Acute challenge with d-fenfluramine decreases regional cerebral glucose utilization in Sham, but not in OBX, rats: an autoradiographic study

Brain Research
Ivan SkelinMirko Diksic

Abstract

The olfactory bulbectomized (OBX) rat is an animal model of depression with neurochemical, neuroendocrinological and behavioral features resembling some human depression. d-Fenfluramine is a 5-HT releasing drug, frequently used in the study of the responsivity of the 5-HT system in subjects with psychiatric disorders, including depression. The aim of the study is to assess the influence of the serotonin-releaser, d-fenfluramine, in the OBX rat model of depression, as measured by the change in the regional cerebral glucose utilization rCGU) following d-fenfluramine injection. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (160-180 g) were used. The rats were divided into OBX and Sham groups. Two weeks following the olfactory bulbectomy or the sham surgery, six rats (randomly assigned) from each group received an i.p. injection of d-fenfluramine with a dose of 5 mg/kg or the same volume of saline. Twenty minutes later, the rCGU rates were measured using 2-[(14)C]deoxyglucose autoradiography. The general linear model statistical analysis has shown that the rCGU in the sham-operated rats treated with d-fenfluramine, compared to the sham-operated rats treated with saline, was lower in 14 (36%) out of 39 examined brain regions. There was no significant di...Continue Reading

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