Cognitive-impairing effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate in the rat: independent and interactive effects across time.

abstract：RATIONALE:Schizophrenia is a disorder with cognitive deficits that could stem from cholinergic dysfunction. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to examine if donepezil administered to stable, medicated outpatients with schizophrenia improves cognition and psychopathology. METHODS:We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled tri...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Freudenreich O,Herz L,Deckersbach T,Evins AE,Henderson DC,Cather C,Goff DC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a new alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonist on erectile function was assessed in 12 normal volunteers (mean age 28.7, range 20-42), using a double blind, placebo controlled design with two doses of drug and three testing sessions. The drug was administered by intravenous infusion and erectile responses to ero...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Munoz M,Bancroft J,Turner M

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predatory behavior of ferrets (Putorius putorius furo L.) consists mainly of instinctive behavioral patterns that are elicited by simple external stimuli. For the ferret, the time needed to catch and kill rats depends on the size of the rats in relation to that of the ferret. Killing success decreases with a relat...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Apfelbach R

更新日期：1978-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Coping styles are fundamental characteristics of behavior that affect susceptibility to, and resilience during, mental and physical illness. Shifts from passive to active coping are considered therapeutic goals in many stress-related disorders, but the neural control of coping is poorly understood. Based on e...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Haller J,Goldberg SR,Pelczer KG,Aliczki M,Panlilio LV

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies indicate that some aspects of memory can be enhanced by the administration of oxygen or glucose. Considering the dependency of glucose metabolism upon oxygen supply, the present study predicted that administering a combination of 100% oxygen with glucose would have greater memory-enhancing effects than ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Winder R,Borrill J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and chronic effects of ethosuximide (40, 80, and 120 mg/kg), phenytoin (2.5, 5, and 7.5 mg/kg), clonazepam (0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 mg/kg), and valproic acid (40, 80, and 120 mg/kg) were examined in pigeons performing under a delayed-matching-to-sample procedure. Acute administration of clonazepam or valproic acid p...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Poling A,Picker M,Vande Polder D,Clark R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Buprenorphine is a low-efficacy mu opioid agonist that can reduce drug taking in opioid abusers; however, the mechanism by which buprenorphine modifies the actions of other drug taking and the consequences of repeated treatment with buprenorphine are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Galici R,Brandt MR,France CP

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Neuroactive derivatives of steroid hormones, neurosteroids, can act on GABAA receptors (GABAARs) to potentiate the effects of GABA on these receptors. Neurosteroids become elevated to physiologically relevant levels under conditions characterized by increased steroid hormones. There is considerable evidence f...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： MacKenzie G,Maguire J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical data suggest that buspirone may enhance the efficacy and/or reduce the latency to therapeutic effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in unipolar major depressive disorder. The present study, using the mouse forced swimming test, was performed to investigate further the mechanisms inv...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Redrobe JP,Bourin M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were trained to self-stimulate by interrupting a photobeam and brain stimulation was maintained for as long as the beam of light was broken. d-Amphetamine sulphate was then administered and response rate and total duration of stimulation were recorded. Both response rate and total duration were elevated by 1.0, 2...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Zacharko RM,Wishart TB

更新日期：1979-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:More than two decades ago, Wise proposed his "anhedonia hypothesis" to explain the role of dopamine in motivated behaviors. The hypothesis posits that dopamine mediates the pleasure experienced by reward obtainment. However, some experimental findings have contested this hypothesis and several ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Barbano MF,Cador M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Endogenous opioid systems within the mesencephalic periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) appear to be intricately involved in many affective, defensive, submissive, and reflexive responses, and these systems are activated by aversive stimuli. OBJECTIVES:The present experiments evaluated the influence of opioid re...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Vivian JA,Miczek KA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cocaine and opioids are often co-abused. As yet, however, there is no clear evidence that the drugs interact to make the mixture a more effective reinforcer. OBJECTIVE:The present study examined the relative reinforcing potency and maximum effectiveness of the cocaine-opioid combination in monkeys given a ch...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Freeman KB,Woolverton WL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progabide inhibited male rat sexual behavior at a dose of 200 mg/kg. This dose had only modest effects on ambulatory activity and no effect at all on motor coordination as evaluated by a rotarod test. The GABAA antagonist bicuculline, at a dose of 1 mg/kg, blocked the effects of progabide on sex behavior. In contrast,...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Agmo A,Paredes RG,Sierra L,Garcés I

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Antidepressants are known to modify human sleep patterns. OBJECTIVES:Duloxetine is a new antidepressant with a mechanism of action involving reuptake inhibition of both serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE). In this study, the effects of two dosing regimens of duloxetine on sleep electroencephalography (E...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Chalon S,Pereira A,Lainey E,Vandenhende F,Watkin JG,Staner L,Granier LA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cebus apella monkeys were chronically administered the antipsychotic drug fluphenazine decanoate for periods ranging from 3.5 to 5.5 years. In the present study, four of these monkeys and two controls were tested for cognitive abilities on a spatial learning task, which consisted of an original discrimination and four...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Levin ED,Gunne LM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) are gut derived hormones. GLP-1 and GLP-2 were shown to have pleiotropic effects in intestinal and pancreatic diseases. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the activities of GLP-1 and GLP-2 on nociception and inflammation in mice, involving th...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Aykan DA,Kesim M,Ayan B,Kurt A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:It has recently been reported that chronic nicotine administration at subconvulsive doses causes seizures, a phenomenon referred to as kindling. Evidence points to the involvement of oxidative stress in pharmacological and electrical kindling, sex is known to influence the brain's response to nicotine. OBJEC...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Gomes PX,de Oliveira GV,de Araújo FY,de Barros Viana GS,de Sousa FC,Hyphantis TN,Grunberg NE,Carvalho AF,Macêdo DS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a phase II study the antidepressive effect of citalopram, a selective and potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor, was examined in 20 endogenously and three non-endogenously depressed hospitalized patients. Four endogenously depressed patients dropped out due to deterioration early in the treatment period. The remainin...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Pedersen OL,Kragh-Sørensen P,Bjerre M,Overø KF,Gram LF

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:A substantial body of research suggests that the neuropeptide oxytocin promotes social affiliative behaviors in a wide range of animals including humans. However, its antiaggressive action has not been unequivocally demonstrated in male laboratory rodents. OBJECTIVE:Our primary goal was to examine the putati...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Calcagnoli F,de Boer SF,Althaus M,den Boer JA,Koolhaas JM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study experimental alcohol intake that leads to heightened aggression, we established ethanol self-administration in aggressive rats. The focus was on low doses of self-administered ethanol and to assess their effects on aggressive behavior in resident rats, using a limited access paradigm followed by a 5-...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： van Erp AM,Miczek KA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-hour sessions of differential reinforcement of low-rate behavior (DRL 45-s) in rats were used to investigate alprazolam, caffeine, and their interactions at the onset, peak and disappearance of serum alprazolam, while caffeine level remained constant. The dose-response curve (DRC) method of Pöch permitted an ext...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lau CE,Wang J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Though interoceptive properties of antidepressants have been described, discriminative stimulus (DS) properties of mirtazapine, which does not affect monoamine reuptake, remain uncharacterized. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the study are to train rats to recognize a mirtazapine DS, then perform substitution s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Dekeyne A,Millan MJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：: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：:NNC 756 is a new benzazepine with high affinity and selectivity for D1-dopamine receptors. In a double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study, positron emission tomography and the radioligand [11C]SCH 23390 were used to determine central D1-dopamine receptor occupancy after a single oral dose of 80 mg NNC 756 in ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Karlsson P,Farde L,Halldin C,Sedvall G,Ynddal L,Sloth-Nielsen M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between pimozide (a selective D2-dopamine receptor antagonist) and d-amphetamine on the operant performance of rats maintained under variable-interval schedules of positive reinforcement was examined. In Experiment 1, eight rats responded under variable-interval 30-s and variable-interval 300-s. Pimozi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Morley MJ,Bradshaw CM,Szabadi E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in children is currently an area of considerable controversy, as is the use of potent psychopharmacologic agents in children. Since EEG sleep techniques have proven to be useful in understanding the mechanisms of depression in adults and in predicting their response to antidepressants, a pilot study employi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kupfer DJ,Coble P,Kane J,Petti T,Conners CK

更新日期：1979-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In animal studies, the common club drug 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") consistently caused a prolonged loss of presynaptic serotonergic neurons, and evidence suggests that MDMA consumption may also affect the human serotonergic system. Serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in the regulation...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Quednow BB,Kühn KU,Hoppe C,Westheide J,Maier W,Daum I,Wagner M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report investigated several parametric and pharmacological aspects of the enhanced self-grooming behavior of rats following systemic administration of the selective D1 dopamine (DA) receptor agonist SKF 38393. The amount of time that rats spent grooming themselves was measured continuously for 30 min follo...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Wachtel SR,Brooderson RJ,White FJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00