title: Effect of serotonergic agents on adenosine A2 receptor mediated catalepsy in mice.
abstract: The effect of serotonergic agents was studied on the adenosine A2 receptor agonist NECA-induced catalepsy in mice. The 5-HT releaser fenfluramine, the 5-HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT, the 5-HT(2A/1C) receptor agonist DOI and the 5-HT(2A/1C) receptor antagonists ketanserin and mianserin reversed NECA-induced catalepsy. p-MPPI and ketanserin reversed the anticataleptic actions of 8-OH-DPAT and DOI, respectively. Further, the 5-HT reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, the 5-HT(1B/1C) receptor agonist TFMPP, the 5-HT synthesis inhibitor p-CPA, the selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist p-MPPI, the 5-HT(1A/1B) receptor antagonist pindolol and the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist LY 278, 584 had no effect on NECA-induced catalepsy. The anticataleptic action of fenfluramine was not affected by pretreatment with p-CPA. In p-CPA treated rats, ketanserin did not affect the anticataleptic effect of fenfluramine, whereas p-MPPI partially reversed this effect. It is concluded that modulation of serotonergic neurotransmission at 5-HT1A and 5-HT(2A/1C) receptors affects the cataleptic action of experimental antipsychotic agents with adenosine A2 receptor agonistic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagpur University Campus, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mandhane
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Khisti
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chopde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002375:Catalepsy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D005277:Fenfluramine; D012701:Serotonin