Effects of oral lithium on the action of various C.N.S. active drugs.
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1996-07-01
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Effects of prolonged lithium administration was seen on the action of various psychoactive drugs in animals. Apomorphine induced pecking in pigeons increased significantly by lithium treatment for 14 days, from 1445.3 +/- 202.5 in control to 2785.8 +/- 205.8 in Gp. B. Haloperidol-induced catalepsy score in albino rats increased significantly following chronic lithium treatment compared to control. Chlorpromazine-induced hypothermia in rabbits was immediate but transient, while in lithium treated rabbits induction of hypothermia was delayed, sustained and of greater magnitude. This action of lithium may be mediated by increasing the permeability of blood-brain barrier, or enhancing the sensitivity of alpha-adrenoceptors in brain.
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Awasthi PK, Garg HK, Srivastava VK, Singhal KC, Chattaraj T, Hasan M. Effects of oral lithium on the action of various C.N.S. active drugs. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1996 Jul; 40(3): 241-4