title: Biochemical and behavioral changes in rats after prolonged treatment with desipramine: interaction with p-chlorophenylalanine.
abstract: The decrease in the Bmax value of 3H-dihydroalprenolol (3H-DHA) binding to cortical membranes of rat brain induced by long-term administration of desipramine (DMI) was prevented by concomitant treatment with parachlorophenylalanine (pCPA). Acute administration of DMI significantly decreased locomotor activity in saline- and (pCPA)-pretreated rats. DMI-induced inhibition of locomotor activity was abolished in (pCPA)-pretreated rats chronically treated with DMI. Conversely, in pCPA-pretreated animals, acute DMI could still significantly decrease the locomotion of chronically DMI-treated rats. The data presented indicate that an intact serotoninergic system is required to enable antidepressant drugs to induce biochemical and behavioral changes following their chronic administration.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brunello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volterra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cagiano
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ianieri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cuomo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Racagni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D010134:Fenclonine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D010134:Fenclonine; D003891:Desipramine