TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of the benzodiazepine inverse agonist RO19-4603 on the maintenance of tolerance to a single dose of ethanol. JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 1105 LP - 1112 VL - 274 IS - 3 AU - H L June AU - S E Duemler AU - T L Greene AU - J A Williams AU - M Lin AU - S L Devaraju AU - S H Chen AU - M J Lewis AU - J M Murphy Y1 - 1995/09/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/274/3/1105.abstract N2 - The time course of the novel benzodiazepine inverse agonist, RO19--4603 (0.075 or 0.150 mg/kg) in antagonizing the depressant effects of ethanol (EtOH) (0.50, 1.0 and 1.5 g/kg) and the development of tolerance on locomotor behaviors (e.g., ambulatory count, total distance and stereotypy count) were investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats given EtOH injections spaced at 24-hr intervals. A single dose of RO19--4603 prevented the development of tolerance to the 0.50- and 1.0-g/kg EtOH doses 24-hr post-RO19--4603 administration on most locomotor behaviors. On Day 1, the 0.150-mg/kg RO19--4603 dose prevented the reduction of motor behaviors after the 1.0- and 1.5-g/kg EtOH doses, whereas the 0.075-mg/kg RO19--4603 dose prevented the reduction of motor behaviors only after the 1.5-g/kg EtOH dose. The 0.075- and 0.150-mg/kg RO19--4603 doses also prevented the EtOH-induced reduction of motor behaviors after the 1.5-g/kg EtOH dose 24-hr post-RO19--4603 administration. RO19--4603 was without effect on activity when given alone. These data suggest that the motor impairing effects of EtOH and the development of tolerance to them may involve gamma-aminobutyric acidA-benzodiazepine receptor mechanisms that when occupied, even briefly by certain benzodiazepine inverse agonists, produce long-lasting effects on locomotion and tolerance. ER -