Discriminative stimulus properties of indorenate in a conditioned taste aversion paradigm

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
F MirandaD N Velázquez-Martínez

Abstract

Indorenate (5-methoxytryptamine beta-methylcarboxylate, INDO) is a serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) agonist that has affinity for 5-HT(1A/1B/2C) receptors. It possesses anxiolytic and antihypertensive actions mediated by 5-HT(1A) receptors and anorectic activity mediated by 5-HT(2C/1B) receptors. This study examined whether INDO may exert discriminative control using a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) paradigm, and whether differential participation of 5-HT receptor subtypes may be involved in its cue. Male Wistar rats trained to drink their daily water in a 30-min period were trained to discriminate INDO from saline. One group received the intraperitoneal administration of INDO (10.0 mg/kg) before saccharin-LiCl pairings; on alternate days, rats received saline before the saccharin-saline pairings (Group D(+)S(-)). The other group had the contingencies reversed (i.e., the administration of INDO preceded saccharin-saline pairings: Group D(-)S(+)). In two-bottle generalization tests (one bottle containing saccharin, the other plain water), the preference for saccharin was evaluated after different doses of INDO, [3H]-8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (5-HT(1A)), buspirone (5-HT(1A)), RU24969 (5-HT(1A/1B)), ...Continue Reading

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Dec 14, 2002·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·F MirandaD N Velázquez-Martínez
Jun 27, 2006·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·Anupum HaksarR K Sharma
Jul 19, 2005·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·Ashok SharmaRakesh Kumar Sharma

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