title: The effects of interaction between propranolol and somatostatin on the active avoidance behavior, open-field activity and electroconvulsive shock-induced amnesia of rats.
abstract: In the present study the role of beta-receptors in the behavioral action of somatostatin was investigated. Somatostatin inhibited extinction of the active avoidance behavior. Propranolol alone had no action on this behavior but significantly inhibited the peptide-induced effect. In the open-field test somatostatin induced locomotor activation; propranolol did not influence this effect of the peptide. Somatostatin inhibited electroconvulsive shock-induced amnesia. Propranolol alone had no action in this test, but significantly decreased the antiamnesic effect of the peptide. These results suggest that the central beta-receptors play an important role in the behavioral action of somatostatin.
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004597:Electroshock; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin; D011433:Propranolol