Head-twitches induced by p-hydroxyamphetamine in mice.
Head-twitches have been regarded as an experimental model of hallucination, and we have recently observed that p-hydroxyamphetamine (p-OHA) markedly induced head-twitches in mice. The present work was undertaken to study possible participation of a serotonergic system in the mechanism of head-twitches induced by p-OHA. Head-twitches induced by p-OHA continued for 20-80 min, and the peak time of this effect was approximately 30-40 min after the administration. The i.c.v. administration of p-OHA (20, 40, 80 and 160 micrograms/mouse) produced characteristic head-twitches in a dose-dependent manner. Simultaneous injection of serotonin (10 micrograms/mouse, i.c.v.) and p-OHA caused a 2-2.5-fold increase in the number of head-twitches compared with non-serotonin controls. Pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine (200 mg/kg, i.p. and 500 micrograms/mouse, i.c.v.), in contrast, reduced head-twitches as did the pretreatment with cyproheptadine or dimethothiazine. These results suggest that p-OHA-induced head-twitches may involve the central serotonergic system which may exert an excitatory effect on head-twitches.[1]References
- Head-twitches induced by p-hydroxyamphetamine in mice. Tadano, T., Satoh, S., Kisara, K. Jpn. J. Pharmacol. (1986) [Pubmed]
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