title: The role of 5-HT1A receptors in the proliferation and survival of progenitor cells in the dentate gyrus of the adult hippocampus and their regulation by corticoids.
abstract: These experiments explore the role of 5-HT1A receptors in the regulation of cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of the intact and adrenalectomized adult rat. Depleting 5-HT with p-chlorophenylalanine (300 mg/kg initially followed by 100 mg/kg/day) or stimulating 5-HT1A receptors with 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg, s.c. injections twice daily) for 14 days had no effect on cell proliferation as measured by Ki-67 or BrdU (5-bromo-3-deoxyuridine) immunocytochemistry in the dentate gyrus. However, combined treatment with p-chlorophenylalanine followed by 8-OH-DPAT significantly increased cell proliferation compared with p-chlorophenylalanine alone. Micro-injection of the 5-HT neurotoxin 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine into the fimbria-fornix (3.0 microg/side) and the cingulate bundle (1.8 microg/side) depleted hippocampal 5-HT locally but did not change cell proliferation 3 weeks after the surgery. However, 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg, twice daily) stimulated cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of hippocampal 5-HT-depleted rats compared with controls. These results suggest that 5-HT(1A) modulates cell proliferation in the hippocampus by a direct post-synaptic effect. Previous studies demonstrate that adrenalectomy increases hippocampal 5-HT1A receptor expression and binding, and thus we investigated whether the effect of adrenalectomy on cell proliferation and survival was dependent on the activity of the 5-HT1A receptors. In contrast to the null effect following twice-daily s.c. injection, 8-OH-DPAT (2.0 mg/kg/day) delivered by s.c. osmotic pumps increased proliferation in intact rats. The 5-HT1A antagonist WAY-100635 (1.5 mg/kg/day also delivered by osmotic pump) by itself did not alter cell proliferation, confirming that reduced serotonin activity does not change proliferation, but blocked the effect of 8-OH-DPAT. However, WAY-100635 could not block the stimulating action of adrenalectomy cell proliferation. 5-HT1A mRNA expression was not altered in the hippocampus by adrenalectomy. Thus, the effect of adrenalectomy on cell proliferation and survival is not 5-HT1A dependent, despite the interaction between 5-HT1A and corticosterone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK. gjh30@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: G-J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herbert
mesh_terms: D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D018891:Dentate Gyrus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000187:drug effects*; D018490:Serotonin Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D018490:Serotonin Agents; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; D015116:5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D003345:Corticosterone