title: 5-HT depletion with 5,7-DHT, PCA and PCPA in mice: differential effects on the sensitivity to 5-MeODMT, 8-OH-DPAT and 5-HTP as measured by two nociceptive tests.
abstract: Depletion of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in mice was produced by intracerebroventricular injection of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT, 80 micrograms) or by systemic injections of p-chloroamphetamine (PCA, 3 X 40 or 4 X 40 mg/kg), p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA, 5 X 400 or 14 X 400 mg/kg) or combined PCA (3 X 40 mg/kg) + PCPA (11 X 400 mg/kg). Neither of the pretreatments altered nociception in the increasing temperature hot-plate test, whereas hyperalgesia was demonstrated in 5,7-DHT lesioned animals in the tail-flick test. 5,7-DHT-pretreatment enhanced the antinociceptive effect of the 5-HT agonists 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeODMT), 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). This effect was observed after 2, 5 and 8 days in the tail-flick test and after 5 and 8 days in the hot-plate test. However, pretreatment with PCPA or PCA failed to alter the antinociception elicited by the 5-HT agonists, although a tendency towards enhancement of antinociception was found after combined treatment with PCA and PCPA. It is suggested that the injection of 5,7-DHT induces denervation supersensitivity of post-synaptic 5-HT receptors. The lack of such supersensitivity after PCPA-pretreatment which induces similar 5-HT depletion to 5,7-DHT, may suggest that other factors than the absence of 5-HT may contribute to the development of denervation supersensitivity. Alternatively, the three 5-HT depleting agents may produce a qualitatively different reduction of 5-HT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Eide
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hole
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Berge
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Broch
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004102:Dihydroxytryptamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010134:Fenclonine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D008732:Methoxydimethyltryptamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012701:Serotonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D004102:Dihydroxytryptamines; D008732:Methoxydimethyltryptamines; D009281:Naphthalenes; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D012701:Serotonin; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D010134:Fenclonine; D003891:Desipramine