title: Dose-response effects of beta-phenylethylamine on stereotyped behavior in pargyline-pretreated rats.
abstract: We studied the dose-response and the time-course effect of beta-phenylethylamine (4.0-64.0 mg/kg, ip) on stereotyped behavior and motor activity in male Sprague-Dawley rats pretreated 2 hr eariler with pargyline (0.25-8.0 mg/kg, iv). Stereotyped behavior, defined as repetitive, nongoal-directed head movements and sniffing, and changes in motor activity were observed immediately after injection of beta-phenylethylamine for a 1 hr period. With increasing doses of pargyline pretreatment, beta-phenylethylamine produced, in a dose-response relationship, progressively more stereotyped behavior accompanied by increased motor activity. Without pargyline pretreatment, only 64.0 mg/kg beta-phenylethylamine induced behavioral changes. Stereotyped behavior and increased motor activity had an onset at 4-6 min after the injection of beta-phenylethylamine, peak at 10-30 min, and gradual decline in the next 10-20 min. These results are discussed in terms of a possible relationship with the degree of inhibition of Type a and Type B monoamine oxidase acused by the different doses of pargyline.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D010293:Pargyline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D010627:Phenethylamines; D010293:Pargyline; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase