title: Effects of 8-OHDPAT and 5-HT1A antagonists WAY100135 and WAY100635, on guinea-pig behaviour and dorsal raphe 5-HT neurone firing.
abstract: 1. The effects of 5-HT1A antagonists on guinea-pig behaviour and dorsal raphe neuronal activity were investigated. 2. WAY100135 (10 mg kg-1, s.c.) and WAY100635 (1 mg kg-1, s.c.) significantly reduced the behaviours induced by 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OHDPAT) (1 mg kg-1, s.c.) indicative of post-synaptic 5-HT1A receptor antagonism. WAY100635 (10 mg kg-1, s.c.) alone induced ear twitches, which were antagonized by ketanserin (1 mg kg-1, s.c.), but no other overt behaviours. 3. WAY100635 (0.125 mg kg-1, i.v.) produced a right-ward shift in the dose-related inhibition of neuronal firing by 8-OHDPAT (5-100 micrograms kg-1, i.v.) but did not affect the maximum inhibition induced by 8-OHDPAT indicating competitive antagonism between 8-OHDPAT and WAY100635 at the 5-HT1A somato-dendritic autoreceptor in the dorsal raphe nucleus of the guinea-pig. WAY100635 also produced a dose-related increase in the basal firing of 5-HT neurones in the dorsal raphe nucleus and restored the firing of dorsal raphe neurones previously inhibited by 8-OHDPAT (10 micrograms kg-1, i.v.). 4. The results indicate that WAY100635 is a competitive 5-HT1A antagonist in the guinea-pig. Furthermore WAY100635 can increase 5-HT neuronal firing, suggesting that it blocks a 5-HT1A receptor-mediated inhibitory tone acting on guinea-pig 5-HT neurones resulting in increased 5-HT release and 5-HT2 receptor-mediated behaviours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mundey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Marsden
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C081293:WAY 100135; D012701:Serotonin; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D007650:Ketanserin; D002230:Carbidopa