IMR Press / JIN / Volume 22 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2204080
Open Access Original Research
Time-Dependent Effects of Buspirone versus Desipramine on the 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task in Rats Reared in Social Isolation: Implication of Early Life Experience and Motoric Impulsivity
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1 Division of Medical Research and Education, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, 11280 Taipei, Taiwan
2 Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, National Defense Medical Center, 11490 Taipei, Taiwan
3 Department of Psychiatry, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, 11280 Taipei, Taiwan
*Correspondence: yiaping@ndmctsgh.edu.tw (Yia-Ping Liu)
These authors contributed equally.
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2023, 22(4), 80; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2204080
Submitted: 25 January 2023 | Revised: 17 March 2023 | Accepted: 20 March 2023 | Published: 27 June 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Early life social experience and the function of the central serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptophan, 5-HT) system are involved in development of behavioral impulsivity in which individuals act without forethought or before all necessary information is available. However, most of the evidence has been obtained from acute 5-HT manipulation, whereas, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of subchronic regimen targeting of 5-HT1A receptors on motoric waiting impulsivity in socially isolated rats. Methods: A two-week protocol of buspirone (0.5 mg/kg/day) and desipramine (2.5 mg/kg/day) was employed for rats following social isolation rearing (IR) to examine their behavioral performance in a 5-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT) during the treatment regimen. Responses in any one of the apertures prior to an informative signal were recorded as a premature response. Results: IR rats presented with more locomotor activity than socially reared (SR) rats. Buspirone progressively increased the baseline level of premature responding in a time-dependent manner that was not observed in IR rats. Both IR and SR rats exhibited less premature responding following acute buspirone challenge. For a subchronic desipramine regimen, IR rats followed the same trend of SR controls to increase the prematurity of baseline response. Conclusions: Buspirone but not desipramine-induced time-dependent effects of motoric waiting impulsivity can be reversed by IR, indicating a role for early life social experience on 5-HT1A receptor-associated ability to control impulsiveness.

Keywords
5-CSRTT
5-HT1A receptors
buspirone
desipramine
motoric waiting impulsivity
serotonin
Funding
MOST 111-2410-H-350-001/Ministry of Science and Technology
MOST 108-2410-H-350-001-MY2/Ministry of Science and Technology
CH-NDMC-108-9/Cheng Hsin General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center
CH-NDMC-109-7/Cheng Hsin General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center
CH-NDMC-110-9/Cheng Hsin General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center
CH-NDMC-111-09/Cheng Hsin General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center
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