title: The effect of 5-HT receptor ligands on the uptake of [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine into rat cortical synaptosomes.
abstract: The effect of 5-HT receptor agonists and antagonists to inhibit [3H]5-HT uptake was investigated in rat cortical synaptosomes. The 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine) uptake inhibitors paroxetine and fluoxetine yielded pKi values of 8.41 +/- 0.12 and 7.43 +/- 0.06 respectively. The 5-HT3/5-HT4 receptor antagonist tropisetron and the 5-HT1A agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) had similar inhibitory potencies to cocaine (pKi values of 6.58 +/- 0.04, 6.47 +/- 0.14 and 6.45 +/- 0.12 respectively). The dopamine and noradrenaline uptake inhibitors GBR12909 and desipramine had comparable values of 6.5 +/- 0.05 and 6.13 +/- 0.07. Other 5-HT receptor ligands had pKi values less than 6.0 (R(+)-zacopride, MDL72222, R(+)/S(-)-zacopride) or 5.0 (5-methoxytryptamine, m-chlorophenylbiguanide, S(-)-zacopride, SDZ205-557, ondansetron and renzapride). It is concluded, with the possible exception of tropisetron and 8-OH-DPAT, that it is unlikely that the effects of the 5-HT receptor ligands to inhibit 5-HT uptake contribute to their effects in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Studies in Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Costall
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rudd
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000077526:Tropisetron
chemical_list: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D003042:Cocaine; D003891:Desipramine; D005473:Fluoxetine; D007211:Indoles; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; D017374:Paroxetine; D010879:Piperazines; D012701:Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D000077526:Tropisetron; C043425:vanoxerine