Characterization of a novel vasopressin V1b receptor antagonist, V1B-30N, in animal models of anxiety-like and depression-like behavior
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Overactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been linked to affective disorders such as anxiety and depression. Dampening HPA activity has, therefore, been considered as a possible means of treating affective disorders. Given the important role of vasopressin in modulating the HPA axis, one strategy has focused on inhibiting activity of the vasopressin 1b (V1b) receptor. In animals, V1b receptor antagonists reduce plasma stress hormone levels and have been shown to have an anxiolytic-like effect. Recently, V1B-30N was identified as a highly potent V1b receptor antagonist with selectivity over other vasopressin receptors, which is evaluated here in rodent models of anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. V1B-30N (1-30mg/kg, IP) dose-dependently reduced separation-induced vocalizations in rat pups without producing any sedative effects in the animals. Similarly, V1B-30N (3-30mg/kg, IP) dose-dependently reduced separation-induced vocalizations in guinea pig pups. In a conflict assay, conditioned lick suppression, V1B-30N (3-30mg/kg, IP) increased punished licking. To assess antidepressive-like properties, V1B-30N (1-30mg/kg) was tested in the mouse and rat forced-swim tests but was found to be inactive. These results are consistent with previous findings with other V1b antagonists, which suggest that acute pharmacological antagonism of the V1b receptor has anxiolytic-like but not antidepressant-like properties.
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V1A and V1B receptor antagonists have demonstrated anxiolytic and antidepressant effects in preclinical studies.
“Indeed, V 1A and V 1B receptor antagonists have demonstrated anxiolytic and antidepressant effects in preclinical studies (Bleickardt et al., 2009;Hodgson et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Hodgson, R. A., Mullins, D., Lu, S. X., Guzzi, M., Zhang, X., Bleickardt, C. J., Scott, J. D., Miller, M. W., Stamford, A. W., Parker, E. M., & Varty, G. B.
- Affiliations
- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hodgson, Robert A.
- Venue
- European Journal of Pharmacology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 730
- Pages
- 157-163
- ISSN
- 0014-2999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2036871700
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 33
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- 2024: 8 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- vasopressin, anxiety-like behavior, depression-like behavior, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, anxiolytic effects, antidepressant effects, forced swim test, stress hormones
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Anxiety, Behavior, Animal, Conditioning, Psychological, Depression, Female, Guinea Pigs, Male, Swimming, Anti-Anxiety Agents, Vocalization, Animal, Receptors, Vasopressin, Mice, Rats, Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists
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