title: Zolpidem involvement on memory and hypnotic effect of ethanol in chronically ethanol-treated rats.
abstract: Multiple (10x) treatment of zolpidem (1.0 or 2.0 mg/kg, orally, p.o.) led to different effects in chronically ethanol-treated and control rats. In control rats, after repeated zolpidem administration, a weaker, when compared to single administration, hypnotic effect of ethanol was observed, which may be the result of tolerance developed towards the inhibitory effect of zolpidem. However, in chronically ethanol-treated rats, the multiple zolpidem treatment led to prolongation of ethanol-induced sleep similar to the values observed in non-zolpidem-treated control animals. This suggests that zolpidem multiple administration may inhibit tolerance towards ethanol in chronically ethanol-treated rats. In the experiment with zolpidem, there were effects on performance in a memory test and the impairment of passive avoidance task after multiple drug treatment when compared to the effects after single administration in control rats. In contrast, in chronically ethanol-treated rats, amplification of latency (especially after 2.0 mg/kg) was observed. The possible relationship between ethanol-induced sedation and latency values would be consistent with a higher contribution of the inhibitory effect of zolpidem, than a direct influence on memory processes in chronically ethanol-treated rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mikolajczak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Okulicz-Kozaryn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szczawinska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaminska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008124:Locomotion / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects; D000077334:Zolpidem
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D000431:Ethanol; D000077334:Zolpidem