title: d-Lysergic acid diethylamide differentially affects the dual actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine on cortical neurons.
abstract: 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; 10(-4) M) produces an initial depolarization, followed by a long-lasting hyperpolarization, when focally applied to pyramidal neurons in the somatosensory cortex of the rat. Application of the selective 5-HT1A agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT; 10(-6) M) or d-lysergic acid diethylamide (d-LSD; 10(-6) M), produced only a hyperpolarizing response which was larger than the response to 5-HT. Application of 8-OH-DPAT (10(-6) M) and 5-HT (10(-4) M) together produced an initial depolarizing response, similar to the response with 5-HT alone, followed by a hyperpolarizing response which was 23 +/- 3% larger than with 5-HT alone. By contrast, the application of d-LSD (10(-6) M) and 5-HT (10(-4) M) together produced either no depolarization (7 of 13 cells) or a significantly smaller depolarizing response (36 +/- 4% of the response to 5-HT alone), as well as a hyperpolarizing response which was 33 +/- 4% larger than with 5-HT alone. Therefore, d-LSD displayed a unique pharmacological ability to both mimic and block the effect of 5-HT on single neurons in somatosensory cortex of the rat.
authors: Department of Neurology, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Pierce
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Peroutka
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D012701:Serotonin; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide