Systemic PCP treatment elevates brain extracellular 5-HT: a microdialysis study in awake rats

被引:95
作者
Martin, P [1 ]
Carlsson, ML [1 ]
Hjorth, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Pharmacol, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
关键词
GABA; microdialysis; NMDA receptor antagonist; phencyclidine; rat; serotonin; schizophrenia;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199809140-00012
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
THE NMDA receptor antagonist phencyclidine (PCP) has low micromolar affinity for the 5-HT reuptake site, but it is uncertain whether PCP blocks 5-HT reuptake when given systemically to rats in behaviourally stimulating doses. We here report for the first time that systemically administered PCP (5 mg/kg, s.c.) increases extracellular 5-HT levels in the rat medial prefrontal cortex (to 322%) and dorsal hippocampus (to 233%). Increases were found also when citalopram (1 mu M) was included in the perfusion medium (to 184 and 180%, respectively). Extracellular 5-HIAA concentrations increased during both conditions, and extracellular GABA decreased in the dorsal hippocampus. It is concluded that systemic PCP treatment elevates extracellular 5-HT levels, probably through mechanisms other than a blockade of 5-HT reuptake. NeuroReport 9: 2985-2988 (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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页码:2985 / 2988
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