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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Ritanserin (0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg s.c.), a selective serotonin (5-HT2) receptor antagonist, produced a dose-dependent inhibition of the head-twitch response induced in mice by phencyclidine (PCP) and 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeODMT). In contrast, ritanserin, dose dependently increased PCP- and 5-MeODMT-induced head-weaving. There was a significant inverse relationship between head-twitch and head-weaving responses. Pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA, 300 mg/kg i.p.), a serotonin synthesis inhibitor, attenuated the head-weaving induced by the combination of PCP (12.5 mg/kg i.p.) and ritanserin but PCPA did not alter the 5-MeODMT-induced head-weaving. These results indicate that PCP induces head-weaving by interacting with a 5-HT receptor (possibly of the 5-HT1 subtype) indirectly after 5-HT release and induces head-twitch by interacting with 5-HT2 receptors directly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Phencyclidine-induced head-weaving observed in mice after ritanserin treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't