Oxytocin modulates psychotomimetic-induced deficits in sensorimotor gating.

abstract：RATIONALE:Cannabinoid CB1 receptors are expressed in the prefrontal cortex, but their role in mediating executive functions such as behavioral flexibility is unclear. OBJECTIVE:The present study examined the effect of pharmacological activation or blockade of the cannabinoid CB1 receptors on behavioral flexibility usi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Hill MN,Froese LM,Morrish AC,Sun JC,Floresco SB

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pre-clinical and clinical studies have suggested that the antidepressant efficacy of escitalopram (ESC) can be augmented by co-administration of aripiprazole (ARI). OBJECTIVE:To establish if the effects of ESC + ARI can be altered by modulating the 5-HT1a receptor. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley male rats received ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lapointe T,Hudson R,Daniels S,Melanson B,Zhou Y,Leri F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of the specific narcotic antagonists naltrexone and naloxone to block the discriminative effects produced by morphine in the rat were evaluated using a two-choice, discrete-trial avoidance task. The antagonists produced a dose-dependent and time-dependent blockade of morphine's effects as measured by resp...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Shannon HE,Holtzman SG

更新日期：1976-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:It is commonly believed that repeated exposures diminish the pleasurable effects of drugs and hence that pleasure must have only a minor role in addiction. In six experiments with rats, repeated exposures to amphetamine, morphine, or cocaine were found to enhance the drug-induced rewarding effect as measured by condit...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lett BT

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We previously demonstrated that the addition of the selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor reboxetine attenuates olanzapine-induced weight gain. Using the same study sample, we also sought to determine whether reboxetine's weight-attenuating effect was accompanied by a beneficial effect on metabolic and ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Amrami-Weizman A,Maayan R,Gil-Ad I,Pashinian A,Fuchs C,Kotler M,Poyurovsky M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite the high prevalence of nicotine use in humans, robust nicotine self-administration has been difficult to demonstrate in laboratory animals. OBJECTIVES:A parametric analysis of nicotine self-administration was conducted to study its reinforcing effects in nonhuman primates. METHODS:Adult rhesus macaq...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kohut SJ,Bergman J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,4-Dithiobiuret (DTB) is a sulfonated derivative of urea that is used as a reducing agent in chemical manufacture. Its low acute toxicity to rodents belies a peripherally mediated, delayed-onset muscle weakness which develops during repeated daily exposure. In experiment 1, a standard dose regimen of DTB (0.5 mg/kg p...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Bushnell PJ,Oshiro WM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ibogaine is currently being investigated for its potential use as an anti-addictive agent. In the present study we sought to determine whether prior morphine exposure influences the ability of ibogaine to inhibit morphine-induced locomotor stimulation. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were pretreated once a day for 1-4 days...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Pearl SM,Johnson DW,Glick SD

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Higher rates of delay discounting, or impulsive choice, may be related to relapse during abstinence reinforcement interventions for cigarette smoking, and a transdermal nicotine patch may attenuate delay discounting. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study are to assess the relation between delay discounting ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Dallery J,Raiff BR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive pulling causing noticeable hair loss. Pharmacological treatment data for trichotillomania are limited. OBJECTIVE:Dronabinol appears to reduce the exocitotoxic damage caused by glutamate release in the striatum and offers promise in reducing compulsive behavior....

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Grant JE,Odlaug BL,Chamberlain SR,Kim SW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Using a rat relapse model, recent studies reported time dependent increases in cocaine seeking induced by re-exposure to cocaine cues, but not cocaine itself, over withdrawal periods of up to 3 months. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we explored the time course of cocaine seeking induced by priming injectio...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lu L,Dempsey J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When injected IP, the M1 muscarinic receptor antagonist pirenzepine dose-dependently induced a deficit in passive avoidance learning in rats. This activity was optimal at 75 mg/kg injected 1 h before the acquisition session. The deficit induced by pirenzepine was antagonized by oxotremorine (0.03-0.3 mg/kg SC) and phy...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Worms P,Gueudet C,Pério A,Soubrié P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous low-level (0.825 mg/kg/h for 20 h) administration of AP through SC in-dwelling silicone reservoirs in the rat induced behavioral and biochemical changes that were similar to those induced by low levels (0.1 mg/kg) of acutely administered AP (decreased behavioral activity and decreased dopamine metabolism in...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Davis RE,Sant WW,Ellison G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ApolipoproteinE (ApoE) genotype has recently been identified as a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) but the mechanism(s) by which ApoE isoforms influence this disease remain unclear. Recent studies suggest that mice deficient in ApoE may exhibit impaired central cholinergic function. Since this neurotrans...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Anderson R,Higgins GA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed on the effect of ethanol on the basal and K+-evoked efflux of endogenous GABA from rat hypothalamic fragments. The amount of GABA present in the medium and in the tissue was measured by radioreceptor assay. In vitro addition of ethanol (50 and 100 mM) enhanced the K+-evoked efflux of GABA in a Ca...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Seilicovich A,Duvilanski BH,Lasaga M,Debeljuk L,Díaz MC

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alcohol has been shown to increase smoking urges and smoking behavior. However, alcohol's effects on specific components of smoking behavior for nicotine versus non-nicotine factors and potential sex differences in this response have not been investigated. METHODS:Forty-two young male and female non-depen...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： King A,McNamara P,Conrad M,Cao D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:A growing number of studies suggest that gamma-aminobutyric acid type-B (GABA(B)) receptor agonists reduce alcohol use and craving. OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to further clarify behavioral mechanism(s) by which GABA(B) agonists may decrease alcohol reinforcement. METHODS:Male C57BL/6 J mice were tra...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Besheer J,Lepoutre V,Hodge CW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute tolerance, defined as a decreasing drug effect relative to drug-plasma levels (DPL) over a period of minutes to a few hours, is pronounced following single doses of diazepam or pentobarbital. Both of these lipid-soluble drugs produce an early peak behavioral impairment and subsequent rapid recovery component tha...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Ellinwood EH Jr,Linnoila M,Easler ME,Molter DW

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic administration of nicotine in rats results in upregulation of neuronal nicotinic receptors. Upregulation has been proposed to reflect receptor desensitization, which may underlie functional tolerance to nicotine's effects. However, evidence indicates that tolerance and upregulation do not always paral...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McCallum SE,Caggiula AR,Booth S,Breese CR,Lee MJ,Donny EC,Leonard S,Sved AF

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioural effects of selective mu-, kappa- and delta-opioid agonists in 5-, 10- and 20-day-old rats were investigated by observational analysis. The predominant response to mu-agonists was behavioural depression. High doses (10 mg/kg IP) of morphine and DAGO (D-Ala2, NMe-Phe4, Glyol5-enkephalin) produced overt s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Jackson HC,Kitchen I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Excess consumption of alcohol leads to impaired cognition and decision making; hence, alcohol-containing products and advertising contain warning messages about the adverse effects of excess drinking. However, there is a need to understand how alcohol influences the processing of advisory messages. METHOD:The curr...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Phillips JG,Ogeil RP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thymoleptics potentiate and modify the behavioral effects of apomorphine (probably the most specific dopaminergic agonist) as well as those of Dopa. The effect of the thymoleptics is not abolished by emptying of amine stores, and this together with other evidence suggests that these drugs facilitate the access of ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Molander L,Randrup A

更新日期：1976-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in smooth pursuit eye tracking of targets moving sinusoidally in horizontal and vertical planes before and after up to 10 mg oral methadone were measured electrooculographically in nontolerant nondependent humans. Methadone depressed the gain of horizontal tracking movements at most frequencies tested (0.2 - 1...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Rothenberg S,Schottenfeld S,Selkoe D,Gross K

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An operant task for the measurement of sustained attention or vigilance in rats was characterized. The task requires the animals to respond to the presentation of visual signals (presented for 25, 50, or 500 ms) by operating one lever ("hits") and to the absence of a signal by operating the opposite lever ("correct re...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McGaughy J,Sarter M

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the studies reported here, we investigated the effects of nicotine on memory for unrelated word lists. Nicotine was delivered through cigarette smoking, and memory performance was assessed using both intentional and incidental recall tasks, and employing an additional, indirect measure of memory. We report the resu...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Rusted J,Graupner L,Warburton D

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The widespread deficits in cognitive flexibility observed across psychiatric disorders call for improved rodent tests to understand the biology of cognitive flexibility and development of better psychotherapeutics. Current reversal learning paradigms have a forced-choice setup that challenges the interpretati...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Odland AU,Sandahl R,Andreasen JT

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic nicotine infusion has been found in a series of studies in our laboratory to significantly improve choice accuracy of rats in the eight-arm radial maze. The current study was designed to compare the effects of chronic nicotine infusion on working and reference memory in a 16-arm radial maze. Nicotine was admin...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Levin ED,Kim P,Meray R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intermittent social defeat stress can induce neuroadaptations that promote compulsive drug taking. Within the mesocorticolimbic circuit, repeated cocaine administration activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). OBJECTIVE:The present experiments examine whether changes in ERK phosphorylation are ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Yap JJ,Chartoff EH,Holly EN,Potter DN,Carlezon WA Jr,Miczek KA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exposure to a single session of uncontrollable inescapable shock (IS), but not to identical controllable escapable shock, produces a potentiation of morphine's rewarding properties that is unusual in that the stressor can be given a number of days before the drug administration in an environment quite differe...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Will MJ,Der-Avakian A,Bland ST,Grahn RE,Hammack SE,Sparks PD,Pepin JL,Watkins LR,Maier SF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two DSM III chronic schizophrenic inpatients were selected for a double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-centre, relapse prevention study of remoxipride, a selective dopamine (D2)-receptor antagonist. After a 1 month placebo washout, 23 patients had relapsed and were withdrawn. Of the remaining patients 19 were ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： King DJ,Blomqvist M,Cooper SJ,Doherty MM,Mitchell MJ,Montgomery RC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00