title: Effects of (R)-8-OH-DPAT and the enantiomers of UH-301 on motor activities in the rat: antagonism of (R)-8-OH-DPAT-induced effects.
abstract: The effects of the enantiomers of 5-fluoro-8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin, UH-301 and the potent 5-HT1A-receptor agonist (R)-8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin, (R)-8-OH-DPAT, on locomotion, rearing and total activity were studied in rats. The experiments were performed as tests either of exploratory activity in non-habituated rats or of motor activity of rats habituated to the environment for 2 h before drug injection. (R)-8-OH-DPAT increased locomotion and total activity and decreased rearing in both conditions. (R)-UH-301 increased locomotion and slightly also total activity in habituated rats and decreased rearing in both conditions. (S)-UH-301 decreased locomotion and rearing in both conditions but only in doses of 10 mumol/kg and above. Lower doses of (S)-UH-301 (10 mumol/kg) antagonized (R)-8-OH-DPAT-induced increases of locomotion and total activity. As (S)-UH-301 decreased rearing, per se, it was not able to antagonize the (R)-8-OH-DPAT induced decrease. These results further support previous data that (S)-UH-301 is a 5-HT1A antagonist while (R)-UH-301 is a 5-HT1A agonist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Pharmacology, Uppsala Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fredriksson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hacksell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lewander
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000818:Animals; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; C064282:UH 301; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin