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ArticlePsychopharmacology2016

Behavioral and neurochemical effects induced by reserpine in mice.

Catiuscia Molz de Freitas, Alcindo Busanello, Larissa Finger Schaffer, Luis Ricardo Peroza, Bárbara Nunes Krum, Caroline Queiroz Leal, Ana Paula Chiapinotto Ceretta, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Roselei Fachinetto

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catiuscia Molz de FreitasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Alcindo BusanelloPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Larissa Finger SchafferPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Luis Ricardo PerozaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Bárbara Nunes KrumPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Caroline Queiroz LealCurso de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Ana Paula Chiapinotto CerettaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
João Batista Teixeira da RochaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Roselei FachinettoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. roseleirf@gmail.com.
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleReserpine, a monoamine-depleting agent, which irreversibly and non-selectively blocks the vesicular monoamine transporter, has been used as an animal model to study several neurological disorders, including tardive dyskinesia and Parkinson's disease.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine if motor deficits induced by reserpine in mice could be related to alterations in the expression of dopaminergic system proteins such as tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine transporter (DAT) and in the activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO).

methodsMice received either vehicle or reserpine (0.1, 0.5, or 1 mg/kg, s.c.) for four consecutive days. Two, 20, or 60 days after reserpine withdrawal, behavioral, and neurochemical changes were evaluated.

resultsReserpine at a dose of 0.5 and 1 mg/kg increased vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) and reduced locomotion. Behavioral changes were accompanied by reduction in TH immunoreactivity in the striatum evaluated on days 2 and 20 after the last injection of 1 mg/kg reserpine. Furthermore, negative correlations were found between VCM and MAO-A or MAO-B on day 2 and TH striatal immunoreactivity on day 20 after the last injection of 1 mg/kg reserpine. A positive correlation was observed between VCMs and DAT immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra on day 2 after the last injection of 0.5 mg/kg reserpine.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that the pharmacological blockage of vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) by reserpine caused neurochemical and behavioral alterations in mice.

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Adrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrain ChemistryCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugMaleMasticationMiceMonoamine OxidaseMotor ActivityReserpineSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsMonoamine OxidaseReserpineSlc6a3 protein, mouseTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseDopamineDopamine transporterParkinson’s diseaseTardive dyskinesiaTremulous jaw movementsTyrosine hydroxylase

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PMID26514557
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