Effects of beta-carboline-ethyl ester on plasma corticosterone--a parallel with antagonist-precipitated diazepam withdrawal.
Effects of beta-carboline-ethyl ester on plasma corticosterone--a parallel with antagonist-precipitated diazepam withdrawal.
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β-咔啉乙酯对血浆皮质酮的影响——与拮抗剂诱发地西泮戒断平行。
DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(89)90324-x
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发表时间:
1989
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Johnson,C
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作者:
Eisenberg,RM;Johnson,C
Diazepam has been shown to produce physical dependence based on observations of behavioral stimulation or, in our laboratory, by increases in plasma corticosterone (CS) during antagonist-precipitated withdrawal. The behavioral excitation appears similar to that observed following the administration of β-carboline esters--agents reported to interact with benzodiazepine receptors and termed “inverse agonists”. The focus of the present study is to correlate the occurrence of changes in CS with behavioral excitation previously observed by others. Further, these studies are designed to show a parallel between the manifestations of benzodiazepine withdrawal and the pharmacologic effects of β-carboline ethyl ester. Experiments were done in conscious unrestrained male Sprague-Dawley rats, with chronic i.v. catheters, using sound-attenuated one-way vision boxes. These studies compared the hormonal and behavioral changes induced by β-carboline ethyl ester (βCCE) with CGS-8216-precipitated withdrawal in rats treated with diazepam for 8 days. Rats treated chronically with diazepam (5 mg/kg/day), showed a significant increase in plasma (CS) following CGS-8216. Behavioral abstinence scores were also significantly elevated. βCCE (0.5–5.0 mg/kg) showed a significant dose-related increase in plasma CS. Behavioral scores were also increased at doses of 0.5 and 2.0 mg/kg. βCCE-induced plasma CS increases were antagonized by CGS-8216 at doses of 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg but not by 0.5 mg/kg. In animals chronically treated with diazepam, βCCE evoked a more prolonged plasma CS elevation than in vehicle-treated animals suggesting a dual agonist/antagonist effect. These data suggest a parallel between CS elevations and behavioral effects during withdrawal as well as similarities between the action of βCCE and the manifestations of this withdrawal.