본 연구는 측좌각, 봉선핵 및 후구 등 서로 다른 뇌 부위의 손상으로 야기된 공격성에 대한 약물의 효과를 비교 검토하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 측좌각, 봉선핵 및 후구 손상으로 야기된 muricide는 atropine으로 억제되었으나 hyperirritability는 억제되지 않았다. 2. 측좌각, 봉선핵 손상으로 인한 muricide는 L-DOPA, L-5-HTP에 의하여 현저히 억제되었으나 후구 손상으로 인한 muricide는 거의 억제되지 않았다. 3. 측좌각, 봉선핵 및 후구 손상으로 인한 muricide는 항우울제에 의하여 현저히 억제되었다. 특히 측좌각 및 봉선핵 손상으로 인한 muricide 억제에는 nomifensine과 clomipramine이 효과적이었으며 후구 손상으로 인한 muricide 억제에는 imipramine이 가장 효과적이었다. 그러나 hyperirritability는 항우울제에 의하여 거의 억제되지 않았다. 이상의 결과에서 측좌각 손상으로 인한 공격성의 약물학적 특징은 후구보다는 봉선핵 손상으로 인한 공격성과 유사하였으며 muricide 억제에 대한 항우울제의 효과가 서로 다른 것을 이용하여 항우울제의 작용평가에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.
The effects of various drugs on muricide and hyperirritability induced by bilateral lesions of the nucleus accumbens septi (NAB) were investigated in comparison with those on aggression induced by midbrain raphe nuclei-lesioned rats (raphe) and olfactory bulbectomized rats (OB). Muricide in NAB, raphe and OB rats were markedly suppressed by atropine. Muricide in NAB and raphe rats were significantly suppressed by L-DOPA, L-5-HTP, but muricide in OB rats was scarcely suppressed by L-DOPA and L-5-HTP. Hyperirritability in NAB, raphe and OB rats were significantly reduced by L-DOPA and haloperidol but not suppressed by atropine. On the other hand, muricide in NAB rats was markedly suppressed by antidepressants, particularily, nomifensine, clomipramine and desipramine. Muricide in raphe rats was markedly inhibited by nomifensine and clomipramine but only slightly inhibited by desipramine. Muricide in OB rats was markedly suppressed by imipramine. Hyperirritability in NAB, raphe and OB rats were slightly suppressed by antidepressants. These results suggested that the pharmacological characteristics of aggression induced by NAB rats resembles that induced by raphe rats, but differs from that induced by OB rats. It is also suggested that employment of different types of experimentally induced muricide in rats can be useful for the evaluation of antidepressants.
