BRAIN REGIONAL SEROTONIN SYNTHESIS FOLLOWING ADAPTATION TO REPEATED RESTRAINT

被引:79
作者
HALEEM, DJ [1 ]
PARVEEN, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV KARACHI,NEUROCHEM & BIOCHEM PHARMACOL UNIT,KARACHI 75270,PAKISTAN
关键词
RESTRAINT; STRESS; 5-HT-TURNOVER; ADAPTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HPLC; RECTAL TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199409080-00025
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A single 2 h episode of restraint stress decreased food intake and growth rate of rats. These deficits were not observed after five restraint periods of 2 h a day, suggesting that adaptation occurred. An acute challenge with 2 h restraint increased 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) synthesis rate in the cortex, hypothalamus, midbrain and hindbrain of previously unrestrained rats, but not those adapted to 5 days of 2 h daily restraint. Hippocampal and striatal 5-HT synthesis was not increased significantly by 2 h restraint in previously unrestrained rats but was increased and decreased, respectively, in rats exposed to five 2 h daily restraints, when they were restrained on the sixth day. The findings suggest an important role of 5-HT, particularly in the hippocampus, in adaptation to stress.
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