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| Author(s): |
Moreira, Fabrício de Araújo
[1]
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Guimarães, Francisco Silveira
Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Farmacologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Life Sciences; v. 77, n. 16, p. 1972-1982, 2005. |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Pharmacology |
| Abstract | |
Local administration of serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonists inhibits panic-like reactions induced by electrical stimulation of the rat dorsolateral periaqueductal grey (dlPAG). This anti-aversive effect is enhanced by chronic treatment with anti-panic drugs such as clomipramine. Since nitric oxide (NO) may mediate panic-like behavior in the dlPAG, we tested the hypothesis that chronic clomipramine treatment would also potentiate the effects of locally injected 5-HT-receptor agonists on panic-like reactions induced by intra-dlPAG injection of an NO-donor (SIN). After 21 days of daily i.p. injections of saline or clomipramine (10 mg/kg) male Wistar rats received local injections of saline, the 5-HT1A-receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (8 nmol) or the 5-HT2A/2C-receptor agonist DOI (16 nmol) followed by saline or SIN (150 nmol). NO-induced panic-like reactions were inhibited by DOI, but not by 8-OH-DPAT. Chronic clomipramine did not modify these effects but tended to produce anti-aversive effect by itself. In chronically clomipramine treated animals 8-OH-DPAT potentiated NO-induced panic-like reactions. The results indicate that the panic-like effects of NO in the dlPAG may be attenuated by 5-HT2A/2C-, but not by 5-HT1A-receptors. The anti-aversive effect of DOI is not modified by chronic clomipramine treatment. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 02/13197-2 - Participation of glutamate and nitric oxide on the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatry disorders |
| Grantee: | Francisco Silveira Guimaraes |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |