Gresch P J, Walker P D
Cellular and Clinical Neurobiology Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1999 Apr 6;67(1):190-3. doi: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00059-5.
Acute administration of p-chloroamphetamine (pCA) significantly increased (+90%) preprotachykinin (PPT) mRNA levels in the rat striatum. Administration of the serotonin2A/2C receptor antagonist, ritanserin, blocked the pCA-induced increase in PPT mRNA levels. alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine pretreatment (alpha-MT, to reduce dopamine transmission) inhibited the pCA-induced increase in PPT mRNA levels. These results indicate that the pCA-induced increase in striatal PPT mRNA expression is mediated by serotonin2A/2C receptors but also requires dopamine tone.
