A FULLY AUTOMATED LIGHT DARK APPARATUS USEFUL FOR COMPARING ANXIOLYTIC AGENTS

被引:108
作者
YOUNG, R [1 ]
JOHNSON, DN [1 ]
机构
[1] AH ROBINS CO INC,DEPT PHARMACOL,RICHMOND,VA 23261
关键词
ANXIOLYTIC; LIGHT DARK TEST; SEROTONIN; DIAZEPAM; IPSAPIRONE; ONDANSETRON (GR38032F); 8-OH DPAT; N-PHENYLBIGUANIDE;
D O I
10.1016/0091-3057(91)90078-G
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The effects of known anxiolytic agents and putative anxiolytic agents were assessed in mice in a fully automated 2-compartment light/dark test. Significant increases in lit area activities (e.g., time spent in the lit area, locomotor activity, rearing behavior) were used as possible indicators of anxiolytic-like action. The measurement found most consistent and useful for assessing antianxiety-like activity was the time mice spent in the lit area. The benzodiazepine, diazepam; the 5-HT1A agent, ipsapirone; and the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, ondansetron, produced significant anxiolytic-like activity between doses of 1.0 to 10.0 mg/kg, 17.8 to 31.6 mg/kg, and 0.0001 to 1.0 mg/kg respectively. The 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 8-OH DPAT, also exhibited anxiolytic-like action between doses of 0.0005 to 3.16 mg/kg. In contrast, the peripheral 5-HT3 receptor agonist, N-phenylbiguanide; the antidepressant, imipramine; the neuroleptic, chlorpromazine; and the CNS stimulant, S(+)-amphetamine, did not display antianxiety-like activity. The positive results obtained for the three types of compounds (benzodiazepine, 5-HT1A, and 5-HT3) indicate that this fully automated light/dark apparatus may be useful for identifying known and putative anxiolytic agents.
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页码:739 / 743
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