title: The putative 5-HT1 receptor agonist, RU 24969, inhibits the efflux of 5-hydroxytryptamine from rat frontal cortex slices by stimulation of the 5-HT autoreceptor.
abstract: The putative central 5-HT receptor agonist, 5-methoxy-3(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)-1H-indole succinate (RU 24969), was found to be a potent inhibitor of the continuous K+ evoked efflux of [3H]5-HT from superfused rat frontal cortex slices (pD2 7.45). The effects of RU 24969 were attenuated by the putative 5-HT autoreceptor antagonists, methiothepin, quipazine and (-)-propranolol but not by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist, idazoxan. It is concluded that RU 24969 inhibits K+ evoked efflux of [3H]5-HT from rat frontal cortex slices by stimulation of the 5-HT autoreceptor. Moreover, since RU 24969 potently displaced ligand binding to the 5-HT1 and 5-HT1B recognition sites but was only weakly active at the 5-HT2 receptor, the results lend support to the claim for a pharmacological resemblance between the 5-HT autoreceptor and the 5-HT1 recognition site and in particular the low affinity 5-HT1B subtype.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Middlemiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D019329:Idazoxan; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008719:Methiothepin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011814:Quipazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004146:Dioxanes; D007211:Indoles; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C025145:5-methoxy 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)1H indole; D012701:Serotonin; D011814:Quipazine; D008719:Methiothepin; D011433:Propranolol; D011188:Potassium; D019329:Idazoxan