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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
The ?-adrenergic blocker and 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist pindolol has been combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in patients with depressive and anxiety disorders to shorten the onset of the clinical action and/or increase the proportion of responders. The results of a previous study have shown that pindolol potentiates the panicolytic effect of paroxetine in rats submitted to the elevated T-maze (ETM). Since reported evidence has implicated the 5-HT(1A) receptors of the dorsal periaqueductal gray matter (DPAG) in the panicolytic effect of antidepressants, rats treated with pindolol (5.0mg/kg, i.p.) and paroxetine (1.5mg/kg, i.p.) received a previous intra-DPAG injection of the selective 5-HT(1A) antagonist, WAY-100635 (0.4 ?g) and were submitted to the ETM. Pretreatment with WAY-100635 reversed the increase in escape latency, a panicolytic effect, determined by the pindolol-paroxetine combination. These results implicate the 5-HT(1A) receptors of the DPAG in the panicolytic effect of the pindolol-paroxetine combination administered systemically. They also give further preclinical support for the use of this drug combination in the treatment of panic disorder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1872-7972
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
495
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Drug Synergism, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Escape Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Panic, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Paroxetine, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Periaqueductal Gray, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Pindolol, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Pyridines, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:21421022-Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Serotonin-1A receptors in the dorsal periaqueductal gray matter mediate the panicolytic-like effect of pindolol and paroxetine combination in the elevated T-maze.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, CEP: 87020900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't