title: Role of serotonin and catecholamines in brain in the feeding suppressant effect of fluoxetine.
abstract: The hypophagic effect of fluoxetine was studied in rats, injected intracerebroventricularly with 150 micrograms/20 microliters 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine, to destroy serotonin-containing neurones or 250 micrograms/20 microliters 6-hydroxydopamine, to destroy catecholamine-containing neurones. The effect of various serotonin receptor antagonists was assessed as well. Neither neurotoxin significantly modified the effect of 20 mg/kg (i.p.) fluoxetine on food intake. Metergoline (1-5 mg/kg), (-)-propranolol (16 mg/kg) and ICS 205-930 (0.1 and 1 mg/kg) did not modify the hypophagic effect of fluoxetine, while mianserin (1 and 5 mg/kg), ritanserin (0.5 and 1 mg/kg) and xylamidine (3 mg/kg) slightly but significantly reduced it. While the mechanism by which some 5-HT receptor antagonists modify the effect of fluoxetine remains to be elucidated, it seems clear that 5-HT receptors hardly have any significant role in the ability of the drug to suppress food intake.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grignaschi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samanin
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000502:physiology*; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D005473:Fluoxetine; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D012701:Serotonin; D016627:Oxidopamine