Comparison of anxiolytic effects of allopregnanolone anddiazepam on the elevated plus-maze in mice
- VernacularTitle:四氢孕酮和地西泮对暴露于架高十字迷宫小鼠的作用(英文)
- Author:
Rong YU
;
Ying_Qing LU
;
Mei_Ping SHENG
;
Nian_Ci SHI
;
Ming_Hui YAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
allopregnanolone;
diazepam;
anxiety;
elevated plus_maze;
anxiolytic;
spontaneous locomotor activity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2000;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Aim To compare the anxiolytic effects of reduced metabolite of progesterone and benzodiazepine.Methods The effects of allopregnanolone and diazepam on spontaneous locomotor activity and on exploration in the elevated plus_maze were studied in C57 mice 20 min after vehicle or drug intraperitoneal administration. Results Allopregnanolone (0.1 mg?kg-1, ip) elicited marked anxiolytic effects in terms of significantly reducing the latency to enter the open arm from (31.30?8.39)s to (8.80?6.00)s, (P