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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
1. The present study examined a comparison of the effect of DEX on psychomotor stimulant effects of cocaine and amphetamine in mice by using the locomotor activity test. 2. Cocaine (10 mg/kg/i.p.) and amphetamine (5 mg/kg/i.p.) increased markedly locomotor activity of mice whereas DEX per se (0.1-1.0-10 mg/kg/i.p.) did not modify the activity of control mice. 3. DEX pretreatment decreased the stimulating effects induced both by cocaine and amphetamine but no consistent dose-related effects were observed. 4. The results suggest that DEX may play an important role on the stimulating effects of cocaine and amphetamine and that it may be of some utility in the clinical management of psychostimulants abuse.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0278-5846
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1063-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Dexamethasone pretreatment reduces the psychomotor stimulant effects induced by cocaine and amphetamine in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article