title: A role for the subthalamic nucleus in 5-HT2C-induced oral dyskinesia.
abstract: The 5-hydroxytryptamine2C serotonin receptor is broadly distributed in brain, however, its functional role is unknown. Peripheral administration of drugs acting at the 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptor induces abnormal oral dyskinesias, hyperkinetic motor disorders that often result from dysfunction of the basal ganglia. The subthalamic nucleus, a brain region anatomically and functionally related to the basal ganglia, has been implicated in oral dyskinesia. The subthalamic nucleus contains messenger RNA encoding 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptors, suggesting its potential role in 5-hydroxytryptamine2C-mediated oral dyskinesia. Both systemic administration and local unilateral infusion of the 5-hydroxytryptamine2C/1B agonist, 1-(m-chlorophenyl)piperazine into the subthalamic nucleus increased orofacial movements. Oral movements following subthalamic infusion of 1-(m-chlorophenyl)piperazine were blocked by systemic administration of the 5-hydroxytryptamine2C/2A antagonists mianserin, ketanserin and mesulergine but were not altered by systemic pretreatment with either the 5-hydroxytryptamine1A/2A and dopamine antagonist spiperone or the 5-hydroxytryptamine1A/1B antagonist pindolol. Co-infusion of mesulergine with 1-(m-chlorophenyl)piperazine into the subthalamic nucleus blocked 1-(m-chlorophenyl)piperazine-stimulated oral movements. Oral bouts following systemically administered 1-(m-chlorophenyl)piperazine were markedly reduced following bilateral subthalamic infusion of either mesulergine or the selective 5-hydroxytryptamine2C antagonist SDZ SER 082. The findings indicate that stimulating 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptors in the subthalamic nucleus elicits orofacial dyskinesia in the rat. These data are novel in providing a behavioral model for central 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptor stimulation attributed to a specific anatomical location, and suggest that antagonists at the 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptor could be useful in treating hyperkinetic motor disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eberle-Wang
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lucki
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chesselet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists