title: Discriminative stimulus properties of the 5-HT1A agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH DPAT).
abstract: Using a two-lever operant procedure, eleven rats were trained to discriminate 0.2 mg/kg of the 5-HT1A agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH DPAT) from saline using a variable-interval 15 sec schedule of reinforcement. Once trained, these animals were used in a series of stimulus generalization and stimulus antagonism studies. The 8-OH DPAT-stimulus did not generalize to the 5-HT1B agonist 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl) piperazine (TFMPP) or the 5-HT2 agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOM), nor could it be attenuated by pre-treatment of the animals with the 5-HT2 antagonist ketanserin. Low doses of spiperone and propranolol were without effect on 8-OH DPAT-appropriate responding, whereas higher doses of these agents resulted in disruption of behavior. Some preliminary structure-activity data were also obtained using several related tetralin analogs. The results of this study demonstrate that the serotonin agonist 8-OH DPAT serves as a discriminative stimulus in rats and that it produces stimulus effects that are probably not 5-HT1B or 5-HT2-mediated.
mesh_terms: D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000818:Animals; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D007650:Ketanserin; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D010879:Piperazines; D010880:Piperidines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine; C018406:1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D007650:Ketanserin