title: Pharmacological studies of the acute and chronic effects of (+)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine on locomotor activity: role of 5-hydroxytryptamine(1A) and 5-hydroxytryptamine(1B/1D) receptors.
abstract: The 5-hydroxytryptamine(1B/1D) (5-HT(1B/1D)) antagonist 2'-methyl-4'-(5-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)-biphenyl-4-carboxyli c acid [4-methoxy-3-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amide (GR 127935) and 5-HT(1A) antagonist N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohe xanecarboxamide (WAY 100635) were used to assess whether hyperactivity induced by 3 mg/kg (+)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [(+)-MDMA] is mediated by 5-HT(1B/1D) and/or 5-HT(1A) receptors. Activity in the periphery and center of an open field as well as rearing activity were measured in photobeam monitors. (+)-MDMA-induced peripheral and central activities were blocked by GR 127935 (0.3, 0.625, 1.25, and 2.5 mg/kg); central hyperactivity was blocked by 0.1, 0.3, and 0.625 mg/kg GR 127935. WAY 100635 (0.5-2 mg/kg) had little effect on (+)-MDMA-induced activity except for an enhancement of central activity at one dose (0.5 mg/kg). Central activity induced by (+)-MDMA increased from day 1 to day 5 of treatment with (+)-MDMA (3 mg/kg), whereas peripheral, central, and rearing activity significantly increased in (+)-MDMA-treated rats pretreated daily with GR 127935 (2.5 mg/kg). Withdrawal from (+)-MDMA, but not GR 127935 + (+)-MDMA, pretreatment was associated with heightened hyperactivity induced by the 5-HT(1B/1A) agonist RU 24969 (2 mg/kg i. p.); treatments were not associated with alterations in 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid content or turnover in frontal cortex. These data support a role for 5-HT(1B/1D) in mediating the acute hyperactivity evoked by (+)-MDMA. The development of sensitization to (+)-MDMA was associated with supersensitivity to a 5-HT(1B/1A) agonist, suggesting that these receptors may contribute to sensitization. However, sensitization to (+)-MDMA developed even under conditions of 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor blockade, which is somewhat counter to this speculation. Perhaps, under circumstances of continued 5-HT(1B/1D) blockade, other mechanisms (e.g., dopamine) predominate in the progressive enhancement of behavior with repeated (+)-MDMA treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: McCreary
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bankson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044346:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D018490:Serotonin Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044346:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D018490:Serotonin Agents; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C025145:5-methoxy 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)1H indole; C090701:GR 127935; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide