title: Neural and hormonal consequences of neonatal 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine may not be associated with serotonin depletion.
abstract: The neurotoxin 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) is often used in neonatal rats to induce specific, rapid, and permanent depletion of brain serotonin (5-HT). One assumed benefit of using this drug in neonates is that it is well-tolerated, with pups exhibiting few side effects normally attributed to 5-HT depletion. Here, we present evidence that 5,7-DHT administered neonatally induces seizure-like behavior, decreases weight gain, and increases plasma corticosterone without depletion of brain 5-HT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, F113, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Emily D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Knuth
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Etgen
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D018490:Serotonin Agents / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D018490:Serotonin Agents; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D012701:Serotonin; D003345:Corticosterone