Role of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor in the enhancement of fluvoxamine-induced increases in prefrontal dopamine release by adrenalectomy/castration in mice

J Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Feb;127(2):232-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jphs.2015.01.001. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Abstract

We have found that fluvoxamine-induced increases in prefrontal dopamine release are enhanced by adrenalectomy/castration and 5-HT1A receptors are involved in the enhancement. This study examined which 5-HT1A autoreceptors or postsynaptic receptor play a key role in the enhancement in mice. Adrenalectomy/castration-induced enhancement of fluvoxamine-induced increase in the dopamine release was not blocked by local perfusion with the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY100635 (10 μM), while it was blocked by systemic administration of WAY100635 at low dose (0.1 mg/kg) which blocked preferentially autoreceptor-mediated responses. These finding suggests that 5-HT1A autoreceptors play a key role in the enhancement of prefrontal dopamine release.

Keywords: 5-HT(1A) autoreceptor; Prefrontal dopamine release; WAY100635.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenalectomy*
  • Animals
  • Castration*
  • Dopamine / metabolism*
  • Fluvoxamine / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Piperazines / administration & dosage
  • Piperazines / pharmacology
  • Prefrontal Cortex / metabolism*
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridines / pharmacology
  • Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / physiology*
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists / administration & dosage
  • Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists / pharmacology

Substances

  • Piperazines
  • Pyridines
  • Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A
  • N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide
  • Fluvoxamine
  • Dopamine