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Effects of the beta-2 adrenergic agonist zinterol on DRL behavior and locomotor activity
Authors:James M. O'Donnell
Affiliation:(1) Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Medical School, 1501 Kings Highway, 71130 Shreveport, LA, USA
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to assess the behavioral effects of the beta adrenergic agonist zinterol and to determine whether its actions were mediated by beta adrenergic receptors. Zinterol reduced response rate and increased reinforcement rate of rats under a differential-reinforcement-of-low-rate schedule in a dose-dependent manner; significant decreases in response rate and increases in reinforcement rate were observed at doses of 0.1–1 mg/kg. The effect of 0.3 mg/kg zinterol on this behavior was blocked by pretreatment with the beta adrenergic antagonist propranolol. Zinterol also reduced locomotor activity in a dose-dependent manner; significant reductions were observed at doses of 0.3–10 mg/kg. Similarly, the effect of 1 mg/kg zinterol on locomotor activity was antagonized by propranolol. These effects of zinterol were similar to those of other beta adrenergic agonists as well as those of antidepressant drugs. Although the site of action (central versus peripheral) of zinterol was not determined in the present study, an experiment was carried out to determine if zinterol could act centrally after peripheral administration. The ability of repeated, systemic administration of zinterol to reduce the density of beta adrenergic receptors in cerebral cortex and cerebellum was determined. Repeated treatment with a high dose of zinterol (10 mg/kg, IP) reduced the density of beta adrenergic receptors in these brain regions, suggesting that, at least under certain conditions, systemically administered zinterol did have access to the central nervous system.
Keywords:Antidepressant drugs  Beta adrenergic receptors  Locomotor activity  Operant behavior  Zinterol
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