Chronic lithium attenuates dopamine D1-receptor mediated increases in acetylcholine release in rat frontal cortex.

abstract：:The relationship between premenstrual dysphoria and alcohol acquistion and use patterns was studied in 14 women over 35 days on a clinical research ward. A 7-day drug-free baseline was followed by 21 days of alcohol availability and a post-alcohol drug-free period of 7 days. Women could earn alcohol or 50 cents for 30...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Mello NK,Mendelson JH,Lex BW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of trycyclic antidepressants followed by reserpine-like drugs elicits a pattern of stereotyped locomotor activity. Using desmethylimipramine (DMI) followed by tetrabenazine (TBZ), activity could be reliably elicited only in young rats, and only by using very high doses of TBZ. The latency of onset o...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Willner P,Clark D

更新日期：1978-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships between aging effects on apomorphine (AP)-induced stereotypy and AP concentrations in plasma and brain were studied in rats. In two separate behavioral studies, four groups of male Wistar rats (3, 6, 20, and 43 weeks of age) and two groups of female Wistar rats (5 and 35 weeks of age) were used, respecti...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Watanabe H,Nakano S,Ogawa N

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:A recent report described sex differences in the effects of nicotine use and withdrawal on prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle (PPI), but no sex differences in PPI in non-smokers. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether previously reported male>female acoustic PPI reflect sex differences in smoking effects on PPI...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Swerdlow NR,Geyer MA,Hartman PL,Sprock J,Auerbach PP,Cadenhead K,Perry W,Braff DL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cell (RBC) glycine levels were examined in 27 bipolar patients, treated with lithium carbonate for a minimum of 8 months, who were either hypomanic, depressed, or euthymic in their mood. We found no difference in the RBC glycine or in the RBC: plasma glycine ratio between the hypomanic, depressed, or euthymi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Peselow ED,Deutsch SI,Stanley M,Banay-Schwartz M,Virgilio J,Fieve RR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioral effects of the benzodiazepine (BZP)-receptor partial inverse agonists, beta-CCE and FG 7142, are reviewed and the claim that these compounds possess "anxiogenic" properties is examined. Results obtained from human studies and global observations in animals, as well as those from experiments on aggressio...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Thiébot MH,Soubrié P,Sanger D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Combining neuroleptics with 5-HT1A ligands is thought to improve the preclinical profile of neuroleptics and may be of interest in the development of new compounds that have greater therapeutic potential and/or are better tolerated. OBJECTIVE:To examine 1) the ability of 5-HT1A ligands to alter the effects o...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Prinssen EP,Kleven MS,Koek W

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the rat, the antimuscarinics atropine and scopolamine failed to block the reduction in pentobarbital-induced sleep time produced by either thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) or MK-771 (a TRH analog). Previous reports have indicated that the marked analeptic effect produced by TRH is antagonized by such agents. It ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Santori EM,Schmidt DE,Kalivas PW,Horita A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonergic mechanisms have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and in the neuropharmacology of antidepressant treatment. One measure of central serotonergic function is the prolactin (PRL) response to IV L-tryptophan (L-TRP). We used the L-TRP test to assess the role of serotonin in the mechanism of...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McCance-Katz E,Price LH,Charney DS,Heninger GR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phencyclidine (PCP) and sigma ligands produce a typical excitatory behaviour in rats, characterized by circling and head- and body-weaving. Excitatory amino acid antagonists such as 2-amino 5-phosphonovaleric acid (AP5) or 3-(+/-)-2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-l-phosphonic acid (CPP) also produce a PCP-like excitator...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Sagratella S,Scotti de Carolis A,Pèzzola A,Popoli P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Previous studies show that electrical stimulation of the ventral subiculum (vSub) can reinstate drug-seeking behavior in rats following extinction. This study examined whether vSub stimulation could also evoke reinitiation of d-amphetamine (d-AMPH) self-administration during voluntary abstinenc...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Taepavarapruk P,Phillips AG

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We have recently shown that post-extinction exposure of rats to a sub-threshold reminder shock can reactivate extinguished context-related freezing and found that chronic treatment with fluoxetine before fear extinction prevents this phenomenon. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we examined whether these find...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Deschaux O,Spennato G,Moreau JL,Garcia R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted in order to investigate the level of amitriptyline (AT) and its metabolites. Three separate experiments were carried out. In two of these experiments, rats were treated over 7 days with IP doses of AT (10 mg/kg in experiment A and 2 X 20 mg/kg in experiment C). The rats were sacrificed either ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Baumann P,Gaillard JM,Jonzier-Perey M,Gerber C,Bouras C

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food intake of four adult male baboons (Papio c. anubis) was monitored during daily experimental sessions lasting 22 h. Food was available under a two-component operant schedule. Following completion of the first "procurement component" response requirement, access to food, i.e., a meal, became available under the sec...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Foltin RW,Fischman MW,Byrne MF

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The effect of LSD in humans has been described as occurring in two temporal phases. The behavioral effects in rats also occur in two temporal phases: an initial suppression of exploration followed by increased locomotor activity. OBJECTIVES:We decided to investigate this phenomenon from the perspective that ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Marona-Lewicka D,Thisted RA,Nichols DE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors are thought to be the primary pharmacological mechanisms for serotonin-mediated hallucinogenic drugs, but recently there has been interest in metabotropic glutamate (mGluR2) receptors as contributors to the mechanism of hallucinogens. OBJECTIVE:The present study assesses...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Carbonaro TM,Eshleman AJ,Forster MJ,Cheng K,Rice KC,Gatch MB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Serotonin and especially serotonin 2A (5-HT(2A)) receptor signaling are important in the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia and affective disorders. We previously reported a novel 5-HT(2A) receptor effector, increased transglutaminase (TGase)-catalyzed transamidation, and activation of the small G protei...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Dai Y,Dudek NL,Li Q,Muma NA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder characterised by compulsive drug use and loss of control over drug intake. Although several theories propose impulsivity as a key component of addiction, the precise nature of this relationship remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:This study aims to investigate the s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kolokotroni KZ,Rodgers RJ,Harrison AA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the involvement of dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) release in the stimulus properties of methamphetamine, two amphetamine analogs that selectively release either brain DA (phentermine) or 5-HT (fenfluramine) were tested for their ability to substitute for methamphetamine in rats discriminating methamphet...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Munzar P,Baumann MH,Shoaib M,Goldberg SR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigeons trained to discriminate between the presence and absence of delta 9-THC (0.56 mg/kg, IM, intramuscularly) were tested with diazepam (5.6-30 mg/kg), administered IG (intragastrically), and were found to generalize the response associated with the THC training to the diazepam treatment only to a limited extent. ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Järbe TU,Hiltunen AJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the contribution of cerebellar effects of ethanol to the production of ataxia, "nervous" (nr/nr) and control (nr/+ or +/+) C3H mice were tested for locomotor ability 2 min after being given intraperitoneal ethanol injections. The nr/nr mice suffer from loss of most of their cerebellar Purkinje cells...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Northup LR

更新日期：1976-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel dopamine autoreceptor antagonists (-)-DS 121 and (+)-UH 232 were tested for their ability to alter cocaine self-administration behavior in rats reinforced on a progressive ratio (PR) schedule. (-)-DS 121 (15 mg/kg) and (+)-UH 232 (30 mg/kg) produced significant decreases in breaking point. (-)-DS 121 produce...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Smith A,Piercey M,Roberts DC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two enantiomers (1S and 1R) of delta-3-tetrahydrocannabinol were assayed in man for psychoactivity. The 1S enantiomer had definite psychic actions, qualitatively similar to those of delta-1-tetrahydrocannabinol, but quantitatively less potent (1:3 to 1:6). Adding the two enantiomers together did not increase the effec...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Hollister LE,Gillespie HK,Mechoulam R,Srebnik M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of D1 dopamine receptors in the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine, two rhesus monkeys were trained in a two-lever, food-reinforced, drug discrimination paradigm to discriminate cocaine (0.2 mg/kg, IM) from saline. Administration of various doses of cocaine resulted in a dose-related in...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kleven MS,Anthony EW,Goldberg LI,Woolverton WL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Prepulse inhibition (PPI) represents a normal sensorimotor gating response that is typically impaired in schizophrenic patients. It is known that cannabinoid CB1 agonists reduce sensorimotor gating in rats, suggesting that the CB1 receptor and the cannabinoid system are involved in sensorimotor gating. OBJEC...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Fernandez-Espejo E,Galan-Rodriguez B

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：RATIONALE:The noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems are targets for antidepressants and are stimulated by serotonergic antidepressant drugs. The COMT enzyme inactivates catecholamines, and the COMT Val(108/158)Met polymorphism (rs4680) influences the enzyme activity. Clinical studies on the effect of rs4680 on antidep...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Benedetti F,Colombo C,Pirovano A,Marino E,Smeraldi E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Effort-related motivational symptoms such as anergia and fatigue are common in patients with depression and other disorders. Research implicates pro-inflammatory cytokines in depression, and administration of cytokines can induce effort-related motivational symptoms in humans. OBJECTIVES:The present experime...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Nunes EJ,Randall PA,Estrada A,Epling B,Hart EE,Lee CA,Baqi Y,Müller CE,Correa M,Salamone JD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:It has been suggested that GABA(B) receptors may be part of a neural substrate mediating some of the effects of ethanol. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this experiment was to investigate, in mice, the effects of ethanol on working memory in a delayed matching-to position (DMTP) task, and additionally to determine ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Escher T,Mittleman G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) contrast pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging (phMRI) is an increasingly popular technique that allows the non-invasive investigation of spatial and temporal changes in rat brain function in response to pharmacological stimulation in vivo. Rat brain BOL...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Steward CA,Marsden CA,Prior MJ,Morris PG,Shah YB

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00