title: Disruption of schedule-controlled behavior by Ro 15-1788 one day after acute treatment with benzodiazepines.
abstract: The behavioral effects of the benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15-1788 were studied in squirrel monkeys after acute injections of benzodiazepines. Monkeys responded under a multiple schedule of food presentation with alternating fixed-interval (FI) and fixed-ratio (FR) components, Chlordiazepoxide (10 mg/kg) increased FI responding and had little effect on FR responding 1 h after it was administered; FI responding was still elevated during the session on the following day. When Ro 15-1788 (0.1-3 mg/kg) was administered 1 h after chlordiazepoxide, it antagonized the effects of chlordiazepoxide in a dose-related manner. When Ro 15-1788 was administered 1 day after chlordiazepoxide, however, doses of 1 or 3 mg/kg suppressed both FI and FR responding. Suppression of schedule-controlled responding was also observed when Ro 15-1788 (3 mg/kg) was administered 1 day after diazepam (3 or 5.6 mg/kg) or N-desmethyldiazepam (5.6 mg/kg). The results show that Ro 15-1788 can precipitate disruption of schedule-controlled behavior 1 day after acute treatment with benzodiazepines.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Spealman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002707:Chlordiazepoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects*; D003292:Convulsants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D005442:Flumazenil; D008297:Male; D003708:Nordazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012453:Saimiri
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D003292:Convulsants; D005442:Flumazenil; D003708:Nordazepam; D002707:Chlordiazepoxide; D003975:Diazepam