Excitotoxic lesions of the core and shell subregions of the nucleus accumbens differentially disrupt body weight regulation and motor activity in rat

Brain Research Bulletin
C S Maldonado-Irizarry, A E Kelley

Abstract

The behavioral effects of bilateral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) lesions of the core and medial shell subregions of the nucleus accumbens were evaluated in rats. Body weight was monitored for 2 weeks following surgery. Locomotor activity and open field behavior were recorded 1 week after surgery. The core-lesion group had difficulty recovering from the lesion and had significantly lower weights throughout the experiment. The shell-lesion group had normal recovery and weighed significantly more than controls over the course of the experiment. In the activity cage test, the core-lesion group was hyperactive when compared to controls and to the shell-lesion group. Activity of the shell-lesion group was similar to that of their sham-controls. Three weeks postlesion, the core-lesion group was still significantly more active. In the open field test, peripheral locomotion scores were significantly higher in the core-lesion group when compared to their controls, whereas the scores of the shell-lesion group were similar to controls. In the other open field measures, both lesion groups were hyperactive; however, the scores of core-lesion group were significantly higher than those of the shell-lesion group on all measures. Histological ana...Continue Reading

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