title: The novel 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, SDZ 216-525, decreases 5-HT release in rat hippocampus in vivo.
abstract: 1. Recent evidence suggests that the novel compound SDZ 216-525 is a selective and possibly silent 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. Here we have examined the action of SDZ 216-525 on central 5-HT1A autoreceptor function. The experiments involved measurement of drug effects on extracellular 5-HT in the ventral hippocampus of the chloral hydrate anaesthetized rat by use of microdialysis. 2. Acute injection of SDZ 216-525 (0.1, 0.3, 1.0 and 3 mg kg-1, s.c.) caused a dose-related decrease in 5-HT output with an estimated ED50 of at least 0.3 mg kg-1. This ED50 value is 20-30 times greater than ED50 values previously obtained for 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) and NAN-190. In comparison, SDZ 216-525 is reported to have slightly higher affinity for the 5-HT1A site than 8-OH-DPAT and NAN-190. 3. The inhibitory effect of SDZ 216-525 (1 mg kg-1, s.c.) on 5-HT was blocked by the 5-HT1/beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, (-)-pindolol (8 mg kg-1, s.c.) but not by a combination of the beta 1- and beta 2-selective adrenoceptor antagonists metoprolol and ICI 118,551 (4 mg kg-1, each). 4. Although in several experimental models SDZ 216-525 has high affinity, selectivity and lacks intrinsic activity at the 5-HT1A receptor, our experiments show that the drug decreases extracellular 5-HT in ventral hippocampus of the chloral hydrate anaesthetized rat via a pindolol-sensitive mechanism. We conclude that either SDZ 216-525 promotes (with low potency in vivo) 5-HT1A receptor/G-protein interactions, or that the 5-HTlA autoreceptor is a 5-HT1A receptor subtype different from the postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor.
authors.affiliation: MRC Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McQuade
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fozard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoyer
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003956:Dialysis; D004594:Electrophysiology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D007211:Indoles; D010879:Piperazines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013844:Thiazoles; C058895:1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-(2-phthalimido)butyl)piperazine; C080378:SDZ 216-525; D012701:Serotonin; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; C053428:BMY 7378