title: Chlordiazepoxide interactions with scopolamine and dizocilpine: novel cooperative and antagonistic effects on spatial learning.
abstract: The authors investigated the effects on spatial behavior of coadministrations of a benzodiazepine, chlordiazepoxide (CDP), with a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist (NMDAR), dizocilpine (DZP), and a muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist, scopolamine (SCP). Rats solved the Morris swim task in 2 settings; 1 in which a hidden escape platform was always in the same location (performance) and a 2nd in which the platform had been moved to a different location (acquisition) for repeated daily sessions. CDP (3.0 mg/kg) administered alone did not disrupt escape latencies or swim path accuracies. SCP and DZP each impaired acquisition and performance in a dose-dependent manner. CDP coadministered with 0.3 mg/kg SCP impaired escape only in the acquisition setting and when coadministered with 1.0 mg/kg SCP selectively exacerbated the escape impairment in the acquisition setting. CDP ameliorated deleterious effects of DZP in both settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 610 South College Rd, NC 28403-5612, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Padlubnaya
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galizio
authors.forename: Raymond C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: Julian R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Keith
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002707:Chlordiazepoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004924:Escape Reaction / Q000187:drug effects; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018757:GABA Modulators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013037:Spatial Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D013550:Swimming
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018757:GABA Modulators; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D002707:Chlordiazepoxide; D012601:Scopolamine