title: Adenosine administration produces an antidepressant-like effect in mice: evidence for the involvement of A1 and A2A receptors.
abstract: This study investigated the effect of adenosine in the forced swimming test (FST) and the tail suspension test (TST) in mice, and the contribution of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors to adenosine's antidepressant-like effect. The immobility time in the FST was reduced by adenosine given either by i.p. (5-10 mg/kg) or i.c.v. (0.01-10 microg/site) route. Adenosine (1-10 mg/kg, i.p.) also produced an antidepressant-like effect in the TST. No treatment affected locomotion in an open-field. The anti-immobility effect of adenosine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) in the FST was prevented by i.p. pretreatment of mice with caffeine (3 mg/kg), DPCPX (2 mg/kg) and ZM241385 (1 mg/kg). CHA (0.05 mg/kg, i.p.) and DPMA (1-5 mg/kg, i.p.) also produced an antidepressant-like effect in the FST. This is the first report of an antidepressant-like effect of adenosine in mice, apparently mediated through an interaction with A1 and A2A receptors.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manuella P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kaster
authors.forename: Angelo Oscar
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Matheus M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: Eduardo C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Goulart
authors.forename: Adair R S
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia S
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D043682:Receptor, Adenosine A1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D043705:Receptor, Adenosine A2A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014227:Triazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D014970:Xanthines / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D043682:Receptor, Adenosine A1; D043705:Receptor, Adenosine A2A; D014227:Triazines; D014230:Triazoles; D014970:Xanthines; C097270:ZM 241385; C056426:CGS 24012; D002110:Caffeine; C048599:N(6)-cyclopentyladenosine; C051360:1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine; D000241:Adenosine