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The purpose of the present study was to compare the acute and repeated administration of MK-801 (dizocilpine) on body temperature and behavior in the rat, and to determine whether there is cross-tolerance and/or cross-sensitization to phencyclidine (
PCP
) after repeated administration of MK-801. The acute administration of MK-801 increased body temperature, and this response was enhanced after repeated drug administration.
PCP
had little effect on body temperature in control rats, but produced increases in body temperature in rats treated daily with MK-801. The acute administration of MK-801 produced
ataxia
, locomotion, sniffing, and head-weaving, and after repeated drug administration both
ataxia
and head-weaving were reduced.
PCP
-induced
ataxia
, backpedalling, head-weaving, and turning behaviors were decreased in rats treated daily with MK-801, but
PCP
-induced locomotion and rearing were increased. These results indicate that there is cross-sensitization to the hyperthermic and locomotor effects of MK-801 and
PCP
, but there is cross-tolerance to some of the other behavioral effects of the drugs.
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PMID:The effects of MK-801 on body temperature and behavior in the rat: cross-sensitization and cross-tolerance with phencyclidine. 814 94
Because dextromethorphan (DM) has been shown to inhibit the locomotor stimulant effects of phencyclidine (
PCP
), this study explored further the possible interaction between drugs acting on DM and
PCP
receptor sites. Caramiphen, an antitussive that binds with high affinity to the DM site, was injected (IP) alone (15-120 mg/kg) or at two doses (15 or 60 mg/kg) 15 min before a challenge dose of
PCP
(1.25-20 mg/kg). Caramiphen alone dose-dependently increased
ataxia
, increased stereotypy, and had no effect on locomotor activity.
PCP
alone dose-dependently increased
ataxia
, stereotypy, and locomotor activity, the latter showing an inverted U-shaped function. At both pretreatment doses, caramiphen enhanced locomotor activity and stereotypy when combined with low
PCP
doses but decreased these behaviors at high
PCP
doses. Caramiphen produced a dose-dependent additive effect on
ataxia
when combined with all
PCP
doses. It was concluded that, although caramiphen, like DM, inhibited the locomotor stimulant effects of selected doses of
PCP
, that interaction appeared to be due to other behaviors (e.g.,
ataxia
/stereotypy) elicited by caramiphen combined with high doses of
PCP
. This study underscored the importance of using full dose ranges of
PCP
when attempting to antagonize its behavioral effects with other drugs.
...
PMID:Effects of caramiphen and phencyclidine alone and in combination on behavior in the rat. 820 92
A series of experiments were conducted in order to characterize the role of nucleus accumbens dopamine (DA) in the neurochemical and behavioral effects of phencyclidine (
PCP
). In the first study, microdialysis probes were implanted in nucleus accumbens to determine the effects of 4.0 and 8.0 mg/kg
PCP
on extracellular levels of DA and its metabolites, dihydroxyphenyl-acetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in behaving rats.
PCP
increased extracellular DA, DOPAC and HVA in the same dose range that produced increases in locomotor activity, stereotypy and
ataxia
. The increases in extracellular DA that were induced by 4.0 mg/kg
PCP
were significantly correlated with the increases in locomotor activity. In the second study, rats received bilateral injections of 6-hydroxydopamine in order to deplete DA in nucleus accumbens. DA-depleted and control rats received injections of saline and 4.0 mg/kg
PCP
and were tested in an 'intruder' paradigm. In this procedure, saline-and
PCP
-treated rats were placed in a stable colony of three other rats and social behavior was observed for 30 min.
PCP
reduced the frequencies of various social behaviors, but accumbens DA depletion did not reverse the effects of
PCP
on social behavior. Subsequently, all rats received 8.0 mg/kg
PCP
and were assessed for locomotor activity, stereotypy and
ataxia
. Depletion of DA in nucleus accumbens attenuated
PCP
-induced locomotion, but did not alter the effects of the drug on stereotypy or
ataxia
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PMID:The role of nucleus accumbens dopamine in the neurochemical and behavioral effects of phencyclidine: a microdialysis and behavioral study. 833 Feb 4
A novel series of octahydrophenanthrenamines and their heterocyclic analogues have been synthesized as potential noncompetitive antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex. The compounds were evaluated for their affinity at the phencyclidine (
PCP
) binding site by determining their ability to displace [3H]TCP from crude rat brain synaptic membranes. A wide range of affinities were observed, with the most potent analogs possessing IC50's equivalent to that of the reference agent MK-801 (3, dizocilpine). NMDA antagonist activity was demonstrated by prevention of glutamate-induced accumulation of [45Ca2+] in cultured rat cortical neurons. Selected compounds were also studied in vivo to determine their ability to prevent the lethal effects of systemically injected NMDA in the mouse. In general, the SAR of the phenanthrenamine series may be summarized as follows: (a) for the amino group at C4a, NHMe > NH2 > NHEt >> NC5H10; (b) for the B-ring substitution, X = CH2 > S > O; (c) unsaturation of the C ring decreases receptor affinity; (d) cis-ring fusion between the B and C rings is desirable; (e) 6-hydroxy or 6-methoxy substitution of the phenanthrenamine system identified an additional hydrogen bonding interaction that substantially increased receptor affinity; (f) spiro analogues (such as 55, IC50 = 3400 nM), which altered the point of attachment of the C ring, caused a substantial reduction in
PCP
-site affinity. Molecules from this series were useful for refining a pharmacophore model consistent with previous models of the
PCP
site. In this model, the (R)-(+)-phenanthrenamine 13 superimposes closely onto MK-801 (3), and the angular 4a-amino group is believed to hydrogen bond with a putative receptor site atom. In the phenanthrenamine and thiaphenanthrenamine series, the (R)-(+)-enantiomers (9, 13, and 44) are more potent by approximately 5-10-fold than their corresponding (S)-(-)-enantiomers with respect to their affinity for the
PCP
site, their ability to prevent accumulation of [45Ca2+] in cultured neuronal cells, and their protection against the lethal effects of NMDA in mice. In general, there was no separation between the dose that prevented NMDA lethality and the dose that produced
ataxia
in mice, except in the case of the thiaphenanthrenamines 41 and 43. We have not yet obtained evidence that this small separation in activity offers a therapeutic advantage in the treatment of cerebral ischemia or other neurodegenerative disorders.
...
PMID:Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 4a-phenanthrenamine derivatives acting at the phencyclidine binding site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex. 833 37
1. The effects of the glycine/N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, R-(+)-HA-966 on the neurochemical and behavioural responses to phencyclidine (
PCP
) and dizocilpine (MK-801) have been determined in rodents. 2. In rats, pretreatment with
PCP
(5 and 10 mg kg-1) or MK-801 (0.25 and 0.5 mg kg-1) dose-dependently stimulated dopamine turnover in nucleus accumbens, amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex, but had no effect in striatum. In contrast, pretreatment with (+)-HA-966 (10 and 30 mg kg-1) did not affect dopamine turnover in any brain region investigated. 3. Pretreatment with (+)-HA-966 (10 and 30 mg kg-1) significantly antagonized the stimulation of dopamine turnover induced by both
PCP
(10 mg kg-1) and MK-801 (0.5 mg kg-1) in rat nucleus accumbens, amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex. 4. Intracerebral dialysis studies in conscious rats demonstrated that systemic injection of
PCP
(10 mg kg-1) markedly stimulated dopamine release from the nucleus accumbens, an effect that was abolished by pretreatment with (+)-HA-966 (30 mg kg-1). 5. Pretreatment with
PCP
(3-30 mg kg-1) or MK-801 (0.1-1.6 mg kg-1) significantly increased locomotor activity in mice. In contrast, subcutaneous injection of (+)-HA-966 (10-100 mg kg-1) failed to stimulate activity. 6. Pretreatment with (+)-HA-966 (10 and 30 mg kg-1) dose-dependently antagonized both
PCP
(10 mg kg-1) and MK-801 (0.4 mg kg-1) induced hyperactivity in mice. 7. Blockade of
PCP
-induced hyperactivity by (+)-HA-966 is unlikely to be explained by the induction or potentiation of sedation/
ataxia
since
PCP
-induced rotarod deficits were not significantly different in mice pretreated with (+)-HA-966 (30 mg kg-1) or saline.8. The results demonstrate that (+ )-HA-966 antagonizes both the neurochemical and behavioural effects of
PCP
and MK-801, possibly through interactions at the glycine/NMDA receptor.
...
PMID:The glycine/NMDA receptor antagonist, R-(+)-HA-966, blocks activation of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system induced by phencyclidine and dizocilpine (MK-801) in rodents. 848 25
Low doses of the uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist dizocilpine (MK-801) induce locomotor stimulation in mice, whereas higher doses are associated with
ataxia
, stereotyped behaviors and catalepsy. We investigated the role of dopamine receptors and presynaptic dopamine neurons in the locomotor effects of dizocilpine. For comparison, we studied several other drugs that induce locomotor stimulation in mice. Pretreatment of male mice with haloperidol (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) completely prevented the stimulation of normally coordinated locomotion induced by a non-intoxicating dose of dizocilpine (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.); haloperidol also attenuated the locomotor stimulation produced by phencyclidine (
PCP
, 1 and 2 mg/kg, i.p.), d-amphetamine (2 and 5 mg/kg, i.p.) and diazepam (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.). Haloperidol (doses up to 2.5 mg/kg) did not attenuate the
ataxia
and decreased locomotion induced by higher doses of dizocilpine (1 and 2 mg/kg). The active cis isomer of flupenthixol (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.), an antagonist of both D1 and D2 dopamine receptors, also diminished the stimulant actions of all of the test drugs, whereas its inactive trans form did not. The selective D1 antagonist R(+/-)-SCH 23390 (0.1 mg/kg) and the selective D2 antagonist raclopride (1 mg/kg) had little effect on the stimulatory effect of dizocilpine, although they did reduce the stimulation produced by
PCP
, d-amphetamine and diazepam. However, pretreatment with a combination of R(+/-)SCH 23390 and raclopride completely prevented dizocilpine-induced locomotor stimulation. Pretreatment with alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT, 50 and 250 mg/kg), an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase, or with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OH-DA, 50 micrograms, i.c.v.), a neurotoxin that destroys brain dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons, did not attenuate the locomotor stimulation induced by dizocilpine, although these treatments did reduce the stimulant effects of d-amphetamine. In AMPT or 6-OH-DA pretreated mice, haloperidol (0.125 mg/kg) prevented the stimulatory effect of dizocilpine. These results support a role for dopamine receptors in the stimulation of normally coordinated locomotion by dizocilpine. However, the locomotor stimulant effect of dizocilpine, unlike that of d-amphetamine, can be expressed in the presence of D1 or D2 dopamine receptor blockade and does not appear to be dependent on intact presynaptic mechanisms.
...
PMID:Effects of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor antagonists and catecholamine depleting agents on the locomotor stimulation induced by dizocilpine in mice. 856 5
Clinical evidence of methamphetamine (MAP)-induced reverse-tolerance phenomenon is available in studies of methamphetamine psychosis. To examine the clinical relevance of the reverse-tolerance phenomenon as a model of this psychosis, two experiments were conducted using rats. In the first experiment, we examined the relationship of MAP (4 mg/kg/day)-induced reverse tolerance in behavioral stereotypy to impairment of the cliff avoidance reaction (CAR). The stereotypy scores by the method of Creese and Iversen reached a maximum at day 14, and were unchanged thereafter. Impairment of CAR appeared in 3 of 6 rats at day 21 or 28 without motor
ataxia
, as rated by the scoring system of Hiramatsu et al. This suggested that cognitive dysfunction reflected by CAR impairment may develop after MAP-induced reverse-tolerance phenomenon, as evaluated by the behavioral stereotyping rating scale. In the second experiment, the effect of
PCP
(1 mg/kg) on CAR was examined in rats pretreated with MAP (4 mg/kg/day) for 30 days. No behavioral stereotypy or CAR impairment was found in these rats for 1 hour after
PCP
challenge. This showed that MAP-induced reverse-tolerance did not alter sensitivity to
PCP
in producing behavioral stereotypy or CAR impairment.
...
PMID:[Reverse-tolerance phenomenon in methamphetamine-induced behavioral stereotypy and impairment of cliff avoidance reaction after subchronic methamphetamine administration in rats]. 856 32
The present study was undertaken to investigate the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in the behaviors induced by 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) piperidine (phencyclidine;
PCP
) in mice, using N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of NO synthase.
PCP
(1, 3, and 10 mg/kg s.c.) dose dependently induced hyperlocomotion and stereotyped behaviors, including sniffing, head movement, and
ataxia
, in mice.
PCP
also caused a marked deficit of motor coordination in mice, the effect being exerted in a dose-dependent manner. Although pretreatment with L-NAME (50 mg/kg i.p.) slightly enhanced the
ataxia
induced by
PCP
(3 mg/kg), it failed to modify other stereotyped behaviors and the lack of motor coordination induced by
PCP
(2 mg/kg). The hyperlocomotion induced by
PCP
(3 mg/kg) was significantly enhanced by L-NAME (5 and 50 mg/kg) and 7-nitro indazole (25 mg/kg), but not by D-NAME (50 mg/kg), a less active enantiomer of L-NAME. However, the behavioral changes induced by
PCP
, at the high dose, 10 mg/kg, were not enhanced by L-NAME and D-NAME. The enhancing effects of L-NAME on the
PCP
(3 mg/kg)-induced hyperlocomotion were significantly prevented by L-arginine (1 g/kg i.p.). However, D-arginine (1 g/kg i.p.) and L-lysine (1 g/kg i.p.) had no effect in this regard. These results suggested the involvement of central NO production in the mediation of
PCP
-induced behaviors, hyperlocomotion in particular, in mice.
...
PMID:Involvement of nitric oxide in phencyclidine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice. 860 91
The effects of dopamine receptor antagonists on phencyclidine (
PCP
)-induced behaviors were examined in rats. Acute administration with
PCP
(7.5 mg/kg i.p.) produced various behavioral changes, such as increases of spontaneous activity, head-weaving, sniffing, rearing, back-pedaling, and
ataxia
. To determine which dopamine receptor subtypes were involved in mediating the
PCP
-induced behaviors, SCH 23390 (0.05 and 0.5 mg/kg), sulpiride (20 and 100 mg/kg), or haloperidol (0.05 and 0.5 mg/kg) were pretreated 30 min before
PCP
treatment (7.5 mg/kg). A higher dose of SCH 23390 significantly reduced the increase of spontaneous activity induced by
PCP
. Both doses of sulpiride did not affect the
PCP
-induced behaviors. A higher dose of haloperidol decreased the
PCP
-induced spontaneous activity, whereas a lower dose of haloperidol enhanced the activity. Ketanserin (0.5 and 5 mg/kg) did not alter any
PCP
-induced behaviors. These results suggest that the D1, but not D2, dopamine receptor subtype may be involved in the
PCP
-induced behavioral abnormality.
...
PMID:Involvement of dopamine D1 receptors in phencyclidine-induced behavioral stimulation in rats. 866 36
1. To determine whether nitric oxide (NO) was involved in tolerance and sensitization to the effects of phencyclidine (
PCP
), we examined NO synthase activity and the number of NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d)-positive cells in discrete brain regions of saline-, acute
PCP
- and repeated
PCP
-treated mice. We also investigated the effects of a NO synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L- arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), on the behavioural changes induced by repeated
PCP
treatment in mice. 2. Acute
PCP
(1, 3, and 10 mg kg-1, s.c.) treatment induced dose-dependent hyperlocomotion, motor incoordination and stereotyped behaviours, consisting of sniffing, head movement and
ataxia
in mice. 3. In mice treated repeatedly with
PCP
(1, 3, and 10 mg kg-1 day-1), s.c., once a day for 14 days), the sniffing, head movement,
ataxia
and motor incoordination induced by
PCP
were attenuated (indicating the development of tolerance to these behaviours), whereas the hyperlocomotion induced by
PCP
was potentiated (indicating the development of sensitization to hyperlocomotion). The development of tolerance and sensitization to
PCP
-induced behaviours in the repeated
PCP
-treated mice was more marked at the dose of 10 mg kg-1 day-1) than at other doses. 4. NO synthase activity in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum, but not in the striatum and hippocampus, was significantly decreased by acute
PCP
(10 mg kg-1) treatment in comparison with saline treatment, and such changes in activity in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum were reversed by repeated
PCP
treatment (10 mg kg-1 day-1). 5. The number of neurones containing NADPH-d reactivity in the cerebral cortex, nucleus accumbens, and striatum of acute and repeated
PCP
-treated mice showed no change in comparison with saline-treated mice. 6. Tolerance to
PCP
(10 mg kg-1 day-1)-induced
ataxia
and motor incoordination was significantly attenuated by combined treatment with L-NAME (50 mg kg-1 day-1 i.p.). 7. Sensitization to
PCP
-induced hyperlocomotion was further enhanced by combined treatment with L-NAME (50 mg kg-1 day-1). However, NG-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester (D-NAME, 50 mg kg-1 day-1, i.p.), a less active enantiomer of L-NAME, had no effect, suggesting a stereospecific mechanism. 8. The
PCP
-induced behaviours in animals that had exhibited tolerance and sensitization to
PCP
(10 mg kg-1 day-1) were not influenced by acute L-NAME (5 and 50 mg kg-1, i.p.) or D-NAME (50 mg kg-1, i.p.) treatment. 9. These results suggest that NO may play an important role in the development, but not in the maintenance, of tolerance and sensitization to the effect of
PCP
in mice.
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PMID:Role of nitric oxide in the development of tolerance and sensitization to behavioural effects of phencyclidine in mice. 873 Jul 57
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