Abstract
Rationale: Male wild house- mice genetically selected for long attack latency ( LAL) and short attack latency ( SAL) differ in structural and functional properties of postsynaptic serotonergic- 1A ( 5- HT1A) receptors. These mouse lines also show divergent behavioral responses in the forced swimming test ( FST, i. e., higher immobility by LAL versus SAL mice).
Objectives: We investigated whether the line difference in 5- HT1A receptors is associated with a difference in brain 5- HT metabolism, and whether acute administration of a 5- HT1A receptor agonist could differentially affect the behavioral responses of LAL and SAL mice.
Methods: 5- HT and 5- hydroxyindoleacetic acid ( 5- HIAA) levels were measured in homogenates of several brain regions using high- performance liquid chromatography. The behavioral effect of the full 5- HT1A receptor agonist, 8- OH- DPAT, and of the somatodendritic 5- HT1A autoreceptor agonist, S- 15535, was examined in the FST. The effect of 8- OH- DPAT on forced swimming- induced 5- HT metabolism in brain homogenates was determined.
Results: In most brain regions, 5- HT and 5- HIAA levels and 5- HT turnover were not significantly different between LAL and SAL mice. 8-OH- DPAT abolished the behavioral line difference in the FST by reducing immobility in LAL mice and reducing climbing in SAL mice. S- 15535 induced a similar behavioral effect to 8- OH- DPAT in SAL mice, but did not alter the behavior of LAL mice. Compared with LAL, forced swimming elicited in SAL mice a higher brain 5-HT turnover, which was potently attenuated by 8- OHDPAT.
Conclusions: It is unlikely that the difference in 5-HT1A properties between LAL and SAL mice is an adaptive compensatory reaction to changes in 5- HT metabolism. Although unspecific motor effects, at least in SAL mice, cannot be ruled out, it is suggested that the behavioral effects of 8- OH- DPAT and S- 15535 may be mediated by predominant activation of postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors in LAL mice and by presynaptic 5- HT1A receptors in SAL mice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-160 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Psychopharmacology |
Volume | 178 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar-2005 |
Keywords
- behavior
- forced swimming test
- 8-OH-DPAT
- serotonin (5-HT)
- stress
- 5-HT1A receptor
- S-15535
- ANTIDEPRESSANT-LIKE ACTIVITY
- ANIMAL-MODEL
- DEPRESSION
- SEROTONIN
- RATS
- ELTOPRAZINE
- IPSAPIRONE
- STRATEGIES
- BUSPIRONE