Email this article Sucrose-enriched diet during maturation increases ethanol preference in rats
- Authors: Dorofeikova M.V.1, Egorov A.Y.1,2,3, Filatova E.V.1, Orlov A.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry
- St. Petersburg State University
- Mechnikov Northwestern State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 475, No 1 (2017)
- Pages: 148-150
- Section: Physiology
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0012-4966/article/view/154102
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496617040068
- ID: 154102
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Abstract
In the present study we used a diet enriched with 10% sucrose, which was consumed by adolescent animals of the experimental group for one month. We found that consumption of sweet food during sexual maturation affected alcohol preference, anxiety, and locomotor and exploratory activity in the adult rats. Our data show that easily available tasty food during adolescence probably impairs the reward system and serves as a trigger of future alcohol preference.
About the authors
M. V. Dorofeikova
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry
Author for correspondence.
Email: mvdorofeykova@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
A. Yu. Egorov
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry; St. Petersburg State University; Mechnikov Northwestern State Medical University
Email: mvdorofeykova@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg; St. Petersburg; St. Petersburg
E. V. Filatova
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry
Email: mvdorofeykova@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
A. A. Orlov
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry
Email: mvdorofeykova@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
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