title: Fluoxetine-induced inhibition of synaptosomal [3H]5-HT release: possible Ca(2+)-channel inhibition.
abstract: Fluoxetine, a selective 5-HT uptake inhibitor, inhibited 15 mM K(+)-induced [3H]5-HT release from rat spinal cord and cortical synaptosomes at concentrations greater than 0.5 uM. This effect reflected a property shared by another selective 5-HT uptake inhibitor paroxetine but not by less selective uptake inhibitors such as amitriptyline, desipramine, imipramine or nortriptyline. Inhibition of release by fluoxetine was inversely related to both the concentration of K+ used to depolarize the synaptosomes and the concentration of external Ca2+. Experiments aimed at determining a mechanism of action revealed that fluoxetine did not inhibit voltage-independent release of [3H]5-HT release induced by the Ca(2+)-ionophore A 23187 or Ca(2+)-independent release induced by fenfluramine. Moreover the 5-HT autoreceptor antagonist methiothepin did not reverse the inhibitory actions of fluoxetine on K(+)-induced release. Further studies examined the effects of fluoxetine on voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels and Ca2+ entry. Whereas fluoxetine and paroxetine inhibited binding of [3H]nitrendipine to the dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ channel, the less selective uptake inhibitors did not alter binding. The dihydropyridine antagonist nimodipine partially blocked fluoxetine-induced inhibition of release. Moreover enhanced K(+)-stimulated release due to the dihydropyridine agonist Bay K 8644 was reversed by fluoxetine. Fluoxetine also inhibited the K(+)-induced increase in intracellular free Ca2+ in fura-2 loaded synaptosomes. These data are consistent with the suggestion that fluoxetine inhibits K(+)-induced [3H]5-HT release by antagonizing voltage-dependent Ca2+ entry into nerve terminals.
authors.affiliation: Marion Merrell Dow Research Institute, Cincinnati, OH 45215.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Stauderman
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D005473:Fluoxetine; D012701:Serotonin; D009553:Nimodipine; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium