title: Discriminative stimulus effects of 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane in rhesus monkeys: antagonism and apparent pA2 analyses.
abstract: Discriminative stimulus effects of the serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOM) have been studied in rats and, more recently, in rhesus monkeys. This study examined DOM, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine (2C-T-7), and dipropyltryptamine hydrochloride (DPT) alone and in combination with three antagonists, MDL100907 [(+/-)2,3-dimethoxyphenyl-1-[2-(4-piperidine)-methanol]], ketanserin [3-[2-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl]ethyl]-1H-quinazoline-2,4-dione], and ritanserin [6-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene]piperidin-1-yl]ethyl]-7-methyl-[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-b]pyrimidin-5-one], to identify the 5-HT receptor subtype(s) that mediates the discriminative stimulus effects of these 5-HT receptor agonists. Four adult rhesus monkeys discriminated between 0.32 mg/kg s.c. DOM and vehicle while responding under a fixed ratio 5 schedule of stimulus shock termination. DOM, 2C-T-7, and DPT dose-dependently increased responding on the DOM-associated lever. MDL100907 (0.001-0.01 mg/kg), ketanserin (0.01-0.1 mg/kg), and ritanserin (0.01-0.1 mg/kg) each shifted the dose-response curves of DOM, 2C-T-7, and DPT rightward in a parallel manner. Schild analysis of each drug combination was consistent with a simple, competitive, and reversible interaction. Similar apparent affinity (pA(2)) values were obtained for MDL100907 in combination with DOM (8.61), 2C-T-7 (8.58), or DPT (8.50), for ketanserin with DOM (7.67), 2C-T-7 (7.75), or DPT (7.71), and for ritanserin with DOM (7.65), 2C-T-7 (7.75), or DPT (7.65). Potency of antagonists in this study was correlated with binding affinity at 5-HT(2A) receptors and not at 5-HT(2C) or alpha(1) adrenergic receptors. This study used Schild analysis to examine receptor mechanisms mediating the discriminative stimulus effects of hallucinogenic drugs acting at 5-HT receptors; results provide quantitative evidence for the predominant, if not exclusive, role of 5-HT(2A) receptors in the discriminative stimulus effects of DOM, 2C-T-7, and DPT in rhesus monkeys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
authors.forename: Jun-Xu
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kenner C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: France
mesh_terms: D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004597:Electroshock; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000187:drug effects; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C / Q000187:drug effects; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016713:Ritanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C487778:2,5-dimethoxy-4-n-propylthiophenethylamine; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D006213:Hallucinogens; D010627:Phenethylamines; D010880:Piperidines; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D016713:Ritanserin; D004290:DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine; D007650:Ketanserin; C079049:volinanserin