Methimazole-induced hypothyroidism inhibits the panic-like behaviors produced by electrical stimulation of dorsal periaqueductal gray matter of rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Carla Coelho SiqueiraL C Schenberg

Abstract

Conflicting clinical data on the relationship of panic disorder and thyroid diseases illustrate the need for a simpler approach using animal models. Defensive behaviors evoked by electrical or chemical stimulation of dorsal periaqueductal gray matter (DPAG) have been proposed as a model of panic attack. Therefore, the present study examined the effects of the anti-thyroid agent methimazole (MTZ) either on the panic-like behaviors induced by electrical stimulation of DPAG or the anxiety-like behaviors of rats exposed to the elevated plus-maze (EPM). Male Wistar rats bearing electrodes in the DPAG were stimulated with stepwise increased currents. Rats which displayed galloping at intensities below 60muA were retested following 5- and 10-day treatments with MTZ (0.6mg/kg/day, i.p.) or 10- and 15-day washout periods. MTZ effects on EPM performance were assessed in separate groups. MTZ-treated groups were compared to saline-treated controls. In other experiments, rats were similarly treated with MTZ and the blood was collected for hormone assays. The 10-day treatment with MTZ produced marked increases in the thresholds of exophthalmus (65%), immobility (75%), trotting (63%), galloping (56%), jumping (47%), defecation (114%) and mict...Continue Reading

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