title: Evidence that 5-HT2A receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus mediate neuroendocrine responses to (-)DOI.
abstract: The present study determined whether the serotonin2A (5-HT2A) receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus mediate the neuroendocrine responses to a peripheral injection of the 5-HT2A/2C receptor agonist (-)DOI [(-)1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane]. The 5-HT2A receptor antagonist MDL100,907 ((+/-)-alpha(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-[2-(4-fluorophenylethyl)]-4-piperidinemethanol), the 5-HT2C receptor antagonist SB-242084 (6-chloro-5-methyl-1-[[2-[(2-methyl-3-pyridyl)oxy]-5-pyridyl]carbamoyl]-indoline), or vehicle were microinjected bilaterally through a chronically implanted double-barreled cannula into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus 15 min before a peripheral injection of (-)DOI in conscious rats. (-)DOI significantly elevated plasma levels of oxytocin, prolactin, ACTH, corticosterone, and renin. Neither the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist nor the 5-HT2C receptor antagonist, injected alone, altered the basal levels of these hormones. MDL100,907 (0.748, 7.48, and 18.7 nmol) dose dependently inhibited the (-)DOI-induced increase in all of the hormones except corticosterone. In contrast, SB-242084 (10 nmol) did not inhibit (-)DOI-increased hormone levels. To confirm the presence of 5-HT2A receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, 5-HT2A receptors were mapped using immunohistochemistry. Densely labeled magnocellular neurons were observed throughout the anterior and posterior magnocellular subdivisions of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Moderately to densely labeled cells were also observed in parvicellular regions. Thus, it is likely that 5-HT2A receptors are present on neuroendocrine cells in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. These data provide the first direct evidence that neuroendocrine responses to a peripheral injection of (-)DOI are predominantly mediated by activation of 5-HT2A receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus.
authors.affiliation: Center for Serotonin Disorders Research and Department of Pharmacology, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Yahong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Katerina J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Damjanoska
authors.forename: Gonzalo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: Bertalan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dudas
authors.forename: Deborah N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Nicole R Sullivan
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scripathirathan
authors.forename: Brett R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Thackery S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Muma
authors.forename: Louis D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Van de Kar
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000378:metabolism; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D010880:Piperidines; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D010121:Oxytocin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D012083:Renin; C079049:volinanserin; C015952:4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine; D003345:Corticosterone