title: Changes of locomotor, exploratory and emotional behavior in animal model of depression induced by deficiency of brain  monoamine content.
abstract: The character of changes of open field behavior was not studied extensively in animal model of depression with deficiency of brain monoamine/serotonin content and obtained results are controversial. Both, enhancement and invariability of locomotor activity has been obtained. Additional investigation of this question is motivated also by insufficient study of exploratory and emotional behaviors in animal model of depression of this type.   Animal model of depression was developed by chronic administration of Clomipramine and/or Melipramine in rat pups from postnatal day 7 (P7) and/or 14 (P14) to P21 and/or P28, respectively. Studies of open field behavior were started in adult age rats i.e. 8-12 weeks after the end of treatment. Control animals were the same age old.  Two-week period of postnatal development starting at the P7 and/or P14 appeared equally sensitive to early antidepressant treatment. Modeled animals exhibited significant increase of horizontal locomotor activity. Frequency of center entrance and the time of staying in the center of open field were increased significantly indicating that animal models of depression can not percept really the level of stressfulness of novel surroundings. All of these changes indicate also to the significant level of exploratory behavior in modeled animals.   Postnatal exposure of rat pups to Clomipramine or Melipramine produces significant increase of locomotor activity but dos not induces behavioral 'despair' or "refractory loss of interest" at mature age.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurobiology of Sleep-Wakefulness Cycle, Life Science Research Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mchedlidze
authors.forename: Sh
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Dzadzamia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butskhrikidze
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsomaia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nachkebia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015306:Biogenic Monoamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004644:Emotions; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013550:Swimming
chemical_list: D015306:Biogenic Monoamines; D012701:Serotonin