Abstract

Following unilateral labyrinthectomy (UL), spontaneous nystagmus (SN) was measured in guinea pigs which received i.m. injections of 100 or 400 µg/kg ACTH(4-10) or 800 µg/kg [D-Phe7]ACTH(4-10), every 4 h for 48 h post-UL. The results were compared to those from a previous study, conducted under identical conditions, in which guinea pigs received similar injections of 200 µg/kg ACTH(4-10) or 0.1 ml/kg saline. ACTH(4-10) significantly accelerated the rate of compensation of SN at 100, 200, and 400 µg/kg doses, although the average effects were larger for the 200 µg/kg condition. [D-Phe7]ACTH(4-10) significantly increased the frequency of SN following UL compared to saline-treated animals; however, it also accelerated the rate of SN compensation. These results indicate that the acceleration of SN compensation in guinea pig by ACTH(4-10) follows an inverted U-shaped dose-response curve and that [D-Phe7]ACTH(4-10) increases the frequency of SN.

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