title: The effects of intraperitoneal administration of the GABA(B) receptor agonist baclofen on food intake in CFLP and C57BL/6 mice.
abstract: The effects of the GABA(B) receptor agonist baclofen were investigated on food intake in non-deprived CFLP and C57BL/6 mice. In Experiment 1, baclofen (1-8 mg /kg) administered i.p. to CFLP mice, produced a dose-related increase in food intake. The 4 and 8 mg/kg doses produced significant increases in cumulative feeding when measure 120 min after administration (at least P < 0.05, in each case). In Experiment 2, baclofen (1-10 mg/kg), administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) to C57BL/6 mice, also produced a dose-related increase in food intake. The 4 mg/kg dose of baclofen significantly increased cumulative food intake at 60 min (P < 0.05), while the 2 and 4 mg/kg doses significantly increased cumulative food intake at 120 min (P < 0.01, in each case). The 10mg/kg dose was without effect. These data show that systemic administration of the GABA(B) agonist baclofen produces an increase in food consumption in two different strains of mice and extend previous observations made in rat to another rodent species.
authors.affiliation: Neuropharmacology Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK. ivor.ebenezer@port.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ivor S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Ebenezer
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prabhaker
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001418:Baclofen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D018755:GABA Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018755:GABA Agonists; D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists; D001418:Baclofen