ACTIVATION OF THE 5-HT1A RECEPTOR SUBTYPE INCREASES RAT PLASMA ACTH CONCENTRATION
ACTIVATION OF THE 5-HT1A RECEPTOR SUBTYPE INCREASES RAT PLASMA ACTH CONCENTRATION
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(88)90178-1
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发表时间:
1988-03-15
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
STAHL, SM
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作者:
GILBERT, F;BRAZELL, C;STAHL, SM
Serotonergic (5-HT) neuronal pathways regulate the release of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland probably through the action of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), a selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist, dose dependently (0.016-3 mg/kg s.c.) increased rat plasma ACTH concentration. This response was blocked stereoselectively by (-)-pindolol, known to have 5-HT1 antagonist properties, but not by (+)-pindolol, .beta.1-, or .beta.2- or .alpha.1-adrenoceptor, dopamine, muscarinic, 5-HT2 or 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. Similar increases of plasma ACTH were induced by other 5-HT1A receptor ligands (buspirone, ipsapirone and gepirone). These results suggest that activation of the 5-HT1A receptor induces the secretion of ACTH from the rat pituitary gland.