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The effects of CRF antagonists, antalarmin, CP154,526, LWH234, and R121919, in the forced swim test and on swim-induced increases in adrenocorticotropin in rats.

Abstract：

RATIONALE:Exposure to extreme stress has been suggested to produce long-term, detrimental alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis leading to the development of mental disorders such as depression. Therefore, compounds that block the effects of stress hormones were investigated as potential therapeutics for depression. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we compared the potential antidepressant-like effects of four CRF antagonists, antalarmin, CP154,526, R121919, and LWH234 (at 3, 10, and 30 mg/kg i.p., 60 min prior to the forced swim test) and the corresponding effect on swim-induced HPA activation to better elucidate the relation between HPA activity and antidepressant activity. METHODS:The antidepressant-like effects of the CRF antagonists and known antidepressants were determined in the rat forced swim test, and blood samples were obtained before and after swimming for the evaluation of adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone (ACTH) levels. RESULTS:Antalarmin, CP154,526, and R121919 did not produce antidepressant-like effects in the forced swim test although these compounds decreased swim-induced increases in ACTH to various extents. In contrast, LWH234 reduced immobility in the forced swim test, without altering the swim-stress-induced ACTH response. However, this compound antagonized restraint-induced ACTH release. CONCLUSIONS:These data suggest that reducing stress-induced increases in HPA activity alone may not be sufficient to produce antidepressant-like activity; however, reductions in HPA activity may contribute to antidepressant actions of some treatments. In addition, it is proposed that CRF antagonists may alter differentially the HPA axis depending on the type of stressor used or behavioral measure evaluated.

journal_name

Psychopharmacology (Berl)

journal_title

Psychopharmacology

authors

Jutkiewicz EM,Wood SK,Houshyar H,Hsin LW,Rice KC,Woods JH

doi

10.1007/s00213-005-2164-z

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-07-01 00:00:00

pages

215-23

issue

eissn

0033-3158

issn

1432-2072

journal_volume

180

pub_type

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The effects of CRF antagonists, antalarmin, CP154,526, LWH234, and R121919, in the forced swim test and on swim-induced increases in adrenocorticotropin in rats.