title: 5-HT(1A) receptor-mediated inhibition and 5-HT(2) as well as 5-HT(3) receptor-mediated excitation in different subdivisions of the rat amygdala.
abstract: The techniques of extracellular single cell recording and microiontophoresis were used to study the effects of serotonin (5-HT) and of 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(2A/2C) and 5-HT(3) receptor agonists on the spontaneous activity of amygdaloid neurons in rats anesthetized with urethane. The background discharge rate was modified by 5-HT as well as by 5-HT agonists in about two-thirds of neurons tested in different nuclei of the amygdaloid complex. Whereas the 5-HT(2) and 5-HT(3) agonists significantly increased the neuronal discharge rate in nearly all subdivisions of the amygdala, the 5-HT(1A) agonist significantly inhibited the firing rate. Co-administration of bicuculline and 5-HT receptor agonists prevented the 8-OH-DPAT-induced increases in the firing rate in most cases tested, as well as the inhibitory effects of DOI or 2-methyl-5HT. Therefore, GABAergic interneurons seem to be involved in the mediation of serotonergic effects. The action of 5-HT agonists on the neuronal discharge rate was blocked by different receptor-specific antagonists. The results support the hypothesis that 5-HT exerts control throughout the amygdala by acting at least on 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(2A/2C) and 5-HT(3) receptors seemingly located both on projection and interneurons.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine (Charité), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Davidowa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000679:Amygdala / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D007478:Iontophoresis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists