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. 2014 Sep;350(3):495–505. doi: 10.1124/jpet.114.214437

TABLE 2.

MEDs in several mouse and rat efficacy tests, measured plasma concentration, and estimated CSF concentration at the end of each experiment

Test Animal Models Species MED Dose Pretreatment Time Plasma Exposure Plasma Exposure CSF Exposurea CSF Exposurea
mg/kg min ng/ml nM ng/ml nM
Elevated plus maze Anxiety Mice 3 60 229 842 49 181
Elevated plus maze Anxiety Rats 10b 60 1129 4145 91 335
Marble burying Anxiety/OCD Mice 10 60 541 1987 41 149
Forced swim test Depression Mice 30 60 2994 10,997 225 825
DOI-induced head twitches Psychosis Mice 10 60 338 1243 25 93
MK-801 hyperactivity Psychosis Mice 30 60 624 2293 47 172
Fear conditioning Fear Mice 30 60 na

na, not available.

a

The theoretical CSF exposure is calculated from the plasma exposure using the unbound plasma protein binding values in mice (fu = 7.5%) and in rats (fu = 8.5%).

b

The lowest dose tested.