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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
The novel anxiolytic buspirone was administered to pigeons in a two-key drug discrimination task in an effort to characterize the stimulus properties of the drug and thereby aid in isolating the pharmacologic basis for its anticonflict effect. Key pecking was maintained by a schedule of reinforcement in which every 30th injection-appropriate response was reinforced by the presentation of food. Subjects were first trained to discriminate buspirone (1.0 mg/kg) from saline, and then generalization tests were conducted using a cumulative dosing procedure. Cumulative doses of buspirone (1.0-3.0 mg/kg), the buspirone analog MJ 13805 (1.0 mg/kg) and the 5-hydroxytryptamine-1A ligand 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (0.3-1.0 mg/kg) produced in excess of 90% buspirone-appropriate responding, whereas midazolam (0.03-1.0 mg/kg), haloperidol (0.03-1.7 mg/kg), apomorphine (0.03-1.0 mg/kg), clozapine (0.1-3.0 mg/kg), methysergide (0.1-3.0 mg/kg) and the 5-hydroxytryptamine-1B ligand 1-[3-chlorophenyl]piperazine (0.3-10.0 mg/kg) produced little or no buspirone-appropriate responding up to those doses that markedly decreased response rate. These findings support recent behavioral and receptor binding studies suggesting that serotonin receptors, and 5-hydroxytryptamine-1A receptors in particular, may be responsible for mediating the anticonflict effects of buspirone and other atypical anxiolytics. The results also corroborate other behavioral work showing that the anxiolytic effects of buspirone are most likely not mediated by the dopaminergic system.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-3565
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
240
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Discriminative stimulus properties of buspirone in the pigeon.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.