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CJAP ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 26-30.doi: 10.12047/j.cjap.5448.2017.006

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Effects of 5-HT1A receptor antagonist on ethanol induced hypothermia and behavioral thermoregulatory response in rats

YANG Yong-lu, ZAN Wang, BU Shu, LUO Rong, XU Jian-hui   

  1. Key Laboratory of Thermoregulation and Inflammation of Sichuan Higher Education Institutes, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
  • Received:2015-09-30 Revised:2016-06-26 Online:2017-01-28 Published:2018-06-19
  • Supported by:
    四川省教育厅科研基金资助项目(12ZB204);成都医学院学科建设项目专项经费资助(CYXK2012003)

Abstract: Objective: To observe the effects of 5-HT1Areceptor antagonist p-MPI on ethanol induced hypothermia and behavioral ther-moregulatory response in rats.Methods: Core temperature and motor activities were monitored in undisturbed male SD rats using radioteleme-try. The behavioral thermoregulatory response and core temperature were monitored in rats using radiotelemetric temperature gradient apparatus. The rats were placed in a temperature gradient that permitted the selection of ambient temperature ranging from 15℃ to 40℃. Effect of ethanol (3 g/kg) and 5-HT1A receptor antagonist p-MPPI(1 mg/kg) on core temperature, motor activities, and the behavioral thermoregulatory re-sponse were observed in rats.Results: ①Ethanol led to a rapid reduction in core temperature. The hypothermic responses were accompanied with a preference for cooler ambient temperature. ②5-HT1A receptor antagonist attenuated the hypothermia induced by ethanol, and accompa-nied with a selection for warmer ambient temperature.Conclusion: ①Behavioral thermoregulatory observations suggested that the ethanol could decrease the thermoregulatory set point,because rats treated with ethanol selected cooler ambient temperature facilitates the reduction in core temperature.②5-HT might be involved in ethanol-induced hypothermia and behavioral thermoregulatory response.

Key words: ethanol, hypothermia, rat, behavioral thermoregulation, 5-HT1A receptor antagonist

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