title: Pre- and postsynaptic localization of 3H-imipramine binding sites: action of 5-7 dihydroxytryptamine and triton X-100 on subcellular fractions of rat brain.
abstract: In rats injected intraventricularly with 5-7 dihydroxytryptamine there was a considerable reduction of 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindol acetic acid content in cerebral cortex and hippocampus. After cell fractionation of these structures, a 37% reduction of 3H-imipramine binding was observed in the crude mitochondrial fraction of the treated rats, that contains the synaptosomes. In purified synaptosomal membranes the reduction was about 20%. Dissolution of the presynaptic membrane with 0.1 and 0.2% Triton X-100 on the treated membranes further reduced 3H-imipramine binding respectively by 25% and 40%, values similar to those obtained on control synaptosomal membranes. These findings were further substantiated using saturation experiments for the high affinity site of 3H-imipramine. The results obtained are discussed in relation to the possible mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs at the synaptic region, and the possible postsynaptic effect is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D004102:Dihydroxytryptamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007099:Imipramine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D017830:Octoxynol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004102:Dihydroxytryptamines; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D012701:Serotonin; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D017830:Octoxynol; D007099:Imipramine