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Werle I, Nascimento LMM, Dos Santos ALA, Soares LA, Dos Santos RG, Hallak JEC, Bertoglio LJ. Ayahuasca-enhanced extinction of fear behaviour: Role of infralimbic cortex 5-HT 2A and 5-HT 1A receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2024; 181:1671-1689. [PMID: 38320596 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ayahuasca (AYA) is a botanical psychedelic with promising results in observational and small clinical trials for depression, trauma and drug use disorders. Its psychoactive effects primarily stem from N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). However, there is a lack of research on how and where AYA acts in the brain. This study addressed these questions by examining the extinction of aversive memories in AYA-treated rats. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We focused on the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors, as DMT exhibits a high affinity for both of them, along with the infralimbic cortex in which activity and plasticity play crucial roles in regulating the mnemonic process under analysis. KEY RESULTS A single oral treatment with AYA containing 0.3 mg·kg-1 of DMT increased the within-session extinction of contextual freezing behaviour without affecting its recall. This protocol, when repeated twice on consecutive days, enhanced extinction recall. These effects were consistent for both 1- and 21-day-old memories in males and females. AYA effects on fear extinction were independent of changes in anxiety and general exploratory activity: AYA- and vehicle-treated animals showed no differences when tested in the elevated plus-maze. The 5-HT2A receptor antagonist MDL-11,939 and the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635 infused into the infralimbic cortex respectively blocked within- and between-session fear extinction effects resulting from repeated oral administration of AYA. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our findings highlight complementary mechanisms by which AYA facilitates the behavioural suppression of aversive memories in the rat infralimbic cortex. These results suggest potential beneficial effects of AYA or DMT in stress-related disorders.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Fear/drug effects
- Fear/physiology
- Male
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Extinction, Psychological/drug effects
- Rats
- Banisteriopsis/chemistry
- Hallucinogens/pharmacology
- Hallucinogens/administration & dosage
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Pyridines/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Isabel Werle
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurociências e Comportamento, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology-Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurociências e Comportamento, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology-Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Wang S, Liu H, Roberts JB, Wiley AP, Marayati BF, Adams KL, Luessen DJ, Eldeeb K, Sun H, Zhang K, Chen R. Prolonged ethanol exposure modulates constitutive internalization and recycling of 5-HT1A receptors. J Neurochem 2022; 160:469-481. [PMID: 34928513 PMCID: PMC8828711 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Alcohol exposure alters the signaling of the serotoninergic system, which is involved in alcohol consumption, reward, and dependence. In particular, dysregulation of serotonin receptor type 1A (5-HT1AR) is associated with alcohol intake and withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behavior in rodents. However, how ethanol regulates 5-HT1AR activity and cell surface availability remains elusive. Using neuroblastoma 2a cells stably expressing human 5-HT1ARs tagged with hemagglutinin at the N-terminus, we found that prolonged ethanol exposure (18 h) reduced the basal surface levels of 5-HT1ARs in a concentration-dependent manner. This reduction is attributed to both enhanced receptor internalization and attenuated receptor recycling. Moreover, constitutive 5-HT1AR internalization in ethanol naïve cells was blocked by concanavalin A (ConA) but not nystatin, suggesting clathrin-dependent 5-HT1AR internalization. In contrast, constitutive 5-HT1AR internalization in ethanol-treated cells was blocked by nystatin but not by ConA, indicating that constitutive 5-HT1AR internalization switched from a clathrin- to a caveolin-dependent pathway. Dynasore, an inhibitor of dynamin, blocked 5-HT1AR internalization in both vehicle- and ethanol-treated cells. Furthermore, ethanol exposure enhanced the activity of dynamin I via dephosphorylation and reduced myosin Va levels, which may contribute to increased internalization and reduced recycling of 5-HT1ARs, respectively. Our findings suggest that prolonged ethanol exposure not only alters the endocytic trafficking of 5-HT1ARs but also the mechanism by which constitutive 5-HT1AR internalization occurs.
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- Shiyu Wang
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27106
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, NC 27546
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
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- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27106
- Center for Molecular Signaling, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27106
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Center for Molecular Signaling, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27106
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Kaswan NK, Mohammed Izham NAB, Tengku Mohamad TAS, Sulaiman MR, Perimal EK. Cardamonin Modulates Neuropathic Pain through the Possible Involvement of Serotonergic 5-HT1A Receptor Pathway in CCI-Induced Neuropathic Pain Mice Model. Molecules 2021; 26:3677. [PMID: 34208700 PMCID: PMC8234694 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardamonin, a naturally occurring chalcone isolated from Alpinia species has shown to possess strong anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities. Previous studies have demonstrated that cardamonin exerts antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic properties in chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced neuropathic pain animal model. However, the mechanisms underlying cardamonin's effect have yet to be fully understood. The present study aims to investigate the involvement of the serotonergic system in cardamonin induced antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic effects in CCI-induced neuropathic pain mice model. The neuropathic pain symptoms in the CCI mice model were assessed using Hargreaves Plantar test and von-Frey filament test on day 14 post-surgery. Central depletion of serotonin along the descending serotonergic pathway was done using ρ-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA, 100 mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of serotonin synthesis for four consecutive days before cardamonin treatment, and was found to reverse the antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic effect produced by cardamonin. Pretreatment of the mice with several 5-HT receptor subtypes antagonists: methiothepin (5-HT1/6/77 receptor antagonist, 0.1 mg/kg), WAY 100635 (5-HT1A receptor antagonist, 1 mg/kg), isamoltane (5-HT1B receptor antagonist, 2.5 mg/kg), ketanserin (5-HT2A receptor antagonist, 0.3 mg/kg), and ondansetron (5-HT3 receptor antagonist, 0.5 mg/kg) were shown to abolish the effect of cardamonin induced antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic effects. Further evaluation of the 5-HT1A receptor subtype protein expressions reveals that cardamonin significantly upregulated its expression in the brainstem and spinal cord. Our results suggest that the serotonergic pathway is essential for cardamonin to exert its antineuropathic effect in CCI mice through the involvement of the 5-HT1A receptor subtype in the central nervous system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nur Khalisah Kaswan
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.K.K.); (N.A.B.M.I.); (T.A.S.T.M.); (M.R.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.K.K.); (N.A.B.M.I.); (T.A.S.T.M.); (M.R.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.K.K.); (N.A.B.M.I.); (T.A.S.T.M.); (M.R.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.K.K.); (N.A.B.M.I.); (T.A.S.T.M.); (M.R.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (N.K.K.); (N.A.B.M.I.); (T.A.S.T.M.); (M.R.S.)
- Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Australian Research Council, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Stiedl O, Kuteeva E, Hökfelt T, Ögren SO. Injection of galanin into the dorsal hippocampus impairs emotional memory independent of 5-HT 1A receptor activation. Behav Brain Res 2021; 405:113178. [PMID: 33607166 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
There is evidence that interaction between the neuropeptide galanin and the 5-HT1A receptor represents an integrative mechanism in the regulation of serotonergic neurotransmission. Thus, in rats intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) galanin did not impair retention in the passive avoidance (PA) test 24 h after training, but attenuated the retention deficit caused by subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT. This impairment has been linked to postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor activation. To confirm these results in mice, galanin was infused i.c.v. (1 nmol/mouse) in C57BL/6/Bkl mice 30 min prior to training followed by s.c. injection (0.3 mg/kg) of 8-OH-DPAT or saline 15 min before PA training. In line with previous results, i.c.v. galanin significantly attenuated the PA impairment caused by 5-HT1A receptor activation in mice. To study if the galanin 5-HT1A receptor interaction involved the dorsal hippocampus, galanin (1 nmol/mouse) was directly infused into this brain region alone or in combination with s.c. 8-OH-DPAT. However, unlike i.c.v. galanin, galanin infusion into the dorsal hippocampus alone impaired PA retention and failed to attenuate the 8-OH-DPAT-mediated PA impairment. These results indicate that the ability of i.c.v. galanin to modify 5-HT1A receptor activation is not directly mediated via receptor interactions in the dorsal hippocampus. Instead, the galanin-mediated PA impairment suggests an important inhibitory role of galanin receptors in the dorsal hippocampus for acquisition (encoding) and/or consolidation of emotional memory. In addition, the interaction between galanin and 5-HT1A receptors probably involves a wide serotonergic network that is important for the integration of emotional and cognitive behaviors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Oliver Stiedl
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Health, Safety & Environment, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Atlas Antibodies, Bromma, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Núñez-Ochoa MA, Chiprés-Tinajero GA, Medina-Ceja L. Evaluation of the hippocampal immunoreactivity of the serotonin 5-HT1A, 5-HT2 and 5-HT7 receptors in a pilocarpine temporal lobe epilepsy rat model with fast ripples. Neuroreport 2021; 32:306-311. [PMID: 33470771 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Fast ripples (FRs) are found in the hippocampus of epileptic brains, and this fast electrical activity has been described as a biomarker of the epileptogenic process itself. Results from our laboratory, such as the observation of decreased seizure rates and FR incidence at a specific citalopram dose, have suggested that serotonin (5-HT) may play a key role in the FR generation process. Therefore, to gather more details about the state of the serotoninergic system in the hippocampus under an epileptogenic process, we studied the immunoreactivity of three 5-HT receptors (5-HT1A, 5-HT2 and 5-HT7) as well as the extracellular levels of 5-HT in the hippocampal tissue of epileptic rats with FR. Wistar rats (210-300 g) were injected with a single dose of pilocarpine hydrochloride (2.4 mg/2 µl) in the right lateral ventricle and video-monitored 24 h/d to detect spontaneous and recurrent seizures; microelectrodes were implanted in the dentate gyrus (DG) and CA3 and CA1 regions of these rats ipsilateral to the pilocarpine injection site 1 day after the first spontaneous seizure was observed, and only rats who suffered FR events were used in this work. Thirty-three days after the first spontaneous seizure, an immunostaining procedure and high performance liquid chromatography were performed to measure the 5-HT levels. A general depletion of the 5-HT and 5-HIIA levels in hippocampal tissue from epileptic animals compared with those in controls was observed; in addition, a general decrease in immunoreactivity for the three receptors was found, especially in the DG, which may support the establishment of an excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in the trisynaptic circuit that underlies the FR generation process.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/drug effects
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/metabolism
- CA3 Region, Hippocampal/drug effects
- CA3 Region, Hippocampal/metabolism
- Dentate Gyrus/drug effects
- Dentate Gyrus/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/chemically induced
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/metabolism
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- Muscarinic Agonists/toxicity
- Pilocarpine/toxicity
- Rats
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptors, Serotonin/drug effects
- Receptors, Serotonin/metabolism
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2/drug effects
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2/metabolism
- Serotonin/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Miguel A Núñez-Ochoa
- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, CUCBA, University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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Vilela-Costa HH, Maraschin JC, Casarotto PC, Sant'Ana AB, de Bortoli VC, Vicente MA, Campos AC, Guimarães FS, Zangrossi H. Role of 5-HT 1A and 5-HT 2C receptors of the dorsal periaqueductal gray in the anxiety- and panic-modulating effects of antidepressants in rats. Behav Brain Res 2021; 404:113159. [PMID: 33571572 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Antidepressant drugs are first-line treatment for panic disorder. Facilitation of 5-HT1A receptor-mediated neurotransmission in the dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG), a key panic-associated area, has been implicated in the panicolytic effect of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine. However, it is still unknown whether this mechanism accounts for the antipanic effect of other classes of antidepressants drugs (ADs) and whether the 5-HT interaction with 5-HT2C receptors in this midbrain area (which increases anxiety) is implicated in the anxiogenic effect caused by short-term treatment with ADs. The results showed that previous injection of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635 in the dPAG blocked the panicolytic-like effect caused by chronic systemic administration of the tricyclic AD imipramine in male Wistar rats tested in the elevated T-maze. Neither chronic treatment with imipramine nor fluoxetine changed the expression of 5-HT1A receptors in the dPAG. Treatment with these ADs also failed to significantly change ERK1/2 (extracellular-signal regulated kinase) phosphorylation level in this midbrain area. Blockade of 5-HT2C receptors in the dPAG with the 5-HT2C receptor antagonist SB-242084 did not change the anxiogenic effect caused by a single acute injection of fluoxetine or imipramine in the Vogel conflict test. These results reinforce the view that the facilitation of 5-HT1A receptor-mediated neurotransmission in the dPAG is a common mechanism involved in the panicolytic effect caused by chronic administration of ADs. On the other hand, the anxiogenic effect observed after short-term treatment with these drugs does not depend on 5-HT2C receptors located in the dPAG.
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MESH Headings
- Aminopyridines/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
- Anxiety/drug therapy
- Blotting, Western
- Elevated Plus Maze Test
- Fluoxetine/pharmacology
- Imipramine/pharmacology
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Male
- Open Field Test/drug effects
- Panic/drug effects
- Periaqueductal Gray/drug effects
- Periaqueductal Gray/metabolism
- Periaqueductal Gray/physiology
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/physiology
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/physiology
- Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Heloisa H Vilela-Costa
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), São Mateus, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Solís-Guillén R, Leopoldo M, Meneses A, Centurión D. Activation of 5-HT 1A and 5-HT 7 receptors enhanced a positively reinforced long-term memory. Behav Brain Res 2021; 397:112932. [PMID: 32987057 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Memory is one of the most important capabilities of our mind since it determines our individuality. Memory formation involves different stages: acquisition, consolidation and retrieval. There are many studies about early stages, however little is known about memory retrieval. Retrieval is the use of learned information and represents a big problem in patients with memory deficits where the main issue is that they can learn but cannot remember. Previous findings have demonstrated that 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter involved in memory process. Hence, here we are exploring the role of 5-HT in memory retrieval by using its metabolic precursor l-tryptophan and several ligands at 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors. Experimental protocol consisted of evaluating conditioned responses (%CR) after one week of interruption following autoshaping sessions for memory formation; a decrease of %CR was interpreted as memory decay. Systemic administration of: (1) l-tryptophan (50 and 100 mg/kg), (2) 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.031 and 0.062 mg/kg), (3) the selective antagonist 5-HT1A receptor WAY 100635 (0.3 and 0.6 mg/kg), (4) the 5-HT7 receptor agonist, LP 211, in a dose-dependent manner (1, 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 mg/kg) enhanced memory retrieval. Further, the 5-HT7 receptor antagonist, SB 269970 (10.0 mg/kg), had no effect. Finally, SB 269970 (10.0 mg/kg) significantly blocked memory retrieval enhancement produced by 10.0 mg/kg LP 211, but not that induced by 2.5 mg/kg LP 211.These results, taken together, suggest that activation of 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors enhanced memory retrieval and these receptors may be therapeutic targets to improve long-term memory retrieval.
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- Rocío Solís-Guillén
- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Cinvestav Unidad Coapa, Czda. de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas-Coapa, Del. Tlalpan, C.P. 14330, México D.F., Mexico
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia - Scienze del Farmaco, Universitá degli Studi di Bari "A Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Cinvestav Unidad Coapa, Czda. de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas-Coapa, Del. Tlalpan, C.P. 14330, México D.F., Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Cinvestav Unidad Coapa, Czda. de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas-Coapa, Del. Tlalpan, C.P. 14330, México D.F., Mexico.
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Herian M, Wojtas A, Sobocińska MK, Skawski M, González-Marín A, Gołembiowska K. Contribution of serotonin receptor subtypes to hallucinogenic activity of 25I-NBOMe and to its effect on neurotransmission. Pharmacol Rep 2020; 72:1593-1603. [PMID: 33174181 PMCID: PMC7704505 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-020-00181-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND 4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxy-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine (25I-NBOMe) is a potent serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonist with hallucinogenic properties. The aim of our research was to examine the role of the 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C and 5-HT1A serotonin receptor subtypes in 25I-NBOMe hallucinogenic activity and its effect on dopamine (DA), 5-HT and glutamate release in the rat frontal cortex. METHODS Hallucinogenic activity was investigated using the wet dog shake (WDS) test. The release of DA, 5-HT and glutamate in the rat frontal cortex was studied using a microdialysis in freely moving rats. Neurotransmitter levels were analyzed by HPLC with electrochemical detection. The selective antagonists of the 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C and 5-HT1A serotonin receptor subtypes: M100907, SB242084 and WAY100635, respectively were applied through a microdialysis probe. RESULTS The WDS response to 25I-NBOMe (1 and 3 mg/kg) was significantly reduced by local administration of M100907 and SB242084 (100 nM). The 25I-NBOMe-induced increase in glutamate, DA and 5-HT release was inhibited by M100907 and SB242084. WAY100635 had no effect on 25I-NBOMe-induced WDS and glutamate release, while it decreased DA and 5-HT release from cortical neuronal terminals. CONCLUSION The obtained results suggest that 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors play a role in 25I-NBOMe-induced hallucinogenic activity and in glutamate, DA and 5-HT release in the rat frontal cortex as their respective antagonists attenuated the effect of this hallucinogen. The disinhibition of GABA cells by the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist seems to underlie the mechanism of decreased DA and 5-HT release from neuronal terminals in the frontal cortex.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Dimethoxyphenylethylamine/analogs & derivatives
- Dimethoxyphenylethylamine/pharmacology
- Dopamine/metabolism
- Frontal Lobe/drug effects
- Frontal Lobe/metabolism
- Glutamic Acid/metabolism
- Hallucinogens/pharmacology
- Male
- Microdialysis
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/metabolism
- Serotonin/metabolism
- Serotonin Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Synaptic Transmission/drug effects
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- Monika Herian
- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna, 31-343, Kraków, Poland.
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Depoortere R, Bardin L, Auclair AL, Bruins Slot LA, Newman-Tancredi A. Marble Burying in NMRI Male Mice Is Preferentially Sensitive to Pre- Versus Postsynaptic 5-HT1A Receptor Biased Agonists. Pharmacology 2020; 106:114-118. [PMID: 32950991 DOI: 10.1159/000509729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive and repetitive thoughts and gestures, mainly treated pharmacologically with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The marble burying test in mice is commonly used to model OCD and has been shown to be sensitive to SSRIs, which decrease burying behavior. The activity of SSRIs in this model is mediated through activation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) 1A receptors, but the respective implication of pre- versus postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors has not been elucidated. Here, we investigated marble burying behavior by male NMRI mice following acute administration of 3 biased agonists, which preferentially activate presynaptic 5-HT1A receptors (F13714) or postsynaptic receptors (NLX-101) or which exhibit balanced activation of both pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors (NLX-112). When administered at the dose of 2.5 mg/kg i.p., all 3 biased agonists completely or nearly completely abolished marble burying behavior. However, they varied in their potency with minimal effective doses of 0.16, 0.63, and 2.5 mg/kg i.p., for F13714, NLX-112, and NLX-101, respectively. The selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, WAY100,635 was inactive up to 2.5 mg/kg. These results suggest that marble burying behavior in male NMRI mice is preferentially sensitive to activation of pre- versus postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors. Moreover, they suggest that targeting 5-HT1A receptors with biased agonists could provide an innovative therapeutic approach to combat OCD.
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Liang JH, Luan ZL, Tian XG, Zhao WY, Wang YL, Sun CP, Huo XK, Deng S, Zhang BJ, Zhang ZJ, Ma XC. Uncarialins A-I, Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids from Uncaria rhynchophylla as Natural Agonists of the 5-HT 1A Receptor. J Nat Prod 2019; 82:3302-3310. [PMID: 31789520 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Nine new monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, uncarialins A-I (1-9), were isolated from Uncaria rhynchophylla as well as 14 known analogues (10-23). Their structures were determined by HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR, and experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism data. Compounds 5, 7, 15, and 22 displayed significant agonistic effects against the 5-HT1A receptor with EC50 values of 2.2 ± 0.1, 0.1 ± 0.1, 1.6 ± 0.3, and 2.0 ± 0.5 μM, respectively. The mechanisms of action of these four compounds with the 5-HT1A receptor were investigated by molecular docking, and the results suggested that amino acid residues Asp116, Thr196, Asn386, and Tyr390 played critical roles in the observed activity of the above-mentioned compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jia-Hao Liang
- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease , Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , People's Republic of China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy , Xuzhou Medical University , Xuzhou 221004 , People's Republic of China
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Kosari-Nasab M, Shokouhi G, Azarfarin M, Bannazadeh Amirkhiz M, Mesgari Abbasi M, Salari AA. Serotonin 5-HT1A receptors modulate depression-related symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury in male adult mice. Metab Brain Dis 2019; 34:575-582. [PMID: 30607822 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0366-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury is a complex phenomenon leading to neurological diseases and persistent disability that currently affects millions of people worldwide. Increasing evidence shows that a wide range of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) suffer from depression during the initial stages of injury and the post-acute stages of recovery. However, the underlying mechanisms involved in depression following mTBI are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine-1A (5-HT1A) receptor is involved in the regulation of depression-related behaviors following mild traumatic brain injury in mice. Mice with or without mTBI received intracerebroventricular injections of 5-HT1A receptor agonist (8-OH-DPAT) or antagonist (WAY-100635) for 5 days, then animals were subjected to behavioral tests. Four behavioral tests including novelty-suppressed feeding test, forced swim test, sucrose preference test and tail suspension test were used to evaluate depression-related symptoms in animals. Our results indicated that mTBI induction increased depression-like symptoms through altering serotonin 5-HT1A receptor activity in the brain. Activation of 5-HT1A receptor by a subthreshold dose of 8-OH-DPAT led to a significant decrease in depression-like behaviors, whereas blockade of 5-HT1A receptor by a subthreshold dose of WAY-100635 resulted in a considerable increase in depression-like phenotypes in mTBI-induced mice. The major strength of the present study is that depression-related symptoms were assessed in four behavioral tests. The present study supports the idea that disturbances in the function of serotonergic system in the brain following mTBI can play an important role in the regulation of depression-related behaviors.
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- Morteza Kosari-Nasab
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 51656-65811, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 51656-65811, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 51656-65811, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 51656-65811, Tabriz, Iran.
- Salari Institute of Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders (SICBD), Alborz, Iran.
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Farhan M, Parveen M. Depletion of apomorphine induced behavioral sensitization in rats treated with escitalopram. Pak J Pharm Sci 2019; 32:197-203. [PMID: 30772809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Apomorphine is a classical psychostimulant and used throughout the world as prescribed medicine. Despite of their therapeutic effects, use of psychostimulants is restricted because some psychosis and impulse control disorders are the consequence of their long term use. Studies suggest that serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) has a critical role in psychosis and drug abuse. Center of the present article is to assess the impacts of serotonin in the easing of misuse potential; the sensitization prompted by recommended psychostimulant apomorphine. We researched that whether Escitalopram can weaken apomorphine instigated behavioral sensitization. Rats treated with Escitalopram (10 mg/kg) daily for 7 days followed by apomorphine injections (1mg/kg) for next 7 days. Apomorphine increased motor activity after single injection and repeated injections produced a progressive sensitization of motor activity. Whereas, in rats pretreated with Escitalopram apomorphine induced behavioral sensitization did not occur. In this article, from the results of this study it is concluded that apomorphine induced behavioral sensitization was smaller in rats pretreated with SSRIs. It might be due to the desensitization of somatodendritic 5-HT-1A receptors.
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- Muhammad Farhan
- Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Farhan M, Haleem DJ. Report: Attenuation of apomorphine induced behavioral sensitization in rats pre-treated with tryptophan. Pak J Pharm Sci 2018; 31:2561-2567. [PMID: 30473532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Psychostimulants substances, some of which are abused by humans, are generally believed to produce sensitization effects when they are repeatedly administered to animals. Apomorphine, a non-narcotic derivative of morphine, having agonistic property for dopamine in order to produce psycho stimulant-like effects. Meanwhile, chronic administration leads to behavioral sensitization. Therefore, present study destine to produce desensitization in animals by the repeated administration of tryptophan (100 mg/kg), thereafter treated with apomorphine (1.0 mg/kg) to observe the intensity of sensitization in rats pre-treated with tryptophan. Apomorphine on acute administration known to increase motor activity whereas repeated treatment of apomorphine initiates the sensitization of motor behavior. It is expected that the intensity of apomorphine induced sensitization would be affected in tryptophan-treated rats. Present study provide the clear-cut evidence that chronic treatment of apomorphine arouses the motor behavior of animals in both novel and anxiolytic model over the saline treated animals, whereas hypo locomotive behavior was seen in animals pre-treated with tryptophan, provides the evidence that preliminary treatment of tryptophan perturbs the apomorphine induced sensitization in animals. The discoveries present an inventive methodology for amplifying the remedial utilization of apomorphine and traditional psychostimulants.
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- Muhammad Farhan
- Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Huang YJ, Grau JW. Ionic plasticity and pain: The loss of descending serotonergic fibers after spinal cord injury transforms how GABA affects pain. Exp Neurol 2018; 306:105-116. [PMID: 29729247 PMCID: PMC5994379 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Activation of pain (nociceptive) fibers can sensitize neural circuits within the spinal cord, inducing an increase in excitability (central sensitization) that can foster chronic pain. The development of spinally-mediated central sensitization is regulated by descending fibers and GABAergic interneurons. In adult animals, the co-transporter KCC2 maintains a low intracellular concentration of the anion Cl-. As a result, when the GABA-A receptor is engaged, Cl- flows in the neuron which has a hyperpolarizing (inhibitory) effect. Spinal cord injury (SCI) can down-regulate KCC2 and reverse the flow of Cl-. Under these conditions, engaging the GABA-A receptor can have a depolarizing (excitatory) effect that fosters the development of nociceptive sensitization. The present paper explores how SCI alters GABA function and provides evidence that the loss of descending fibers alters pain transmission to the brain. Prior work has shown that, after SCI, administration of a GABA-A antagonist blocks the development of capsaicin-induced nociceptive sensitization, implying that GABA release plays an essential role. This excitatory effect is linked to serotonergic (5HT) fibers that descend through the dorsolateral funiculus (DLF) and impact spinal function via the 5HT-1A receptor. Supporting this, blocking the 5HT-1A receptor, or lesioning the DLF, emulated the effect of SCI. Conversely, spinal application of a 5HT-1A agonist up-regulated KCC2 and reversed the effect of bicuculline treatment. Finally, lesioning the DLF reversed how a GABA-A antagonist affects a capsaicin-induced aversion in a place conditioning task; in sham operated animals, bicuculline enhanced aversion whereas in DLF-lesioned rats biciculline had an antinociceptive effect.
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- Yung-Jen Huang
- Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Pytka K, Gawlik K, Pawlica-Gosiewska D, Witalis J, Waszkielewicz A. HBK-14 and HBK-15 with antidepressant-like and/or memory-enhancing properties increase serotonin levels in the hippocampus after chronic treatment in mice. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:547-556. [PMID: 27888375 PMCID: PMC5346433 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9932-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptor ligands might have antidepressant-like properties and improve cognitive function. We previously reported significant antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of two dual 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptor antagonists in various behavioral tests in rodents. As a continuation of our previous experiments, in this study we aimed to investigate whether chronic administration of 1-[(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-14) and 1-[(2-chloro-6-methylphenoxy)ethoxyethyl]-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (HBK-15) caused antidepressant-like effects and elevated serotonin levels in the murine hippocampus. We also evaluated cholinolytic properties and the influence of acute administration of both compounds on cognitive function in mice. To assess antidepressant-like properties and the influence on learning and memory we used forced swim test and step-through passive avoidance task in mice, respectively. Both compounds showed antidepressant-like properties and significantly elevated serotonin levels in the hippocampus after chronic treatment (HBK-14 - 2.5 mg/kg; HBK-15 - 0.625 and 1.25 mg/kg). HBK-15 administered chronically antidepressant-like activity at lower dose (0.625 mg/kg) than the dose active after acute treatment (1.25 mg/kg). None of the compounds affected locomotor activity of mice. HBK-15 possessed very weak cholinolytic properties, whereas HBK-14 did not show any effect on muscarinic receptors. Only HBK-15 (0.625 mg/kg) presented memory-enhancing properties and ameliorated cognitive impairments caused by scopolamine (1 mg/kg). Our results indicate that 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 antagonists might have potential in the treatment of depression and possess positive influence on cognitive function.
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- Karolina Pytka
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Diagnostics, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostics, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Krakow, Poland
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Samad N, Yasmin F, Haleem DJ. Co-treatment with imipramine averted haloperidol-instigated tardive dyskinesia: Association with serotonin in brain regions. Pak J Pharm Sci 2016; 29:2273-2279. [PMID: 28167465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Outcome of imipramine (IMI) treatment was scrutinized on progression of haloperidol instigated tardive dyskinesia (TD). 0.2 mg/kg/rat dosage of haloperidol provided orally to rats for 2 weeks enhanced vacuous chewing movements that escalated when the process proceeded for 5 weeks. Following 2 weeks co-injection 5 mg/kg dosage of IMI was diminished haloperidol-instigated VCMs and fully averted following five weeks. The potency of 8-OH-DPAT-instigated locomotor activity exhibited higher in saline+haloperidol treated rats while not observed in IMI+ haloperidol treated rats. 8-OH-DPAT-instigated low 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; serotonin) metabolism was higher in saline+ haloperidol treated rats when compare to IMI+ haloperidol treated rats in both regions of brain (striatum and midbrain). It is recommended that IMI possibly competent in averting TD, in cases receiving treatment to antipsychotics.
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- Noreen Samad
- Department of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Food and Biomedical Engineering, NED University of Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, University of Karachi, Pakistan
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Serafine KM, Rice KC, France CP. Directly Observable Behavioral Effects of Lorcaserin in Rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2015; 355:381-5. [PMID: 26384326 PMCID: PMC4658489 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.228148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
(1R)-8-chloro-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine (lorcaserin) is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating obesity, and its therapeutic effects are thought to result from agonist activity at serotonin (5-HT)2C receptors. Lorcaserin has affinity for other 5-HT receptor subtypes, although its activity at those subtypes is not fully described. The current study compared the behavioral effects of lorcaserin (0.0032-32.0 mg/kg) to the effects of other 5-HT receptor selective agonists in rats (n = 8). The 5-HT2C receptor selective agonist 1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine (mCPP, 0.032-1.0 mg/kg) and lorcaserin induced yawning which was attenuated by the 5-HT2C receptor selective antagonist 6-chloro-5-methyl-N-(6-[(2-methylpyridin-3-yl)oxy]pydidin-3-yl)indoline-1-carboxamide (1.0 mg/kg). The 5-HT2A receptor selective agonist 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (0.1-3.2 mg/kg) induced head twitching, which was attenuated by the 5-HT2A receptor selective antagonist R-(+)-2,3-dimethoxyphenyl-1-[2-(4-piperidine)-methanol] (MDL 100907, 0.01 mg/kg), lorcaserin (3.2 mg/kg), and mCPP (3.2 mg/kg). In rats pretreated with MDL 100907 (1.0 mg/kg), lorcaserin also induced head twitching. At larger doses, lorcaserin produced forepaw treading, which was attenuated by the 5-HT1A receptor selective antagonist N-(2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl)-N-(2-pyridyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide (0.178 mg/kg). While the behavioral effects of lorcaserin in rats are consistent with it having agonist activity at 5-HT2C receptors, these data suggest that at larger doses it also has agonist activity at 5-HT2A and possibly 5-HT1A receptors. Mounting evidence suggests that 5-HT2C receptor agonists might be effective for treating drug abuse. A more complete description of the activity of lorcaserin at 5-HT receptor subtypes will facilitate a better understanding of the mechanisms that mediate its therapeutic effects.
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MESH Headings
- DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine/pharmacology
- 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin/pharmacology
- Amphetamines/pharmacology
- Animals
- Anti-Obesity Agents/pharmacology
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Benzazepines/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Head Movements/drug effects
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Serotonin Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Yawning/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Katherine M Serafine
- Departments of Pharmacology (K.M.S., C.P.F.) and Psychiatry (C.P.F.), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas and Chemical Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (K.C.R.)
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- Departments of Pharmacology (K.M.S., C.P.F.) and Psychiatry (C.P.F.), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas and Chemical Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (K.C.R.)
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- Departments of Pharmacology (K.M.S., C.P.F.) and Psychiatry (C.P.F.), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas and Chemical Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (K.C.R.)
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Pytka K, Partyka A, Jastrzębska-Więsek M, Siwek A, Głuch-Lutwin M, Mordyl B, Kazek G, Rapacz A, Olczyk A, Gałuszka A, Błachuta M, Waszkielewicz A, Marona H, Sapa J, Filipek B, Wesołowska A. Antidepressant- and Anxiolytic-Like Effects of New Dual 5-HT₁A and 5-HT₇ Antagonists in Animal Models. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142499. [PMID: 26554929 PMCID: PMC4640659 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to further characterize pharmacological properties of two phenylpiperazine derivatives: 1-{2-[2-(2,6-dimethlphenoxy)ethoxy]ethyl}-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazynine hydrochloride (HBK-14) and 2-[2-(2-chloro-6-methylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethyl-4-(2- methoxyphenyl)piperazynine dihydrochloride (HBK-15) in radioligand binding and functional in vitro assays as well as in vivo models. Antidepressant-like properties were investigated in the forced swim test (FST) in mice and rats. Anxiolytic-like activity was evaluated in the four-plate test in mice and elevated plus maze test (EPM) in rats. Imipramine and escitalopram were used as reference drugs in the FST, and diazepam was used as a standard anxiolytic drug in animal models of anxiety. Our results indicate that HBK-14 and HBK-15 possess high or moderate affinity for serotonergic 5-HT2, adrenergic α1, and dopaminergic D2 receptors as well as being full 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptor antagonists. We also present their potent antidepressant-like activity (HBK-14—FST mice: 2.5 and 5 mg/kg; FST rats: 5 mg/kg) and (HBK-15—FST mice: 1.25, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg; FST rats: 1.25 and 2.5 mg/kg). We show that HBK-14 (four-plate test: 2.5 and 5 mg/kg; EPM: 2.5 mg/kg) and HBK-15 (four-plate test: 2.5 and 5 mg/kg; EPM: 5 mg/kg) possess anxiolytic-like properties. Among the two, HBK-15 has stronger antidepressant-like properties, and HBK-14 displays greater anxiolytic-like activity. Lastly, we demonstrate the involvement of serotonergic system, particularly 5-HT1A receptor, in the antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like actions of investigated compounds.
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- Karolina Pytka
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44–100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44–100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44–100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30–688, Krakow, Poland
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Alam N, Najam R, Khan SS. Attenuation of methylphenidate-induced tolerance on cognition by buspirone co-administration. Pak J Pharm Sci 2015; 28:1601-1605. [PMID: 26408868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Methylphenidate as a psycho stimulant drug has been prescribed in neuropsychiatric disorders to increase cognition and attention therefore is a medication of choice for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder however long-term administration of central nervous system stimulant produces tolerance on cognitive behavior. Previously it has been shown that long-term psychostimulant administration increases somatodendritic 5HT-1A receptors effectiveness. Repeated buspirone administration attenuates 5-HT1A soma to dendritic receptors effectiveness. This study was designed to determine that buspirone co-administration may reduce methylphenidate-induced tolerance on cognitive behavior. Cognitive effects were compared by using water maze and passive avoidance test weekly after long-term administration of methylphenidate, buspirone and their co-administration. Methylphenidate at a dose of 2.0mg/kg/day in rats initially improve memory but after long-term treatment produce tolerance on cognitive behavior this effect is more pronounce in case of spatial working memory of water maze test than passive avoidance learning memory. However oral buspirone co-administration at a dose of 10mg/kg/day prevents methylphenidate-induce tolerance on cognition. It is suggested that buspirone may oppose methylphenidate-induced cognitive tolerance by reducing the sensitivity of 5-HT 1A soma to dendritic receptors. These findings may help to extend future therapeutics in ADHD.
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- Nausheen Alam
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Kirilly E, Gonda X, Bagdy G. [Antidepressants, stressors and the serotonin 1A receptor]. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung 2015; 17:81-89. [PMID: 26192901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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5-HT(1A) receptor is a receptor of surprises. Buspirone, an anxiolytic drug with a then yet unidentified mechanism of action had been marketed for years when it was discovered that it is a 5-HT(1A) partial agonist. Several more years had to pass before it was accepted that this receptor plays the key role in the action mechanism of buspirone. This was followed by further surprises. It was discovered that in spite of its anxiolytic effect buspirone activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress axis, furthermore, it increases peripheral noradrenaline and adrenaline concentration via a central mechanism. Thus activation of this receptor leads to ACTH/corticosterone and catecholamine release and also increases beta-endorphine, oxytocin and prolactin secretion while decreasing body temperature, increasing food uptake, eliciting characteristic behavioural responses in rodents and also playing a role in the development of certain types of epilepsy. Human genetic studies revealed the role of 5-HT(1A) receptors in cognitive processes playing a role in the development of depression such as impulsiveness or response to environmental stress. This exceptionally wide spectrum of effects is attributable to the presence of 5-HT1A receptors in serotonergic as well as other, for example glutamatergic, cholinergic, dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons. The majority of the effects of 5-HT(1A) receptors is manifested via the mediation of Gi proteins through the hyperpolarisation or inhibition of the neuron carrying the receptor. 5-HT(1A) receptors on serotonergic neurons can be found in the somatodendritic area and play a significant role in delaying the effects of antidepressants which is an obvious disadvantage. Therefore the newest serotonergic antidepressants including vilazodone and vortioxetine have been designed to possess 5-HT(1A) receptor partial agonist properties. In the present paper we focus primarily on the role of 5-HT(1A) receptors in stress and antidepressant response.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology
- Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
- Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Buspirone/pharmacology
- Depression/drug therapy
- Depression/metabolism
- Depressive Disorder/drug therapy
- Depressive Disorder/metabolism
- Depressive Disorder, Major/drug therapy
- Depressive Disorder, Major/metabolism
- Glucocorticoids/metabolism
- Humans
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/drug effects
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Pituitary-Adrenal System/drug effects
- Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Serotonin Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Stress, Psychological/drug therapy
- Stress, Psychological/metabolism
- Sulfides/pharmacology
- Vilazodone Hydrochloride/pharmacology
- Vortioxetine
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- Eszter Kirilly
- Semmelweis Egyetem, Gyógyszerhatástani Intézet, Budapest, Hungary.
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Yu Y, Wu S, Li J, Wang R, Xie X, Yu X, Pan J, Xu Y, Zheng L. The effect of curcumin on the brain-gut axis in rat model of irritable bowel syndrome: involvement of 5-HT-dependent signaling. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:47-55. [PMID: 24807589 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9554-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is induced by dysfunction of central nervous and peripheral intestinal systems, which affects an estimated 10-15% population worldwide annually. Stress-related psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety are often comorbid with gastrointestinal function disorder, such as IBS. However, the mechanism of IBS still remains unknown. Curcumin is a biologically active phytochemical presents in turmeric and has pharmacological actions that benefit patients with depression and anxiety. Our study found that IBS rats showed depression- and anxiety-like behaviors associated with decreased 5-HT (serotonin), BDNF (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and pCREB (phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein) expression in the hippocampus after chronic acute combining stress (CAS). However, these decreased parameters were obviously increased in the colonic after CAS. Curcumin (40 mg/kg) reduced the immobility time of forced swimming and the number of buried marbles in behavioral tests of CAS rats. Curcumin also decreased the number of fecal output and abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) scores in response to graded distention. Moreover, curcumin increased serotonin, BDNF and pCREB levels in the hippocampus, but they were decreased in the colonic of CAS rats. 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist NAN-190 reversed the effects of curcumin on behaviors and the changes of intestine, pCREB and BDNF expression, which are related to IBS. These results suggested that curcumin exerts the effects on IBS through regulating neurotransmitters, BDNF and CREB signaling both in the brain and peripheral intestinal system.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anxiety/drug therapy
- Anxiety/physiopathology
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/biosynthesis
- Colon/metabolism
- Curcumin/pharmacology
- Curcumin/therapeutic use
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/biosynthesis
- Defecation
- Diazepam/pharmacology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Enteric Nervous System/physiopathology
- Gastrointestinal Motility/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Hippocampus/physiopathology
- Imipramine/pharmacology
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/drug therapy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/physiopathology
- Male
- Phosphorylation
- Physical Exertion
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Pressure/adverse effects
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/physiology
- Serotonin/biosynthesis
- Serotonin/physiology
- Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction
- Stress, Physiological/physiology
- Stress, Psychological/physiopathology
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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- Yingcong Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Wenzhou No.3 Clinical Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou people's hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, China
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Morrison J, Schwartz TL. Adolescent angst or true intent? Suicidal behavior, risk, and neurobiological mechanisms in depressed children and teenagers taking antidepressants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 16:247-50. [PMID: 25345238 DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Suicide is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality amongst children and adolescents. In 2004 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a "black-box" warning for antidepressants in children and adolescents, stating that these drugs may increase suicidality, a term encompassing both suicidal thoughts and behavior, especially in the first few weeks of treatment. The warning was extended in 2007 to antidepressants prescribed to adults aged 25 and under. The evidence behind this decision stemmed from meta-analyses of antidepressant clinical trials that demonstrated a slight increase in suicidality in those receiving antidepressants versus those treated with a placebo. Due to methods of this pooled data compilation, the relationship between antidepressants and suicidality remains controversial. This report investigates a case where a 14 year old with major depressive disorder (MDD) developed suicidal ideation shortly after being prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Investigating the role antidepressants may play in suicidality suggests the need to explore the neurobiological mechanisms within the serotonin system. This case and its theoretical explanations attempt to bridge the gap between neurobiology and pharmacology in order to better delineate the etiology of this adverse effect.
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Ikram H, Azhar M, Jameel M, Bano K. Conformational analysis and geometry optimization of buspirone-A 5-HT1A receptor agonist. Pak J Pharm Sci 2014; 27:1515-1522. [PMID: 25176246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Buspirone, a partial 5-HT1A receptor agonist, is a clinically prescribed anxiolytic. In the present study, conformational analysis and geometry optimization of buspirone were done as per Hartree-Fock (HF) calculation method by Argus Lab 4.0.1 software. The minimum potential energy was calculated by geometry convergence function by Argus Lab software. The results indicate that the best conformation of molecule is present at minimum potential energy of-100679.5513 kcal/mol. At this point, buspirone will be more active.
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- Huma Ikram
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Samad N, Haleem DJ. Haloperidol-induced extra pyramidal symptoms attenuated by imipramine in rats. Pak J Pharm Sci 2014; 27:1497-1501. [PMID: 25176243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Effects of administration of imipramine (IMI) are determined on haloperidol-induced extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). Haloperidol is administered orally at a dose of 0.2 mg/rat/day in rats for a period of 5 weeks, by this treatment rats developed vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) after 2 weeks, which increased in a time dependent manner as the treatment continued for 5 weeks. Motor coordination (assess on rota rod activity) impaired maximally after 3 weeks and tolerance was developed in the haloperidol induced motor impairment after 5 weeks of treatment. Motor activity in an open field or activity box was not altered. The administration of IMI (intraperitoneally, for 5 weeks) did not affect motor activity or motor coordination. Co-administration of IMI at a dose of 5 mg/ml/kg/day attenuated the induction of haloperidol elicited VCMs (Quantitative orofacial dyskinesia) as well impairment of motor coordination. Results are discussed in the context of the mechanism involved by which imipramine attenuated haloperidol-induced EPS.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/pharmacology
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/etiology
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/metabolism
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/prevention & control
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/psychology
- Haloperidol
- Imipramine/pharmacology
- Male
- Mastication/drug effects
- Motor Activity/drug effects
- Psychomotor Performance/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Rotarod Performance Test
- Time Factors
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- Noreen Samad
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Shireen E, Pervez S, Masroor M, Ali WB, Rais Q, Khalil S, Tariq A, Haleem DJ. Reversal of haloperidol induced motor deficits in rats exposed to repeated immobilization stress. Pak J Pharm Sci 2014; 27:1459-1466. [PMID: 25176240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Stress is defined as a non specific response of body to any physiological and psychological demand. Preclinical studies have shown that an uncontrollable stress condition produces neurochemical and behavioral deficits. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that a decrease in the responsiveness of somatodendritic 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-1A receptors following adaptation to stress could attenuate haloperidol induced acute parkinsonian like effect. Results showed that single exposure (2h) to immobilization stress markedly decreased food intake, growth rate and locomotor activity but these stress-induced behavioral deficits were not observed following repeated (2h/day for 5 days) exposure of immobilization stress suggesting behavioral tolerance occurs to similar stress. An important finding of present study is a reversal of haloperidol-induced motor deficits in animals exposed to repeated immobilization stress than respective control animals. It is suggested that stress induced possible desensitization of somatodendritic 5-HT-1A as well as 5-HT-2C receptors could release dopamine system from the inhibitory influence of serotonin. On the other hand, an increase in the effectiveness of postsynaptic 5-HT-1A receptors elicits a direct stimulatory influence on the activity of dopaminergic neuron and is possibly involved in the reversal of haloperidol-induced parkinsonian like symptoms in repeatedly immobilized rats.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Animals
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Haloperidol
- Male
- Motor Activity
- Parkinson Disease, Secondary/chemically induced
- Parkinson Disease, Secondary/metabolism
- Parkinson Disease, Secondary/prevention & control
- Parkinson Disease, Secondary/psychology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/metabolism
- Restraint, Physical
- Stress, Psychological/complications
- Stress, Psychological/metabolism
- Stress, Psychological/psychology
- Time Factors
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- Erum Shireen
- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Karlsson H, Hirvonen J, Salminen J, Hietala J. Increased serotonin receptor 1A binding in major depressive disorder after psychotherapy, but not after SSRI pharmacotherapy, is related to improved social functioning capacity. Psychother Psychosom 2014; 82:260-1. [PMID: 23736831 DOI: 10.1159/000346143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ishima T, Fujita Y, Hashimoto K. Interaction of new antidepressants with sigma-1 receptor chaperones and their potentiation of neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 727:167-73. [PMID: 24508523 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The sigma-1 receptor chaperone located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) may be implicated in the mechanistic action of some antidepressants. The present study was undertaken to examine whether new antidepressant drugs interact with the sigma-1 receptor chaperone. First, we examined the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram), serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) (duloxetine, venlafaxine, milnacipran), and mirtazapine, a noradrenaline and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA), on [(3)H](+)-pentazocine binding to rat brain membranes. Then, we examined the effects of these drugs on nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. The order of potency for drugs at the sigma-1 receptor chaperone was as follows: fluvoxamine>sertraline>fluoxetine>escitalopram>citalopram>paroxetine>duoxetine. Venlafaxine, milnacipran, and mirtazapine showed very weak affinity for this chaperone. Furthermore, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, escitalopram, and mirtazapine significantly potentiated NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in cell assays, and the effects of all these drugs, excluding mirtazapine, were antagonized by NE-100, a selective antagonist of the sigma-1 receptor chaperone. Moreover, the effects of fluvoxamine and fluoxetine on neurite outgrowth were also antagonized by sertraline, indicating that sertraline may be an antagonist at the sigma-1 receptor chaperone. The effect of mirtazapine on neurite outgrowth was antagonized by the selective 5-hydroxytryptamine1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635. These findings suggest that activation at the sigma-1 receptor chaperone may be involved in the action of some SSRIs, such as fluvoxamine, fluoxetine and escitalopram. In contrast, mirtazapine independently potentiated neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells, indicating that this beneficial effect may mediate its pharmacological effect.
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- Tamaki Ishima
- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
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Fukuyama K, Tanahashi S, Hamaguchi T, Nakagawa M, Shiroyama T, Motomura E, Okada M. Differential mechanisms underlie the regulation of serotonergic transmission in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei by mirtazapine: a dual probe microdialysis study. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013; 229:617-26. [PMID: 23657423 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Blockade of α2 adrenoceptors and histamine H1 receptors plays important roles in the antidepressant and hypnotic effects of mirtazapine. OBJECTIVES However, it remains unclear how mirtazapine's actions at these receptors interact to affect serotonergic transmission in the dorsal (DRN) and median (MRN) raphe nuclei. METHOD Using dual-probe microdialysis, we determined the roles of α2 and H1 receptors in the effects of mirtazapine on serotonergic transmission in the DRN and MRN and their respective projection regions, the frontal (FC) and entorhinal (EC) cortices. RESULTS Mirtazapine (<30 μM) failed to alter extracellular serotonin levels when perfused alone into the raphe nuclei, but when co-perfused with a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, mirtazapine increased serotonin levels in the DRN, MRN, FC, and EC. Serotonin levels in the DRN and FC were decreased by blockade and increased by activation of H1 receptors in the DRN. Serotonin levels in the MRN and EC were not affected by H1 agonists/antagonists perfused in the MRN. The increase in serotonin levels in the DRN and FC induced by DRN H1 receptor activation was attenuated by co-perfusion with mirtazapine. Furthermore, the increase in serotonin levels (DRN/FC) induced by DRN α2 adrenoceptor blockade was attenuated by concurrent DRN H1 blockade, whereas the increase in serotonin levels (MRN/EC) induced by MRN α2 adrenoceptor inhibition was unaffected by concurrent MRN H1 receptor blockade. CONCLUSION These results suggest that enhanced serotonergic transmission resulting from α2 adrenoceptor blockade is offset by subsequent activation of 5-HT1A receptors and, in the DRN but not MRN, H1 receptor inhibition. These pharmacological actions of mirtazapine may explain its antidepressant and hypnotic actions.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Antagonists/administration & dosage
- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Entorhinal Cortex/drug effects
- Entorhinal Cortex/metabolism
- Frontal Lobe/drug effects
- Frontal Lobe/metabolism
- Histamine Agonists/pharmacology
- Histamine H1 Antagonists/administration & dosage
- Histamine H1 Antagonists/pharmacology
- Male
- Mianserin/administration & dosage
- Mianserin/analogs & derivatives
- Mianserin/pharmacology
- Microdialysis
- Mirtazapine
- Raphe Nuclei/drug effects
- Raphe Nuclei/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism
- Serotonin/metabolism
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- Kouji Fukuyama
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Division of Neuroscience, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Dill MJ, Shaw J, Cramer J, Sindelar DK. 5-HT1A receptor antagonists reduce food intake and body weight by reducing total meals with no conditioned taste aversion. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2013; 112:1-8. [PMID: 24064183 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Serotonin acts through receptors controlling several physiological functions, including energy homeostasis regulation and food intake. Recent experiments demonstrated that 5-HT1A receptor antagonists reduce food intake. We sought to examine the microstructure of feeding with 5-HT1A receptor antagonists using a food intake monitoring system. We also examined the relationship between food intake, inhibition of binding and pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of the antagonists. Ex vivo binding revealed that, at doses used in this study to reduce food intake, inhibition of binding of a 5-HT1A agonist by ~40% was reached in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice with a trend for higher binding in DIO vs. lean animals. Additionally, PK analysis detected levels from 2 to 24h post-compound administration. Male DIO mice were administered 5-HT1A receptor antagonists LY439934 (10 or 30 mg/kg, p.o.), WAY100635 (3 or 10mg/kg, s.c.), SRA-333 (10 or 30 mg/kg, p.o.), or NAD-299 (3 or 10mg/kg, s.c.) for 3 days and meal patterns were measured. Analyses revealed that for each antagonist, 24-h food intake was reduced through a specific decrease in the total number of meals. Compared to controls, meal number was decreased 14-35% in the high dose. Average meal size was not changed by any of the compounds. The reduction in food intake reduced body weight 1-4% compared to Vehicle controls. Subsequently, a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) assay was used to determine whether the feeding decrease might be an indicator of aversion, nausea, or visceral illness caused by the antagonists. Using a two bottle preference test, it was found that none of the compounds produced a CTA. The decrease in food intake does not appear to be a response to nausea or malaise. These results indicate that 5-HT1A receptor antagonist suppresses feeding, specifically by decreasing the number of meals, and induce weight loss without an aversive side effect.
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- M Joelle Dill
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, United States.
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Saenz del Burgo L, Cortés R, Mengod G, Montaña M, García del Caño G, Sallés J. Chronic effects of corticosterone on GIRK1-3 subunits and 5-HT1A receptor expression in rat brain and their reversal by concurrent fluoxetine treatment. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2013; 23:229-39. [PMID: 22591911 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dysregulation of the serotonergic system and abnormalities of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis have been demonstrated in major depression. Animal studies indicate that 5-HT1A receptor expression may be reduced by long-term administration of corticosterone. However, similar studies on the regulation of GIRK channels, one of the most important effectors of the neuronal 5-HT1A receptor, are limited. In order to address these issues, slow-release corticosterone pellets were implanted subcutaneously to adrenal intact male rats (200mg pellets, 35 days release). Starting on day 15, animals were treated for 21 days with fluoxetine (5mg/kg/day, i.p.), or vehicle. Using in situ hybridization histochemistry and receptor autoradiography, we found that chronic corticosterone treatment was accompanied by a significant decrease on the mRNAs coding for mineralocorticoid receptors in hippocampal areas. Under these conditions, 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression decreased in dorsal raphe nucleus and dentate gyrus. However, 5-HT1A receptor levels, as measured by [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT binding, diminished significantly only in dentate gyrus. It is noteworthy that chronic treatment with fluoxetine reversed the alterations on 5-HT1A receptor mRNA levels only in dorsal raphe. Finally, chronic corticosterone treatment produced an increase on the mRNA coding for the GIRK2 subunit in several hypothalamic and thalamic areas, which was reversed by fluoxetine. Measurements of cell density and volume of the granular layer of the dentate gyrus did not reveal significant changes after corticosterone or corticosterone plus fluoxetine treatments. These data are relevant for a better understanding of the differential regulation of pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors by corticosterone flattened rhythm.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Autoradiography
- Corticosterone/pharmacology
- Dentate Gyrus/drug effects
- Dentate Gyrus/metabolism
- Depressive Disorder, Major/metabolism
- Fluoxetine/pharmacology
- G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels/drug effects
- G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels/genetics
- G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism
- Male
- Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism
- Raphe Nuclei/drug effects
- Raphe Nuclei/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/drug effects
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/genetics
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism
- Receptors, Mineralocorticoid/drug effects
- Receptors, Mineralocorticoid/genetics
- Receptors, Mineralocorticoid/metabolism
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Thalamus/drug effects
- Thalamus/metabolism
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- Laura Saenz del Burgo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Ferrés-Coy A, Pilar-Cuellar F, Vidal R, Paz V, Masana M, Cortés R, Carmona MC, Campa L, Pazos Á, Montefeltro A, Valdizán EM, Artigas F, Bortolozzi A. RNAi-mediated serotonin transporter suppression rapidly increases serotonergic neurotransmission and hippocampal neurogenesis. Transl Psychiatry 2013; 3:e211. [PMID: 23321808 PMCID: PMC3566716 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2012.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Current antidepressants, which inhibit the serotonin transporter (SERT), display limited efficacy and slow onset of action. Here, we show that partial reduction of SERT expression by small interference RNA (SERT-siRNA) decreased immobility in the tail suspension test, displaying an antidepressant potential. Moreover, short-term SERT-siRNA treatment modified mouse brain variables considered to be key markers of antidepressant action: reduced expression and function of 5-HT(1A)-autoreceptors, elevated extracellular serotonin in forebrain and increased neurogenesis and expression of plasticity-related genes (BDNF, VEGF, Arc) in hippocampus. Remarkably, these effects occurred much earlier and were of greater magnitude than those evoked by long-term fluoxetine treatment. These findings highlight the critical role of SERT in serotonergic function and show that the reduction of SERT expression regulates serotonergic neurotransmission more potently than pharmacological blockade of SERT. The use of siRNA-targeting genes in serotonin neurons (SERT, 5-HT(1A)-autoreceptor) may be a novel therapeutic strategy to develop fast-acting antidepressants.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Antidepressive Agents/metabolism
- Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
- Autoreceptors/genetics
- Autoreceptors/metabolism
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/drug effects
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/drug effects
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
- Fluoxetine/metabolism
- Fluoxetine/pharmacology
- Gene Expression
- Hippocampus/cytology
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/drug effects
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Neurogenesis/genetics
- Neurogenesis/physiology
- RNA Interference/physiology
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/pharmacology
- Synaptic Transmission/drug effects
- Synaptic Transmission/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/drug effects
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics
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- A Ferrés-Coy
- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (IBBTEC; UC-CISC-SODERCAN), Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (IBBTEC; UC-CISC-SODERCAN), Santander, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (IBBTEC; UC-CISC-SODERCAN), Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (IBBTEC; UC-CISC-SODERCAN), Santander, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Benninghoff J, Grunze H, Schindler C, Genius J, Schloesser RJ, van der Ven A, Dehning S, Wiltfang J, Möller HJ, Rujescu D. Ziprasidone--not haloperidol--induces more de-novo neurogenesis of adult neural stem cells derived from murine hippocampus. Pharmacopsychiatry 2013; 46:10-5. [PMID: 22592505 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Here, we present a stem-cell based study on the de-novo generation of beta-III-tubulin-positive neurons after treatment with the classic antipsychotic drug haloperidol or after treatment with the second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) ziprasidone. METHODS Adult neural stem cells (ANSC) dissociated from the adult mouse hippocampus were expanded in cell culture with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). ANSC differentiated upon withdrawal of EGF and bFGF. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Ziprasidone generated significantly more beta-III-tubulin-positive neurons than haloperidol during the differentiation of adult neural stem cells isolated from murine hippocampus (ANSC). We assume that this net increase in neurogenesis by ziprasidone relies on this drug's 5-HT1A receptor affinity, which is not present in the haloperidol molecule, since the inactivation by WAY100621 impeded this process. These data could possibly suggest a clinical relevance for studying antipsychotic drugs in the stem cell paradigm employed in this study.
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- J Benninghoff
- Department of Psychiatry, LMU-University of Munich, Munich, Germany. jens.benninghoff @lvr.de
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Chang HH, Havton LA. Serotonergic 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist (8-OH-DPAT) ameliorates impaired micturition reflexes in a chronic ventral root avulsion model of incomplete cauda equina/conus medullaris injury. Exp Neurol 2012; 239:210-7. [PMID: 23099413 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Trauma to the thoracolumbar spine commonly results in injuries to the cauda equina and the lumbosacral portion of the spinal cord. Both complete and partial injury syndromes may follow. Here, we tested the hypothesis that serotonergic modulation may improve voiding function after an incomplete cauda equina/conus medullaris injury. For this purpose, we used a unilateral L5-S2 ventral root avulsion (VRA) injury model in the rat to mimic a partial lesion to the cauda equina and conus medullaris. Compared to a sham-operated series, comprehensive urodynamic studies demonstrated a markedly reduced voiding efficiency at 12 weeks after the VRA injury. Detailed cystometrogram studies showed injury-induced decreased peak bladder pressures indicative of reduced contractile properties. Concurrent external urethral sphincter (EUS) electromyography demonstrated shortened burst and prolonged silent periods associated with the elimination phase. Next, a 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), was administered intravenously at 12 weeks after the unilateral L5-S2 VRA injury. Both voiding efficiency and maximum intravesical pressure were significantly improved by 8-OH-DPAT (0.3-1.0 mg/kg). 8-OH-DPAT also enhanced the amplitude of EUS tonic and bursting activity as well as duration of EUS bursting and silent period during EUS bursting. The results indicate that 8-OH-DPAT improves voiding efficiency and enhances EUS bursting in rats with unilateral VRA injury. We conclude that serotonergic modulation of the 5-HT(1A) receptor may represent a new strategy to improve lower urinary tract function after incomplete cauda equina/conus medullaris injuries in experimental studies.
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- Huiyi H Chang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Ikram H, Choudhry AM, Haleem DJ. Regional neurochemical profile following development of apomorphine-induced reinforcement. Pak J Pharm Sci 2012; 25:513-519. [PMID: 22713936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Dopamine is primary neurotransmitter which mediates the reinforcing effects of abused drugs, serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) also has a crucial role in the pathophysiology of addiction. The binding sites of various drugs of abuse are different from each other, their final rewarding effects are mediated by an increase in the dopamine level in the Nucleus Accumbens. The present study used conditioned place preference (CPP) test to monitor apomorphine's reinforcing effects. Associated alterations in 5-HT and dopamine metabolism were also monitored in various brain regions by HPLC-EC. Withdrawal from apomorphine administration (at a dose of 1.0 mg/kg on six alternate days) induced reinforcement as monitored in the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm. Serotonin and dopamine metabolism was also changed particularly in the ventral and dorsal striatum. Results therefore suggest desensitization of dopamine receptors in the presynaptic site is involved in apomorphine-induced reinforcement. Desensitization of somatodendritic 5-HT(1A) receptors resulting in increased availability of 5-HT at 5-HT(2C) receptors could attenuate apomorphine-induced reinforcement. Therefore, further investigations in this area should focus on attempts to attenuate apomorphine-induced reinforcement by desensitizing somatodendritic 5-HT(1A) receptors.
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- Animals
- Apomorphine/pharmacology
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Conditioning, Psychological/drug effects
- Dopamine/metabolism
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/physiology
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/physiology
- Receptors, Dopamine/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine/physiology
- Reinforcement, Psychology
- Serotonin/metabolism
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- Huma Ikram
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Zaĭchenko MI, Merzhanova GK, Vanetsian GL. [Effect of the selective ligands 5-HT(1A) receptors administration on the impulsive and self-control behavior in rats]. Zh Vyssh Nerv Deiat Im I P Pavlova 2012; 62:465-474. [PMID: 23035563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The influence of drugs, agonist and antagonist of serotonin receptors 5-HT(1A) on the behavior of rats tested by the method of choice to the value of reinforcement was investigated. Depending on their preferences in food reinforcement rats were divided into self-monitoring (choosing more valuable, delayed reinforcement) and impulsive (low value, immediate reinforcement). An hour before the test animals were administrated i.p. agonist 5-HT(1A) receptors 8-OH-DPAT, [(+)-8-Hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin] in a dose of 0.1 mg/kg or antagonist WAY-100635, [N-[2-[4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-2-pyridinylcyclohexanecarboxamide maleat salt] at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg. Evaluated parameters, such as number of clicks on a particular pedal, the latencies and number of omitted responses. The results showed that the administration of drugs to modify individual behavior parameters both groups of animals. The introduction of 5-HT(1A) agonist receptors in impulsive animals caused an increase in the number of clicks on the pedal for more valuable reinforcement, and administration of an antagonist did not have any significant effect to behavior.
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Di Clemente A, Franchi C, Orrù A, Arnt J, Cervo L. Bifeprunox: a partial agonist at dopamine D2 and serotonin 1A receptors, influences nicotine-seeking behaviour in response to drug-associated stimuli in rats. Addict Biol 2012; 17:274-86. [PMID: 21521422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00319.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Environmental stimuli repeatedly associated with the self-administered drugs may acquire motivational importance. Because dopamine (DA) D(2) /D(3) partial agonists and D(3) antagonists interfere with the ability of drug-associated cues to induce drug-seeking behaviour, the present study investigated whether bifeprunox, 7-[4-([1,1'biphenyl]-3-ylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2(3H)-benzoxazolone mesylate), a high-affinity partial agonist of the D(2) subfamily of DA receptors and of serotonin(1A) receptors, influences reinstatement of drug-associated cue-induced nicotine-seeking behaviour. The study also explored whether bifeprunox reduced motivated behaviour by evaluating its effects on reinstatement induced by stimuli conditioned to sucrose. To verify whether bifeprunox interferes with the primary reinforcing properties of either drug or sucrose, we compared its effects on nicotine self-administration and on sucrose-reinforced behaviour. Different groups of experimentally naïve, food-restricted Wistar rats were trained to associate a discriminative stimulus with response-contingent availability of nicotine or sucrose and tested for reinstatement after extinction of nicotine or sucrose-reinforced behaviour. Bifeprunox (4-16 µg/kg, s.c.) dose-dependently attenuated the response-reinstating effects of nicotine-associated cues. Higher doses (64-250 µg/kg, s.c.) reduced spontaneous locomotor activity and suppressed operant responding induced by sucrose-associated cues and by the primary reinforcing properties of nicotine or sucrose. Provided they can be extrapolated to abstinent human addicts, these results suggest the potential therapeutic use of partial DA D(2) receptor agonist to prevent cue-controlled nicotine-seeking and relapse. The profile of action of high doses of bifeprunox remains to be examined for potential sedation or anhedonia effects.
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- Angelo Di Clemente
- Experimental Psychopharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, Milan, Italy
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Pessoa-Mahana H, Recabarren-Gajardo G, Temer JF, Zapata-Torres G, Pessoa-Mahana CD, Barría CS, Araya-Maturana R. Synthesis, docking studies and biological evaluation of benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl-3-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)-propan-1-one derivatives on 5-HT1A serotonin receptors. Molecules 2012; 17:1388-407. [PMID: 22306829 PMCID: PMC6268179 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17021388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 01/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A series of novel benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl-3-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)-propan-1-one derivatives 6a-f, 7a-f and their corresponding alcohols 8a-f were synthesized and evaluated for their affinity towards 5-HT(1A) receptors. The influence of arylpiperazine moiety and benzo[b]thiophene ring substitutions on binding affinity was studied. The most promising analogue, 1-(benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)-3-(4-(pyridin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (7e) displayed micromolar affinity (K(i) = 2.30 μM) toward 5-HT(1A) sites. Docking studies shed light on the relevant electrostatic interactions which could explain the observed affinity for this compound.
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- Hernán Pessoa-Mahana
- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 233, Santiago 1, Chile.
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We here studied the involvement of spinally located 5-HT(1A) and opioid receptors, in the paradoxical effects that their activation can produce on nociception. Intrathecal (i.t.) injection of the 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-[di-n-propylamino] tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (1-10 microg) induced analgesic effects in the formalin model of tonic pain whereas in the paw pressure test, it decreased the vocalization threshold. In this latter test, i.t. 8-OH-DPAT also markedly reduced the analgesic effect of systemic morphine (5-10 mg/kg, s.c.). At 10 microg, 8-OH-DPAT totally abolished the effect of 5 mg/kg of morphine; this inhibitory effect was antagonized by pre-treatment with 0.63 mg/kg of the 5-HT(1A) antagonist WAY-100635 (N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-ethyl]-N-(2-pyridinyl)-cyclohexanecarboxamide-trihydrochloride). In contrast, the i.t. injection of WAY-100635 (1-10 microg) dose-dependently potentiated the antinociceptive activity of a dose of morphine (2.5 mg/kg, s.c.). Furthermore, WAY-100635 (10 microg, i.t.) potentiated morphine analgesia in morphine-tolerant rats. These findings demonstrate that 5-HT(1A) receptor agonists can act in the spinal cord to produce both hyper- and hypo-algesic effects and play a major role in the opioid analgesia and tolerance.
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MESH Headings
- 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin/pharmacology
- Afferent Pathways/cytology
- Afferent Pathways/drug effects
- Afferent Pathways/metabolism
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Interactions/physiology
- Drug Tolerance/physiology
- Injections, Spinal
- Male
- Morphine/pharmacology
- Pain/drug therapy
- Pain/metabolism
- Pain/physiopathology
- Pain Measurement/drug effects
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Pain Threshold/physiology
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid/metabolism
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Spinal Cord/drug effects
- Spinal Cord/physiopathology
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- Laurent Bardin
- Centre de Recherche Pierre-Fabre, 17 Avenue Jean Moulin, Castres Cédex F-81106, France.
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Deseure KR, Adriaensen HF, Colpaert FC. Effects of the combined continuous administration of morphine and the high-efficacy 5-HT1A
agonist, F 13640 in a rat model of trigeminal neuropathic pain. Eur J Pain 2012; 8:547-54. [PMID: 15531223 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2003] [Accepted: 01/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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F 13640 is a recently discovered high-efficacy 5-HT1A receptor agonist that has demonstrated robust anti-allodynic efficacy in a rat model of trigeminal neuropathic pain upon acute and continuous administration. In this model, continuous morphine infusion (5 mg/day) was shown to be effective during the first week of its administration but became almost completely ineffective by the end of the second week; F 13640's effectiveness (0.63 mg/day) remained unchanged during two weeks. Here, we examined the effects of combining F 13640 infusion with that of morphine. During the first week, the combination of the two agents produced a magnitude of effect that was similar to that of morphine when given alone and larger than that of F 13640 alone. During the second week, the combination produced an effect that was similar to that of F 13640 alone, and more effective than that of morphine alone. The latter data suggest that the 5-HT1A agonist, F 13640, inhibits the development of tolerance to morphine in this model. However, it is also possible that little, if any, interaction occurred between the different mechanisms initiated by opioid and 5-HT1A receptor activation, and that the anti-allodynic effect that remained by the end of the two-week treatment period is due solely to 5-HT1A receptor activation. The stable effects of F 13640 during the second week of treatment surpassed those of morphine and were not improved by the addition of morphine to F 13640.
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- Kristof R Deseure
- Laboratory of Anesthesiology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
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Jiménez-Ferrer E, Herrera-Ruiz M, Ramírez-García R, Herrera-Arellano A, Tortoriello J. Interaction of the natural anxiolytic Galphimine-B with serotonergic drugs on dorsal hippocampus in rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 137:724-729. [PMID: 21742023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Galphimine-B (G-B) is a nor-seco triterpene with an anxiolytic-like effect obtained from the plant species Galphimia glauca Cav. By means of a double blind clinical trial, it has been demonstrated that the extract from this plant, standardized in G-B content, possesses therapeutic effectiveness in patients with generalized anxiety. The mechanism of action of this compound remains unknown to date, but it has already demonstrated a non interaction with the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic system. For this reason, the objective of this work was to evaluate the pharmacological interaction between G-B with the 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A (5HT(1A)) and 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A (5HT(2A)) serotonergic receptors on CA1 neurons of hippocampus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electrophysiological records were performed as the frequency of discharge of in vivo CA1 cells from dorsal hippocampus in rats. RESULTS G-B was able to increase the frequency of discharge of neurons of the CA1 cells with some characteristics that support an interaction with the serotonergic system in this zone. It was demonstrated that this triterpene modulates the induced response of 5HT(1A) receptors, in an allosteric manner. CONCLUSION This effect demonstrated an interaction between G-B and the serotonergic system in dorsal hippocampus and evidenced that the mechanism of action of this compound could involve a complex series of actions on different neurotransmitter systems related with the anxiety disorder.
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- Action Potentials
- Animals
- Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/cytology
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/drug effects
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Herb-Drug Interactions
- Male
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Plant Preparations/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Serotonin Agents/pharmacology
- Triterpenes/pharmacology
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- Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Sur, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Argentina No. 1, Col. Centro, CP 62790, Xochitepec, Morelos, Mexico
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Karamanakos PN. Comment on: Chlorpheniramine exerts anxiolytic-like effects and activates prefrontal 5-HT systems in mice (Miyata S. et al., Psychopharmacology, 2009). Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011; 213:647; author reply 649. [PMID: 20084369 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1764-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2009] [Accepted: 12/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Partial dopamine agonists are potential medications for the treatment of amphetamine addiction. They have been hypothesized to stabilize the dopamine system by acting as antagonists during high dopaminergic tone resulting from amphetamine use and as agonists during withdrawal. Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic that acts as a partial D2 dopamine and a serotonin 5-HT₁(A) agonist and a serotonin 5-HT₂(A) antagonist. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of aripiprazole on behaviors induced and maintained by d-amphetamine. To this end, intravenous d-amphetamine self-administration [fixed ratio 3 (FR3) schedule, 0.02 mg/infusion] and d-amphetamine-induced (0, 1.5 mg/kg intraperitoneally) locomotor activity, as well as spontaneous locomotor activity and sucrose pellet selfadministration (FR3 schedule) were studied in male Wistar rats after aripiprazole (0, 0.3, 1, 3 mg/kg i.p.) administration. Aripiprazole pre-treatment resulted in bidirectional effects on amphetamine self-administration. The 1 mg/kg dose increased, and the highest dose decreased the number of amphetamine infusions. In the locomotor activity experiments, aripiprazole attenuated amphetamine-induced activity dose-dependently and tended to suppress spontaneous activity. The highest aripiprazole doses decreased also sucrose pellet self-administration. The increase in amphetamine self-administration with the intermediate aripiprazole dose, as well as the decrease in amphetamine-induced locomotor activity, suggests that aripiprazole acted as a dopamine antagonist. Suppression of amphetamine and sucrose self-administration by the highest aripiprazole dose was probably caused by non-specific effects. Together, these results indicate that under conditions of dopaminergic stimulation, aripiprazole attenuates the reinforcing and psychomotor stimulant effects of d-amphetamine, but the dose range for this effect is rather limited.
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- Pia Bäckström
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
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Lanzenberger R, Mitterhauser M, Kranz GS, Spindelegger C, Wadsak W, Stein P, Moser U, Savli M, Kletter K, Kasper S. Progesterone level predicts serotonin-1a receptor binding in the male human brain. Neuroendocrinology 2011; 94:84-8. [PMID: 21606641 DOI: 10.1159/000328432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Progesterone (P) is thought to influence mood and affective states. Alterations of the inhibitory serotonin-1A (5-HT(1A)) receptor distribution are associated with depression and anxiety. This study evaluates the influence of plasma P levels on the 5-HT(1A) receptor binding in healthy male subjects. METHODS Molecular neuroimaging of the 5-HT(1A) receptor distribution using positron emission tomography and hormone assays for total plasma P and cortisol were done in a sample of 18 healthy men. RESULTS Plasma P levels explained up to 65% of the variability in 5-HT(1A) receptor binding in limbic regions including the amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex and retrosplenial cortex. When controlling for cortisol in the model, there was an expected decline in explained variances of 5-HT(1A) binding attributed to P. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study provide further support for the effect of P on 5-HT(1A) receptor expression and raise the possibility that P mediates the vulnerability to mood disorders by affecting the serotonergic system.
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- Rupert Lanzenberger
- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. rupert.lanzenberger @ meduniwien.ac.at
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Nencetti S, Demontis GC, Mazzoni MR, Betti L, Banti I, Rossello A, Lapucci A. 3-[(aryl)(4-fluorobenzyloxy)methyl]piperidine derivatives: high-affinity ligands for the serotonin transporter. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 59:1439-45. [PMID: 17910821 DOI: 10.1211/jpp.59.10.0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The structural requirements for high-affinity binding at the serotonin transporter (SERT) have been investigated through the preparation of some 3-[(aryl)(4-fluorobenzyloxy)methyl]piperidine derivatives. The affinity of synthesised piperidinic compounds (1–4) at the SERT was evaluated by displacement of [3H]-paroxetine binding. Derived inhibition constant (Ki) values were in the same order of magnitude as that of fluoxetine, ranging between 2 and 400 nm. To better define the profiles of these compounds as potential antidepressants, binding affinity for 5-HT1A receptors and α2-adrenoceptors was also investigated by competition experiments using [3H]8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin ([3H]8-OH-DPAT) and [3H]rauwolscine as radiolabelled ligands, respectively. Inhibition data indicate that compounds 1–4 possess a very weak affinity for these receptors. The high affinity of compound 1 for SERT indicates that it is worth investigating further.
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- Susanna Nencetti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Iskra-Jopa J, Gołembiowska K, Dziubina A, Cybulski M, Duszyńska B, Chilmonczyk Z. In-vivo effects of the 1,2,4-piperazine derivatives MM5 and MC1, putative 5-HT agonists, on dopamine and serotonin release in rat prefrontal cortex. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 57:205-11. [PMID: 15720784 DOI: 10.1211/0022357055425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Two 1,2,4-substituted derivatives of piperazine were tested for their effect on dopamine and serotonin (5-HT) release in rat prefrontal cortex. Both compounds, 1-[4-(4-chinolin-2-yl-piperazin-1-yl)-butyl]piperidin-2-on (MM5) and 1-[4-(2-methyl-4-chinolin-2-yl-piperazin-1-yl)-butyl]-8-azaspiro [4.5]decano-7,9-dion (MC1), produced hypothermia in mice and showed affinity for 5-HT1A receptors in-vitro. Like the selective 5-HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.1 mg kg−1), MM5 given peripherally (30 mg kg−1) decreased the extracellular 5-HT level in rat prefrontal cortex, while MC1 suppressed 5-HT release at a higher dose (40 mg kg−1), but not at a lower one (30 mg kg−1). The effect of both compounds on 5-HT release was abolished by WAY 100635 (0.3 mg kg−1). MC1 (30 and 40 mg kg−1), but not MM5, raised cortical dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and extracellular homovanillic acid (HVA) levels. The effect of MC1 on dopamine release was reversed by neither WAY 100635 nor the non-selective 5-HT2 antagonist ritanserin (2 mg kg−1). However, ritanserin prevented the effect of the higher dose of MC1 on 5-HT release. The results of this study suggest that MM5 exhibits the profile of a 5-HT1A agonist devoid of dopaminergic activity. MC1 seems to possess moderate agonist activity at 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors, while acting on 5-HT release in the rat prefrontal cortex. However, the facilitation of dopamine release by this compound does not seem to be related to its affinity for 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors.
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MESH Headings
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/chemistry
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism
- 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin/pharmacology
- Animals
- Dopamine/chemistry
- Dopamine/physiology
- Extracellular Fluid/chemistry
- Extracellular Fluid/drug effects
- Extracellular Fluid/metabolism
- Homovanillic Acid/chemistry
- Homovanillic Acid/metabolism
- Male
- Microdialysis/methods
- Piperazines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Piperazines/chemistry
- Piperazines/metabolism
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Piperidones/metabolism
- Piperidones/pharmacology
- Poland
- Prefrontal Cortex/chemistry
- Prefrontal Cortex/drug effects
- Prefrontal Cortex/physiology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay/methods
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/physiology
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/physiology
- Ritanserin/pharmacology
- Serotonin/chemistry
- Serotonin/physiology
- Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists
- Spiro Compounds/metabolism
- Spiro Compounds/pharmacology
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Joanna Iskra-Jopa
- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Rydygiera 8, PL-01-793 Warszawa, Poland
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Leopoldo M, Berardi F, Colabufo NA, Contino M, Lacivita E, Perrone R, Tortorella V. Studies on 1-arylpiperazine derivatives with affinity for rat 5-HT7 and 5-HT1A receptors. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 56:247-55. [PMID: 15005884 DOI: 10.1211/0022357022575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Several 1-aryl-4-(2-arylethyl)piperazine derivatives were synthesized and tested in-vitro for their binding affinity for 5-HT7 and 5-HT1A receptors. These compounds displayed 5-HT7 receptor affinity ranging between Ki = 474 nm and Ki = 8.2 nm, besides high affinity for the 5-HT1A receptor. Intrinsic activity of the most potent compounds was assessed. 4-[2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine (16) and 1-(1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-4-[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]piperazine (20) (Ki = 24.5 and 8.2 nm, respectively) behaved as partial agonist and full agonist, respectively, when tested for 5-HT7 receptor-mediated relaxation of substance P-induced guinea-pig ileum contraction.
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- Marcello Leopoldo
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università degli Studi di Bari, via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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Fiorino F, Severino B, De Angelis F, Perissutti E, Magli E, Frecentese F, Esposito A, Massarelli P, Nencini C, Viti B, Santagada V, Caliendo G. Synthesis and in vitro pharmacological evaluation of a new series of 5-HT1A 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor ligands containing a norbornene nucleus. Pharmazie 2009; 64:555-564. [PMID: 19827295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A series of 4-substituted piperazine derivatives bearing a norbornene nucleus have been prepared and their affinity for serotonin 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors has been evaluated. Compounds showing the highest affinity have been selected and evaluated on dopaminergic (D1 and D2) and adrenergic (alpha1 and alpha2) receptors. The combination of structural elements (heterocyclic nucleus, oxyalkyl chain and 4-substituted piperazine) known to be critical in order to have affinity on serotonin receptors and the proper selection of substituents led to compounds with higher receptor specificity and affinity. In binding studies, several molecules showed affinity in nanomolar range towards 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors and moderate to no affinity for other relevant receptors (D1, D2, alpha1 and alpha2). Compound 2q 4-[2-[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethoxy]-4-aza-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione (Ki = 1.13 nM), was the most active and selective derivative for the 5-HT2C receptor with respect to other serotonin, dopaminergic and adrenergic receptors. Moreover, compound 3p showed mixed 5-HT2A/5-HT2C activity with affinity values in nanomolar range.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Brain Chemistry/drug effects
- Ligands
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Male
- Norbornanes/chemical synthesis
- Norbornanes/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/chemistry
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/chemistry
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/chemistry
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Serotonin Agents/chemical synthesis
- Serotonin Agents/pharmacology
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- F Fiorino
- Dipartimento di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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Paila YD, Pucadyil TJ, Chattopadhyay A. The cholesterol-complexing agent digitonin modulates ligand binding of the bovine hippocampal serotonin1Areceptor. Mol Membr Biol 2009; 22:241-9. [PMID: 16096266 DOI: 10.1080/09687860500093453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The serotonin(1A) (5-HT(1A)) receptor is an important member of the superfamily of seven transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptors. We have examined the modulatory role of cholesterol on the ligand binding of the bovine hippocampal 5-HT(1A) receptor by cholesterol complexation in native membranes using digitonin. Complexation of cholesterol from bovine hippocampal membranes using digitonin results in a concentration-dependent reduction in specific binding of the agonist 8-OH-DPAT and antagonist p-MPPF to 5-HT(1A) receptors. The corresponding changes in membrane order were monitored by analysis of fluorescence polarization data of the membrane depth-specific probes, DPH and TMA-DPH. Taken together, our results point out the important role of membrane cholesterol in maintaining the function of the 5-HT(1A) receptor. An important aspect of these results is that non-availability of free cholesterol in the membrane due to complexation with digitonin rather than physical depletion is sufficient to significantly reduce the 5-HT(1A) receptor function. These results provide a comprehensive understanding of the effects of the sterol-complexing agent digitonin in particular, and the role of membrane cholesterol in general, on the 5-HT(1A) receptor function.
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- Yamuna Devi Paila
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Carey RJ, Damianopoulos EN, Shanahan AB. Cocaine conditioning: reversal by autoreceptor dose levels of 8-OHDPAT. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2009; 91:447-52. [PMID: 18804487 PMCID: PMC2716395 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Revised: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In order to investigate the contribution of serotonergic effects of cocaine to Pavlovian conditioning of cocaine locomotor stimulant effects, two experiments were conducted in which groups of rats (N=10) received cocaine treatments (10 mg/kg) paired or unpaired to placement in an open-field environment. Initially, a cocaine conditioned locomotion stimulant effect was established. Next, additional Coc-P and Coc-UP pairings were carried out in conjunction with pretreatment injections of the 5-HT1A agonist, 8-OHDPAT (0.01, 0.025 and 0.05 mg/kg) or saline. In experiment 1, the Coc-P group which received the saline pretreatment again exhibited conditioning but in the 8-OHDPAT pretreatment Coc-P group conditioning was eliminated. In the second experiment, the protocol of the first experiment was repeated but expanded in the post-conditioning phase to include an 8-OHDPAT plus the 5-HT1A antagonist pretreatment Coc-P group. As in the first experiment, the 8-OHDPAT pretreatment Coc-P group did not exhibit a cocaine conditioned locomotion stimulant effect; whereas, the saline pretreatment Coc-P and the 8-OHDPAT plus WAY-100635 pretreatment Coc-P groups did exhibit the cocaine conditioned locomotion stimulant effect. These findings are consistent with an important role for serotonin in the maintenance of cocaine Pavlovian conditioned effects.
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- Robert J Carey
- Research Service (151), VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Ferreira-E-Silva WT, Galvão BA, Ferraz-Pereira KN, de-Castro CB, Manhães-de-Castro R. Perinatal malnutrition programs sustained alterations in nitric oxide released by activated macrophages in response to fluoxetine in adult rats. Neuroimmunomodulation 2009; 16:219-27. [PMID: 19365145 DOI: 10.1159/000212382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nutritional restriction during lactation has long-term consequences on the functioning of neuroimmune systems. Receptors and transporter serotonin (5-HT) are present in macrophages and may influence their role. This study evaluated nitric oxide release by alveolar macrophages (AMs) in adult control rats and rats malnourished during lactation in response to different fluoxetine (FLX) concentrations and 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(1B) agonists at different times. METHODS Male Wistar rats were distributed into two groups according to maternal diet during lactation: a control group of 12 rats whose dams had received a 23% protein diet and a malnourished group of 12 rats whose dams had received an 8% protein diet. After weaning, all rats received a 23% protein diet. On the 90th day after birth, nitric oxide (NO) release kinetics was measured in supernatants of AMs cultured with FLX. The NO release following the adjunction of serotoninergic agonists was also quantified. RESULTS The malnourished rats weighed less at weaning (control rats = 15.3 +/- 0.4 g, malnourished rats = 11.8 +/- 0.4 g); this difference persisted until 90 days of life (control rats = 355.4 +/- 8.6 g; malnourished rats = 267.8 +/- 7.9 g). In the presence of 10(-6)M FLX, NO release by AMs in control rats was lower. The addition of agonists did not interfere with NO release by AMs in control rats. NO release by AMs from malnourished rats was modified neither by FLX nor by agonists. As a consequence of malnutrition, there were lower numbers of cells and AMs in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and cell viability and NO release by AMs were impaired. CONCLUSIONS Nutritional manipulation in the perinatal period seems to interfere with the functional programming of macrophages; it also seems to affect their serotoninergic regulation through adulthood.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Body Weight/physiology
- Cell Count
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cell Survival/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fluoxetine/pharmacology
- Humans
- Immune System/growth & development
- Immune System/physiopathology
- Infant Nutrition Disorders/immunology
- Infant Nutrition Disorders/metabolism
- Infant Nutrition Disorders/physiopathology
- Infant, Newborn
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Male
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B/metabolism
- Serotonin/metabolism
- Serotonin Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Time
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