EFFECTS OF THE 5-HT2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, RITANSERIN, ON BIOGENIC-AMINES IN THE RAT NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS

被引:28
作者
DEVAUD, LL
HOLLINGSWORTH, EB
机构
[1] Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
关键词
RITANSERIN; 5-HT2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; MICRODIALYSIS; DOPAMINE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(91)90235-I
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effects of acute ritanserin treatment on dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) release and metabolism were studied in tissue and microdialysis samples of the nucleus accumbens in rats. Administration of a moderate dose of ritanserin elicited decreases in DA and 5-HT in tissue with concomitant increases in extracellular fluid. These data show that selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonism modulates DA as well as 5-HT neurotransmission and adds support to the suggestion that 5-HT/DA interactions may be important in the treatment of psychoses.
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