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Assays of Tongue Force, Timing, and Dynamics in Rat and Mouse Models. Brain Res Bull 2022; 185:49-55. [PMID: 35469932 PMCID: PMC10187612 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Communication and swallowing are highly complex sensorimotor events that are tightly linked to respiration and vital to health and well-being. The tongue is a complex organ, often described as a muscular hydrostat, that is crucial for maintaining airway patency, preparing and safely transporting food/liquid, and rapidly changing position and shape for speech. As with any complex behavior, tongue function can be compromised with aging, diseases/conditions, trauma, or as a pharmacologic side effect. As such, modeling lingual function and dysfunction for basic and translational research is paramount; understanding how the nervous system controls tongue function for complex behavior is foundational to this work. Non-invasive access to tongue tissues and kinematics during awake behavior has been historically challenging, creating a critical need to measure tongue function in model systems. Germane to this field of study are the instruments and assays of licking/lapping and drinking, including tongue force and timing measures, many of which were designed or modified by Dr. Stephen C. Fowler. The focus of this paper is to review some of the important contributions of measuring tongue behaviors in awake rats and mice and how these have been modified by other researchers to advance translational science.
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Modeling Disorders of Movement. Mov Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-405195-9.00002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Differential effects of amphetamine and GBR-12909 on orolingual motor function in young vs aged F344/BN rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:4695-701. [PMID: 24923981 PMCID: PMC4301607 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3620-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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RATIONALE Orolingual motor deficits, such as dysarthria and dysphagia, contribute to increased morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In preclinical studies, we and others have reported age-related decreases in tongue motility in both F344 and F344/BN rats. The fact that these deficits are associated with nigrostriatal dopamine (DA), tissue measures suggest that increasing dopamine function might normalize tongue motility. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to determine whether two indirect dopamine agonists with locomotor-enhancing effects, d-amphetamine (amphetamine; 1 and 2 mg/kg) and GBR-12909 (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg), can improve tongue motility in aged F344/BN rats. METHODS Young (6 months) and aged (30 months) F344/BN rats licked water from an isometric force disc so that tongue motility (licks/second) and tongue force could be measured as a function of age and drug dose. RESULTS Consistent with our previous studies, tongue force was greater and tongue motility was lower in the aged group. Tongue motility was increased by amphetamine but not by GBR-12909. Amphetamine decreased peak tongue force, primarily in the young group. GBR-12909 did not affect tongue force. GBR-12909 increased the number of licks/session in the young group but not in the aged group, while amphetamine increased this measure in both groups. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate differential effects of these drugs on orolingual motor function and suggest that blocking DA uptake is insufficient to increase tongue motility in aging.
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Plowman EK, Maling N, Thomas NJ, Fowler SC, Kleim JA. Targeted motor rehabilitation dissociates corticobulbar versus corticospinal dysfunction in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2013; 28:85-95. [PMID: 23921422 DOI: 10.1177/1545968313498648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests that motor training may be beneficial for slowing the onset of motor impairments in Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of targeted rehabilitation on limb motor and cranial motor function and the corresponding corticospinal and corticobulbar circuits in a rodent model of PD. METHODS Baseline performance of limb (reaching) and cranial (licking) motor function were established prior to and 6 weeks following unilateral intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) infusions. Animals then received 6 weeks of limb motor rehabilitation (LMR) or cranial motor rehabilitation (CMR), after which motor performance was reassessed. Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) was used to generate motor maps of corresponding corticospinal (forelimb) and corticobulbar (tongue) movement representations within the motor cortex ipsilateral to the 6-OHDA infusion. Quantitative tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunohistochemistry was performed to determine levels of striatal TH depletion in 6-OHDA animals using near infrared densitometry. RESULTS (1) unilateral intrastriatal dopamine depletion impaired both reaching accuracy and lick force; (2) targeted LMR ameliorated impairments in reaching performance; however, CMR did not improve lick force impairments; (3) unilateral dopamine depletion significantly reduced forelimb but not tongue motor map topography; (4) LMR partially restored forelimb motor maps, whereas CMR did not alter tongue motor maps; and (5) significant correlations were observed between skilled reaching accuracy, forelimb motor map area, and TH depletion, but no relationships were revealed for cranial motor function, motor maps, or TH depletion. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate dissociation between striatal dopamine depletion, limb versus cranial motor function, and targeted motor rehabilitation in a rodent model of PD.
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Lin XB, Pierce DR, Light KE, Hayar A. The fine temporal structure of the rat licking pattern: what causes the variabiliy in the interlick intervals and how is it affected by the drinking solution? Chem Senses 2013; 38:685-704. [PMID: 23902635 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjt038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Licking is a repetitive behavior controlled by a central pattern generator. Even though interlick intervals (ILIs) within bursts of licks are considered fairly regular, the conditions that affect their variability are unknown. We analyzed the licking pattern in rats that licked water, 10% sucrose solution, or 10% ethanol solution, in 90-min recording sessions after 4h of water deprivation. The histograms of ILIs indicate that licking typically occurred at a preferred ILI of about 130-140ms with evidence of bimodal or multimodal distributions due to occasional licking failures. We found that the longer the pause between bursts of licks, the shorter was the first ILI of the burst. When bursts of licks were preceded by a pause >4 s, the ILI was the shortest (~110ms) at the beginning of the burst, and then it increased rapidly in the first few licks and slowly in subsequent licks. Interestingly, the first ILI of a burst of licks was not significantly different when licking any of the 3 solutions, but subsequent licks exhibited a temporal pattern characteristic of each solution. The rapid deceleration in intraburst licking rate was due to an increase from ~27ms to ~56ms in the tongue-spout contact duration while the intercontact interval was only slightly changed (80-90ms). Therefore, the contact duration seems to be the major factor that increases the variability in the ILIs and could be another means for the rat to adjust the amount of fluid ingested in each individual lick.
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- Xiong Bin Lin
- Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301W. Markham Street Slot# 847, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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Plowman EK, Maling N, Rivera BJ, Larson K, Thomas NJ, Fowler SC, Manfredsson FP, Shrivastav R, Kleim JA. Differential sensitivity of cranial and limb motor function to nigrostriatal dopamine depletion. Behav Brain Res 2012; 237:157-63. [PMID: 23018122 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The present study determined the differential effects of unilateral striatal dopamine depletion on cranial motor versus limb motor function. Forty male Long Evans rats were first trained on a comprehensive motor testing battery that dissociated cranial versus limb motor function and included: cylinder forepaw placement, single pellet reaching, vermicelli pasta handling; sunflower seed opening, pasta biting acoustics, and a licking task. Following baseline testing, animals were randomized to either a 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) (n=20) or control (n=20) group. Animals in the 6-OHDA group received unilateral intrastriatal 6-OHDA infusions to induce striatal dopamine depletion. Six-weeks following infusion, all animals were re-tested on the same battery of motor tests. Near infrared densitometry was performed on sections taken through the striatum that were immunohistochemically stained for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Animals in the 6-OHDA condition showed a mean reduction in TH staining of 88.27%. Although 6-OHDA animals were significantly impaired on all motor tasks, limb motor deficits were more severe than cranial motor impairments. Further, performance on limb motor tasks was correlated with degree of TH depletion while performance on cranial motor impairments showed no significant correlation. These results suggest that limb motor function may be more sensitive to striatal dopaminergic depletion than cranial motor function and is consistent with the clinical observation that therapies targeting the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in Parkinson's disease are more effective for limb motor symptoms than cranial motor impairments.
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- Emily K Plowman
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, United States.
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Ciucci MR, Russell JA, Schaser AJ, Doll EJ, Vinney LM, Connor NP. Tongue force and timing deficits in a rat model of Parkinson disease. Behav Brain Res 2011; 222:315-20. [PMID: 21459116 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Deficits in tongue function in conjunction with airway compromise can contribute to dysphagia associated with Parkinson disease (PD). However, it is unknown if these deficits are related to the primary disease pathology in PD, nigrostriatal dopamine depletion. To directly study the impact of striatal dopamine depletion on tongue function, we used unilateral infusion of the neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the medial forebrain bundle and measured tongue force and timing parameters during a complex tongue protrusion task for a water reward. Maximal and average forces were significantly diminished and average press time was significantly longer after neurotoxin administration, reflecting aspects of bradykinesia and hypokinesia associated with PD. Our findings suggest that even unilateral deficits to the nigrostriatal dopamine system may be contributing to some of the lingual sensorimotor deficits seen in PD. Because previous research in rat models of PD has shown that targeted training of the limb can rescue behavioral deficits and spare striatal dopamine neurons, early intervention for cranial sensorimotor deficits may also be indicated.
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- Michelle R Ciucci
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Measures of bulbar and spinal motor function, muscle innervation, and mitochondrial function in ALS rats. Behav Brain Res 2010; 211:48-57. [PMID: 20211206 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Symptom onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may occur in the muscles of the limbs (spinal onset) or those of the head and neck (bulbar onset). Most preclinical studies have focused on spinal symptoms, despite the prevalence of and increased morbidity and mortality associated with bulbar disease. We measured lick rhythm and tongue force to evaluate bulbar disease in the SOD1-G93A rat model of familial ALS. Body weight and grip strength were measured concomitantly. Testing spanned the early (maturation), middle (pre-symptomatic), and late (symptomatic and end-stage) phases of the disease. We measured a persistent tongue motility deficit that became apparent in the early phase of the disease, providing behavioral evidence of bulbar pathology. At end-stage, however, cytochrome oxidase (CO) activity was normal in the hypoglossal nucleus, and in the tongue, neuromuscular innervation, citrate synthase (CS) protein levels and activity, and uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) protein levels remained unchanged. Interestingly, significant denervation and atrophy were evident in the end-stage sternomastoid muscle, providing peripheral anatomical evidence of bulbar pathology. Changes in body weight and grip strength occurred in the late phase of the disease. Extensive atrophy and denervation were observed in the end-stage gastrocnemius muscle. In contrast to our findings in the tongue, CS protein levels were decreased in the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus, although CS activity was maintained or increased. UCP3 protein was decreased also in the EDL. These data provide evidence of differential effects in muscles that were more or less affected by disease.
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Gillman AG, Leffel JK, Kosobud AEK, Timberlake W. Fentanyl, but not haloperidol, entrains persisting circadian activity episodes when administered at 24- and 31-h intervals. Behav Brain Res 2009; 205:102-14. [PMID: 19595707 PMCID: PMC2755526 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Administration of several drugs of abuse on a 24-h schedule has been shown to entrain both pre-drug (anticipatory) and post-drug (evoked) circadian activity episodes that persist for several days when the drug is withheld. The present study tested the entrainment effects of fentanyl, an opioid agonist with a noted abuse liability, and haloperidol, an anti-psychotic dopamine antagonist without apparent abuse liability. Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats housed under constant light in cages with attached running wheels received repeated low, medium, or high doses of either fentanyl or haloperidol on a 24-h administration schedule followed by a 31-h schedule (Experiment 1) or solely on a 31-h schedule (Experiment 2). The results showed that all three doses of fentanyl entrained both pre-drug and post-drug episodes of wheel running when administered every 24h, and the combined pre- and post-fentanyl activity episodes persisted for at least 3 days when the drug was withheld during test days. On the 31-h schedule, fentanyl produced an "ensuing" activity episode approximately 24h post-administration, but failed to produce an anticipatory episode 29-31h post-administration. In contrast, haloperidol injections failed to produce both pre-drug episodes on the 24-h schedule and circadian ensuing episodes on the 31-h schedule, and post-haloperidol suppression of activity appeared to mask the free-running activity rhythm. Taken together, these results provide additional evidence that drugs of abuse share a common ability to entrain circadian activity episodes.
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- Andrea G Gillman
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States.
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Bejat G, Yao D, Hu J, Murray G, Sessle B. Effects of noxious stimulation of orofacial tissues on rat licking behaviour. Arch Oral Biol 2008; 53:361-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2007] [Revised: 09/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Smittkamp SE, Brown JW, Stanford JA. Time-course and characterization of orolingual motor deficits in B6SJL-Tg(SOD1-G93A)1Gur/J mice. Neuroscience 2007; 151:613-21. [PMID: 18061359 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 10/12/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive degenerative disease affecting upper and lower motor neurons. Symptom onset may occur in the muscles of the limbs (spinal onset) or those of the head and neck (bulbar onset). Bulbar involvement is particularly important in ALS as it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to characterize bulbar motor deficits in the B6SJL-Tg(SOD1-G93A)1Gur/J (SOD1-G93A) mouse model of familial ALS. We measured orolingual motor function by placing thirsty mice in a customized operant chamber that allows for measurement of tongue force and lick rhythm as animals lick water from an isometric disc. Testing spanned the pre-symptomatic, symptomatic, and end-stage segments of the disease. Rotarod performance, fore- and hindlimb grip strength, and locomotor activity were also monitored regularly during this period. We found that spinal involvement was apparent first, with both fore- and hindlimb grip strength being affected in SOD1-G93A mice from the onset of testing (64 days of age). Rotarod performance was affected by 71 days of age. Locomotor activity was not affected, even near end-stage. Bulbar involvement appeared much later, with tongue motility being affected by 100 days of age. Tongue force was affected by 115 days of age. To our knowledge, these findings are the first to describe the onset of bulbar versus spinal motor signs and characterize orolingual motor deficits in this preclinical model of ALS.
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- S E Smittkamp
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail Stop 3051, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Zhang H, Bethel CS, Smittkamp SE, Stanford JA. Age-related changes in orolingual motor function in F344 vs F344/BN rats. Physiol Behav 2007; 93:461-6. [PMID: 17980393 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Revised: 08/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Normal aging is associated with both locomotor and orolingual motor deficits. Preclinical studies of motor function in normal aging, however, have focused primarily on locomotor activity. The purpose of this study was to measure age-related changes in orolingual motor function and compare these changes between two rat strains commonly used in aging studies: Fischer 344 (F344) and Fischer 344/Brown Norway hybrid (F344/BN) rats. Rats (6-, 12-, 18- and 24-months of age) were trained to lick water from an isometric force-sensing operandum so that the number of licks per session, licking rhythm (licks/second) and lick force could be measured. In both strains, the number of licks per session was greatest in the oldest group, while this measure was greater for F344/BN rats at all ages. Peak tongue force increased with age in F344/BN rats, did not change with age in the F344 rats, and was greater for the F344/BN rats at all ages. Both strains exhibited an age-related slowing of licking rhythm beginning with the 18-month-old group. These findings suggest that despite lifespan differences between these two rat strains, diminished tongue motility emerges at the same age.
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- Hongyu Zhang
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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PURPOSE Intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of ouabain, a potent sodium pump inhibitor, has been used to model mania. Antipsychotic agents have demonstrated efficacy in the management of acute mania. This study was undertaken to determine the prophylactic efficacy of olanzapine and haloperidol in the ouabain mania model. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats (4-8/group) were treated with two haloperidol decanoate intramuscular shots one week apart (21 mg/kg) or twice daily olanzapine intraperitoneal injections at low dose (1 mg/kg/day) or high dose (6 mg/kg/day) for 7 days prior to ICV administration of ouabain. Open field locomotion was quantified at baseline and after ouabain administration. RESULTS Ouabain caused a significant increase in open field locomotion (253.7+/-SEM 55.12 vs control 53.1+/-12.13 squares traversed in 30 min in the olanzapine experiments, P<0.05; and 236.5+/-41.42 vs 129.3+/-38.23, P<0.05 in the haloperidol experiments). Olanzapine alone at low dose (102.2+/-37.7) or high dose (151.2+/-49.2) did not alter open field activity. Low dose olanzapine (176.6+/-73.27) but not high dose (307.5+/-167.32) caused a modest reduction of the ouabain effect. Haloperidol alone significantly reduced motoric activity compared to control (55.6+/-18.0, P<0.05), and prevented ouabain-induced hyperactivity (60.3+/-33.1, P<0.05). CONCLUSION Haloperidol, but not olanzapine, demonstrated efficacy in this mania model, but methodological details may have reduced the effect of olanzapine.
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Stanford JA, Vorontsova E, Surgener SP, Gerhardt GA, Fowler SC. Aged Fischer 344 rats exhibit altered orolingual motor function: relationships with nigrostriatal neurochemical measures. Neurobiol Aging 2003; 24:259-66. [PMID: 12498959 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(02)00083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The present study utilized a novel behavioral preparation to measure differences in orolingual motor function between young (6 months) and aged (24 months) Fischer 344 (F344) rats. Rats were trained to lick an isometric force-sensing operandum for water reinforcement so that the number of licks per session, licking rhythm and lick force could be compared between the two groups. The aged rats exhibited a greater number of licks per session, but a slowed licking rhythm, compared to the young rats. Lick force did not differ significantly between the groups. The dopamine (DA) uptake inhibitor nomifensine decreased all three measures in both groups. Analyses of whole brain tissue content of DA, 3,4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), and homovanillic acid (HVA) in the substantia nigra and dorsal striatum revealed no significant differences between the two age groups. Differences were observed between the two groups with respect to relationships between behavioral and neurochemical tissue measures. Striatal DA content and the number of licks per session were positively correlated for the young rats but not for the aged rats. In the aged rats, but not the young rats, positive correlations were also observed between licking rhythm and the DOPAC+HVA/DA ratio in the substantia nigra. These findings suggest that age-related alterations in orolingual motor function may relate in part to functional changes in DA neuronal circuits.
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- John A Stanford
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, 312 Davis Mills Bldg., Lexington, KY 40536-0098, USA.
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Wolgin DL, Jakubow JJ. Tolerance to amphetamine hypophagia: a microstructural analysis of licking behavior in the rat. Behav Neurosci 2003; 117:95-104. [PMID: 12619912 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.117.1.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The development of tolerance to amphetamine-induced hypophagia was assessed by recording changes in lick parameters in rats given chronic administration of the drug (2 mg/kg) and access to sweetened milk. Although licking and milk intake gradually recovered, the volume of milk ingested per lick remained suppressed. Amphetamine had no effect on the interlick interval or the force per lick. In contrast, the drug caused a sustained increase in the number of lick bursts (defined by pause criteria of 0.5-2.0 s) and a decrease in the number of licks per burst (but only at pause criteria of 0.5 and 1.0 s). These results suggest that tolerant rats frequently interrupt licking, resulting in less efficient capture of milk.
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- David L Wolgin
- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton 33431, USA.
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Fowler SC, Zarcone TJ, Vorontsova E, Chen R. Motor and associative deficits in D2 dopamine receptor knockout mice. Int J Dev Neurosci 2002; 20:309-21. [PMID: 12175868 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-5748(02)00009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Behavioral abnormalities produced by D2 dopamine receptor gene deletion in mice have been attributed either to resulting Parkinson-like features (i.e. response slowing and response initiation difficulties) or to behavioral deficits contributed by alleles of the originating 129Sv strain. Three strategies were used to address these conflicting hypotheses: (1) we used mice congenic at n10 backcross into the C57BL/6 line to minimize the 129Sv contribution; (2) we compared mice that were wild-type (+/+), heterozygous (+/-), or homozygous (-/-) for the D2 gene with the two most relevant inbred lines (129Sv and C57BL/6) and (3) we used both conventional and novel behavioral assessment methods. Behavioral attributes were expressed in terms of locomotor activity, wall rearing, rotarod performance, operant response acquisition, operant response performance, lick dynamics (force, rhythm), grip strength, and tremor in response to harmaline challenge. Results showed that, compared to controls, the -/- mice exhibited longer duration wall rears, retarded operant response acquisition, increased latencies to move from the operandum to the reward well, and exaggerated response to harmaline. Age was investigated as a variable (10-11 weeks versus 41-44 weeks of age) in the locomotor activity and wall rear assessments. A gene dosage effect (deficits in the +/- mice) on these two variables became apparent in the older mice. Taken together, the results showed that mice without the D2 gene exhibited Parkinson-like behavioral features that were not easily attributed to alleles contributed by the 129Sv strain, but were consistent with basal ganglia dysfunction.
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- S C Fowler
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA.
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Thirteen adult common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) were given once-monthly injections of haloperidol decanoate (5-15 mg/kg i.m.) for one year. Thereafter, drug-free and treatment periods alternated at 3-month intervals. After 2.5 to 14 months, 12 monkeys showed symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (TD), such as periocular and perioral twitchings, tongue protrusions, masticatory movements, and choreic movements in arms and legs. When TD symptoms were evident, the periodic treatment was interrupted and symptoms persisted for at least 5 months after the last haloperidol dose, worsened by injection of the anticholinergic drug biperiden. An injection of nondepot haloperidol (0.12 or 0.25 mg/kg) produced a reduction of TD symptoms. At the end of the study, nondepot haloperidol was injected once a week at two doses (0.12 and 0.25 mg/kg i.m.). A syndrome of excitation with peculiar behavior, interpreted as acute dystonia, was precipitated in all animals. The animals showed sustained retrocollis, climbing upside down, biting the perch, repetitive turnings, and frequent backward movements. The dystonic movements lasted approximately 6 hours and were reduced but not completely extinguished by biperiden (0.1 mg/kg). The TD syndrome registered in marmosets may provide a useful model for screening new antipsychotics for their propensity to induce TD.
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- Rebecka Klintenberg
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Moss SJ, Wang G, Chen R, Pal R, Fowler SC. 3-acetylpyridine reduces tongue protrusion force but does not abolish lick rhythm in the rat. Brain Res 2001; 920:1-9. [PMID: 11716805 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02790-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Data from other laboratories suggest that neurons in the inferior olivary nucleus (IO) may play a role in the modulation of rhythmic tongue movements in rats. Because of its known harmful effects on neurons of the IO, it was suspected that administration of the neurotoxin 3-acetylpyridine (3AP) would affect subsequent tongue dynamics during rat licking. In the present study, the task of licking water from a force-transducing disk was investigated in water-restricted rats that received systemic administration of 3AP (12.5, 25, and 50 mg/kg). After recovery from the acute toxic effects of 3AP, tongue dynamics were assessed by measuring lick force, lick rhythm, variability of timing within bursts of licking, and number of licks per 2-min session. At 50 mg/kg, 3AP resulted in: (1) reduced lick force; (2) reduced number of licks; and (3) increased variance in the timing within bursts. Lick rhythm was not significantly affected by any dose of 3AP. All 3AP treatment groups and the vehicle control group displayed slowing of lick rhythm after harmaline challenge. Compared to vehicle controls, rats receiving lower and mid-range doses of 3AP displayed indistinguishable lick behaviors, with one exception--when the lick task was made incrementally more difficult by extending the distance required to make contact with the lick-disk, rats that had received 25 mg/kg 3AP persevered at the task more than all other rats. The various changes in lick dynamics may be due to the detrimental effects of 3AP at the IO, and possibly at the hypoglossal nucleus and other sites.
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Affiliation(s)
- S J Moss
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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