PMID- 32199010 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210315 LR - 20220210 IS - 1802-9973 (Electronic) IS - 0862-8408 (Print) IS - 0862-8408 (Linking) VI - 69 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Apr 30 TI - Methamphetamine exposure during the first, but not the second half of prenatal development, affects social play behavior. PG - 319-330 AB - Methamphetamine (MA), as a psychostimulant drug that crosses the placental barrier, may disrupt the development of social play. The present study aims to examine the effect of prenatal MA (5 mg/kg) exposure during the first (gestational day (GD) 1-11) or second (GD 12-22) halves of prenatal development of rats on social play behavior. To investigate an acute effect of MA on social play in adulthood, juvenile rats were exposed to a dose of 1 mg/kg MA or saline on the test day and tested for social play for 15 min. Prenatal exposure to MA during GD 1-11 increased social play behavior during 5-10 min interval of the test in males but not females. Prenatal MA during GD 12-22 did not influence social play in males nor females. However, social play occurred to a greater extent in GD 12-22 groups compared with GD 1-11. Acute exposure to MA eliminated playful behavior in all groups and decreased social exploration in GD 1-11. Our results suggest that manipulation of prenatal development during the first half of the gestational period has a greater impact on social play behavior than during the second half. FAU - Sevcikova, M AU - Sevcikova M AD - Department of Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. romana.slamberova@lf3.cuni.cz. FAU - Petrikova, I AU - Petrikova I FAU - Slamberova, R AU - Slamberova R LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200323 PL - Czech Republic TA - Physiol Res JT - Physiological research JID - 9112413 RN - 0 (Central Nervous System Stimulants) RN - 44RAL3456C (Methamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Central Nervous System Stimulants/*toxicity MH - Female MH - Gestational Age MH - Male MH - Methamphetamine/*toxicity MH - Play and Playthings/*psychology MH - Pregnancy MH - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/*chemically induced/*psychology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - *Social Behavior PMC - PMC8565948 EDAT- 2020/03/22 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/16 06:00 PMCR- 2020/03/23 CRDT- 2020/03/22 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/03/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 934230 [pii] AID - pr69_319 [pii] AID - 10.33549/physiolres.934230 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Physiol Res. 2020 Apr 30;69(2):319-330. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934230. Epub 2020 Mar 23.