title: SSRI treatment decreases prolactin and hyperthermic responses to mCPP.
abstract: We studied the effect of 3 weeks treatment with the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI), paroxetine (30 mg daily), on the neuroendocrine and hyperthermic responses to the 5-HT2C receptor agonist, m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) (0.05 mg/kg i.v.), in seven healthy volunteers. Following paroxetine treatment, both the prolactin and hyperthermic responses to mCPP were significantly attenuated. These data are consistent with experimental animal studies indicating that repeated SSRI treatment leads to a functional desensitisation of 5-HT2C receptors. This effect may be linked to the anxiolytic properties of SSRIs.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Psychiatry, Littlemore Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Quested
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cowen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016037:Single-Blind Method
chemical_list: D017374:Paroxetine; D010879:Piperazines; D011388:Prolactin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C015068:1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine