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Anxiogenic activity of quinolinic acid and kynurenine in the social interaction test in mice

Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute, St Petersburg 193019, Russia

Ludmila G. Mutovkina

Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute, St Petersburg 193019, Russia

Ivan V. Ryzov

Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute, St Petersburg 193019, Russia

Said Mirzaev

Namangan University, Namangan, 716019, Uzbekistan

Quinolinic acid, a metabolite of tryptophan on the kynurenine pathway, shortened the duration of social contacts (sniffings) in C57BL/6 mice which had been previously isolated for 24 h. This effect was observed at the following time intervals after i.c.v. administration: 2-6, 22-26 and 32-36 min. Locomotion was significantly less inhibited and only during the first interval. L-Kynurenine sulphate was less active. It shortened the duration of contacts only during the 32-36 min interval after i.c.v. administration. Grooming was significantly reduced by quinolinic acid at 7-11, 12-16 and 17-21 min after administration. These effects of quinolinic acid in the social interaction test are similar to those of standard anxiogens and suggest that quinolinic acid belongs to the putative endogenous anxiogens (and not only to the endogenous convulsants). The same assumption about L-kynurenine based on data in other models of anxiety has been made previously.

Key Words: quinolinic acid • kynurenine • anxiety

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 10, No. 3, 246-249 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/026988119601000312


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