7 results on '"Sala, Mariaelvina"'
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2. Behavioural and pharmacological profiles of zebrafish administrated pyrrolidinyl benzodioxanes and prolinol aryl ethers with high affinity for heteromeric nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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Braida D, Ponzoni L, Moretti M, Viani P, Pallavicini M, Bolchi C, Appiani R, Bavo F, Gotti C, and Sala M
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- Animals, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Ethers metabolism, Ethers pharmacology, Female, Male, Maze Learning physiology, Morphinans metabolism, Morphinans pharmacology, Nicotine metabolism, Nicotine pharmacology, Nicotinic Agonists pharmacology, Nicotinic Antagonists pharmacology, Pyrrolidines pharmacology, Pyrrolidinones metabolism, Pyrrolidinones pharmacology, Zebrafish, Maze Learning drug effects, Nicotinic Agonists metabolism, Nicotinic Antagonists metabolism, Pyrrolidines metabolism, Receptors, Nicotinic metabolism
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Rationale: Prolinol aryl ethers and their rigidified analogues pyrrolidinyl benzodioxanes have a high affinity for mammalian α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Electrophysiological studies have shown that the former are full agonists and the latter partial agonists or antagonists of human α4β2 receptors, but their in vivo effects are unknown., Objectives and Methods: As α4β2 nAChRs play an important role in the cognition and the rewarding effects of nicotine, we tested the effects of two full agonists and one antagonist on spatial learning, memory and attention in zebrafish using a T-maze task and virtual object recognition test (VORT). The effect of a partial agonist in reducing nicotine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) was also investigated., Results: In comparison with the vehicle alone, the full agonists MCL-11 and MCL-28 induced a significant cognitive enhancement as measured by the reduced running time in the T-maze and increased attention as measured by the increased discrimination index in the VORT. MCL-11 was 882 times more potent than nicotine. The two compounds were characterised by an inverted U-shaped dose-response curve, and their effects were blocked by the co-administration of the antagonist MCL-117, which alone had no effect. The partial agonist MCL-54 induced CPP and had an inverted U-shaped dose-response curve similar to that of nicotine but blocked the reinforcing effect of co-administered nicotine. Binding studies showed that all of the compounds have a higher affinity for heteromeric [
3 H]-epibatidine receptors than [125 I]-αBungarotoxin receptors. MCL-11 was the most selective of heteromeric receptors., Conclusions: These behavioural studies indicate that full agonist prolinol aryl ethers are very active in increasing spatial learning, memory and attention in zebrafish. The benzodioxane partial agonist MCL-54 reduced nicotine-induced CPP, and the benzodioxane antagonist MCL-117 blocked all agonist-induced activities.- Published
- 2020
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3. Erratum to: Abuse potential of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its derivatives in zebrafish: role of serotonin 5HT2-type receptors.
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Ponzoni L, Braida D, and Sala M
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- 2016
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4. Abuse potential of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its derivatives in zebrafish: role of serotonin 5HT2-type receptors.
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Ponzoni L, Braida D, and Sala M
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- DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine pharmacology, Animals, Conditioning, Psychological drug effects, Female, Male, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward, Ritanserin pharmacology, Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists pharmacology, Zebrafish, DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine analogs & derivatives, Amphetamines pharmacology, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Hallucinogens pharmacology, N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine pharmacology, Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2 metabolism, Serotonin Receptor Agonists pharmacology
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Rationale: The synthetic phenethylamines are recreational drugs known to produce psychostimulant effects. However, their abuse potential has not been widely studied., Objectives: Here, we investigated the rewarding and the hallucinatory effects of 2,5-dimetoxy-4-bromo-amphetamine hydrobromide (DOB) and para-methoxyamphetamine (PMA) in comparison with the classical 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). In addition, the role of serotonin 5-HT2-like receptor on the abovementioned effects was evaluated., Methods: Zebrafish were intramuscularly (i.m.) treated with a wide range of doses of DOB (0.1-20 mg/kg), PMA (0.0005-2 mg/kg), or MDMA (0.5-160 mg/kg). Animals were submitted to a conditioned place preference (CPP) task, to investigation of the rewarding properties, and to the evaluation of hallucinatory behavior in terms of appearance of a trance-like behavior. The serotonin 5-HT2 subtype receptor antagonist ritanserin (0.025-2.5 mg/kg) in association with the maximal effective dose of MDMA, DOB, and PMA was given i.m., and the effect on CPP or hallucinatory behavior was evaluated., Results: MDMA and its derivatives exhibited CPP in a biphasic fashion, being PMA the most potent. This effect was accompanied, for DOB (2 mg/kg) and PMA (0.1 mg/kg), by a trance-like hallucinatory behavior. MDMA at a high dose as 160 mg/kg did not induce any hallucinatory behavior. Ritanserin significantly blocked the rewarding and hallucinatory effects suggesting the involvement of serotonin 5HT2 subtype receptor., Conclusion: Collectively, these findings demonstrate for the first time that the rewarding properties of DOB and PMA are accompanied by hallucinatory behavior through a serotonergic system and reinforce zebrafish as an emerging experimental model for screening new hallucinogens.
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- 2016
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5. The cytisine derivatives, CC4 and CC26, reduce nicotine-induced conditioned place preference in zebrafish by acting on heteromeric neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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Ponzoni L, Braida D, Pucci L, Andrea D, Fasoli F, Manfredi I, Papke RL, Stokes C, Cannazza G, Clementi F, Gotti C, and Sala M
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- Animals, Benzazepines pharmacology, Quinoxalines pharmacology, Varenicline, Zebrafish, Alkaloids pharmacology, Conditioning, Operant drug effects, Nicotine pharmacology, Nicotinic Agonists pharmacology, Nicotinic Antagonists pharmacology, Receptors, Nicotinic metabolism
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Rationale: Cigarette smoking is one of the most serious health problems worldwide and people trying to stop smoking have high rates of relapse. Zebrafish (Danio rerio), by combining pharmacological and behavioral assays, is a promising animal model for rapidly screening new compounds to induce smoking cessation., Objectives: This study aims to identify possible acetylcholine nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) involved in mediating nicotine (NIC)-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in zebrafish and investigate the effect of the CC4 and CC26 cytisine derivatives in reducing NIC-induced CPP., Methods: CPP was evaluated using a two-compartment chamber, and the zebrafish were given CC4 (0.001-5 mg/kg), CC26 (0.001-1 mg/kg), cytisine (0.1-2.5 mg/kg), and varenicline (1-10 mg/kg) alone or with NIC (0.001 mg/kg). Swimming activity was evaluated using a square observational chamber. The affinity of the nicotinic ligands for native zebrafish brain nAChRs was evaluated by binding studies using [(3)H]-Epibatidine (Epi) and [(125)I]-αBungarotoxin (αBgtx) radioligands, and their subtype specificity was determined by means of electrophysiological assay of oocyte-expressed α4β2 and α7 subtypes., Results: CC4 and CC26 induced CPP with an inverted U-shaped dose-response curve similar to that of NIC. However, when co-administered with NIC, they blocked its reinforcing or slightly aversive effect. Binding and electrophysiological studies showed that this effect was due to binding to high-affinity heteromeric but not α7-containing receptors., Conclusions: We have further characterized CC4 and identified a new compound (CC26) that may be active in inducing smoking cessation. Zebrafish is a very useful model for screening new compounds that can affect the rewarding properties of NIC.
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- 2014
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6. Role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on learning and memory in zebrafish.
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Braida D, Ponzoni L, Martucci R, Sparatore F, Gotti C, and Sala M
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- Aconitine analogs & derivatives, Aconitine pharmacology, Alkaloids chemistry, Alkaloids pharmacology, Animals, Azocines chemistry, Azocines pharmacology, Conotoxins pharmacology, Dihydro-beta-Erythroidine pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Maze Learning drug effects, Mecamylamine pharmacology, Memory drug effects, Muscarinic Antagonists pharmacology, Neurons drug effects, Nicotine pharmacology, Nicotinic Agonists pharmacology, Nicotinic Antagonists chemistry, Nicotinic Antagonists pharmacology, Quinolizines chemistry, Quinolizines pharmacology, Scopolamine pharmacology, Swimming, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism, Cholinergic Agents pharmacology, Maze Learning physiology, Memory physiology, Neurons physiology, Receptors, Nicotinic metabolism, Zebrafish physiology
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Rationale: Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) play a modulatory role in cognition, and zebrafish provide a preclinical model to study learning and memory., Objectives: We investigated the effect of nicotine (NIC) and some new cytisine-derived partial agonists (CC4 and CC26) on spatial memory in zebrafish using a rapid assay on T-maze task. The role of α4/α6β2 and the α7 nAChRs in NIC-induced memory enhancement was evaluated using selective nAChR antagonists., Results: Low and high doses of NIC, cytisine (CYT), CC4 and CC26 respectively improved and worsened the mean running time, showing an inverted U dose-response function. The effective dose (ED50) (×10⁻⁵ mg/kg) was 0.4 for CC4, 4.5 for CYT, 140 for NIC and 200 for CC26. NIC-induced cognitive enhancement was reduced by the selective nAChR subtype antagonists: methyllycaconitine (MLA) for α7, α-conotoxin (MII) for α6β2, dihydro-β-erythroidine (DhβE) for α4β2, the nonselective antagonist mecamylamine (MEC) and the muscarinic antagonist scopolamine (SCOP), with DhβE being more active than MLA or MII. All the partial agonists blocked the cognitive enhancement. The improvement with the maximal active dose of each partial agonist was blocked by low doses of DhβE (0.001 mg/kg) and MII (0.01 mg/kg). MLA reduced the effects of CC26 and CC4 at doses of 0.01 and 1 mg/kg, respectively, but did not antagonize CYT-induced memory improvement at any of the tested dose. No change in swimming activity was observed., Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that zebrafish make a useful model for the rapid screening of the effect of new α4β2 nAChR compounds on spatial memory.
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- 2014
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7. Neurohypophyseal hormones manipulation modulate social and anxiety-related behavior in zebrafish.
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Braida D, Donzelli A, Martucci R, Capurro V, Busnelli M, Chini B, and Sala M
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- Animals, Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Indoles pharmacology, Ornipressin analogs & derivatives, Ornipressin pharmacology, Oxytocin analogs & derivatives, Oxytocin antagonists & inhibitors, Oxytocin pharmacology, Pituitary Hormones, Posterior pharmacology, Pituitary Hormones, Posterior physiology, Pyrrolidines pharmacology, Radioligand Assay methods, Radioligand Assay statistics & numerical data, Receptors, Oxytocin antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, Oxytocin physiology, Swimming, Vasopressins antagonists & inhibitors, Vasopressins pharmacology, Vasotocin antagonists & inhibitors, Vasotocin pharmacology, Zebrafish, Anti-Anxiety Agents pharmacology, Fear drug effects, Oxytocin physiology, Receptors, Vasopressin physiology, Social Behavior, Vasopressins physiology, Vasotocin physiology
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Rationale: Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) regulate social behavior in mammals. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) allows higher throughput and ease in studying human brain disorders., Objectives: This study investigated in zebrafish the effect of non-mammalian homologs isotocin (IT) and vasotocin (AVT) in comparison with OT/AVP on social behavior and fear response to predator. The mechanism was studied using the most human selective OT and AVP receptor antagonists., Methods: Zebrafish were injected i.m. with increasing doses (0.001-40 ng/kg) of the neuropeptides. DesGly-NH(2)-d(CH(2))(5)-[D-Tyr(2),Thr(4)]OVT) for OT receptor, SR 49059 for V1a subtype receptor, and SSR-149415 for V1b subtype receptor were injected i.m. 10 min before each agonist., Results: All the peptides increased social preference and reduced fear to predator response in a dose-dependent manner interpolated by symmetrical parabolas. AVT/AVP were more potent to elicit anxiolytic than social effect while IT and OT were equally potent. All the antagonists dose-dependently inhibited both the effects induced by the neuropeptides. The ratio between the ED50 obtained for blocking the OT-induced effects on social preference and fear response to predator was very high only for desglyDTTyrOVT (160). SR49059 showed the highest ratio in blocking AVP-induced effects (807). The less selective antagonist appeared to be SSR149415., Conclusions: For the first time, IT/AVT and OT/AVP were found to modulate in zebrafish, social behavior, unrelated to sex, and fear to predator response through at least two different receptors. Zebrafish is confirmed as a valid, reliable model to study deficit in social behavior characteristic of some psychiatric disorders.
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- 2012
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