title: Effects of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT-induced hyperphagia in rats.
abstract: We investigated nitric oxide (NO) involvement in the hyperphagia induced by the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-di-n-(propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT). A NO synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), dose dependently inhibited 8-OH-DPAT-induced eating in freely feeding rats. However, the inactive isomer D-NAME was without effect. The inhibitory effects of L-NAME on 8-OH-DPAT-induced hyperphagia were reversed by simultaneous administration of L-arginine. These results suggest that NO participates in the 8-OH-DPAT-induced hyperphagia which is elicited by activation of the 5-HT1A receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horisaka
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester