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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
The serotonin system densely innervates the brain and is implicated in psychopathological processes. Here we studied the effect of serotonin and serotonin pharmacological compounds on the outgrowth of serotonergic projections using organotypic slice co-cultures of hippocampus and dorsal raphe nuclei. Immunocytochemical analysis showed that several serotonergic neurites had grown into the target slice within 7 days in culture, after which the neurite density stabilized. These projections expressed the serotonin-synthesizing enzyme Tryptophan hydroxylase and the serotonin transporter and contained several serotonin-positive varicosities that also accumulated presynaptic markers. Chronic application of a 5-HT(2) agonist reduced the serotonergic neurite density, without effects on survival of serotonergic neurons. In contrast, application of a 5-HT(1A) agonist or the serotonin transporter inhibitor fluoxetine did not affect serotonergic neurite density. We conclude that serotonergic connectivity was reproduced in vitro and that the serotonin neurite density is inhibited by chronic activation of the 5-HT(2) receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1872-6240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
1302
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Growth Cones, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Organ Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Raphe Nuclei, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Serotonin Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:19728996-Tryptophan Hydroxylase
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic activation of the 5-HT(2) receptor reduces 5-HT neurite density as studied in organotypic slice cultures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't