title: Effect of aripiprazole on 5-HT2 receptor-mediated wet-dog shake responses and disruption of prepulse inhibition in rats.
abstract: Aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic drug, is a D(2) dopamine-receptor partial agonist, but also has affinity to several serotonin receptors (5-HT(1A,2A,2C,7)). However, little is known about the contribution of serotonin receptors in the action of aripiprazole. The present study investigated the effects of aripiprazole on 5-HT(2A) receptor-mediated behaviors and compared them with the effects on dopamine receptor-mediated behavior in rats. Aripiprazole (10, 30 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibited the stereotyped behavior induced by apomorphine (1 mg/kg, s.c.), a dopamine-receptor agonist, and the wet-dog shake responses induced by DOI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine, 2 mg/kg, s.c.), a 5-HT(2A)-receptor agonist. Moreover, aripiprazole improved the disruption of prepulse inhibition induced by both apomorphine and DOI significantly. These data suggest that not only the dopaminergic system, but also the serotonergic system are involved in the antipsychotic effect of aripiprazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuntaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohnomi
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suemaru
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000068180:Aripiprazole; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000187:drug effects*; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D013216:Reflex, Startle / Q000187:drug effects*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D010879:Piperazines; D015363:Quinolones; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D000068180:Aripiprazole; D001058:Apomorphine; C015952:4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine