The effects of different stressors on extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid.
The effects of application of five different stressors on extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in the striatum and hippocampus were compared using in vivo microdialysis. Forced swimming for 30 min elevated extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine to 90% above basal levels and reduced 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid to 45% of basal levels in the striatum during the swim session. In contrast, hippocampal 5-hydroxytryptamine was not altered significantly by forced swimming but 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels were reduced to 60% of basal levels. Tail pinch for 5 min elevated 5-hydroxytryptamine to 55% above basal levels in striatum and to 35% above basal levels in hippocampus. Tail pinch had no effect on 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in either brain region. In contrast to forced swimming and the tail pinch, the other three stressors, immobilization stress for 100 min, exposure to a cold environment (4 degrees C) for 2 h, and forced motor activity on a rotarod for 30 min, failed to alter extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine in either the striatum or the hippocampus. All five stressors increased plasma corticosterone levels: tail pinch, 246%; cold stress, 432%; immobilization, 870%; forced motor activity, 1030%; and forced swimming, 1530%. These results suggest that individual stressors produce different effects on extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine in different brain regions. In addition, there does not appear to be a relationship between the effects of stressors on the 5-hydroxytryptamine system and the magnitude of their ability to activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Kirby
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Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-2649, USA.
Chou-Green
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Davis
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Lucki
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D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism*
D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid