title: Assessment of the serotonin reuptake blocking property of YM992: electrophysiological studies in the rat hippocampus and dorsal raphe.
abstract: YM992 is a selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor and a 5-HT(2A) antagonist with potential antidepressant activity. As expected from a 5-HT reuptake inhibitor, which induces an accumulation of 5-HT in the dorsal raphe, YM992 inhibited the firing activity of these 5-HT neurons (ED50: 2.0+/-0.2 mg/kg, i.v.). This effect was reversed by the 5-HT(1A) antagonist WAY 100635. YM992 also dose-dependently prolonged the time for CA3 neurons to recover 50% of their firing rate following microiontophoretic applications of 5-HT, a reliable index of the function of the 5-HT reuptake carrier. In a second series of experiments, the adaptative properties of 5-HT neurons were examined during sustained administration of YM992 (20 mg/kg/day, s.c., delivered by osmotic minipumps) after 2 days of treatment. YM992 decreased by more than 60% the firing activity of the 5-HT neurons. There was a partial recovery of firing after 7 days and a complete one after 14 days of treatment in the presence of the minipump still delivering the drug. In a third series of experiments, the sensitivity of pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT(1A) receptors in the dorsal raphe and the dorsal hippocampus were assessed. The results showed that YM992 attenuated the inhibitory effect of intravenous administration of LSD and the 5-HT(1A) agonist 8-OH-DPAT on the firing activity of 5-HT neurons. As did the selective 5-HT reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine, YM992 markedly increased the effectiveness of the electrical stimulation of ascending 5-HT fibres on firing activity of the postsynaptic hippocampus pyramidal neurons. This enhancement of 5-HT neurotransmission by YM992 was attributable to a desensitization of the terminal 5-HT(1B) autoreceptors since the postsynaptic 5-HT(1A) receptors in the hippocampus remained normosensitive.
authors.affiliation: Neurobiological Psychiatry Unit, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Montigny
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blier
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009025:Morpholines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D016666:Fluvoxamine; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D009025:Morpholines; D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C105748:lubazodone hydrochloride; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide