title: Effects of acute and chronic administration of (+)-SKF 10,047 on body temperature in the rat: cross-sensitization with phencyclidine.
abstract: The current study investigated the effects of acute and chronic administration of (+)-SKF 10,047 on body temperature in rats. The effect of phencyclidine on body temperature in chronically (+)-SKF 10,047-treated rats was also investigated. The acute administration of (+)-SKF 10,047 at doses of 5 to 40 mg/kg s.c. did not alter body temperature; however, 80 mg/kg produced hypothermia. In contrast, chronic administration of (+)-SKF 10,047 (5-20 mg/kg) produced dose-dependent hyperthermia when tested on day 7 and 10 of chronic treatment. Moreover, sensitization to the hyperthermic effects occurred as the degree of hyperthermia was greater on day 10 compared to day 7. Phencyclidine (20 mg/kg s.c.) produced hypothermia in rats chronically treated with saline for 13 days, but hyperthermia in rats chronically treated with 20 mg/kg of (+)-SKF 10,047 for the same duration. The hyperthermic effect of chronic (+)-SKF 10,047 treatment is similar to the previously reported dose-dependent hyperthermia in chronically phencyclidine-treated animals. The cross-sensitization of chronically (+)-SKF 10,047-treated rats to the hyperthermic effects of phencyclidine supports the hypothesis that there may be common mechanisms underlying the chronic effects of these drugs on body temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bejanian
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Pechnick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D010620:Phenazocine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects; D017480:Receptors, sigma; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D017480:Receptors, sigma; C012134:SK&F 10047; D010620:Phenazocine; D010622:Phencyclidine