| First Author | Shepherd JK | Year | 1990 |
| Journal | Psychopharmacology (Berl) | Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 408-13 |
| PubMed ID | 2141947 | Mgi Jnum | J:27937 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:75571 | Doi | 10.1007/BF02244062 |
| Citation | Shepherd JK, et al. (1990) 8-OH-DPAT specifically enhances feeding behaviour in mice: evidence from behavioural competition. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 101(3):408-13 |
| abstractText | The behavioural specificity of the hyperphagic effects of 8-OH-DPAT is a controversial issue. The present study addressed this question through the introduction of behavioural competition. Feeding behaviour in male mice was assessed under both basal (free-feeding) and social conflict conditions. Since, in the latter condition, defence and escape are prepotent responses, elicitation of feeding would be indicative of a specific treatment effect on mechanisms controlling food intake. Results showed that 8-OH-DPAT enhanced basal feeding duration (at doses of 0.05-0.50 mg/kg) and also elicited feeding in intruder mice during encounters with aggressive resident conspecifics (at doses of 0.10-0.50 mg/kg). As the 5-HT3 antagonist GR38032F (1.0-2.0 mg/kg) enhanced feeding only under basal conditions, the effect of 8-OH-DPAT cannot readily be attributed to anxiety reduction. Finally, diazepam (1.0-2.0 mg/kg) produced a similar profile to that of 8-OH-DPAT, suggesting that the hyperphagic effects of the 5-HT1A agonist are not pharmacologically specific. |
