title: Buspirone decreases the activity of 5-hydroxytryptamine-containing dorsal raphe neurons in-vitro.
abstract: Buspirone, a non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent, produced a dose-dependent decrease in the activity of 5-HT-containing dorsal raphe neurons recorded from mouse brain slices. The response was not changed in a low calcium/high magnesium incubation medium, indicating that the observed effects were the result of a direct action of buspirone on raphe neurons. These data are discussed within the context of the anxiolytic effects of buspirone.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Trulson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arasteh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002065:Buspirone; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000187:drug effects; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D012701:Serotonin; D002065:Buspirone