Repetitive methylphenidate administration modulates the diurnal behavioral activity pattern of adult female SD rats

Diurnal rhythms influence many of the physiological processes that act to maintain homeostasis of the body in response to different environmental changes. Thus, disturbances in diurnal rhythms can lead to various physiological complications. Repeated exposure to psychostimulants may cause long-term...

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Published in:Journal of Neural Transmission 2011-02, Vol.118 (2), p.285-298
Main Authors: Lee, Min J., Yang, Pamela B., Wilcox, Victor T., Burau, Keith D., Swann, Alan C., Dafny, Nachum
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Animals
Behavior, Animal - drug effects
Biological Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Original Article
Central Nervous System Stimulants - adverse effects
Circadian Rhythm - drug effects
Female
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methylphenidate - adverse effects
Motor Activity - drug effects
Neurology
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Summary:Diurnal rhythms influence many of the physiological processes that act to maintain homeostasis of the body in response to different environmental changes. Thus, disturbances in diurnal rhythms can lead to various physiological complications. Repeated exposure to psychostimulants may cause long-term effects by disturbing diurnal rhythms. The aim of the present study is to use the open field assay to determine whether repeated exposure to the psychostimulant methylphenidate (MPD) changes diurnal locomotor activity patterns of female adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. As much as 31 female adult SD rats were divided into four groups. On experimental day (ED) 1, all groups were given an injection of saline. On ED 2–7, animals were injected once a day with either saline, or 0.6 mg/kg MPD, or 2.5 mg/kg MPD, or 10 mg/kg MPD depending on the group. On ED 8–10, no injections were given (washout period). On ED 11, animals were treated as they were on ED 2–7. Locomotor movements were recorded using a computerized animal activity monitoring system. The horizontal activity (HA), total distance traveled (TDT), and number of stereotypies (NOS) were analyzed by cosine curve statistical analysis (CCSA) test. The HA and TDT diurnal rhythm activity patterns of ED 2, 7, 8, and 11 were significantly different ( p  
ISSN:0300-9564
1435-1463
DOI:10.1007/s00702-010-0510-8