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Evidence of hypoglycemic anhedonia and modulation by bupropion in rats

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BACKGROUND Disorders characterized by dysfunction of glucose metabolism are often comorbid with depression. The current study investigated whether a hypoglycemic state caused by 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) can result in anhedonic behaviors… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND Disorders characterized by dysfunction of glucose metabolism are often comorbid with depression. The current study investigated whether a hypoglycemic state caused by 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) can result in anhedonic behaviors responsive to stimulation of monoamine activity. METHODS In experiment 1, male Sprague-Dawley rats were tested for maintenance of intra-oral self-administration (IOSA) of a sweet solution after pre-treatment with 300 or 500 mg/kg 2-DG, a blocker of glucose metabolism. Experiment 2 determined whether exposure to an environment previously paired with the effects of 2-DG (0, 200 or 300 mg/kg) can influence IOSA, and whether 2-DG can modify taste reactivity to same sweet solution. Finally, experiment 3 examined whether 0 or 30 mg/kg bupropion, a monoamine-reuptake blocker, would attenuate the effect of 300 mg/kg 2-DG on IOSA and taste reactivity. RESULTS It was found that 2-DG produced a sustained decrease in IOSA when animals were tested drug-free. This decrease in IOSA did not appear linked to place conditioning or to alterations in taste reactivity, and it was partially normalized by pre-treatment with bupropion. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results in rats suggest that rapid hypoglycemia can induce an anhedonic state characterized by impaired consummatory responses to nutritional incentive stimuli and that can be alleviated by the antidepressant bupropion.

Keywords: anhedonia modulation; evidence hypoglycemic; hypoglycemic anhedonia; taste reactivity; iosa; bupropion

Journal Title: Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
Year Published: 2021

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