title: Inhibitory presynaptic 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptors regulate evoked glutamate release from rat cerebellar mossy fibers.
abstract: We studied the pharmacological characterization of the 5-hydroxytryptamine(2) (5-HT(2)) heteroreceptor located on glutamatergic cerebellar mossy fiber nerve terminals. Depolarization-evoked overflow of endogenous glutamate from rat cerebellar "giant" mossy fiber synaptosomes was inhibited by 5-HT or (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane [(+/-)-DOI], exhibiting pD(2) (= -log EC(50)) values of 7.37 and 7.29, respectively. Trazodone inhibited the depolarization-evoked glutamate overflow, exhibiting lower potency (pD(2) = 6.42) and lower efficacy with respect to 5-HT or (+/-)-DOI (maximal inhibition, 54%, compared with 70% for either 5-HT or (+/-)-DOI). Ketanserin, a 5-HT(2A)/5-HT(2C) receptor antagonist, counteracted the inhibitory effect of (+/-)-DOI or trazodone. Inhibition of glutamate overflow by 5-HT, (+/-)-DOI, or trazodone was prevented by the selective 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist R-(+)-alpha-(2,3-dimethyoxyphenyl)-1-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethyl)-4-piperidine-methanol (MDL 100907), while the potent and selective 5-HT(2C) receptor antagonist 6-chloro-5-methyl-1-[6-(methylpyridin-3-yloxy)pyridin-3yl-carbamoyl] indoline (SB 242084) was ineffective. In cerebellar slices, MDL 100907 increased on its own the K(+)-evoked release of glutamate. It is concluded that the evoked release of glutamate from cerebellar mossy fibers can be controlled by inhibitory presynaptic 5-HT(2A) heteroreceptors, the receptors can be activated by endogenously released 5-HT, and trazodone behaves as a partial agonist at these receptors.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Farmacologia e Tossicologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raiteri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D018698:Glutamic Acid