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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23127569

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Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic compound of the Cannabis sativa, has been reported to have central therapeutic actions, such as antipsychotic and anxiolytic effects. We have recently reported that Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRs) present a deficit in social interaction that is ameliorated by atypical antipsychotics. In addition, SHRs present a hyperlocomotion that is reverted by typical and atypical antipsychotics, suggesting that this strain could be useful to study negative symptoms (modeled by a decrease in social interaction) and positive symptoms (modeled by hyperlocomotion) of schizophrenia as well as the effects of potential antipsychotics drugs. At the same time, an increase in social interaction in control animals similar to that induced by benzodiazepines is used to screen potential anxiolytic drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of CBD on social interaction presented by control animals (Wistar) and SHRs. The lowest dose of CBD (1mg/kg) increased passive and total social interaction of Wistar rats. However, the hyperlocomotion and the deficit in social interaction displayed by SHRs were not altered by any dose of CBD. Our results do not support an antipsychotic property of cannabidiol on symptoms-like behaviors in SHRs but reinforce the anxiolytic profile of this compound in control rats.


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Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology , Antipsychotic Agents/pharmacology , Cannabidiol/pharmacology , Interpersonal Relations , Motor Activity/drug effects , Animals , Male , Motor Activity/physiology , Rats , Rats, Inbred SHR , Rats, Wistar
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Psychopharmacology (Berl) ; 176(2): 115-22, 2004 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15160262

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RATIONALE: Several clinical studies demonstrate that the absence of periods of sleep is closely related to occurrence of anxiety symptoms. However, the basis of these interactions is poorly understood. Studies performed with animal models of sleep deprivation and anxiety would be helpful in the understanding of the mechanisms underlying this relationship, but some animal studies have not corroborated clinical data, reporting anxiolytic effects of sleep deprivation. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of different protocols of sleep deprivation in mice tested in the elevated plus-maze and to assess the effect of chlordiazepoxide and clonidine. METHODS: Three-month-old male mice were sleep-deprived for 24 or 72 h using the methods of single or multiple platforms in water tanks. Mice kept in their home cages were used as controls. Plus-maze behavior was observed immediately after the deprivation period. RESULTS: Mice that were sleep-deprived for 72 h spent a lower percent time in the open arms of the apparatus than control animals. This sleep deprivation-induced anxiety-like behavior was unaffected by treatment with chlordiazepoxide (5.0 and 7.5 mg/kg IP), but reversed by an administration of 5 or 10 microg/kg IP clonidine. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that under specific methodological conditions sleep deprivation causes an increase in anxiety-like behavior in mice exposed to the elevated plus-maze.


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Anxiety/psychology , Maze Learning/physiology , Sleep Deprivation/psychology , Animals , Anxiety/drug therapy , Chlordiazepoxide/pharmacology , Chlordiazepoxide/therapeutic use , Clonidine/pharmacology , Clonidine/therapeutic use , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Male , Maze Learning/drug effects , Mice , Sleep Deprivation/drug therapy
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