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Effects of benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonists on locomotor activity and exploration in mice.

Abstract
This study investigates the effects of benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonists on the locomotor and exploratory behaviour of mice when tested in a familiar environment. The weak partial inverse agonist Ro 15-3505 (0.3, 1, 3 mg/kg i.p.) significantly increased locomotion and hole-dipping in habituated mice. However, the more efficacious partial inverse agonists Ro 15-4513 (0.3, 1, 3 mg/kg i.p.) and Ro 19-4603 (0.03, 0.1, 0.3 mg/kg i.p.) had no effect on these parameters. The benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil (3, 10, 20 mg/kg i.p.) also increased locomotion and hole-dipping in habituated mice, although like Ro 15-3505, these effects were of short duration occurring largely in the first 15 min following injection. Opposite effects were obtained with the partial benzodiazepine agonist Ro 17-1812 (1, 3, 10 mg/kg i.p.) which produced a longer-lasting significant decrease in hole-dipping behaviour in habituated mice without altering locomotion. Finally, in contrast to its effects in habituated animals, Ro 15-3505 (0.3, 1, 3 mg/kg i.p.) did not modify either locomotion or exploration in mice which were tested in a novel environment, showing that the effects of the inverse agonist were state-dependent. This demonstration that, under certain conditions, the weak benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist Ro 15-3505 and the antagonist flumazenil, produce behavioural activation is in accordance with the work of others suggesting that these classes of compound may increase arousal and may therefore be of some value in treatment of memory disorders.
AuthorsH C Jackson, D J Nutt
JournalEuropean journal of pharmacology (Eur J Pharmacol) Vol. 221 Issue 2-3 Pg. 199-203 (Oct 20 1992) ISSN: 0014-2999 [Print] Netherlands
PMID1330620 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Azepines
  • Azides
  • Benzodiazepinones
  • Receptors, GABA-A
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Flumazenil
  • Ro 15-3505
  • Ro 17-1812
  • Ro 15-4513
  • Ro 19-4603
Topics
  • Animals
  • Azepines (pharmacology)
  • Azides (pharmacology)
  • Benzodiazepines (pharmacology)
  • Benzodiazepinones (pharmacology)
  • Exploratory Behavior (drug effects)
  • Flumazenil (pharmacology)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Motor Activity (drug effects)
  • Receptors, GABA-A (drug effects)

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