title: Bimodal effect of amphetamine on motor behaviors in C57BL/6 mice.
abstract: Amphetamine-induced motor behaviors, i.e., locomotor and stereotypic activities, were simultaneously characterized in C57BL/6 mice, a strain commonly used for genetic studies. Our findings show relatively high levels of focused activities in drug-naive C57BL/6 mice, confirming the lively nature of this mouse strain. Acute amphetamine induced a dose-dependent, bimodal response: locomotion predominated at lower doses of amphetamine and was gradually displaced by stereotypic behavior as dose and time increased. The sum total of both behavioral activities increased with amphetamine dose, supporting the notion that amphetamine-induced locomotion and stereotypy form a continuum. These data provide a basis for using C57BL/6 mice as a strain to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying psychostimulant effects, drug addiction and psychotic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Johanna T A
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Meij
authors.forename: Juliana R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Richtand
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D000661:Amphetamine