Journal
BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 328-331Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3283633648
Keywords
alpha(2)-adrenoceptor; attention-deficit; hyperactivity disorder; methylphenidate; spontaneously hypertensive rat; venlafaxine
Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan)
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Recent clinical studies have shown that serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors such as venlafaxine and duloxetine are effective against symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder such as inattention, oppositionality, and hyperactivity. We have recently found that these serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, like methylphenidate, reduced the hyperactivity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), an animal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The present study investigated whether the (2)-adrenoceptor and the dopamine-D-1 receptor are involved in the behavioral effects of methylphenidate and venlafaxine in SHR. Adolescent male SHR showed greater horizontal locomotion in a familiar open field than male Wistar Kyoto and Wistar rats, and methylphenidate (0.3 mg/kg) and venlafaxine (30 mg/kg) reduced horizontal locomotion in SHR, but not Wistar Kyoto or Wistar rats. The effects of methylphenidate and venlafaxine were blocked by idazoxan (an (2)-adrenoceptor antagonist), but not by SCH23390 (a dopamine-D-1 receptor antagonist). These findings suggest that the (2)-adrenoceptor plays a key role in the effects of methylphenidate and venlafaxine on enhanced locomotion in SHR.
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