Amitriptyline treatment under chronic stress conditions: Effect on circulating catecholamines and anxiety in early maternally separated rats

The aim of this work was to determine the effect of amitriptyline (AMI) on peripheral outcomes such as plasma epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) concentration and anxiety-like behavior displayed in the plus maze test in adult male Wistar rats under variable chronic stress and daily oral adminis...

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Autores: Cotella, Evelin Mariel, Mestres Lascano, Ivan, Levin, Gloria Mabel, Suarez, Marta Magdalena
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/96871
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/96871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:AMITRIPTYLINE
ANXIETY
CATECHOLAMINES
EARLY MATERNAL SEPARATION
PLUS MAZE TEST
VARIABLE CHRONIC STRESS
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Resumo:The aim of this work was to determine the effect of amitriptyline (AMI) on peripheral outcomes such as plasma epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) concentration and anxiety-like behavior displayed in the plus maze test in adult male Wistar rats under variable chronic stress and daily oral administration of AMI (5 mg/kg). Animals were previously isolated from the mother for 4.5 hr every day for the first 3 weeks of life. Administration of the antidepressant AMI reduced anxiety-like behavior in animals submitted only to chronic stress but not in early maternally separated (MS) subjects or in animals subjected to the two types of stresses.