title: Hypersensitivity to meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) in migraine and drug withdrawal.
abstract: Administration of a bolus dose of mCPP, a 5-HT2C receptor agonist, to rats provokes endocrine and behavioural effects that are reminiscent of some of the symptoms of human depression. Rats exposed to chronic mild stress (which is also a key factor in the precipitation of human depression) were hypersensitive to mCPP, whilst chronic treatment with antidepressant serotonin re-uptake inhibitors suppressed the responsiveness to mCPP. Similarities also exist with respect to withdrawal reactions following chronic alcohol or benzodiazepine abuse. In humans, a bolus dose of mCPP can cause alcohol craving (in abstinent alcoholics) and migraine (in susceptible persons), suggesting that there is a 5-HT2C receptor hyperresponsiveness in these conditions also. It is hypothesized that chronic treatment with SSRI's can prevent migraine attacks and drug craving.
authors.affiliation: Novartis Pharma Inc., Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Kalkman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C015068:1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine