title: [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT binding in the rat brain raphe area: involvement of 5-HT(1A) and non-5-HT(1A) receptors.
abstract: 1. The 5-HT(1A) agonist 8-OH-DPAT has been shown to have additional 5-HT uptake inhibiting properties. The present work was undertaken to examine further the binding of [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT in the raphe area of the rat brain, a region rich in 5-HT(1A) receptors and 5-HT uptake sites. 2. 5-HT inhibited [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT binding in a biphasic manner (pK(i1): 8.82+/-0.01, pK(i2): 6.07+/-0.05, n=4) with the low affinity site representing 36+/-4% of the total population. A biphasic inhibition curve was found also with the 5-HT(1A) antagonist, WAY 100635 (pK(i1): 8.65+/-0.17, pK(i2): 4.26+/-0.38, n=3). In the presence of 1 microM WAY 100635 to mask 5-HT(1A) receptors, 5-HT inhibited [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT binding in a monophasic manner (pK(i): 6.04+/-0.07, n=3). 3. The affinities of various compounds for sites labelled by [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT in the presence of 1 microM WAY 100635 and for sites labelled by [(3)H]-citalopram (a selective 5-HT uptake inhibitor) were determined. There was a significant correlation between pK(i) values at 5-HT uptake sites and at non-5HT(1A) sites labelled by [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT (r=0.80, P<0. 001, n=17), suggesting these latter sites to be 5-HT uptake sites. 4. Whereas the affinities of R(+) and S(-) enantiomers of 8-OH-DPAT for the 5-HT uptake site are similar, R(+)8-OH-DPAT has 10 times higher affinity for the non-5-HT(1A) site than S(-)8-OH-DPAT and was considered as an outlier in the correlation. It is suggested that [(3)H]-8-OH-DPAT labels other, as yet unknown binding sites in the raphe.
authors.affiliation: Neurobiology Division II, Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Castre, France. marie.bernadette.assie@pierre-fabre.com
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Assié
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koek
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D015283:Citalopram / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D015283:Citalopram; D014316:Tritium; D012701:Serotonin; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin