Dias Elpo Zomkowski Andréa, Oscar Rosa Angelo, Lin Jaime, Santos Adair R S, Calixto João Batista, Lúcia Severo Rodrigues Ana
Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, Trindade, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil.
Brain Res. 2004 Oct 15;1023(2):253-63. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.041.
This study investigated the involvement of 5-HT(1) and 5-HT(2) receptors in the antidepressant-like effect of agmatine in the mouse forced swimming test (FST). Pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester (PCPA; 100 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.), an inhibitor of serotonin synthesis, for 4 consecutive days), methysergide (5 mg/kg, i.p., a serotonin (5-HT) antagonist), pindolol (32 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(1A/1B) receptor/beta-adrenoceptor antagonist), N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-(2-pyridynyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide (WAY 100635; 0.3 mg/kg, subcutaneously (s.c.), a selective 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist), 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4[-(2-phthalimido)butyl]piperazine) (NAN-190; 0.5 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist), 1-(2-(1-pyrrolyl)-phenoxy)-3-isopropylamino-2-propanol (isamoltane; 2.5 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(1B) receptor antagonist), cyproheptadine (3 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(2) antagonist) or ketanserin (5 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(2A/2C) receptor antagonist), but not with propranolol (2 mg/kg, i.p., a beta-adrenoceptor antagonist), prevented the effect of agmatine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) in the FST. A subeffective dose of agmatine (0.001 mg/kg, i.p.) produced a synergistic antidepressant-like effect with pindolol (32 mg/kg), NAN-190 (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.), WAY 100635 (0.03 mg/kg, s.c.), (+)-8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin HBr (8-OH-DPAT; 0.01 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist), R(-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane HCl (DOI; 1 mg/kg, i.p., a preferential 5-HT(2A) receptor agonist), or fluoxetine (10 mg/kg, i.p., a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI) but not with isamoltane (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.), ritanserin (4 mg/kg, i.p., a 5-HT(2A/2C) receptor antagonist) or ketanserin (5 mg/kg, i.p.). Taken together, the results firstly demonstrate that agmatine antidepressant-like effects in the FST seem to be mediated, at least in part, by an interaction with 5-HT(1A/1B) and 5-HT(2) receptors.
本研究在小鼠强迫游泳试验(FST)中探究了5-羟色胺(5-HT)1型和2型受体在胍丁胺抗抑郁样效应中的作用。连续4天腹腔注射(i.p.)对氯苯丙氨酸甲酯(PCPA;100 mg/kg,血清素合成抑制剂)、麦角酰二乙胺(5 mg/kg,i.p.,一种血清素(5-HT)拮抗剂)、吲哚洛尔(32 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT1A/1B受体/β-肾上腺素能受体拮抗剂)、N-[2-[4-(2-甲氧基苯基)-1-哌嗪基]乙基]-N-(2-吡啶基)环己烷甲酰胺(WAY 100635;0.3 mg/kg,皮下注射(s.c.),一种选择性5-HT1A受体拮抗剂)、1-(2-甲氧基苯基)-4[-(2-邻苯二甲酰亚胺基)丁基]哌嗪(NAN-190;0.5 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT1A受体拮抗剂)、1-(2-(1-吡咯基)-苯氧基)-3-异丙基氨基-2-丙醇(异美汀;2.5 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT1B受体拮抗剂)、赛庚啶(3 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT2拮抗剂)或酮色林(5 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT2A/2C受体拮抗剂)进行预处理,但不包括普萘洛尔(2 mg/kg,i.p.,一种β-肾上腺素能受体拮抗剂),可预防胍丁胺(10 mg/kg,i.p.)在FST中的效应。亚有效剂量的胍丁胺(0.001 mg/kg,i.p.)与吲哚洛尔(32 mg/kg)、NAN-190(0.5 mg/kg,i.p.)、WAY 100635(0.03 mg/kg,s.c.)、(+)-8-羟基-2-(二正丙基氨基)四氢化萘溴化物(8-OH-DPAT;0.01 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT1A受体激动剂)、R(-)-1-(2,5-二甲氧基-4-碘苯基)-2-氨基丙烷盐酸盐(DOI;1 mg/kg,i.p.,一种优先的5-HT2A受体激动剂)或氟西汀(10 mg/kg,i.p.,一种选择性血清素再摄取抑制剂,SSRI)产生协同抗抑郁样效应,但与异美汀(2.5 mg/kg,i.p.)、利坦色林(4 mg/kg,i.p.,一种5-HT2A/2C受体拮抗剂)或酮色林(5 mg/kg,i.p.)不产生协同效应。综上所述,结果首先表明胍丁胺在FST中的抗抑郁样效应似乎至少部分是通过与5-HT1A/1B和5-HT2受体相互作用介导的。