title: Hippocampal asymmetry in the behavioral responses to the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT.
abstract: The present study examined the behavioral responses of rats to unilateral and bilateral injections of the selective serotonin 1A (5-HT1A)-receptor agonist 8-hydroxydipropylaminotetralin hydrobromide (8-OH-DPAT) 1 microgram into the hippocampal CA1 area of male Wistar rats. 8-OH-DPAT increased locomotor activity, which was most pronounced with injections into the left hippocampus. The agonist impaired learning and memory (shuttle-box), especially when injected into the right hippocampus. The elevated plus-maze experiments showed that neither left nor right nor bilateral hippocampal injections of 8-OH-DPAT produced any anxiogenic effect. However, with Vogel's conflict test, right injections of 8-OH-DPAT produced anxiety. The present study has revealed hippocampal asymmetry in the behavioral responses to the 5-HT1A-receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Drug Toxicology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Belcheva
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belcheva
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Petkov
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Petkov
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin