title: Effects of the 5-HT2A receptor agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI) on plasma glucose and glucagon levels of rats.
abstract: Effects of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A receptor agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI) on plasma glucagon levels were studied in rats. Systemic injection of DOI induces significant increases in plasma glucagon levels. Hyperglucagonemia induced by DOI was dose-dependently prevented by the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist ketanserin. Adrenodemedullation abolished hyperglucagonemia elicited by DOI. Previous report demonstrated that the peripheral 5-HT2A receptor agonist induces hyperglycemia in rats but does not increase plasma glucagon levels at doses inducing hyperglycemia. Therefore, our findings suggest that DOI-induced glucagon release was elicited by stimulation of the central 5-HT2A receptor, which in turn increasing adrenaline release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan. yumisugi@kobepharma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000502:physiology; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D016713:Ritanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D001786:Blood Glucose; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D016713:Ritanserin; D005934:Glucagon; D007650:Ketanserin; C015952:4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine