PMID: 2506609Jan 1, 1989Paper

Blockade of conditioned avoidance responding by trazodone, etoperidone, and MCPP

Psychopharmacology
G E MartinJ M Kesslick

Abstract

Phenylpiperazines, such as meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (MCPP) a serotonin agonist, have recently been reported to block conditioned avoidance responding (CAR) in the rat, which is an indication of possible antipsychotic utility. Since MCPP is a major metabolite of both antidepressant drugs trazodone (TZ) and etoperidone (ET), both were examined for activity in blocking CAR in a single-trial lever press task in Fisher 344 rats. Both TZ and ET produced dose-related falls in CAR with ED50 values (95% confidence limits) of 13.3 (9.6, 18.5) and 10.4 (8.5, 13.2) mg/kg IP, respectively. In contrast, MCPP had an ED50 value of 2.5 (1.8, 3.6) mg/kg IP TZ, ET, and MCPP were also examined for the production of catalepsy and the blockade of amphetamine-induced stereotypy to determine whether each was acting to block CAR via a dopaminergic mechanism of action. None, however, was found highly active. On the other hand, the serotonin receptor blocker metergoline (1.0 mg/kg IP) significantly reduced the CAR block produced by each, suggesting a serotonergic mechanism of action. Since TZ and ET are both less potent than MCPP, the data also suggest TZ and ET may block CAR via formation of MCPP.

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