In a Model of Neuroinflammation Designed to Mimic Delirium, Quetiapine Reduces Cortisol Secretion and Preserves Reversal Learning in the Attentional Set Shifting Task
Carr ZJ, Miller L, Ruiz-Velasco V, Kunselman AR, Karamchandani K. In a Model of Neuroinflammation Designed to Mimic Delirium, Quetiapine Reduces Cortisol Secretion and Preserves Reversal Learning in the Attentional Set Shifting Task. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2019, 14: 383-390. PMID: 31119596, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-019-09857-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsAppetitive BehaviorAttentionDeliriumDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalExecutive FunctionFemaleFrontal LobeHydrocortisoneInflammationLipopolysaccharidesQuetiapine FumarateRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReversal LearningRewardSet, PsychologyTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCortisol levelsTumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsNecrosis factor-alpha levelsSprague-Dawley female ratsBeneficial effectsModel of neuroinflammationTreatment of deliriumTNF-α levelsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsEffects of quetiapineDawley female ratsIntraperitoneal placeboPlacebo groupQuetiapine groupNeuroinflammatory modelReversal learningAntipsychotic medicationPre-clinical validationCortisol secretionSerum cortisolFemale ratsPlaceboCortisol productionRodent modelsQuetiapine