title: 5-HT1A receptor activation: short-term effects on the mRNA expression of the 5-HT1A receptor and galanin in the raphe nuclei.
abstract: Systemic administration of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT; 0.3 mg/kg, s.c.) was used to explore the effects of activation of 5-HT1A receptors on expression of mRNA coding for 5-HT1A receptor, tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and galanin in the ascending raphe nuclei. 8-OH-DPAT increased the hybridization signal of the 5-HT1A receptor by 105% in the dorsal raphe nucleus (B7) 30 min after the injection. No effects were seen at the later time points (2-8 h). In the median raphe nucleus (B8) and the B9 cell group in the medial lemniscus, 8-OH-DPAT induced a marked decrease in labeling 30 min after injection. At 8 h following 8-OH-DPAT injection, the effect had shifted to an increase in 5-HT1A receptor labeling by 68% in the B8 area. Importantly 8-OH-DPAT had no significant effects on the expression of mRNA coding for TPH and galanin. The results suggest an important and differential mechanism for the regulation of 5-HT1A receptor mRNA levels in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei. This regulation may be of importance for the differential control of the activity of the ascending 5-HT neurons, and hence for mood regulation. The results also indicate a dissociation between the effects mediated by 5-HT1A receptor functions and those regulating the coexisting peptide galanin in the dorsal raphe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Razani
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hedlund
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fuxe
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ogren
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016375:Antisense Elements (Genetics); D019004:Galanin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014365:Tryptophan Hydroxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D016375:Antisense Elements (Genetics); D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D019004:Galanin; D014365:Tryptophan Hydroxylase