title: Apomorphine-induced aggressiveness and [3H]citalopram binding after antidepressant treatment in rats.
abstract: The effects of acute and repeated administration of antidepressive drugs on apomorphine-induced aggressive behavior and [3H]citalopram binding were studied. In acute behavioral experiments with apomorphine pretreated (1.0 mg/kg, once daily) animals, desipramine (10 mg/kg) and clomipramine (10 mg/kg) enhanced, buspirone (2.5 and 5.0 mg/kg) completely blocked, but fluoxetine, amitriptyline, imipramine (10 mg/kg), and citalopram (10 and 20 mg/kg) had no effect on the intensity of aggressive behavior. Repeated concomitant apomorphine (1.0 mg/kg) and citalopram (10 mg/kg) administration reduced the affinity (Kd) of the 5-HT transporter binding sites in three brain regions. This finding was confirmed by an additional experiment as the effect of citalopram treatment. Repeated apomorphine (1.0 mg/kg) or apomorphine (1.0 mg/kg) plus desipramine (10 mg/kg) treatment had no unidirectional effect on Kd, the maximal number of apparent binding sties (Bmax) was unchanged in all experiments. Our study indicates that the 5-HT reuptake blockade has no major influence on the apomorphine-induced aggressive behavior, but the 5-HT1A receptor subtype may be involved in the mediation of the aggressive behavior in this paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allikmets
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skrebuhhova
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000187:drug effects; D002065:Buspirone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015283:Citalopram / Q000378:metabolism*; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D001058:Apomorphine; D002065:Buspirone; D015283:Citalopram; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors