Effect of some drugs, experimental stress and estrus on unstable and fixed conditioned alimentary motor reflexes in cats. Meclophenoxate, chlorprothixen, caffeine, piracetam. Part VI. 1990

A Medek, and J Stodůlka, and S Komenda
Research Institute of Higher Nervous Activity, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.

A group of 10 cats, both sexes, were studied for the effect of peroral administration of the meclophenoxate (Cetrexin, Léciva, 1.5 mg kg-1) + chlorprothixen (Chlorprothixen, Spofa, 0.045 mg kg-1) + caffeine (Coffeinum natrium benzoicum, Spofa, 0.15 mg kg-1) combination upon the fixation of conditioned alimentary motor reflexes to a sound signal in the course of a 10-week experiment. The mentioned combination of drugs demonstrated a beneficial protective influence on the fixed alimentary motor reflexes against laboratory stress. The results were compared with the earlier fixation of the same reflexes in another group of 11 cats under piracetam (Nootropil, U.C.B. 20 mg kg-1, s.c.). In both groups of animals, the development of reflexes was performed in regular alterations of experiments under the effect of the drugs and control experiments. The drugs were administered 1 hour before the experiments. Both groups of animals showed significantly fewer intersignal and other incorrect motor reactions on the days they were given the drugs than the controls did. The number of fixed correct reactions and their latencies displayed only moderate insignificant differences between the pharmacological trials and the controls. The conclusions is that the actual development of conditioned alimentary motor reflexes was not found to be influenced by the action of the mentioned drugs modifying psychological functions and mental states.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010889 Piracetam A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent. 2-Pyrrolidone-N-Acetamide,Avigilen,Axonyl,Cerebroforte,Cerepar N,Ciclofalina,Cuxabrain,Dinagen,Gabacet,Geram,Memo-Puren,Nootrop,Nootropil,Nootropyl,Normabraïn,Piracebral,Piracetam AbZ,Piracetam-RPh,Piracetrop,Pirazetam,Pyracetam,Pyramem,Sinapsan,UCB-6215,Memo Puren,Piracetam RPh,UCB 6215,UCB6215
D002110 Caffeine A methylxanthine naturally occurring in some beverages and also used as a pharmacological agent. Caffeine's most notable pharmacological effect is as a central nervous system stimulant, increasing alertness and producing agitation. It also relaxes SMOOTH MUSCLE, stimulates CARDIAC MUSCLE, stimulates DIURESIS, and appears to be useful in the treatment of some types of headache. Several cellular actions of caffeine have been observed, but it is not entirely clear how each contributes to its pharmacological profile. Among the most important are inhibition of cyclic nucleotide PHOSPHODIESTERASES, antagonism of ADENOSINE RECEPTORS, and modulation of intracellular calcium handling. 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine,Caffedrine,Coffeinum N,Coffeinum Purrum,Dexitac,Durvitan,No Doz,Percoffedrinol N,Percutaféine,Quick-Pep,Vivarin,Quick Pep,QuickPep
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D002491 Central Nervous System Agents A class of drugs producing both physiological and psychological effects through a variety of mechanisms. They can be divided into "specific" agents, e.g., affecting an identifiable molecular mechanism unique to target cells bearing receptors for that agent, and "nonspecific" agents, those producing effects on different target cells and acting by diverse molecular mechanisms. Those with nonspecific mechanisms are generally further classed according to whether they produce behavioral depression or stimulation. Those with specific mechanisms are classed by locus of action or specific therapeutic use. (From Gilman AG, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p252) Central Nervous System Drugs
D002504 Meclofenoxate An ester of DIMETHYLAMINOETHANOL and para-chlorophenoxyacetic acid. Centrophenoxine,Atsefen,Cerutil,Cetrexin,Helfergin,Meclofenoxate Hydrochloride
D002749 Chlorprothixene A thioxanthine with effects similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics. Chlorprotixen,Taractan
D003214 Conditioning, Classical Learning that takes place when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus. Reflex, Conditioned,Classical Conditioning,Classical Conditionings,Conditioned Reflex,Conditionings, Classical
D004068 Digestive System Physiological Phenomena Properties and processes of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts. Digestive Physiology,Digestive System Processes,Digestive System Phenomena,Digestive System Phenomenon,Digestive System Physiological Concepts,Digestive System Physiological Phenomenon,Digestive System Physiology,Digestive System Process,Physiology, Digestive,Phenomena, Digestive System,Phenomenas, Digestive System,Phenomenon, Digestive System,Physiology, Digestive System,Process, Digestive System,Processes, Digestive System
D005260 Female Females

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