2022
Social housing promotes cognitive function and reduces anxiety and depressive-like behaviours in rats
NÁDENÍČEK, Jaroslav, Eva VOSLAROVA, Veronika VOJTKOVSKA, Zoran TODOROVIC, Vladimir VECEREK et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Social housing promotes cognitive function and reduces anxiety and depressive-like behaviours in rats
Autoři
NÁDENÍČEK, Jaroslav (203 Česká republika, domácí), Eva VOSLAROVA (203 Česká republika, garant), Veronika VOJTKOVSKA (203 Česká republika), Zoran TODOROVIC a Vladimir VECEREK (203 Česká republika)
Vydání
Acta veterinaria (Brno), Brno, VETERINARNI A FARMACEUTICKA UNIVERZITA BRNO, 2022, 0001-7213
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30105 Physiology
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 0.600
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/22:00128271
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000880783400010
Klíčová slova anglicky
Isolation; pair housing; laboratory rodents; behavioural tests
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 25. 1. 2023 12:50, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of social isolation of rats in the post-weaning period using behavioural tests aimed at assessing cognitive function, anxiety, and depressive -like behaviours. The monitoring was performed in male Wistar rats which were housed after weaning either individually (n = 8) or in pairs (n = 8) for 33 days. In the open field, rats kept in isolation reared less often (P < 0.05) than pair-housed rats. In the elevated plus-maze test, pair-housed rats entered the open arm more frequently (P = 0.002) and stayed in the closed arm less often (P = 0.019) compared to rats housed in isolation. In the forced swim test, climbing was seen more frequently (P = 0.016) in pair-housed rats whereas immobility was more common (P = 0.006) in rats housed individually. In the novel object recognition test, the pair-housed rats preferred (P = 0.014) the novel object whereas there was no difference (P = 0.107) in time spent by exploring familiar and novel objects in rats housed in isolation. Furthermore, juvenile rats housed for 33 days in isolation showed higher (P = 0.003) body weight gain during the monitored period than rats housed for the same period in pairs. Our findings are important not only in terms of assessing the impact of rat housing on their mental and physical development but also in terms of the accurate interpretation of the results of other experiments where the rat is used as a model organism.