title: The role of 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptors in mediating 5-hydroxytryptophan induced myoclonic jerks in guinea pigs.
abstract: Systemic administration of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) to guinea pigs causes species-specific, rhythmic, whole body jerks (myoclonic jerks), the frequency and amplitude of which were measured in an automated apparatus. The brain penetrant 5-HT1D receptor agonist 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-4-chloro-5-propoxyindole hemifumarate (SKF 99101H) (3-30 mg/kg i.p.) and the selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist (+/-)8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (0.3-3 mg/kg s.c.) dose dependently potentiated the frequency and intensity of myoclonic jerks caused by 5-HTP (100 mg/kg). Cotreatment of guinea pigs with 8-OH-DPAT (3 mg/kg s.c.) and SKF 99101H (30 mg/kg i.p.), which were inactive when given alone, gave a marked myoclonic jerk response. Conversely, the myoclonic jerk response to higher doses of 5-HTP (150 mg/kg i.p.) was dose dependently blocked by the 5-HT1D receptor antagonist GR 127935 (N-[4-methoxy-3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-2'-methyl-4'-(5-methyl-1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]4-carboxamide oxalate) (ED50 0.32 mg/kg i.p.) and the selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY 100635 (N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-(2-pyridinyl) cyclohexanecarboxamide trihydrochloride) (ED50 0.33 mg/kg i.p.). The response to 5-HTP (150 mg/kg i.p.) was also blocked by ritanserin (0.01-0.3 mg/kg i.p.). Our data therefore confirm previous reports concerning the effects of 5-HT2A/2C receptor blockade on 5-HTP induced myoclonic jerks and suggest that both 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptors play an important role in mediating this behavioural response.
authors: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, Essex, UK.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Hagan
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Hatcher
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Slade
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000633:toxicity*; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan