title: Cellular and behavioral effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT in a rat model of levodopa-induced motor complications.
abstract: 5-HT1A autoreceptor stimulation can act to attenuate supraphysiological swings in extracellular dopamine levels following long-term levodopa treatment and may be useful in the treatment and prevention of the motor complications. The purpose of this study was to investigate cellular and behavioral effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT in a rat model of levodopa-induced motor complications. Two sets of experiments were performed. First, animals were treated with levodopa (50 mg/kg with benserazide 12.5 mg/kg, twice daily), intraperitoneally (i.p.) for 22 days. On day 23, animals received either 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg, i.p.) or 8-OH-DPAT plus WAY-100635 (0.1 mg/kg, i.p) or vehicle with each levodopa dose. In the second set, animals were treated either with levodopa (50 mg/kg, i.p.) plus 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg, i.p.) or levodopa (50 mg/kg, i.p.) plus vehicle, administered twice daily for 22 consecutive days. Our study showed that 8-OH-DPAT plus levodopa both prolonged the duration of the motor response and reduced peak turning. 8-OH-DPAT plus levodopa also decreased the frequency of failures to levodopa. Co-administration of WAY-100635, a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, with 8-OH-DPAT eliminated the effect of 8-OH-DPAT on motor complications indicating that the observed 8-OH-DPAT responses were probably mediated at the 5-HT1A autoreceptor. Moreover, 8-OH-DPAT plus levodopa significantly reduced hyperphosphorylation of GluR1 at serine 845, which was closely associated with levodopa-induced motor complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
authors.forename: Maowen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Guozhao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hongqi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shengdi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhenguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001545:Benserazide / Q000494:pharmacology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000378:metabolism; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D001545:Benserazide; D007980:Levodopa; D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D012701:Serotonin; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide