title: Effects of chronic mianserin administration on serotonin metabolism and receptors in the 5-hydroxytryptophan depression model.
abstract: 1. To further investigate a previous postulate that increased serotonergic activity may cause depression, the effects of chronic mianserin administration on 5-HT, its metabolites, and the subtypes of 5-HT receptors were studied. 2. The levels of 5-HT, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, 5-HTP, 5-HT turnover and their response to 5-HTP administration all exhibited no change following mianserin treatment. 3. The Bmax value of the high affinity site of the 5-HT-1A receptor increased and the Bmax value of 5-HT-2 receptor decreased with no change in the low affinity site of the 5-HT-1A receptor nor in the 5-HT-1B receptor. 4. The response to 5-HTP administration showed no change in any of these receptors. 5. These results suggest that the chronic mianserin administration might block both the 5-HT-2 and 5-HT-1A receptors in the 5-hydroxytryptophan depression model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akiyoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizobe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuranaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagayama
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008803:Mianserin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D008803:Mianserin; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan