Research article summary (published 29 Jun 1992):

Behavioral and neurochemical changes in response to acute stressors: influence of previous chronic exposure to immobilization.

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The effect of daily (2 h) exposure to immobilization (IMO) for 15 days on the behavioral and neurochemical responses of adult male rats to acute stress caused by 2-h IMO or 2-h tail-shock was studied. The brain areas studied were frontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, midbrain, and pons plus medulla. Chronic exposure to IMO did not alter noradrenaline (NA), 3-methoxy,4-hydroxyphenyletileneglycol-SO4 (MHPG-SO4), serotonin, or 5-hydroxindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) concentrations in any brain area as measured approximately 20 h after the last exposure to IMO. Exposure to behavioral tests did not modify neurochemical variables except NA levels in the hypothalamus of nonchronically stressed (control) rats. Both exposure to 2-h IMO or 2-h shock significantly decreased NA levels in hypothalamus and midbrain of nonchronically stressed rats. These decreases in response to the two acute stressors were not observed in chronically stressed rats. However, MHPG-SO4 levels increased to the same extent in control and chronically stressed rats after exposure to the acute stressors. Likewise, increased 5-HIAA concentrations observed in response to acute stressors were similar in control and chronically stressed rats. The inhibition of activity (areas crossed and rearing) in the holeboard caused by acute IMO was less marked in rats previously exposed to the same stressor than in control rats, but the response to shock was similar. In the forced swim test, acute IMO decreased struggling in control rats but tended to increase it in chronically stressed rats. The response to shock followed the same pattern as that to IMO, although it was slight.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Author information

Author/s: Pol, O (O); Campmany, L (L); Gil, M (M); Armario, A (A);

Affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior (Pharmacol Biochem Behav), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-Jul; vol 42 (issue 3) : pp 407-12

Dates: Created 1992/11/18; Completed 1992/11/18; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 1384070, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Animals Behavior, Animal - physiology Brain Chemistry - physiology Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid - metabolism Immobilization Male

Male Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol - metabolism Norepinephrine - metabolism Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; psychology

Associated Chemicals: Norepinephrine (51-41-2) ; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol (534-82-7) ; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (54-16-0)

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