{"title":"Effects of intraperitoneal carbon disulfide on sensory-evoked potentials of Fischer-344 rats.","authors":"C S Rebert, S S Sorenson, G T Pryor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sensory-evoked potentials (EPs) were studied in male Fischer-344 rats to characterize the electrophysiologic concomitants of carbon disulfide (CS2) neurotoxicity. Behavioral measures also studied were forelimb and hindlimb grip strengths and performance of a conditioned avoidance response task. CS2 (172, 286, and 400 mg/kg) administered intraperitoneally five days per week for eleven weeks caused a decrease in grip strength, interfered with escape from shock, and disturbed visual and auditory EPs. Latency of the fifth but not the first component of the brainstem auditory-evoked response was prolonged, indicating an effect on central auditory tract conduction. Conduction velocity in the ventral caudal nerve and latencies of somatosensory EP components were unaffected.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"543-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14903251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prenatal diazepam: chronic anxiety and deficits in brain receptors in mature rat progeny.","authors":"G T Livezey, T J Marczynski, L Isaac","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pregnant rats were treated with daily doses (5.0 to 7.5 mg/kg, SC) of the benzodiazepine (BDZ) receptor agonist, diazepam (DZ) between day 15 through day 20 of gestation, i.e., during ontogenesis of BDZ receptors in an attempt to alter their development. In the radial arm maze, 6 months old rat progeny showed behavioral anomalies and deficient exploratory behavior. One plausible interpretation of their poor performance is a deficit in short-term spatial \"working memory.\" However, a more detailed evaluation of their behavior suggests a chronic state of hyperarousal/anxiety and thus, poor focus of attention on the task at hand. In addition, the number of brain BDZ receptors in the thalamus, at the age of one year, was significantly reduced. Hence, prenatal exposure to DZ has enduring and detrimental effects on brain function.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"425-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14156770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal changes in dopaminergic and serotonergic function caused by administration of trimethyltin to adult rats.","authors":"D L DeHaven, M R Krigman, R B Mailman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have demonstrated that at day 7 following treatment, administration of 3 or 7 mg/kg trimethyltin (TMT) to male Long-Evans rats caused decreases in the concentrations of DA in nucleus accumbens, and perturbed serotonergic function in regions of brain that receive serotonergic innervation from the raphe nuclei. The present series of experiments extended these observations by examining the time course of these events from 14 to 28 days after treatment. Following a dose of 7 mg/kg, changes in serotonergic function, as evidenced by increased turnover and decreased concentrations of 5-HT, were present in striatum, olfactory tubercle, septum and frontal cortex. In nucleus accumbens, concentrations of DA were decreased up to 21 days, while in frontal cortex concentrations of DOPAC and HVA were elevated only at 14 days. In concert with our previous studies, these data indicate that administration of TMT continues to affect serotonergic systems up to 28 days, and dopaminergic systems up to 21 days after exposure, with striatum, nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle and septum exhibiting persistent effects due to administration of this neurotoxicant. These prolonged alterations in serotonergic function suggest that this system may play an important role in the response to intoxication with TMT.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"475-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13578326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavioral changes persisting into adulthood after neonatal benzodiazepine administration in the rat.","authors":"S E File","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The day after birth male pups of hooded Lister rats were randomly fostered to form experimental litters of eight. Within each litter pups were randomly assigned among the following groups: vehicle control; diazepam (1, 5 or 10 mg/kg); lorazepam (0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2.5 mg/kg). Injections were given daily from day 1 until weaning at day 21. The pups were then tested as adults, from day 65. There were no effects of neonatal treatment when the pups were tested undrugged in 3 animal tests of anxiety, but in the social interaction test the neonatal diazepam treatment significantly reduced the anxiogenic effects of yohimbine. The neonatal diazepam treatment significantly enhanced the sedative effects of a challenge dose of chlordiazepoxide in the holeboard. Passive avoidance acquisition and retention were unaffected by the early treatment. Neonatal treatment with both benzodiazepines reduced the incidence of myoclonic jerks when the pups were challenged with pentylenetetrazole. Both neonatal treatments enhanced aggressive acts displayed when the residents were confronted with an intruder in their home-cages. However, when the rats that had been treated neonatally with lorazepam were themselves intruding into another's territory, they were significantly more submissive.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"453-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14014840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Oskarsson, T Ljungberg, L Ståhle, U Tossman, U Ungerstedt
{"title":"Behavioral and neurochemical effects after combined perinatal treatment of rats with lead and disulfiram.","authors":"A Oskarsson, T Ljungberg, L Ståhle, U Tossman, U Ungerstedt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lead exposure during pregnancy and lactation is known to result in various neurochemical and behavioral disturbances. Dithiocarbamates are known to markedly increase lead levels in the brain. However, the neurotoxicity due to combined treatment with lead and dithiocarbamates is not known. Behavioral and neurochemical effects of lead and disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide) given singly or in combination, were studied in rats. Pregnant rats were treated with lead (0.25% Pb in the drinking water), with disulfiram (0.1 mmol/kg PO twice a week) or with both lead and disulfiram from day 1 of pregnancy until parturition. After parturition the offspring were exposed to lead via the milk of the dams while the disulfiram (0.1 mmol/kg SC twice a week) was given directly to the offspring. At weaning, 26 days after parturition, the treatment was discontinued and after 2 more weeks behavioral and neurochemical studies were started. Neither lead alone nor disulfiram alone caused any significant effects in the behavior activity measurements. However, in combination the two compounds caused an increase in home cage activity and an increased behavioral reactivity as measured in a holeboard apparatus. Extracellular levels of some neurotransmitters and amino acids were measured in the caudate nucleus using the intracerebral dialysis technique. The levels of dopamine were significantly increased in both the lead-treated and the lead plus disulfiram-treated groups. The levels of the metabolites of dopamine (DOPAC and HVA) and serotonin (5-HIAA) were increased in the group treated with lead plus disulfiram.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"591-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14904043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L R Nelson, J W Lewis, N Kokka, B J Branch, A N Taylor
{"title":"Prenatal exposure to ethanol potentiates morphine-induced hypothermia in adult rats.","authors":"L R Nelson, J W Lewis, N Kokka, B J Branch, A N Taylor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We have shown that adult rats, exposed to ethanol in utero, are hypersensitive to the analgesic and pituitary-adrenal activating effects of morphine. In the present experiment, two other responses to morphine, hyperthermia and hypothermia, were examined. Compared to controls, adult rats prenatally exposed to ethanol showed a potentiated hypothermic response to 10 and 30 mg/kg morphine. Hyperthermia elicited by low doses of morphine (1.25-5.0 mg/kg) was not affected by prenatal exposure to ethanol. These results extend our observations suggesting that exposure to ethanol in utero produces long-lasting perturbations in opioid systems. That hyperthermia is not affected, however, indicates that these changes are apparently not ubiquitous.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"469-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14902363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of neonatal administration of clonazepam on passive avoidance and on social, aggressive and exploratory behavior of adolescent male rats.","authors":"S E File","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Male offspring of hooded Lister rats were fostered at birth to form experimental litters of eight. Within each litter pups were randomly allocated among drug groups. Administration of clonazepam (1-5 mg/kg/day) to pups from neonatal days 1-21 resulted in high mortality, at least partly due to impaired ultrasonic calling. Pups treated with 0.1, 0.5 or 1 mg/kg/day throughout the preweaning period were then tested undrugged during adolescence to assess any lasting behavioral changes. There were no significant changes in the social interaction test or in the acquisition or retention of a passive avoidance task. However, neonatal treatment with clonazepam (0.1 mg/kg) did produce significantly less exploratory head-dipping and locomotor activity in a holeboard. This dose also enhanced offensive behaviors when rats were resident in their home-cages and confronted with an intruder, but increased submissive behaviors when the treated rats were intruding into another rat's territory. Treatment with higher doses of clonazepam (0.5 and 1 mg/kg) produced more dominance behaviors when the pups were intruders. Since the main behavioral changes were found in the lowest dose group, which did not show any weight loss, they are unlikely to be secondary to changes in the risk of mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"447-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14902362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morphological evidence of climbing fiber plasticity after long-term alcohol intake.","authors":"M A Tavares, M M Paula-Barbosa, A Cadete-Leite","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The morphological effects of long-term alcohol consumption on the climbing fiber terminals of the cerebellum of adult rats were studied in groups of controls and animals fed a 20% aqueous alcohol solution for 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months. Following 12 months of alcohol consumption, vacated postsynaptic sites on Purkinje cell spines from large dendrites (the usual postsynaptic targets for climbing fiber terminals) were seen. Concomitantly, an increased number of climbing fiber profiles were observed in the inner third of the molecular layer. Their volumetric density (Vv) was significantly increased in 12 and 18-month alcohol-fed groups. Along with these findings, large numbers of climbing fiber terminals were seen in the outer third of the molecular layer, synapsing with Purkinje cell spines. The data show that climbing fiber terminals under these experimental conditions display structural plastic capabilities which presumably result in functional modifications on the cerebellar circuitry.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"481-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14902368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Testing strategies in behavioral teratology: II. Discrimination learning.","authors":"G Schreiner, B Ulbrich, R Bass","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Male and female Wistar rats exposed to methylmercury chloride prenatally via drinking water (1.5 and 5.0 mg/l) were tested in a microcomputer-directed learning task (visual discrimination reversal) at the age of two months. Differences were observed between control and high dose group for several parameters, the most obvious being an increase in passiveness and in response latency, as well as a decrease in intertrial interval response rates in the methylmercury group. No effects were seen in the low dose group. Performances of male and female animals were quite similar. However, females showed longer response latencies and passiveness scores were somewhat higher than in males.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"567-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14903257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavioral and developmental effects in rats following in utero exposure to 2,4-D/2,4,5-t mixture.","authors":"F K Mohammad, V E St Omer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Groups (G) of pregnant rats were gavaged with 1:1, 2,4-D/2, 4, 5-T mixture at 0 (GO), 50 (G50), 100 (G100) and 125 (G125) mg/day on gestational days 6 to 15. G100 and G125 dams gained significantly less weight during pregnancy and delivered fewer offspring than control. Gestational lengths, neonatal sex ratios, birth weights, and physical appearance at birth were unaffected by treatments. On postnatal day (PND) 1, G125 mortality was significantly increased. Except for a significant weight reduction in G125 on PND60, postnatal growth and maturation were unaffected by treatments. 2,4-D/2, 4, 5-T significantly delayed male and female surface righting (PND2-5), and negative geotaxis at 45 degrees angle (PND15-17) in all groups; olfactory discrimination (PND9-11), and negative geotaxis at 25 degrees (PND7-11) in G100 and G125. On PND9 negative geotaxis at 25 degrees were significantly delayed in G50 females. d-Amphetamine challenges significantly increased running wheel activity of G125 males on PND22 and 23. 2,4-D/2,4,5-T was behaviorally teratogenic at all dosage levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":19112,"journal":{"name":"Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology","volume":"8 5","pages":"551-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14903254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}