One of the old but still unsolved problems in psychiatry is the treatment of patients with a dual diagnosis of schizophrenia and alcoholism. Numerous clinical studies failed to explain unambiguously the mechanisms of formation of these comorbid disorders. Experimental modeling of dual disorders was carried out using a model of schizophrenia based on the impaired development and dopamine hypotheses of schizophrenia. To model comorbid experimental schizophrenia and alcohol abuse, the dopamine precursors, Levodopa+Carbidopa (LC), were used in combination with 15 % ethanol. The aim of this study was to investigate social behavior of rats receiving LC and exposed to intermittent semi-compulsory alcoholization. After three months of the experiment, there were significantly more interactions (including aggressive - attacks, fights, bites) and submissive postures in the group of rats that received LC. LC + ethanol administration did not alter rat social behavior in contrast to ethanol administered alone.
Translated title of the contribution LONG-TERM ETHANOL ALCOHOLIZATION DECREASES LEVODOPA-INDUCED AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN RATS
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)189-193
JournalЖУРНАЛ ЭВОЛЮЦИОННОЙ БИОХИМИИ И ФИЗИОЛОГИИ
Volume54
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, Levodopa+Carbidopa (LC), Ethanol, Aggression

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