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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
5-HT-containing terminals possess autoreceptors which modulate the release of 5-HT into the synaptic cleft. Tritiated imipramine ([3H]IMI), and more specifically [3H]citalopram and [3H]paroxetine, bind to a site associated with the 5-HT reuptake carrier on the 5-HT terminals. The function of terminal 5-HT autoreceptors is decreased following long-term treatment with the 5-HT reuptake blocker citalopram. The present study was undertaken to determine whether an increased synaptic availability of 5-HT or, the occupation of the [3H]IMI site, were responsible for this modification. Unitary extracellular recordings were obtained from CA3 dorsal hippocampus pyramidal neurons under chloral hydrate anesthesia in rats treated daily with fluoxetine (10 mg/kg/day X 14 days), a selective 5-HT reuptake blocker, or clorgyline (1 mg/kg/day X 21 days), an inhibitor of type A monoamine oxidase. The function of the terminal 5-HT autoreceptors was assessed by comparing the effectiveness of the electrical stimulation of the ascending 5-HT pathway on the firing activity of hippocampus pyramidal neurons prior to, and following, the administration of methiothepin, an antagonist of the terminal 5-HT autoreceptor, and, by determining the ratio of effectiveness of 0.8 Hz (S1) and 5 Hz (S2) stimulations. Long-term administration of fluoxetine or clorgyline both increased the efficacy of the stimulation of the 5-HT pathway. However, the enhancing effect of methiothepin on the efficacy of the stimulation was attenuated by the fluoxetine, but not by the clorgyline, treatment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0028-1298
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
337
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
246-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term 5-HT reuptake blockade, but not monoamine oxidase inhibition, decreases the function of terminal 5-HT autoreceptors: an electrophysiological study in the rat brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't