标题:Efectos de la administración de LY354740, un agonista selectivo del grupo II de receptores metabotrópicos de glutamato, sobre la conducta agresiva en ratones
摘要:Recent studies have demonstrated that glutamate metabotropic receptors mGlu1 and mGlu5 are involved in the regulation of aggressive behaviour. This study examines the effect of the administration of LY354740 (4-16 mg/kg i.p.), a selective group II metabotropic receptors agonist (mGlu2/3), using an isolation-induced aggression model. Individually housed mice were exposed to anosmic opponents 30 min after drug administration. Ten min of diadic interactions were staged between a singly housed and an anosmic mouse in a neutral area. The encounters were videotaped and the accumulated time allocated by subjects to ten broad behavioural categories was estimated using an ethologically based analysis. LY354740 (12 and 16 mg/kg) significantly reduced offensive behaviours, without affecting immobility, as compared with the control group. These results suggest an implication of mGlu group II receptors in the modulation of aggression
其他摘要:Recent studies have demonstrated that glutamate metabotropic receptors mGlu1 and mGlu5 are involved in the regulation of aggressive behaviour. This study examines the effect of the administration of LY354740 (4-16 mg/kg i.p.), a selective group II metabotropic receptors agonist (mGlu2/3), using an isolation-induced aggression model. Individually housed mice were exposed to anosmic opponents 30 min after drug administration. Ten min of diadic interactions were staged between a singly housed and an anosmic mouse in a neutral area. The encounters were videotaped and the accumulated time allocated by subjects to ten broad behavioural categories was estimated using an ethologically based analysis. LY354740 (12 and 16 mg/kg) significantly reduced offensive behaviours, without affecting immobility, as compared with the control group. These results suggest an implication of mGlu group II receptors in the modulation of aggression