title: Evaluation of the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin in different rodent models of epilepsy.
abstract: The effects of the serotonin (i.e. 5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) S1 receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), and the 5-HT precursor L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) were compared in different models of epilepsy. 5-HTP significantly increased the threshold for electroconvulsions and pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice and rats but exerted no anticonvulsant effects in epileptic gerbils and amygdaloid-kindled rats. The anticonvulsant effect of 5-HTP against electroconvulsions in rats could be attenuated by the S2 receptor antagonist, ketanserin. 8-OH-DPAT displayed no anticonvulsant effects in the seizure models examined but gave rise to proconvulsant effects in mice. Differences between 5-HTP and 8-OH-DPAT were also observed in terms of behavioural changes in response to both drugs. The data indicate that S2 receptors may be involved in the anticonvulsant effect of 5-HTP.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Löscher
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Czuczwar
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003292:Convulsants; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003292:Convulsants; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D012701:Serotonin; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin