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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
These studies were undertaken in an attempt to classify the receptor subtypes mediating the inhibitory effects of serotonin (5-HT) on cerebellar Purkinje cells in the in vitro slice preparation. 5-HT and the 5-HT1A specific agonists 8-hydroxy-2(di-n-propyl-amino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) and ipsapirone were iontophoretically applied to Purkinje cells during control periods and periods of concurrent application of the 5-HT1A/5-HT2 antagonist spiperone. 5-HT was found to produce three distinct effects on Purkinje cell spontaneous discharge: inhibition, excitation and a biphasic effect. Iontophoretically applied 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone elicited only inhibition of Purkinje cell firing in all cells tested. Purkinje cell inhibitions elicited by 5-HT, 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone were all found to be significantly dose-dependent. However, while dose-response curves for 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone were found to be identical, they both differed significantly from the 5-HT curve. Spiperone was shown to significantly attenuate Purkinje cell inhibition induced by 5-HT, 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone. In several cells 5-HT-induced inhibition of spontaneous discharge was reversed to excitation in the presence of spiperone. This was never observed with either 8-OH-DPAT or ipsapirone. Thus, our results suggest that 5-HT-induced Purkinje cell inhibitions are at least partially mediated by the 5-HT1A receptor subtype, and there also may be additional 5-HT receptor subtypes present mediating other responses. Ultimate Purkinje cell responses to 5-HT may be due to summation of responses induced by activation of several 5-HT receptor subtypes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
175
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Response of cerebellar Purkinje cells to serotonin and the 5-HT1A agonists 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't