title: Serotonergic mechanisms involved in the suppression of feeding by 5-HTP in rats.
abstract: The effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), the serotonin precursor, on food intake in rats was investigated in this study. 5-HTP (100 mg/kg, i.p.) reduced food intake by 68.9% of control level. The anorectic effect of 5-HTP was antagonized by cyproheptadine (CYP, 4 mg/kg, i.p.), a serotonin receptor blockade. However, the anorectic effect of 5-HTP was also antagonized by propranolol (PROP 1mg/kg, i.p.) and sulpiride (SULP, 20 mg/kg, i.p.), while Pinodol (PIN 2mg/kg, i.p.) and Haloperidol (HAL 0.5 mg/kg, i.p) did not affect the suppressive effect of 5-HTP on food intake by 5-HTP. These results indicates that the anorectic action of 5-HTP was mediated by the serotonergic mechanism through 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003533:Cyproheptadine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D003533:Cyproheptadine; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan