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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Three series of behavioral experiments, i.e. hole-board, open-field and spontaneous motor activity test, were carried out on mice with the goal of determining the effects of the interaction between caffeine and two peculiar benzodiazepines (BDZ). The drugs, desmethyldiazepam (DMDZ) and chlor-desmethyldiazepam (Cl-DMDZ), were administered acutely by the intraperitoneal route. In preliminary experiments, the effects of several doses of caffeine were examined in the three in order to obtain some indication of the doses to use for interaction experiments. Therefore, stimulant doses of caffeine (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg) were associated with the two benzodiazepines. It was found that BDZ counteracted the effect of caffeine in the hole-board and in the spontaneous motor activity tests. By contrast, in the open-field situation, the association always gave rise to an increase in exploration activity. Furthermore, the present investigations showed, once again, that chlor-desmethyldiazepam is more active than the other benzodiazepine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0301-4533
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
255
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction of caffeine with benzodiazepines: behavioral effects in mice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't