title: Effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonist and antagonist on anxiety in intact and ovariectomized female rats.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to study the role of 5-HT1A receptors on the level of anxiety in adult intact and ovariectomized (OVX) female rats. The influence of chronic administration of 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.05 mg/kg, s.c.) and 5-HT1A receptor antagonist NAN-190 (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) given for 14 days alone or in combination with 17beta-estradiol (0.5 microg i.m./rat/day) was studied on behavior in the elevated plus maze. In intact females administration of NAN-190 resulted in significant increase in the number of enterings and the time spent on the open arms in every phase of the estrous cycle, however, 8-OH-DPAT failed to modify these parameters. In OVX females 8-OH-DPAT alone or in combination with 17beta-estradiol significantly increased the number of enterings and time spent on the open arms. On the contrary, NAN-190 alone or in combination with 17beta-estradiol in OVX females failed to evoke behavioral changes in the elevated plus maze. Thus, the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist NAN-190 induced anxiolytic effect in intact female rats, while 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT produced an anxiolytic profile on OVX rats. Results of this work specify the involvement of 5-HT1A receptors in behavioral mechanisms of anxiety in OVX female rats.
authors.affiliation: SV Anichkov Department of Neuropharmacology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia. julia.fedotova@mail.ru
authors.forename: Julia O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Fedotova
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lénárd
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Sapronov
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000502:physiology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; C058895:1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-(2-phthalimido)butyl)piperazine; D004958:Estradiol; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin