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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
The acute and chronic effects of ramelteon, an MT1/MT2 receptor agonist, were evaluated in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) to assess discriminative stimulus effects in comparison with traditional benzodiazepine receptor agonists and to assess physical dependence potential. Discriminative effects of ramelteon were compared with midazolam in untreated monkeys and in diazepam-dependent monkeys that discriminated flumazenil. Dependence potential of ramelteon after daily 1-year administration (and intermittent discontinuation) was evaluated with standard operant procedures. Ramelteon did not produce benzodiazepine-like discriminative stimulus effects at doses up to 10 mg/kg. Long-term treatment or its discontinuation had no significant effect on spontaneous behavior, operant behavior, body weight, motor activity, or posture. These findings suggest that ramelteon is not likely to have benzodiazepine-like abuse or dependence liability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1939-0084
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
535-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Benzodiazepines, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Conditioning, Classical, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Conditioning, Operant, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Discrimination (Psychology), pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Discrimination Learning, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Flumazenil, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-GABA Modulators, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Hypnotics and Sedatives, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Indenes, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Methylcellulose, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Midazolam, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Receptors, Melatonin, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:16768605-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute and chronic effects of ramelteon in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): dependence liability studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. france@uthscsa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't