期刊
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 101-107出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2008.07.011
关键词
Innate immune system; Endotoxin; Sensorimotor gating; Reflex; Sickness; Acute phase response; Motor behavior; Tolerance
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
This study examined the dose-dependent effects of Lipopolysaccharicle (LPS) on the acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition (PPI) in male Long-Evans rats. LPS is known to stimulate the innate immune system and result in behavior modifications referred to as sickness behaviors. The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of LPS to modulate sensorimotor reflexes (Startle-Only trials) and/or sensory processing (PPI trials). Rats were injected intraperitoneally with LPS (50, 100 or 200 mu g/kg LPS, n=9/group) or saline vehicle (n=14) on 2 test days 72h apart. Subjects were placed in a familiar startle box apparatus where startle response magnitudes were recorded following 115 dB Startle-Only trials and PPI trials (with prepulses at +3, +6 and +12 dB above background noise). Analysis of Startle-Only trials indicated a significant dose-dependent effect of LPS on Test Day 1. The 200 mu g/kg LPS group exhibited significantly reduced startle re response magnitude relative to all other treatments. On the PPI trials no LPS groups displayed significantly different performance from vehicle controls. Also, Day x Drug interactions for both Startle-Only and PPI trial types indicated behavioral tolerance to LPS. LPS reduced the acoustic startle response in a dose-dependent manner on Test Day 1. From the PPI data, it is evident that all treatment groups elicited near-normal inhibition levels indicating adequate sensory function. in combination, the results suggest that the range of sickness behaviors following LPS-administration to adult rats includes decreased non-voluntary motor activity as reflected by reduced startle magnitude. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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