title: Serotonin receptor involvement in the avoidance learning deficit caused by p-chloroamphetamine-induced serotonin release.
abstract: The receptor involvement in the p-chloramphetamine (PCA, 2.5 mg kg-1) induced impairment of active avoidance acquisition was examined in the male rat. The avoidance deficit was blocked at low doses by serotonergic (5-HT)-receptor blocking agents but not by alpha-adrenergic-, beta-adrenergic-, opiate-, muscarinic- or dopamine D2-receptor antagonists. The potency of the 5-HT antagonists to block the PCA-induced deficit correlated with their affinity in displacing [3H]ketanserin but not [3H]5-HT binding in the frontal cortex. The potencies of the 5-HT antagonists to block the action of PCA could not be related to their action on muscarinic-, histaminergic H1- or dopaminergic D2-receptor binding in vitro. It is concluded that the avoidance learning deficit caused by PCA-induced 5-HT release is related to activation of 5-HT receptors in the frontal cortex having the characteristics of a 5-HT2 receptor.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ogren
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D007650:Ketanserin; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D011969:Receptors, Histamine H1 / Q000187:drug effects; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000662:Amphetamines; D010880:Piperidines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011969:Receptors, Histamine H1; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine; D007650:Ketanserin