impaired emotional memory consolidation in mice.
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- J Costa
- Laboratório de Neurociências, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos,SP, Brasil
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Gianlorenço ACL, Canto-de-Souza A, Mattioli R. Intra-cerebellar microinjection of histamine enhances memory consolidation of inhibitory avoidance learning in mice via H2 receptors. Neurosci Lett 2013; 557 Pt B:159-64. [PMID: 24161893 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Studies have demonstrated the relationship between the histaminergic system and the cerebellum, and we intend to investigate the role of the cerebellar histaminergic system on memory consolidation. This study investigated the effect of intra-cerebellar microinjection of histamine on memory retention of inhibitory avoidance in mice, and the role of H1 and H2 receptors in it. The cerebellar vermis of male mice were implanted with guide cannulae, and after three days of recovery, the inhibitory avoidance test was performed. Immediately after a training session, animals received a microinjection of histaminergic drugs: in the experiment 1, saline (SAL) or histamine (HA 0.54, 1.36, 2.72 or 4.07 nmol); experiment 2, SAL or 1.36 nmol HA 5 min after a pretreatment with 0.16 nmol chlorpheniramine (CPA) or SAL; and experiment 3, SAL or 1.36 nmol HA 5 min after a pretreatment with 2.85 nmol ranitidine (RA) or SAL. Twenty-four hours later, a retention test was performed. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Duncan's tests. In experiment 1, animals microinjected with 1.36 nmol HA showed a higher latency to cross to the dark compartment compared to controls and to 2.72 and 4.07 nmol HA groups. In experiment 2, the combined infusions revealed difference between control (SAL+SAL) and SAL+HA and CPA+HA; while in the experiment 3 the analysis indicated differences in retention latency between mice injected with SAL+SAL and SAL+HA. The groups that received the H2 antagonist RA did not show difference compared to control. These results indicate that 1.36 nmol HA enhances memory consolidation of inhibitory avoidance learning in mice and that the pretreatment with H2 antagonist RA was able to prevent this effect.
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- A C L Gianlorenço
- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy Department, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Sao Carlos, 13565-905, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
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The prototypical histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist thioperamide improves multiple aspects of memory processing in an inhibitory avoidance task. Behav Brain Res 2013; 253:121-7. [PMID: 23867149 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Numerous studies have found that histamine plays a major role in memory and that the histamine H3 receptor (H3R) inverse agonist thioperamide improves cognitive performance in various animal models. However, little is known about the stages of memory that are specifically affected by thioperamide. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of thioperamide on acquisition, consolidation and retrieval processes in a one-trial inhibitory avoidance task in female C57BL/6J mice. In addition, potential state-dependency effects were studied by injecting thioperamide before the training and the test sessions in order to induce similar physiological states during acquisition and retrieval. Our results indicate that post-training systemic administration of thioperamide facilitated consolidation. Moreover, the administration of thioperamide before the training session had no effect on latency to enter the black compartment during training but enhanced memory during the retention test. The administration of thioperamide before the retention test also increased performance, which indicates that this compound ameliorates memory retrieval. Finally, when animals received thioperamide before the training session and before the retention test, the cognitive enhancing effects of thioperamide were not significantly changed. Together, our results show that thioperamide improves cognitive performance in an inhibitory avoidance task through actions on different memory stages. Furthermore, inducing a similar physiological state with thioperamide during acquisition and retrieval do not significantly affect cognitive enhancement. Our results suggest that the blockade of H3R can be helpful for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions characterized by deficits affecting several stages of memory processing.
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Serafim KR, Kishi MS, Canto-de-Souza A, Mattioli R. H₁ but not H₂ histamine antagonist receptors mediate anxiety-related behaviors and emotional memory deficit in mice subjected to elevated plus-maze testing. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:440-6. [PMID: 23598647 PMCID: PMC3854398 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20132770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study investigated the role of H1 and H2 receptors in
anxiety and the retrieval of emotional memory using a Trial 1/Trial 2 (T1/T2)
protocol in an elevated plus-maze (EPM). Tests were performed on 2 consecutive
days, designated T1 and T2. Before T1, the mice received intraperitoneal
injections of saline (SAL), 20 mg/kg zolantidine (ZOL, an H2
receptor antagonist), or 8.0 or 16 mg/kg chlorpheniramine (CPA, an
H1 receptor antagonist). After 40 min, they were subjected
to the EPM test. In T2 (24 h later), each group was subdivided into two
additional groups, and the animals from each group were re-injected with SAL or
one of the drugs. In T1, the Student t-test showed no
difference between the SAL and ZOL or 8 mg/kg CPA groups with respect to
the percentages of open arm entries (%OAE) and open arm time
(%OAT). However, administration of CPA at the highest dose of
16 mg/kg decreased %OAE and %OAT, but not locomotor
activity, indicating anxiogenic-like behavior. Emotional memory, as revealed by
a reduction in open arm exploration between the two trials, was observed in all
experimental groups, indicating that ZOL and 8 mg/kg CPA did not affect
emotional memory, whereas CPA at the highest dose affected acquisition and
consolidation, but not retrieval of memory. Taken together, these results
suggest that H1 receptor, but not H2, is implicated in
anxiety-like behavior and in emotional memory acquisition and consolidation
deficits in mice subjected to EPM testing.
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- K R Serafim
- Laboratório de Neurociências, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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Serafim KR, Gianlorenço ACL, Daher FP, Mattioli R. H1-histamine receptors in the amygdala are involved in emotional memory but do not mediate anxiety-related behaviors in mice submitted to EPM testing. Brain Res Bull 2012; 89:1-7. [PMID: 22772356 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K R Serafim
- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy Department, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
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Kruk-Słomka M, Budzyńska B, Biała G. Involvement of cholinergic receptors in the different stages of memory measured in the modified elevated plus maze test in mice. Pharmacol Rep 2012; 64:1066-80. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(12)70904-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Administration of Histidine to Female Rats Induces Changes in Oxidative Status in Cortex and Hippocampus of the Offspring. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:1031-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0703-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 12/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Gianlorenço ACL, Canto-de-Souza A, Mattioli R. Microinjection of histamine into the cerebellar vermis impairs emotional memory consolidation in mice. Brain Res Bull 2011; 86:134-8. [PMID: 21664441 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The biogenic amine histamine is an important neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that has been implicated in learning and memory processes. Experimental evidence indicates that the role of the cerebellum may be more complex than the simple regulation of motor responses, and recent studies have demonstrated significant involvement of the cerebellum in emotional memory consolidation. This study investigated the effect of histamine microinjected into the cerebellar vermis on emotional memory consolidation in mice in the elevated plus-maze (EPM). The cerebellar vermis of male mice (Swiss Albino) were implanted with guide cannulae. The mice weighed between 25 and 30 g. After three days of recovery, behavioral tests in the EPM were performed on two consecutive days; the testing periods were called, Trial 1 and Trial 2. Immediately after Trial 1, the animals received microinjections of histamine in the cerebellar vermis (0.54, 1.36, 2.72, and 4.07 nmol/0.1 μl). On both days, the test sessions were recorded to enable analysis of behavioral measures. The decrease in open arm exploration (% entries and % time spent in the open arms) in Trial 2 relative to Trial 1 was used as a measure of learning and memory. The data were analyzed using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Duncan's tests. The percentage of open arm entries (%OAE) and the percentage of time spent in the open arms (%OAT) were reduced in Trial 2 relative to Trial 1 for the control group; the same was true for the group that was microinjected with histamine at doses of 0.54 (%OAE and %OAT) and 1.36 nmol (%OAT). However, when the animals received histamine at doses of 2.72 and 4.07 nmol, their open arm exploration did not decrease. No significant changes were observed in the number of enclosed arm entries (EAE), an EPM index of general exploratory activity. These results suggest that there is a dose-dependent inhibitory effect of histamine microinjected into the cerebellar vermis on emotional memory consolidation.
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- A C L Gianlorenço
- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy Department, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
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Gianlorenço AC, Canto-de-Souza A, Mattioli R. l-histidine induces state-dependent memory deficit in mice mediated by H(1) receptor. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011; 35:91-5. [PMID: 20850492 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study investigated the role of H(1) receptor in the state-dependent memory deficit induced by l-histidine (LH) in mice using Trial 1/2 protocol in the elevated plus-maze (EPM). The test was performed for two consecutive days: Trial 1 (T1) and Trial 2 (T2). Before both trials, mice received a combined injection i.p. of saline+saline (SAL/SAL), 500 mg/kg L-histidine+saline (LH/SAL), 500 mg/kg L-histidine+16 mg/kg chlorpheniramine (LH/CPA) or saline+16 mg/kg chlorpheniramine (SAL/CPA). The trials were performed in the EPM 10 min after the last injection. Each animal was placed in the center of the maze facing the open arm and had five minutes to explore it. On both days, test sessions were videotaped. The behavioral measures were scored from videotape. Data were analyzed based on Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the Fisher's LSD test. The data showed no effects on anxiety since there was no difference between the SAL/SAL and the other groups in Trial 1, respectively, open arm entries (OAE), open arm time (OAT) and their percentages (%OAE and %OAT). During Trial 2, OAE, OAT, %OAE and %OAT were reduced in mice treated with SAL/SAL, LH/CPA and SAL/CPA, while the group LH/SAL did not show any difference in these measures. No significant changes were observed in enclosed arm entries (EAE), an EPM index of general exploratory activity. Thus, it can be suggested that LH induces emotional memory deficit and the treatment with chlorpheniramine was able to revert this effect, suggesting this action of LH was mediated by the H(1) receptor.
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- Anna Carolyna Gianlorenço
- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos UFSCar, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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