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Study on an animal model of bulimia nervosa using prenatally stressed offspring rats

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14570932
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Psychiatric science
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

TSUJIMURA Toru  Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教授 (70236892)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKANE Yosibumi  Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Professor, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (80039833)
HAYASHIDA Masaki  Nagasaki University, Health Research Center, Associate Professor, 保健管理センター, 助教授 (70264223)
TSUJITA Takahiro  Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lecturer, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 講師 (40304919)
IMAMURA Akira  Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lecturer, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 講師 (40325642)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Keywordsbinge eating / bulimia nervosa / prenatal stress / animal model / food restriction / affective disorder / 選択的セロトニン再取り込み阻害薬
Research Abstract

We have tried to produce an animal model demonstrating bulimia nervosa. The latter fetal period in rats is a very important phase in the constitution of the monoaminergic neuronal system. Pregnant rats were given 0.2 ml subcutaneous saline injection treatments in the last week of gestation.
At thirteen weeks of age, there was a significant increase of food intake per body weight in the male prenatally stressed group during first one hour after 2 hours restricted feeding daily for 3 weeks and 24 hours deprivation treatments. And there was a significant increase of food intake per body weight in the male prenatally stressed group in the light phase.
Several investigators have demonstrated that rats become hyperphagia when they are released from a time restricted feeding schedule. In this study, various types of stress which consisted of restricted feeding, communication box (CB) and chronic unpredictable variable stress (CVS) were given for each prenatally stressed offsprings and control rats. CB is a psychological stress and restricted feeding stress and CVS are physical stress. In our previous experiments, CVS caused depressive state for the prenatally stressed rats. CB may be as strong stress as CVS for the prenatally stressed rats. Only restricted feeding stress showed significantry increase hyperphagia compared to control group in prenatally stressed rats. It has been said that the hyperphagia (binge eating) related eating disorder, espesially for bulimia nervosa.
The prenatally stressed offspring rats can not only be regarded as a vulnerability model of affective disorder, but may also have a hyperphagia tendency. It is very interesting that the comorbidity of bulimia nervosa and affective disorder is well documented.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

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All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 辻村徹, 中根允文: "神経系実験動物モデル〜テクニック・方法論〜気分障害・動物モデルの行動評価法"分子精神医学. 2・1. 62-67 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村徹: "物質誘発性感情障害"日本臨床. 別冊38. 296-300 (2003)

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      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村徹: "長崎大学病院群精神科卒後臨床研修プログラムの概要と特徴"精神科. 3・2. 120-121 (2004)

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      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村徹, 中根允文: "神経系実験動物モデル〜テクニック・方法論〜気分障害・動物モデルの行動評価法"分子精神医学. 2・1. 62-67 (2002)

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      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村徹: "物質誘発性感情障害"日本臨床. 別冊(発表予定). (2003)

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      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村徹: "パニック障害治療のストラテジー 再発防止のための長期的フォローアップ対策"先端医学社. 198(11) (2002)

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      2002 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2002-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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