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Effects of cyclophosphamide on the kaolin consumption (pica behavior) in five strains of adult male rats.

Abstract
It is known that pica, the consumption of non-nutritive substances such as kaolin, can be induced by administration of toxins or emetic agents in rats. In the present study, we examined the effects of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of cyclophosphamide on pica behavior and on the concentration of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acids (5HIAA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the following five strains of adult male rats: Sprague Dawley (SD), Wistar, Fischer 344 (F344), Wistar-Imamichi (WI) and Long Evans (LE). Cyclophosphamide (25 mg or 50 mg/kg) was injected (i.p.) into the rats and kaolin and food intake were measured at 24 hr after injection. The animals were anesthetized with urethane (1 g/kg) at 3 hr after injection of cyclophosphamide, and CSF was collected from the cisterna magna. WI and LE rats clearly showed pica behavior as compared with the other strains. In LE rats, the concentration of 5HIAA in CSF also increased in a dose-dependent manner of cyclophosphamide. The pretreatment with ondansetron (5-HT(3) antagonist) restored both changes (kaolin consumption and 5HIAA levels) induced by cyclophosphamide. These results suggest that the LE rat is sensitive to cyclophosphamide, that pica induced by cyclophosphamide mimics many aspects of emesis including the serotonergic response in the central nervous system and that use of the pica model would be a practical method for evaluating the effects of antiemetic drugs in addition to the mechanism of emesis.
AuthorsAtsushi Tohei, Shu-ichi Kojima, Masashi Ikeda, Ryoji Hokao, Motoo Shinoda
JournalThe Journal of veterinary medical science (J Vet Med Sci) Vol. 73 Issue 7 Pg. 901-6 (Jul 2011) ISSN: 1347-7439 [Electronic] Japan
PMID21427523 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Kaolin
  • Ondansetron
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
  • Cyclophosphamide
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating (toxicity)
  • Body Weight (drug effects)
  • Cyclophosphamide (toxicity)
  • Eating (drug effects)
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (cerebrospinal fluid)
  • Kaolin (administration & dosage)
  • Male
  • Ondansetron (pharmacology)
  • Pica (chemically induced)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344
  • Rats, Long-Evans
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Serotonin Antagonists (pharmacology)

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