title: Inhibitory influence via 5-HT3 receptors on the induction of LTP in mossy fiber-CA3 system of guinea-pig hippocampal slices.
abstract: The effects of 5-HT3-receptor-related agents on long-term potentiation (LTP) in the mossy fiber-CA3 system were studied in guinea pig hippocampal slices. 5-HT3 receptor agonists, 1-(m-chlorophenyl)-biguanide (mCPBG) and 2-methyl serotonin (2-Me-5-HT) significantly attenuated the magnitude of LTP of the population spike at 0.3-1 microM and at 10 microM respectively. At these doses neither of these drugs did affect the amplitude of the population spike (PSA) evoked by test stimuli in the absence of tetanic stimulation. The attenuating effect of mCPBG on LTP was reversed by the GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline. On the other hand, 5-HT3 receptor antagonists ondansetron and granisetron significantly augmented the magnitude of LTP at 1-3 microM and at 0.1-0.3 microM, respectively, without changes in PSA before tetanus. The augmenting effect of granisetron on LTP was partially but significantly reversed by the muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine. These findings suggest that the induction of the LTP in the mossy fiber-CA3 system is inhibited by an activation of 5-HT3 receptors through the facilitation of GABAergic neurons (GABAA receptors) and the inhibition of cholinergic neurons (muscarinic receptors).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid