Sertindole has an antidepressant-like effect on behaviour and immune system in the bilaterally olfactory bulbectomized rats
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | FENS Forum Abstracts |
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| Field | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry |
| Keywords | depression; atypical antipsychotic; sertindole; olfactory bulbectiomy; rat |
| Description | The effects of atypical neuroleptic sertindole was studied in the rodent model of depression, the olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rat. OB rats are known to exhibit abnormal hyperactive response to a stressful situation in the open field test and alterations of the immune system functions. The open field test was performed in both sham-operated and OB rats and their locomotor activity recorded by the infra-red sensor tracking system Actitrack (Panlab, S. L., Spain). The activity of leukocyte zymosan-induced phagocytosis was examined via measurement of chemiluminiscence potentiated by luminol. In sertindol (2 mg/kg/day, 10 days i. p. ) treated OB rats a significant (p<0.05) inhibition of the OB-related hyperactivity was observed. Sertindol did not produce any sedative effect on the locomotion of the sham-operated rats. In the OB rats there was a signifficant suppression of the leukocyte phagocytic activity in comparison with the sham rats, which was disinhibited (p<0.05) by sertindol treatment (2 mg/kg/day, 10 days i. p. ). Thus, the present results confirmed an antidepressant-like impact of sertindol on both behavioural and immune parameters in the OB rat model of depression. |
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