title: Effects of 5-HT(2) receptor antagonists on the anti-immobility effects of imipramine in the forced swimming test with mice.
abstract: The effects of 5-HT(2) receptor antagonists on antidepressant effects of imipramine were investigated in the forced swimming test. Imipramine induced anti-immobility effects in mice dose dependently. Pretreatment with the 5-HT(2A/2B/2C) receptor antagonist, 4-isopropyl-7-methyl-9-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-propoxycarbonyl)-4,6A,7,8,9,10,10A-octahydro-indolo[4,3-FG]quinolone maleate (LY 53857) significantly enhanced the anti-immobility effects of imipramine. The 5-HT(2C/2B) receptor antagonist, N-3-pyridinyl-3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dipyrrole-1(2H)-carboxamide (SB 206553), also enhanced, while the 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist, ketanserin, was without effect. These results suggest that blockade of the 5-HT(2C/2B) receptor leads to potentiation of the antidepressant effects of imipramine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Motoyamakita-machi, Higashinada, Kobe 658-8558, Japan. j-yamada@kobepharma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013550:Swimming
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D004873:Ergolines; D007211:Indoles; D011725:Pyridines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D007650:Ketanserin; C094868:SB 206553; C032663:LY 53857; D007099:Imipramine