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. 2020 Jul;374(1):200–210. doi: 10.1124/jpet.119.264069

TABLE 1.

Effects of LY354740 on rat DOI-induced or anxiety models

Behavioral or Physiologic Test Doses Tested (mg/kg, i.p., LY354740) Observations Measured Minimal Effective Dose (MED, mg/kg) of LY354740 Maximal or Near Maximal Effective LY354740 Dose References
DOI (1.25 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced head twitchesa 0.3, 1, 3, 10 Suppression of DOI-induced head twitches 1 3 Gewirtz and Marek, 2000
DOI (5 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced BDNF mRNAa 0.1, 1, 10 Suppression of DOI-induced increase in BDNF mRNA (mPFC) 1 10 Gewirtz et al., 2002
DOI (3 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced c-fosb 1, 3, 10 Suppression of DOI-induced increase in c-fos immunoreactivity (mPFC) 3 3 Menezes et al., 2013
Vogel test or conflict drinking testb 0.25, 5, 1, 2, 4 Increase in punished responses while drinking under threat of shock 0.5 0.5 Kłodzińska et al., 1999
Lactate-induced panic physiologic responsec 0.3, 0.6 Suppression of lactate-induced increases in cardio/respiratory measures 0.3 0.6 Shekhar and Keim, 2000
Latate-induced panic behavioral responsec 0.3, 0.6 Attenuation of lactate-induced decreases in social interaction 0.6 0.6 Shekhar and Keim, 2000
Elevated plus mazeb 1, 3, 10 Increase in open arm time 10 10 Ferris et al., 2001
Fear-potentiated startleb 0.003, 0.03, 0.3, 3 Suppression of fear expression at doses having no effects on fear acquisition 0.3 3 Tizzano et al., 2002

BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; MED, minimal effective dose.

a

Fifteen-min LY354740 pretreatment before DOI administration and beginning of behavioral session.

b

Thirty-min LY354740 pretreatment before DOI pretreatment and/or beginning of behavioral session.

c

Sixty-min LY354740 pretreatment before beginning of behavioral session.