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  • Title: A pharmacological analysis of the rat spinal cord serotonin (5-HT) autoreceptor.
    Author: Brown L, Amedro J, Williams G, Smith D.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1988 Jan 12; 145(2):163-71. PubMed ID: 2965026.
    Abstract:
    The pharmacological characteristics of the presynaptic 5-HT receptor associated with the modulation of 5-HT release were investigated in a preparation of rat spinal cord synaptosomes (nerve terminals) superfused with a Tris-buffered Krebs solution containing fluoxetine (1 microM). The 5-HT receptor agonists serotonin (1-100 nM), lysergic acid diethylamide (10 nM-1 microM) and the 5-HT1B receptor agonists 1-(m-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (100 nM-1 microM) and 1-(m-chlorophenyl) piperazine (100 nM-3 microM) concentration dependently decreased [3H]5-HT release, while 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin, a selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist, was inactive. The actions of the effective agonists were reversed by quipazine, an antagonist with high affinity for 5-HT1B binding sites, but not by spiperone, a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. Furthermore, mesulergine, a 5-HT1C receptor antagonist was ineffective in reversing the action of 5-HT on [3H]5-HT release. These data indicate that the rat spinal cord nerve terminal autoreceptor has characteristics similar to the 5-HT1B binding site.
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