Abstract
The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT(4)) receptor may be implicated in depression and is a new potential target for antidepressant treatment. We have investigated the brain 5-HT(4) receptor [(3)H]SB207145 binding in the Flinders Sensitive Line rat depression model by quantitative receptor autoradiography, and related this to 5-HT transporter (S)-[N-methyl-(3)H]citalopram binding. We also determined the regulation of 5-HT(4) receptor binding by 1, 14, and 21 days of paroxetine administration and subchronic 5-HT depletion, and compared this with changes in 5-HT(2A) receptor [(3)H]MDL100907 binding. In the Flinders Sensitive Line, the 5-HT(4) receptor and 5-HT transporter binding were decreased in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus, and the changes in binding were directly correlated within the dorsal hippocampus. Chronic but not acute paroxetine administration caused a 16-47% down-regulation of 5-HT(4) receptor binding in all regions evaluated including the basal ganglia and hippocampus, while 5-HT depletion increased the 5-HT(4) receptor binding in the dorsal hippocampus, hypothalamus, and lateral globus pallidus. In comparison, the 5-HT(2A) receptor binding was decreased in the frontal and cingulate cortices after chronic paroxetine administration, and markedly reduced in several regions after 5-HT depletion. Thus, the 5-HT(4) receptor binding was decreased in the Flinders Sensitive Line depression model and in response to chronic paroxetine administration.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Neurochemistry |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 1363-74 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0022-3042 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
- Autoradiography
- Brain
- Citalopram
- Depression
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fenclonine
- Fenfluramine
- Fluorobenzenes
- Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic
- Male
- Paroxetine
- Piperidines
- Protein Binding
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4
- Serotonin
- Serotonin Antagonists
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
- Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
- Swimming
- Time Factors
- Tritium