title: Effects of imipramine and serotonin-2 agonists and antagonists on serotonin-2 and beta-adrenergic receptors following noradrenergic or serotonergic denervation.
abstract: The effects of chronic (14 day) administration of the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine, the serotonin-2 (5-HT2) antagonist ketanserin, and the serotonin agonist quipazine on 5-HT2 receptor binding parameters and 5-HT2-mediated behavior were examined in rats with or without prior serotonergic denervation [via 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT)] or noradrenergic denervation [via N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine (DSP4)]. Chronic administration of imipramine, ketanserin, or quipazine produced a marked reduction in the number of 5-HT2 binding sites which was accompanied by reductions in the 5-HT2-mediated quipazine-induced head shake response. In animals receiving DSP4 or 5,7-DHT lesions and continuous vehicle treatment, beta-adrenergic receptor binding sites were significantly up-regulated while 5-HT2 receptor binding sites did not change. Imipramine normalized the lesion-induced increases in beta-adrenergic binding observed in DSP4 and 5,7-DHT-lesioned rats but failed to down-regulate beta-adrenergic binding sites below non-lesioned control levels. Chronic imipramine, ketanserin, and quipazine reduced quipazine-induced head shakes and down-regulated 5-HT2 binding sites in rats with noradrenergic denervation. While imipramine, ketanserin, and quipazine all down-regulated 5-HT2 binding sites in animals with serotonergic denervation, only imipramine's ability to reduce quipazine-induced head shakes was attenuated in 5,7-DHT-lesioned rats. The present results suggest that imipramine-induced down-regulation of 5-HT2 receptors may not involve presynaptic 5-HT mechanisms, and imipramine-induced alterations in 5-HT2 sensitivity as reflected in the quipazine-induced head shake may, in part, be influenced by beta-adrenergic receptors.
authors: Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06268.
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Eison
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Eison
authors: F D
authors: FD
authors: Yocca
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gianutsos
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011814:Quipazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011804:Quinolines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D005473:Fluoxetine; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D012701:Serotonin; D011814:Quipazine; D007650:Ketanserin; D007099:Imipramine