5-HT1A RECEPTOR AGONISTS REDUCE ETHANOL-INDUCED LOCOMOTOR-ACTIVITY IN MICE

被引:24
作者
BLOMQVIST, O
SODERPALM, B
ENGEL, JA
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology, University of Göteborg, S-413 90 Göteborg
关键词
BUSPIRONE; ETHANOL; IPSAPIRONE; LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY; MICE; 8-OH-DPAT;
D O I
10.1016/0741-8329(94)90057-4
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
Animal studies as well as clinical studies have suggested that the brain 5-HT system is important for the regulation of voluntary ethanol intake and preference. Previous studies have suggested that 5-HT1A receptor agonists may reduce ethanol preference in rats. In the present study on mice, the 5-HT1A receptor agonists (8-OH-DPAT), ipsapirone, and buspirone all antagonized the locomotor activity (LMA) stimulatory effect of ethanol (2.5 g/kg). The present results provide further support for the notion that the LMA-increasing effect of ethanol may be homologous to its reinforcing properties and that 5-HT1A receptor agonists may counteract these properties as well.
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