Effects of N-acetylcysteine and imipramine in a model of acute rhythm disruption in BALB/c mice
| Autor: | Luísa K. Pilz, Yasmine Trojan, Caroline Luísa Quiles, Gabriela Mueller de Melo, Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo, Radharani Benvenutti, Rosa Maria Levandovski, Elaine Elisabetsky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Imipramine medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Light Physiology Photoperiod Rest medicine.medical_treatment Antidepressive Agents Tricyclic Motor Activity BALB/c Acetylcysteine Mice chemistry.chemical_compound Rhythm Corticosterone Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Animals Circadian rhythm Social Behavior Saline Mice Inbred BALB C Behavior Animal biology Depression Interleukin-6 business.industry Temperature biology.organism_classification Circadian Rhythm Disease Models Animal Endocrinology chemistry business Entrainment (chronobiology) medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Chronobiology International. 32:248-254 |
| ISSN: | 1525-6073 0742-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/07420528.2014.965315 |
| Popis: | Circadian rhythm disturbances are among the risk factors for depression, but specific animal models are lacking. This study aimed to characterize the effects of acute rhythm disruption in mice and investigate the effects of imipramine and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on rhythm disruption-induced changes. Mice were exposed to 12:12-hour followed by 10:10-hour light:dark cycles (LD); under the latter, mice were treated with saline, imipramine or NAC. Rhythms of rest/activity and temperature were assessed with actigraphs and iButtons, respectively. Hole-board and social preference tests were performed at the beginning of the experiment and again at the 8th 10:10 LD, when plasma corticosterone and IL-6 levels were also assessed. Actograms showed that the 10:10 LD schedule prevents the entrainment of temperature and activity rhythms for at least 13 cycles. Subsequent light regimen change activity and temperature amplitudes showed similar patterns of decline followed by recovery attempts. During the 10:10 LD schedule, activity and temperature amplitudes were significantly decreased (paired t test), an effect exacerbated by imipramine (ANOVA/SNK). The 10:10 LD schedule increased anxiety (paired t test), an effect prevented by NAC (30 mg/kg). This study identified mild but significant behavioral changes at specific time points after light regimen change. We suggest that if repeated overtime, these subtle changes may contribute to lasting behavioral disturbancess relevant to anxiety and mood disorders. Data suggest that imipramine may contribute to sustained rhythm disturbances, while NAC appears to prevent rhythm disruption-induced anxiety. Associations between sleep/circadian disturbances and the recurrence of depressive episodes underscore the relevance of potential drug-induced maintenance of disturbed rhythms. |
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