Abstract
The function of 5-HT1A autoreceptors was examined by measuring the ability of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT to reduce 5-HT release in the striatum using in vivo microdialysis. 8-OH-DPAT reduced the release of 5-HT in the striatum. Chronic treatment with 8-OH-DPAT (1.0 mg/kg s.c.) for 7 days, but not 1 day, attenuated the effect of an acute challenge dose of 8-OH-DPAT. The results of the present study indicate that in vivo microdialysis can be used to study the effects of activation of 5-HT1A autoreceptors on 5-HT release and the regulation of 5-HT release by chronic administration of psychoactive drugs.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1073-1076 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuropharmacology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1992 |
Keywords
- 5-HT release
- 5-HT receptors
- 8-OH-DPAT
- antidepressants
- densensitization
- microdialysis
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