DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION OF CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA RATS AS INDUCED BY CYTOSINE-ARABINOSIDE (ARA-C)
DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION OF CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA RATS AS INDUCED BY CYTOSINE-ARABINOSIDE (ARA-C)
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DOI:
10.1254/fpj.76.33
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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CHIBA, T
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作者:
OGURA, H;MIKAMI, T;CHIBA, T
Cytosine arabinoside (ara-C), an antiproliferative agent, was given s.c. to Sprague-Dawley rats on the 2nd-4th postnatal day in doses of 12.5 and 25 mg/kg per day. Body weight and viability were dose-dependently inhibited. The appearance of audio-startle response was delayed in the group on the high dose and up to 21 days of age, the ambulatory behavior resembled that seen in geriatric rats. The free-fall righting reflex failed to appear in the treated groups. The open field test revealed that only the treated females were hypoactive. The treated group showed a poor neuro-muscular ability in the rotarod performance and impairment of acquiring conditioned and unconditioned avoidance response in pole climbing. Histopathological and biochemical studies revealed a hypoplasia of the cerebellum. These findings are suggestive of behavioral dysfunction caused by ara-C-induced cerebellar disorders.