Effects of baclofen on reserpine-induced vacuous chewing movements in mice
dc.contributor.author | Castro, JPMV | |
dc.contributor.author | Frussa-Filho, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fukushiro, D. F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, R. H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Medrano, W. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ribeiro, R. D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abilio, V. C. | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T12:40:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T12:40:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-02-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | We have described that GABA mimetic drugs present the ability to inhibit the expression of reserpine-induced oral movements. in this respect, oral movements is associated with important neuropathologies. This study investigates the effects of an acute or a repeated treatment of different doses of the GABA(B) agonist baclofen, as well as withdrawal from these treatments, on the development and/or expression of reserpine-induced vacuous chewing movements (VCM). Male mice received two injections of vehicle or of 1 mg/kg reserpine separated by 48h. in the first experiment, 24 h later, animals were acutely treated with vehicle or baclofen (1, 2 or 4 mg/kg). in the second experiment, animals were treated with vehicle or baclofen (1 or 4 mg/kg) for four consecutive days receiving a concomitant injection of 1 mg/kg reserpine (or vehicle) on Days 2 and 4. Twenty-four hours later, animals received vehicle or baclofen. Thirty minutes after the last injection, they were observed for quantification of VCM and open-field general activity. the acute administration of all the doses of baclofen abolished the manifestation of reserpine-induced VCM. Repeated treatment with 1 mg/kg baclofen induced tolerance to the ability of an acute injection of this dose to reduce VCM. Treatment with baclofen (4 mg/kg) did not modify spontaneous VCM. Acute administration of the highest dose induced a decrease in general motor activity and a potentiation of the reserpine-induced decrease in general activity. These results reinforce the involvement of GABAcrgic hypofunction in the expression of oral movements and suggest that a repeated treatment with baclofen induces compensatory changes in GABAergic transmission that can attenuate its acute property to decrease VCM. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | UNIFESP, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Pharmacol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | UNIFESP, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Pharmacol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
dc.format.extent | 436-441 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.09.019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Brain Research Bulletin. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V., v. 68, n. 6, p. 436-441, 2006. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.09.019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0361-9230 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/28749 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000235585100007 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier B.V. | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Brain Research Bulletin | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.rights.license | http://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy | |
dc.subject | GABA | en |
dc.subject | Parkinsonism | en |
dc.subject | tardive dyskinesia | en |
dc.subject | baclofen | en |
dc.subject | reserpine | en |
dc.subject | mice | en |
dc.title | Effects of baclofen on reserpine-induced vacuous chewing movements in mice | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |