title: Regional CNS densities of serotonin 1A and dopamine D2 receptors in periadolescent alcohol-preferring P and alcohol-nonpreferring NP rat pups.
abstract: The objective of the present study was to use quantitative autoradiography to determine binding densities of serotonin(1A) (5-HT(1A)) and dopamine (DA) D(2) receptors in alcohol-naive periadolescent P and NP rat pups. P (n=8) and NP (n=7) rat pups, 25 days of age, from different litters were used. Coronal brain sections were incubated with 2 nM [3H]8-OH-DPAT or 20 nM [3H]sulpiride for 5-HT(1A) or D(2) binding, respectively. Approximately 15-40% higher densities of [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding were observed in the anterior cortical regions of the periadolescent P rat compared with NP rat pups. Similar differences were also observed in posterior cortical regions with P rats having 25-40% higher [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding than NP rats. [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding was approximately 10-20% higher in posterior hippocampal regions of the P rat pups compared with the NP line. [3H]sulpiride binding was significantly different only in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), where binding was approximately 20% lower in the periadolescent P rats compared with the NP rat pups. Overall, these results are very similar to findings observed in adult alcohol-naive P and NP rats, and suggest that the innate differences in the neural systems implicated in high alcohol drinking behaviors may already be established in the periadolescent animal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4887, USA. wstrothe@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Wendy N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Strother
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lumeng
authors.forename: Ting-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000378:metabolism; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013469:Sulpiride / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D013469:Sulpiride