An investigation of the behavioral actions of ethanol across adolescence in mice

被引:88
作者
Hefner, Kathryn [1 ]
Holmes, Andrew [1 ]
机构
[1] NIMH, NIAAA, Lab Integrat Neurosci, Sect Behav Sci & Genet, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
关键词
juvenile; alcohol; mouse; behavior; addiction; metabolism; development; drinking; intoxication;
D O I
10.1007/s00213-006-0646-2
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Rationale The transition from adolescence into adulthood is characterized by rapid maturation of brain systems mediating reward and by increasing experimentation with drugs of abuse including ethanol (EtOH). Previous studies have found marked differences in sensitivity to the behavioral effects of EtOH in adolescent rats as compared to adults, but relatively few studies have been conducted in mice. Objectives The present study examined sensitivity to various behavioral effects of EtOH in C57BL/6J mice at various stages of adolescence/adulthood (4, 6, 8 weeks old). Ages were compared for locomotor stimulant (open field), anxiolytic-like (elevated plus-maze), memory-impairing (Pavlovian fear conditioning) and ataxic (accelerating rotarod) effects of EtOH, and the sedative/hypnotic (sleep time) effects of EtOH and pentobarbital. EtOH self-administration was compared using a two-bottle choice paradigm. Measures of EtOH metabolism were also obtained. Results Early adolescent mice exhibited increased sensitivity to locomotor stimulant (1.5 g/kg), anxiolytic-like (1.5 g/kg) and ataxic (1.5-2.5 g/kg), but not memory impairing (2.0 g/kg), effects of EtOH relative to adults. Early adolescent, and to some extent peri-adolescent, mice were less sensitive than adults to the sedative/hypnotic effects of EtOH (3.5-4.5 g/kg), but not pentobarbital (4050 mg/kg). Early adolescent mice showed lower EtOH preference, but not EtOH consumption, than adults. Blood EtOH concentrations were higher at early time points and lower at later time points after (3.0 g/kg) EtOH injection in early and peri-adolescents relative to adults. Conclusions Present data demonstrate that sensitivity to the acute intoxicating effects of EtOH changes across mouse adolescent development in a behavior-dependent manner.
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