Abstract
Repeated antidepressant treatment attenuates the step-down passive avoidance deficit which is induced by olfactory bulbectomy in rats. Using a shuttlebox passive avoidance procedure, the effects of antidepressants were investigated after various drug withdrawal intervals. Imipramine, amitriptyline, doxepin, bupropion and mianserin were effective at 48 and usually 72 hours after withdrawal, but no significant attenuation of the deficit was seen 4 hours after withdrawal from any antidepressant tested. At least 4 to 7 days of imipramine treatment were required for efficacy. A high dose of d-amphetamine (5 mg/kg) produced similar results while tranylcypromine and haloperidol were inactive at all withdrawal intervals tested. The olfactory bulbectomy syndrome may reflect functional derotonin deficiency, which would be ameliorated through antidepressant-induced alterations in serotonin receptor sensitivity.
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