Meclizine enhancement of sensorimotor gating in healthy male subjects with high startle responses and low prepulse inhibition.

ABSTRACT: Histamine H1 receptor systems have been shown in animal studies to have important roles in the reversal of sensorimotor gating deficits, as measured by prepulse inhibition (PPI). H1-antagonist treatment attenuates the PPI impairments caused by either blockade of NMDA glutamate receptors or facilitation of dopamine transmission. The current experiment brought the investigation of H1 effects on sensorimotor gating to human studies. The effects of the histamine H1 antagonist meclizine on the startle response and PPI were investigated in healthy male subjects with high baseline startle responses and low PPI levels. Meclizine was administered to participants (n=24) using a within-subjects design with each participant receiving 0, 12.5, and 25 mg of meclizine in a counterbalanced order. Startle

SUBMITTER: Larrauri JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3895242 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature