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Auton Neurosci ; 154(1-2): 48-53, 2010 Apr 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20018569

ABSTRACT

Atomoxetine is a central norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. We tested the effects of atomoxetine upon the heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressure (mBP) response to aversive conditioning. In Protocol 1 the mBP and HR responses to a stress (15s tone followed by shock) were tested in 8 Sprague-Dawley rats given saline pretreatment for 3 days; the rats' responses were then tested for 3 additional days following atomoxetine (1mg/kg, sc). Atomoxetine decreased (p<0.05) baseline mBP from 128+/-11 mm Hg (mean+/-SD) to 117+/-19 mm Hg; baseline HR slowed from 380+/-23 bpm to 351+/-21 bpm. The mBP increase to acute stress was similar after saline vs. after drug, but the peak was attained more slowly. After atomoxetine HR tended to slow during stress rather than accelerate. In Protocol 2 the cardiovascular responses were tested (n=6) for 3 days post-saline and for 3 days after a higher dose of atomoxetine (2mg/kg, sc). The average HR acceleration during the last 10s of the stress after saline (+7.5+/-14.7 bpm) was replaced by a HR slowing (-6.2+/-10.5 bpm). We conclude that drug treatment (a) decreases baseline sympathetic tone and/or elevates cardiac parasympathetic tone; (b) slows sympathetic arousal to acute stress without changing its magnitude; and, (c) enables the emergence of elevated parasympathetic tone during the stress. These autonomic consequences are consistent with atomoxetine's anxiolytic and transient sedative effects.


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Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors/pharmacology , Autonomic Nervous System/drug effects , Bradycardia/drug therapy , Heart Rate/drug effects , Propylamines/pharmacology , Tachycardia/drug therapy , Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Analysis of Variance , Animals , Atomoxetine Hydrochloride , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Blood Pressure/physiology , Bradycardia/etiology , Conditioning, Classical/physiology , Disease Models, Animal , Heart Rate/physiology , Propylamines/therapeutic use , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Stress, Psychological/complications , Stress, Psychological/etiology , Tachycardia/etiology
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