Abstract
Calimycin (A23187), a divalent cationic ionophore which increases intraneuronal concentrations of calcium, has been shown to produce neurofunctional changes associated with depression of brain excitability. The present report describes further characterization of the neurofunctional effects of acute parenteral exposure to A23187. Adult male rats were tested for the effects of A23187 on operant performance and general motor activity. In order to gain some insight into the neuronal systems which may be affected by A23187, brain levels of norepinephrine (NE), dopamine, serotonin, and their metabolites were determined. In addition, provocative pharmacologic challenges were employed to assess the interaction between A23187 and the centrally active drugs amphetamine (AMPH), scopolamine (SCOP), or chlorpromazine (CPZ). A23187 was found to effectively suppress fixed ratio-15 operant performance (p less than 0.001) at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg. This effect was temporary in nature inasmuch as performance was normalized by the day after dosing. This same dose of A23187, which produces a selective hypomotility, was found to have no apparent latent effects on the processes controlling circadian motor activity. Neurochemically, A23187 at 1 mg/kg i...Continue Reading
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