• DOI:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.04.017
Corpus ID: 39928418

Effect of the selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist SB 269970 in animal models of anxiety and depression

@article{Wesoowska2006EffectOT,
  title={Effect of the selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist SB 269970 in animal models of anxiety and depression},
  author={A. Wesołowska and A. Nikiforuk and K. Stachowicz and E. Tatarczyńska},
  journal={Neuropharmacology},
  year={2006},
  volume={51},
  pages={578-586}
}

A. Wesołowska, A. Nikiforuk, +1 author E. Tatarczyńska

Published 2006

Chemistry, Medicine

Neuropharmacology

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of the selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist SB 269970 (0.25-20 mg/kg) in the behavioral tests commonly used for predicting anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like activity. Diazepam and imipramine were used as standard drugs. SB 269970 (in one medium dose of 0.5 or 1 mg/kg) exerted a specific antianxiety-like effect in the Vogel drinking test in rats, in the elevated plus-maze test in rats and in the four-plate test in mice. Moreover, SB 269970… CONTINUE READING

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