Non-adrenergic exploratory behavior induced by moxonidine at mildly hypotensive doses.
Non-adrenergic exploratory behavior induced by moxonidine at mildly hypotensive doses.
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莫索尼定在轻度低血压剂量下诱导的非肾上腺素能探索行为。
DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03754-x
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发表时间:
2003
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Piletz,JohnE
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作者:
Zhu,He;Paul,IanA;Stec,DavidE;Peeler,DudleyF;Piletz,JohnE
Moxonidine is a centrally-active imidazoline compound with preferential affinity for imidazoline receptors (IR) over α2-adrenoceptors (α2AR). Clinically, moxonidine has proven advantageous for treating hypertension over pure α2-adrenergic agonists (i.e., guanabenz) due to its lowered incidence of sedative side effects. The present experiments reveal divergent behavioral effects of low doses of moxonidine and guanabenz in C57Bl/6 mice in an exploratory arena. Low-dose moxonidine (0.05 mg kg−1i.p.) elicited an increase in novel object contacts (+36%) and more movement into central space (+56%; P<0.01) compared to saline-injected controls; whereas guanabenz induced only dose-responsive sedative-like behaviors in the same paradigm. Yet, the two agonists were indistinguishable in terms of blood pressure changes over a similar dose range (0.025–0.1 mg kg−1i.p.) in consciously free-moving mice (Δ mean±S.E.M.=−12.3±3.2 mm Hg for moxonidine versus −13.5±1.9 mm Hg for guanabenz). As expected of α2AR involvement, the sedative-like effects of guanabenz were completely blocked by pretreatment with the non-imidazoline α2AR-antagonist, SKF86466 (0.5 or 1.0 mg kg−1i.p.). However, the pro-exploratory effects of low doses of moxonidine (0.05 or 0.1 mg kg−1) were not antagonized by SKF86466. These results suggest that moxonidine acts preferentially through a non-adrenergic mechanism, possibly IR-mediated, to elicit pro-exploratory behavior.
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
K. Wesnes;Pippa M. Simpson;B. Jansson;A. Grahnén;H. Weimann;H. Küppers
通讯作者:
H. Küppers