5-HT1A and benzodiazepine receptors in the basolateral amygdala modulate anxiety in the social interaction test, but not in the elevated plus-maze

1996 ◽  
Vol 732 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis E. Gonzalez ◽  
Nick Andrews ◽  
Sandra E. File
1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (S2) ◽  
pp. 75s-80s
Author(s):  
SE File ◽  
N Andrews ◽  
H Zangrossi

SummaryTianeptine is a clinically effective anti-depressant with the unusual profile of increasing 5-HT uptake, thereby decreasing the synaptic availability of 5-HT. In the social interaction test of anxiety in the rat, withdrawal from chronic diazepam treatment produced a significant anxiogenic response that was reversed by acute administration of tianeptine (2.5–10 mg/kg). These doses were without significant effect in the vehicle-treated rats. Exposure of rats to cat odour resulted in anxiogenic responses in the plus-maze and social interaction tests and in decreased exploration. These changes were not reversed by 5 days treatment with tianeptine (2.5–10 mg/kg). Thus, tianeptine may not he effective in all anxiety states, but could be particularly useful in treating patients withdrawn from benzodiazepines.


Author(s):  
Valéria Almeida ◽  
Raquel Levin ◽  
Fernanda Fiel Peres ◽  
Suzy T. Niigaki ◽  
Mariana B. Calzavara ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izyaslav P. Lapin ◽  
Ludmila G. Mutovkina ◽  
Ivan V. Ryzov ◽  
Said Mirzaev

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