Serotonin 2A receptor mRNA levels in the neonatal dopamine-depleted rat striatum remain upregulated following suppression of serotonin hyperinnervation
Serotonin 2A receptor mRNA levels in the neonatal dopamine-depleted rat striatum remain upregulated following suppression of serotonin hyperinnervation
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10.1016/s0165-3806(99)00066-8
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1999-08-05
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Walker, PD
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Basura, GJ;Walker, PD
Sixty days after bilateral dopamine (DA) depletion (> 98%) with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) in neonatal rats, serotonin (5-MT) content doubled and 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression rose 54% within the rostral striatum. To determine if striatal 5-HT2A receptor mRNA upregulation is dependent on increased 5-HT levels following DA depletion, neonatal rats received dual injections of 6-OHDA and 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) which suppressed 5-HT content by approximately 90%. In these 6-OHDA/5,7-DHT-treated rats, striatal 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression was still elevated (87% above vehicle controls). Comparative analysis of 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression yielded no significant changes in any experimental group. These results demonstrate that upregulated 5-HT2A receptor biosynthesis in the DA-depleted rat is not dependent on subsequent 5-HT hyperinnervation. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.