TY - JOUR

T1 - Putative anxiolytic-like behavioral effects of acute paracetamol in adult zebrafish

AU - Giacomini, Ana C V V

AU - Scolari, Naiara

AU - Marcon, Leticia

AU - Bueno, Barbara W

AU - Dos Santos, Bruna E

AU - Demin, Konstantin A

AU - Kalueff, Allan V

AU - de Abreu, Murilo S

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

PY - 2021/7/1

Y1 - 2021/7/1

N2 - Typically triggered by stress, anxiety disorders are most common and widespread mental illnesses. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is rapidly becoming an important aquatic model species in stress research and central nervous system (CNS) drug screening. Paracetamol is currently the most prescribed medication for pain and fever, and is among the most commonly used drugs globally. However, its CNS effects, especially on anxiety in clinical and animal studies, remain poorly understood. Capitalizing on zebrafish as a powerful model system, here we evaluate the effects of paracetamol on anxiety-like behavior in adult fish, and its changes following an acute stress exposure. Overall, we report an anxiolytic-like profile of acute paracetamol, and its alleviation of stress-evoked anxiety, in adult short-fin wild type zebrafish. Collectively, these findings suggest complex neuroactive effects of paracetamol, and reinforce the growing importance of zebrafish models for drug screening, including the search for novel anti-stress therapies.

AB - Typically triggered by stress, anxiety disorders are most common and widespread mental illnesses. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is rapidly becoming an important aquatic model species in stress research and central nervous system (CNS) drug screening. Paracetamol is currently the most prescribed medication for pain and fever, and is among the most commonly used drugs globally. However, its CNS effects, especially on anxiety in clinical and animal studies, remain poorly understood. Capitalizing on zebrafish as a powerful model system, here we evaluate the effects of paracetamol on anxiety-like behavior in adult fish, and its changes following an acute stress exposure. Overall, we report an anxiolytic-like profile of acute paracetamol, and its alleviation of stress-evoked anxiety, in adult short-fin wild type zebrafish. Collectively, these findings suggest complex neuroactive effects of paracetamol, and reinforce the growing importance of zebrafish models for drug screening, including the search for novel anti-stress therapies.

KW - Acetaminophen

KW - Anxiety

KW - Behavior

KW - Cortisol

KW - Stress

KW - Zebrafish

KW - ACETAMINOPHEN

KW - MODELS

KW - ANXIETY

KW - MOUSE

KW - STRESS

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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f7d61d64-1a88-38e6-822d-c583c44860cc/

U2 - 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113293

DO - 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113293

M3 - Article

C2 - 33838148

VL - 409

SP - 113293

JO - Behavioural Brain Research

JF - Behavioural Brain Research

SN - 0166-4328

M1 - 113293

ER -