Table 6

Effects of acute and repeated (twice per day for 13 days) treatments with diazepam and SL651498 on several behavioral responses displayed by Swiss mice before (locomotor activity), during (risk assessment and defensive attack), and after (contextual defense) exposure to a Long Evans rat in the mouse defense test battery

DoseLocomotor ActivityRisk AssessmentDefensive AttackContextual Defense
Line CrossingsStopsOrientationsApproaches-WithdrawalsBitingsEscape Attempts
mg/kg
Acute Experiments
 SL651498 (i.p.)0107.3  ± 12.511.6  ± 1.68.9  ± 1.81.1  ± 0.22.5  ± 0.335.1  ± 2
1137  ± 611.1  ± 1.48.2  ± 1.41.3  ± 0.42.7  ± 0.130.5  ± 2.3
3143.5  ± 12.511.8  ± 29.8  ± 1.81.5  ± 0.32.3  ± 0.326.9  ± 2.8
10121.6  ± 8.25.2  ± 1.26-150 4  ± 1.26-150 1.5  ± 0.40.8  ± 0.36-150 11.8  ± 2.26-150
 Diazepam (i.p.)0127.6  ± 9.613.3  ± 29.6  ± 1.90  ± 02.3  ± 0.330.6  ± 3.8
0.5138.6  ± 16.110.1  ± 1.45.9  ± 1.50.3  ± 0.21.8  ± 0.227.3  ± 4.9
1139.5  ± 223.6  ± 0.66-150 2.3  ± 0.66-150 0.8  ± 0.30.8  ± 0.26-150 24.5  ± 5.4
395.1  ± 13.73.1  ± 0.86-150 1.3  ± 0.46-150 1.6  ± 0.66-150 0.1  ± 0.16-150 19  ± 5.8
 SL651498 (p.o.)0123.6  ± 109.8  ± 0.26.7  ± 1.10  ± 02.6  ± 0.235.2  ± 11.7
3120.9  ± 98.9  ± 0.25.4  ± 0.46-150 0  ± 02  ± 0.26-150 32.6  ± 10.9
10111.7  ± 86.2  ± 0.46-150 3  ± 0.36-150 0.1  ± 0.10.1  ± 0.16-150 17.4  ± 5.86-150
3099.7  ± 10.95  ± 0.66-150 1.8  ± 0.46-150 0.6  ± 0.36-150 0.1  ± 0.16-150 16.1  ± 5.46-150
 Diazepam (p.o.)0153.3  ± 8.29.3  ± 0.26.9  ± 0.50.1  ± 0.12.6  ± 0.237.2  ± 3.7
1153.3  ± 9.28.8  ± 0.35.5  ± 0.56-150 0.2  ± 0.12.2  ± 0.329.7  ± 2.9
3136.6  ± 7.26.6  ± 0.36-150 3.3  ± 0.56-150 0.7  ± 0.30.3  ± 0.26-150 18.8  ± 3.56-150
10111.3  ± 4.86-150 5.2  ± 0.36-150 1.4  ± 0.36-150 2.3  ± 0.46-150 0  ± 06-150 3.2  ± 1.26-150
20111.1  ± 86-150 4.8  ± 0.46-150 1.3  ± 0.36-150 2.6  ± 0.56-150 0  ± 06-150 4.2  ± 2.26-150
Repeated Experiments
 SL651498 (acute, p.o.)0116.6  ± 10.36.8  ± 1.29.3  ± 0.80.1  ± 0.12.5  ± 0.230.1  ± 5.4
1103.6  ± 10.25.6  ± 18.3  ± 10.9  ± 0.41.4  ± 0.326.8  ± 3.2
3122.4  ± 12.94.8  ± 1.16.8  ± 10.8  ± 0.31.3  ± 0.46-150 23  ± 3.2
10110.0  ± 8.72.1  ± 0.56-150 4.4  ± 0.66-150 0.5  ± 0.30.3  ± 0.26-150 21.3  ± 3.9
 Diazepam (acute, p.o.)394.1  ± 7.21.6  ± 0.66-150 3.4  ± 0.76-150 1.5  ± 0.50  ± 06-150 16  ± 4.6
 SL651498 (repeated, p.o.)190.9  ± 10.84.4  ± 0.96.9  ± 0.70.4  ± 0.21.8  ± 0.424.9  ± 2.7
3119.4  ± 9.13.8  ± 0.76-150 5.4  ± 0.96-150 1  ± 0.40.8  ± 0.56-150 22.9  ± 5
10103.9  ± 5.34.4  ± 0.86.5  ± 16-150 1.3  ± 0.40  ± 06-150 24.1  ± 3.4
 Diazepam (repeated, p.o.)3104  ± 11.53.4  ± 0.66-150 5.1  ± 0.76-150 1.4  ± 0.40  ± 06-150 20.9  ± 3.5

Data represent mean ± SEM. n = 8 to 12.

  • 6-150P < 0.05 (relative to zero drug treatment, Dunnett's t test).