title: Behavioural effects of the benzodiazepine receptor partial agonist RO 16-6028 in mice.
abstract: The imidazo-diazepinone RO 16-6028 is a benzodiazepine receptor partial agonist which exhibits some anti-conflict effects in the two-chambered light/dark test without significantly affecting the behaviour of mice confronted with the staircase test. In addition, this drug slightly reduced locomotion and more markedly rearing in a free exploration procedure. These results indicate that RO 16-6028 appears to produce some anxiolytic and sedative properties like full agonists, but with weaker magnitude. This could be related to the benzodiazepine partial agonistic profile of the compound.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Psychophysiologie, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belzung
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Misslin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001570:Benzodiazepinones; C054626:bretazenil