THE ROLE OF THE MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM IN THE DESIPRAMINE EFFECT IN THE FORCED SWIMMING TEST

被引:42
作者
CERVO, L [1 ]
GRIGNASCHI, G [1 ]
SAMANIN, R [1 ]
机构
[1] MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES,VIA ERITREA 62,I-20157 MILAN,ITALY
关键词
(-) Sulpiride; (Rat); Desipramine; Fluphenazine; Forced swimming test; Nucleus accumbens;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(90)94805-8
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effects of sulpiride isomers injected into the nucleus accumbens on the anti-immobility activity of desipramine in rats were studied to clarify the role of dopamine receptors. (-)-Sulpiride 100 ng/0.5 μ1 injected bilaterally into the nucleus accumbens 5 min before testing reduced the effect of a 7-day treatment with 10 mg/kg per day desipramine in the swimming test but 5 μg/0.5 μl (+)-sulpiride injected in the same area had no effect. Fluphenazine, 5 μg/0.5 μl, or 6-hydroxydopamine-induced depletion of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens also reduced the anti-immobility effect of desipramine. The data further support the hypothesis that dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens has a permissive role in the effect of desipramine in the forced swimming test. © 1990.
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页码:129 / 133
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