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Water spray-induced grooming is negatively correlated with depressive behavior in the forced swimming test in rats

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Shiota, Noboru, Narikiyo, Kimiya, Masuda, Akira, Aou, Shuji·2016·The Journal of Physiological Sciences

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Rodents show grooming, a typical self-care behavior, under stress and non-stress conditions. Previous studies revealed that grooming under stress conditions such as the open-field test (OFT) or the elevated plus-maze test (EPM) is associated with anxiety, but the roles of grooming under non-stress conditions are not well understood. Here, we examined spray-induced grooming as a model of grooming under a non-stress condition to investigate the relationship between this grooming and depression-like behavior in the forced swim test (FST) and tail suspension test, and we compared spray-induced grooming with OFT- and EPM-induced grooming. The main finding was that the duration of spray-induced grooming, but not that of OFT/EPM-induced grooming, was negatively correlated with the duration of immobility in the FST, an index of depression-like behavior. The results suggest that spray-induced grooming is functionally different from the grooming in the OFT and EPM and is related to reduction of depressive behavior.

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Authors
Shiota, N., Narikiyo, K., Masuda, A., & Aou, S.
Affiliations
  • Seinan Jo Gakuin University (JP)
  • Kyushu Institute of Technology (JP)
Corresponding author
Aou, Shuji
Venue
The Journal of Physiological Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-05
Volume
66
Issue
3
Pages
265-273
ISSN
1880-6546 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2178424481
Cited by
24
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Physiological Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (16209006)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Keywords
grooming, water spray, depression-like behavior, forced swim test, tail suspension test, open field test, elevated plus maze, anxiety, self-care behavior, rats
MeSH terms
Animals, Depression, Disease Models, Animal, Grooming, Male, Stress, Psychological, Swimming, Water, Rats, Wistar, Maze Learning, Rats

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