title: Effects of acute GR38032F (odansetron), a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, on dopamine and serotonin metabolism in mesolimbic and nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons.
abstract: The acute administration of GR38032F, a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, did not change the concentrations of dopamine (DA) or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) or their deaminated metabolites in nucleus caudatus, nucleus accumbens or substantia nigra. Pretreatment with GR38032F failed to modify the haloperidol-induced activation of DA turnover. It is concluded that the blockade of central 5-HT3 receptors by GR38032F under these experimental conditions does not result in alternations in metabolism of DA or 5-HT in major ascending dopaminergic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koulu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sjöholm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lappalainen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Virtanen
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015306:Biogenic Monoamines / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008032:Limbic System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017294:Ondansetron; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015306:Biogenic Monoamines; D007093:Imidazoles; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D012701:Serotonin; D017294:Ondansetron; D006220:Haloperidol; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid