A distinct neurochemical profile in WKY rats at baseline and in response to acute stress: implications for animal models of anxiety and depression

Brain Research
Richard De La Garza, James J Mahoney

Abstract

Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats exhibit hyperresponsive neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to stress that exceed normal controls and are especially prone to develop stress-induced depressive disorder. Pharmacological studies indicate altered serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) systems functioning in WKY rats, yet no attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive assessment of the neurochemical profile for WKY rats as compared to the outbred progenitor controls, Wistar rats. To this end, male, WKY and Wistar rats (N=6/group) were exposed to an acute forced-swim stress or were left untreated as controls. The prefrontal cortex (PFCtx), striatum, nucleus accumbens (NAS), and amygdala were assayed for levels of NE, DA and 5-HT, as well as major metabolites, by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection. In a separate experiment, designed to assess baseline and stress-induced neuroendocrine activation, male, Wistar and WKY rats (N=6/group) were exposed to an acute forced-swim stress of 15 min or were left untreated as controls. Animals were killed immediately after the test (T=0), 30 min after the test (T=30) or 60 min after the test (T=60), and control animals were killed immediately...Continue Reading

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