title: Non-reversal of scopolamine- or age-related EEG changes by ondansetron, methysergide or alaproclate.
abstract: The present studies investigates the effects of a 5HT3-antagonist (ondansetron: 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 micrograms), a 5HT2-antagonist (methysergide: 2, 10, 20 mg/kg) and a serotonin uptake inhibitor (alaproclate: 2, 10, 20 mg/kg) on the neocortical electrical activity of young scopolamine-treated and aged rats. The scopolamine (0.2 and 0.8 mg/kg)-induced increase in EEG spectral components was not reversed by ondansetron, methysergide or alaproclate. The scopolamine (0.8 mg/kg)-induced EEG amplitude increase reversing potency of a subthreshold dose of the muscarinic agonist pilocarpine (2 mg/kg) was not potentiated by ondansetron, methysergide or alaproclate. A higher dose of pilocarpine (10 mg/kg) reversed scopolamine-induced EEG slowing. Age-related increase in high voltage spindles (HVS) was not alleviated by either ondansetron, methysergide or alaproclate. The HVS activity stabilizing effect of pilocarpine (2 mg/kg) was not enhanced by ondansetron, methysergide or alaproclate. These results suggest that the serotonergic agents investigated could not alleviate cortical cholinergic activation deficit and once again implicate the role of cholinergic system in both the neocortical electrical activation and age-related cortical electrical arousal deficit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riekkinen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sirviö
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riekkinen
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008784:Methysergide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017294:Ondansetron; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D010862:Pilocarpine; D017294:Ondansetron; C025293:alaproclate; D012601:Scopolamine; D000409:Alanine; D008784:Methysergide