title: 5-Hydroxytryptamine attenuates free radical injury in primary mouse cortical cultures.
abstract: The effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on several types of neuronal injury in mouse cortical cell cultures were tested. Co-treatment with 5-HT prevented free radical-mediated neuronal necrosis induced by FeCl2 or buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) in a dose-dependent manner. Subtype antagonists did not reverse the protective effect and 5-HT showed direct free radical scavenging activity evidenced by its ability to reduce the stable free radical 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) in a cell-free system. Excitotoxic necrosis induced by NMDA or apoptosis induced by staurosporine was not sensitive to 5-HT treatment. These features raise the possibility that the endogenous neurotransmitter 5-HT may work as an innate antioxidant defense mechanism in the CNS.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Kyungkido, Korea.
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Kang
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Kang
authors: Y K
authors: YK
authors: Chung
authors: B J
authors: BJ
authors: Gwag
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Noh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D012701:Serotonin; D019311:Staurosporine