Physical Properties of Bedding Materials Determine the Marble Burying Behavior of Mice (C57BL/6J)

Homma, Chihiro; Yamada, Kazuyuki

doi:10.2174/1874230000903010034

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“…Marble burying behavior is thought to be an expression of defensiveness, some forms of anxiety, obsessiveness, or compulsiveness. [ 31 ] In the present study, cilostazol was also evaluated for its anxiolytic activity through marble burying behavior model. Cilostazol showed a significant decrease in number of marbles buried as compared to control suggesting the anxiolytic activity of cilostazol.…”

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Evaluation of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activity of Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor - Cilostazol

Patel

Anand

Bhatt

2012

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background:Cyclic nucleotide Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are ubiquitously distributed in mammalian tissues and play a major role in cell signaling by hydrolyzing cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP). Impairments in signal transduction have been implicated as possible mechanism of reduced plasticity and neuronal survival in major depressive disorders. PDE inhibitors possess a potentially powerful means to manipulate secondary messengers involved in learning, memory and mood. Cilostazol is an antiplatelet agent indicated for the treatment of intermittent claudication with peripheral artery occlusion and for the prevention of ischemic stroke worldwide. Various animal studies have reported neuroprotective, anti apoptotic, cognition and cerebral blood flow improvement properties of cilostazol.Materials and Methods:In this study, the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of cilostazol were evaluated in mice using behavioral tests sensitive to clinically effective antidepressant compound.Results:Cilostazol, administered intraperitoneally (20 mg/kg), decreased immobility time of mice when subjected to forced swim test and tail suspension test as compared to standard fluoxetine (20 mg/kg). Cilostazol also produced significant decrease in the number of marbles buried as compared to fluoxetine in marble burying model.Conclusion:The present study suggests that cilostazol possesses potential antidepressant and anxiolytic activity, which could be of therapeutic interest for use in patients with depressive disorders.

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Evaluation of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activity of Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor - Cilostazol

Patel

Anand

Bhatt

2012

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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“…In marble burying behavior, marble burying is used as an index of anxiety disorder. However, it has been argued that the marble burying behavior test is more ethologically relevant to obsessive-compulsive disorder than any other type of anxiety disorder [ 31 ].…”

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A Review of Behavioral Tests to Evaluate Different Types of Anxiety and Anti-anxiety Effects

Himanshu

Dharmila

Sarkar

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Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci

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Behavioral tests are very useful to understand the Neuro-psychotic disease and also helpful in finding the treatment of the particular disease. Nowadays various tests are available to evaluate the anxiolytics effect of a new entity or even for comparative studies with the standard drug. As per the ethics, a new compound or drug believes to have possible pharmacological effects should be tested on animals before tested on humans which have similar physiology than humans. First, rats were used for behavioral test for evaluation of anti-anxiety drug but later on the various strain of mice were added for evaluation of anxiolytics because of better genetic possibilities than rats. In this review article, we have discussed the most commonly used behavioral tests used to evaluate the anti-anxiety effect. Anxiolytics are the agent which are used to elevate anxiety effect produced due to any cause. The various parameter will be undertaken for the better and precise evaluation of anxiolytics.

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“…Marble burying test: The marble burying test was conducted as previously described [30] [31]. The test was performed in a cage identical to the home cage with a 5-cm-thick layer of bedding material (TEK-FRESH, Edestrom, USA).…”

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Single Exposure to Antidepressants during Infancy Is Associated with Delayed Behavioral Changes in C57BL/6 Mice

Yamada¹

2016

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As serotoninergic transmission plays a crucial role in higher brain function in mammals, the disturbance of this system will likely have significant effects on emotion and cognition. Previous studies have reported that chronic treatment with Specific Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) during both late pregnancy and lactation was associated with abnormal behavior in adult rats. These data imply that disturbances in serotoninergic transmission during neurodevelopment may have negative effects on both the structure and function of the resultant adult brain. Therefore, the effect of a single exposure to an SSRI or a tricyclic antidepressant that preferentially inhibits serotonin reuptake during the pre-weaning period was examined in adult mice. An oral infusion of paroxetine (70 mg/kg), fluvoxamine (250 mg/kg), clomipramine (180 mg/kg), or saline was administered on postnatal day 14. Starting at 11 weeks of age, mice were assessed using a comprehensive behavioral test battery. Mice treated with paroxetine demonstrated altered behavior on the open field and hole-board tasks; those treated with fluvoxamine had behavioral changes on the light-dark box, hole-board, and sucrose preference tasks, while alteration in forced swimming and cued fear behavior were noted in mice treated with clomipramine. These results suggest that even a single administration of an antidepressant could have profound effects on behavior in adulthood, although the effects might differ dependent on the specific drug that was administered.

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Physical Properties of Bedding Materials Determine the Marble Burying Behavior of Mice (C57BL/6J)

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Evaluation of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activity of Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor - Cilostazol

Evaluation of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activity of Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor - Cilostazol

A Review of Behavioral Tests to Evaluate Different Types of Anxiety and Anti-anxiety Effects

Single Exposure to Antidepressants during Infancy Is Associated with Delayed Behavioral Changes in C57BL/6 Mice

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