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- Title
Rimonabant effects on anxiety induced by simulated public speaking in healthy humans: a preliminary report.
- Authors
Bergamaschi, Mateus M.; Queiroz, Regina H. C.; Chagas, Marcos H. N.; Linares, Ila M. P.; Arrais, Kátia C.; Oliveira, Danielle C. G.; Queiroz, Maria E.; Nardi, Antonio E.; Huestis, Marilyn A.; Hallak, Jaime E. C.; Zuardi, Antonio W.; Moreira, Fabrício A.; Crippa, José A. S.
- Abstract
Objective We investigated the hypothesis that rimonabant, a cannabinoid antagonist/inverse agonist, would increase anxiety in healthy subjects during a simulation of the public speaking test. Methods Participants were randomly allocated to receive oral placebo or 90 mg rimonabant in a double-blind design. Subjective effects were measured by Visual Analogue Mood Scale. Physiological parameters, namely arterial blood pressure and heart rate, also were monitored. Results Twelve participants received oral placebo and 12 received 90 mg rimonabant. Rimonabant increased self-reported anxiety levels during the anticipatory speech and performance phase compared with placebo. Interestingly, rimonabant did not modulate anxiety prestress and was not associated with sedation, cognitive impairment, discomfort, or blood pressure changes. Conclusions Cannabinoid-1 antagonism magnifies the responses to an anxiogenic stimulus without interfering with the prestress phase. These data suggest that the endocannabinoid system may work on-demand to counteract the consequences of anxiogenic stimuli in healthy humans. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
ANXIETY; RIMONABANT; CANNABINOIDS; PUBLIC speaking; VISUAL analog scale
- Publication
Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 1, p94
- ISSN
0885-6222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hup.2374