title: Acute cocaine-induced seizures: differential sensitivity of six inbred mouse strains.
abstract: Mature male and female mice from six inbred stains were tested for susceptibility to behavioral seizures induced by a single injection of cocaine. Cocaine was injected ip over a range of doses (50-100 mg/kg) and behavior was monitored for 20 minutes. Seizure end points included latency to forelimb or hindlimb clonus, latency to clonic running seizure and latency to jumping bouncing seizure. A range of strain specific sensitivities was documented with A/J and SJL mice being most sensitive and C57BL/6J most resistant. DBA/2J, BALB/cByJ and NZW/LacJ strains exhibited intermediate sensitivity. EEG recordings were made in SJL, A/J and C57BL/6J mice revealing a close correspondence between electrical activity and behavior. Additionally, levels of cocaine determined in hippocampus and cortex were not different between sensitive and resistant strains. Additional studies of these murine strains may be useful for investigating genetic influences on cocaine-induced seizures.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville, PA 19320, USA. gregory.golden@mail.tju.edu
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Berrettini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D003042:Cocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine; D007608:Kainic Acid