Effort-related motivational effects of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 1-beta: studies with the concurrent fixed ratio 5/ chow feeding choice task
Nunes E, Randall P, Estrada A, Epling B, Hart E, Lee C, Baqi Y, Müller C, Correa M, Salamone J. Effort-related motivational effects of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 1-beta: studies with the concurrent fixed ratio 5/ chow feeding choice task. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 727-736. PMID: 24136220, PMCID: PMC4468782, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3285-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokines interleukinIL-1βMotivational symptomsEffort-related choice behaviorCytokines interleukinLow dosesEffort-related motivational effectsEffort-related motivational symptomsPro-inflammatory cytokinesLoss of appetiteInvolvement of cytokinesAdministration of cytokinesRatio 5 leverSame dose rangeAdenosine A2A antagonistsEffort-related impairmentsCore body temperatureObjectivesThe present experimentsChow intakeMSX-3ResultsIL-1βAvailable chowFood intakeTendency of ratsA2A antagonists