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Christopher R Pryce¹

¹Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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概括

强迫游泳测试 (FST) 不是抑郁症的有效模型,因为动物的不运动反映了适应性应对,而不是"类似抑郁症的状态". 新的动物模型应该使用压力病因学和相关的神经行为读数来进行更好的精神病学研究.

科学领域:

行为神经科学行为神经科学
精神病学研究精神病学研究
动物模型动物模型

背景情况:

抑制单胺转运体再吸收是抗抑郁药的一个关键机制,但它的有效性各不相同.
强迫游泳测试 (FST) 被广泛用于模拟动物的类似抑郁状态.
在FST中将不动性解释为"绝望"对于人类精神疾病缺乏翻译有效性.

研究的目的:

在精神疾病的动物模型中批判性地评估强迫游泳测试 (FST) 的翻译相关性.
提出开发与压力相关的神经精神疾病临床有效动物模型的替代策略.
在临床前研究中强调病因因素和适当的神经行为读数的重要性.

主要方法:

在强迫游泳测试 (FST) 中对动物行为的解释进行了批判性审查.
研究了动物学会失控的概念.
建议使用病因因素 (例如,慢性压力) 和有效的神经行为读数 (例如,帕夫洛夫厌恶学习记忆) 来进行动物建模.

主要成果:

FST的不运动度量并不准确地反映"类似抑郁的状态",而是对压力因素的适应性反应.
在FST中动物的不动性并不等同于人类的抑郁症状,如绝望或无助感.
在小鼠中,慢性社会压力导致帕夫洛夫厌恶学习记忆 (PALM) 的增加,这是一个潜在的有效的行为读数.

结论:

强迫游泳测试 (FST) 是研究类似抑郁的状态的一个不充分的模型,原因是对不运动的解释有缺陷.
开发临床相关的动物模型需要结合有效的病因因素和神经行为读数.
先进的模型,如使用慢性压力和PALM的模型,可以促进精神疾病的临床前神经药理学目标发现.

关键词:

在RDoC中使用RDoC.慢性社会压力慢性社会压力强迫游泳测试强迫游泳测试一个普遍的威胁威胁.尾部悬浮试验试验尾部悬浮试验

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