title: Role of 5-HT1A receptors in the mediation of acute citalopram effects: a 8-OH-DPAT challenge study.
abstract: (1) The study was aimed to investigate the effects of the minimal effective doses of acute citalopram (5 mg/kg), (+/-)-8-hydroxydipropylaminotetralin HBr (8-OH-DPAT; 0.1 mg/kg), and their combined treatment on the rat open field and forced swimming behaviour and post-mortem monoamine content. (2) The animals were prospectively divided into the vehicle- and para-chlorophenylalanine (p-CPA)-pretreated (350 mg/kg) groups. (3) Acute citalopram (5 mg/kg), 8-OH-DPAT (0.1 mg/kg), or their combined treatment had no major effect on the rat open field and forced swimming behaviour. (4) The post-mortem catecholamine content in four brain regions studied was unchanged in all treatment groups. (5) The combined 8-OH-DPAT (0.1 mg/kg) and citalopram (5 mg/kg) treatment partially reversed the p-CPA-induced decrease of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxy-indolacetic acid (5-HIAA) content. (6) The present experiments demonstrate that the 5-HT1A receptors mediate some of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-induced biochemical phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pruus
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaarmann
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rudissaar
authors.forename: Lembit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allikmets
authors.forename: Vallo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matto
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015283:Citalopram / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D015283:Citalopram; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors