Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Department of Psychology, MacEwan University, 10700 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4S2, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 22;14(1):4389. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54676-8.
The therapeutic use of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has resurfaced in the last decade, prompting further scientific investigation into its effectiveness in many animal models. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are a popular model organism in medical sciences and are used to examine the repeated administration of pharmacological compounds. Previous zebrafish research found acute LSD altered behaviour and cortisol levels at high (250 µg/L) but not low (5-100 µg/L) levels. In this study, we used a motion tracking system to record and analyze the movement patterns of zebrafish after acute and repeated 10-day LSD exposure (1.5 µg/L, 15 µg/L, 150 µg/L) and after seven days of withdrawal. The open-field and novel object approach tests were used to examine anxiety-like behaviour, boldness, and locomotion. In the acute experiments we observed a significant decrease in high mobility with 1.5 µg/L, 15 µg/L, and 150 µg/L of LSD compared to the control and a decrease in velocity with 1.5 and 15 µg/L. In repeated experiments, there were no significant differences in the levels of anxiety, boldness, or locomotion between all LSD groups and controls immediately after 10-day treatment or after withdrawal.
在过去的十年中,麦角酸二乙酰胺(LSD)的治疗用途重新出现,这促使人们进一步对其在许多动物模型中的有效性进行科学研究。斑马鱼(Danio rerio)是医学科学中常用的模式生物,用于研究药理学化合物的重复给药。先前的斑马鱼研究发现,高浓度(250μg/L)但不是低浓度(5-100μg/L)的 LSD 会急性改变行为和皮质醇水平。在这项研究中,我们使用运动跟踪系统记录和分析了急性和重复 10 天 LSD 暴露(1.5μg/L、15μg/L、150μg/L)后以及 7 天戒断后斑马鱼的运动模式。使用开阔场和新物体接近测试来检查焦虑样行为、大胆行为和运动。在急性实验中,与对照组相比,我们观察到 1.5μg/L、15μg/L 和 150μg/L 的 LSD 显著降低了高迁移率,并且 1.5 和 15μg/L 的 LSD 降低了速度。在重复实验中,在 10 天治疗后或戒断后,所有 LSD 组与对照组之间的焦虑、大胆或运动水平均无显著差异。