title: The effect of putative 5-HT1A receptor antagonists on 8-OH-DPAT-induced hypothermia in rats and mice.
abstract: The effects of three putative 5-HT1A receptor antagonists (NAN-190, BMY 7378 and WB 4101) were studied on the hypothermia induced by 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT). In order to control for the alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity of NAN-190 and WB 4101, the effects of prazosin were also examined. Both NAN-190 and WB 4101 lowered body temperature in the mouse. This effect appeared to be due to their alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist effects as prazosin had a similar profile. Neither NAN-190, WB 4101 nor prazosin antagonised the hypothermic effects of 8-OH-DPAT. BMY 7378 slightly lowered body temperature but to a lesser extent than 8-OH-DPAT and, in contrast to the other compounds studied, also prevented a fall in body temperature on injection of 8-OH-DPAT. In the rat there was much less interference from alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity as both NAN-190 and prazosin only slightly reduced body temperature. In this species, however, NAN-190 showed marked antagonist activity against 8-OH-DPAT hypothermia. This was not due to alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity as prazosin had no effect. In the rat, as in the mouse, BMY 7378 had a partial agonist profile, whereas WB 4101 behaved essentially as an agonist. These results suggest that NAN-190 is a pure antagonist of 8-OH-DPAT-induced hypothermia in rats and that BMY 7378 and WB 4101 are, respectively, a partial agonist and an agonist in this test.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Merrell Dow Research Institute, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects*; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004146:Dioxanes; D010879:Piperazines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; C058895:1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-(2-phthalimido)butyl)piperazine; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; C010654:(2-(2',6'-dimethoxy)phenoxyethylamino)methylbenzo-1,4-dioxane; C053428:BMY 7378; D011224:Prazosin