Autoreceptors remain functional after prolonged treatment with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
S Hjorth, S B Auerbach
文献索引:Brain Res. 835(2) , 224-8, (1999)
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) autoreceptors may desensitize during prolonged administration of antidepressant drugs. If autoreceptors desensitize, their inhibitory influence on extracellular 5-HT should be attenuated. To test this hypothesis, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram (10 mg kg(-1), s.c., b.i.d.) or saline was administered for 14 days to rats. After a 24-h washout period, rats were anesthetized, and implanted with dialysis probes for determination of 5-HT in the frontal cortex (FCx) and dorsal hippocampus (DH). In response to citalopram (5 mg kg(-1), s.c.) challenge, there were moderate increases in 5-HT in the FCx and DH of both the chronic citalopram and saline pretreatment groups. After subsequent administration of the 5-HT(1A/1B) autoreceptor antagonist, (-)-penbutolol, there were further increases in 5-HT in the FCx and DH of the saline pretreatment group. Moreover, contrary to the expected effect if autoreceptors were desensitized, the potentiation produced by (-)-penbutolol was greater in the FCx and DH of the chronic citalopram group as compared to rats pretreated with saline. These results suggest that autoreceptors still restrain the increase in 5-HT produced by an SSRI after prolonged administration.Copyright 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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