Dose-dependent dissociable effects of haloperidol on locomotion, appetitive responses, and consummatory behavior in water-deprived rats.
We studied whether a cascade of different phases of ingestive behavior were governed by different doses of the dopamine D2 receptor system. A wide spectrum of doses (0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4mg/kg) of a D2 receptor antagonist, haloperidol, were administered to 6 groups of water-deprived rats. 45min following administration of the drug a 15min water intake session was allowed to assess the effect on (a) locomotion, (b) appetitive response and (c) consummatory responses. The procedure was repeated for 5days.


RESULTS
The doses of 0.025 to 0.1mg/kg had no effects on any measured behavior compared with the control group. The 0.2mg/kg dose induced catalepsy during sessions 3 and 5 and impaired consummatory (decreased lick numbers and intake volume) behaviors during sessions 1-5. The 0.4mg/kg dose affected appetitive behavior (increased latency to contact the water tube) during session 2 and consummatory behavior during all five water sessions. The 0.2mg/kg dose appeared to dissociate appetitive and consummatory behavior, and the 0.4mg/kg dose locomotor activity and motivational behavior (including consummatory and appetitive responses). These results, that the three elements of ingestive behavior (locomotion, appetitive responses, and consummatory behavior) have different sensitivity to haloperidol, suggest that separable D2 mechanisms are involved in governing the ingestive behavior.
Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, Yilan County 26247, Taiwan. chweihuang@mail.fgu.edu.tw
Andrew Chih Wei
AC
Huang
Bai-Chuang
BC
Shyu
Sigmund
S
Hsiao
D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D003259:Consummatory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014868:Water Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*
D006220:Haloperidol