title: Anorectic response to amino acid imbalance: a selective serotonin3 effect?
abstract: The anorectic responses to imbalanced amino acid diets (IMB) are ameliorated by pretreatment with large (mg/kg) doses of the serotonin antagonists, tropisetron [3-alpha-tropanyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid ester, formerly known as ICS-205,930 (ICS)] and MDL 72,222 [1 alpha H,3 alpha,5 alpha-H-tropan-3-yl-3,5-dichlorobenzoate (MDL)], effects earlier attributed to the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor. Subsequent identification of the 5-HT4 receptor, and recognition that ICS and MDL also bind to 5-HT4 receptors, led us to question whether the results seen with these drugs were due to activity at the 5-HT3 or 5-HT4 receptor subtype. 1,2,3,9-Tetrahydro-9-methyl-3 [(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl) methyl] 4H-carbazol-4-one) [ondansetron (OND)], a reportedly 5-HT3-selective receptor antagonist, has been used to block 5-HT3 receptors in demonstrating the 5-HT4 receptor, and so seems securely selective for the 5-HT3 receptor type. Therefore, we tested the effects of OND on the rat's feeding responses to IMB. Pretreatment with 0.1 or 1 micrograms/kg OND fully restored intake of IMB to > 100% of control between 6 and 12 h after introduction of IMB. We conclude that the previous similar increases in IMB intake seen after ICS and MDL were due to their antagonist activity at the 5-HT3 receptor and that the 5-HT3 receptor may have an important role in mediating the rat's anorectic responses to IMB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gietzen
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000187:drug effects; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007532:Isoleucine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014326:Tropanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077526:Tropisetron
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007211:Indoles; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D014326:Tropanes; D007532:Isoleucine; D017294:Ondansetron; D000077526:Tropisetron; C042253:bemesetron