Background
The specific mechanism of schizophrenia induction is unclear. One hypothesis is that, Dizocilpine maleateleads to dysregulation of glutamatergic system through NMDA inhibition[2].
Specific Modeling Methods
Rat: Sprague-Dawley male adult with weight of 250-300 g
Administration: 0.4 mg/kg i.p. single dose.
Note
Dizocilpine maleate is dissolved in 0.9% sterile saline.
Modeling Indicators
Behavior: Increased spontaneous activity with obvious anxiety-like behavior, increased motor activity in longer diatance (hyperactivity), reduced time staying in central area (avoidance of central area).
Prepulse Inhibition (PPI): Decreased PPI significantly.
maze test:Avoided open arm entries in elevated plus maze test and reduced number of novel arm entries in Y maze test.
Correlated Product(s): Phencyclidine
Opposite Product(s): Clozapine (HY-14539); Haloperidol (HY-14538)