title: Differential antagonism of the stimulant effects of MK-801 and methamphetamine by ceruletide: evaluation by discrete shuttle avoidance response in mice.
abstract: A noncompetitive NMDA antagonist MK-801 (0.03-0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) increased the response rate of mice trained under the discrete shuttle avoidance situation to a degree similar to the increase by methamphetamine (0.1-1 mg/kg, i.p.). The cholecystokinin-like decapeptide ceruletide significantly reduced the response-increasing effect of MK-801 (0.1 mg/kg) at 0.001 micrograms/kg; however, only 10 micrograms/kg of ceruletide, which per se inhibited the response, attenuated that of methamphetamine (0.3 mg/kg). The coadministration of MK-801 (0.1 mg/kg) and methamphetamine (0.3 mg/kg) produced no potentiation of the effect, and almost the same effect was maintained even after the additional administration of ceruletide (0.1 microgram/kg).
authors.affiliation: Division for Behavior Analysis, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuribara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tadokoro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002108:Ceruletide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009068:Movement / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D002108:Ceruletide