title: The effect of repeated administration of imipramine, citalopram and mianserin on responsiveness of central serotonergic, alpha 2-adrenergic and cholinergic system in mice.
abstract: The effect of antidepressant drugs: imipramine, citalopram and mianserin given either in a single dose or twice a day for 14 days in a dose of 10 mg/kg was investigated in mice in tests for the responsiveness of central serotonergic (L-5 hydroxytryptophan-induced head twitches), alpha 2-adrenergic (donidine hypoactivity) and cholinergic (oxotremorine syndrome) systems. The effect of L-5 hydroxytryptophan was inhibited by repeated administration of citalopram and mianserin but unchanged by administration of imipramine. After a single administration only mianserin inhibited the L-5 hydroxytryptophan effect. Given repeatedly, the investigated antidepressant drugs did not affect the effect of clonidine; only mianserin potentiated the hypoactivity when given in a single dose. Repeatedly administered antidepressant drugs did not affect the action of oxotremorine, although imipramine (but not citalopram or mianserin) antagonized it after a single administration. The results indicate that under the present conditions repeatedly given mianserin and citalopram, but not imipramine, antagonize behavioral effects of L-5 hydroxytryptophan. No one of the investigated antidepressant drugs given repeatedly changed the responsiveness of alpha 2 -adrenergic and cholinergic systems to their agonists. It might be concluded that the changes in alpha 1-adrenergic and dopaminergic systems, observed previously after repeated administration of antidepressant drugs, are selective.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maj
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rogóz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Skuza
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sowińska
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015283:Citalopram / Q000494:pharmacology; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008803:Mianserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D010095:Oxotremorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D015283:Citalopram; D008803:Mianserin; D010095:Oxotremorine; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D003000:Clonidine; D007099:Imipramine