Involvement of 5-HT2A receptor hyperfunction in the anxiety-like behavior induced by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide combination treatment in rats
Involvement of 5-HT2A receptor hyperfunction in the anxiety-like behavior induced by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide combination treatment in rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jphs.2018.10.001
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发表时间:
2018-11-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Sendo, Toshiaki
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作者:
Nakamura, Yuka;Kitamura, Yoshihisa;Sendo, Toshiaki
We examined whether combination treatment with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, a traditional chemotherapy for breast cancer, induced anxiety-like behavior in rats. Furthermore, we evaluated the role of the serotonin (5-HT)(2A) receptor subtype in the anxiety-like behavior induced by such chemotherapy. Rats were intraperitoneally injected with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide once a week for 2 weeks. This caused the rats to display anxiety-like behavior during the lightedark test. In addition, we examined the rats' 5-HT2A receptor-mediated behavioral responses. Combination treatment with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide significantly increased (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane, (a 5-HT2A receptor agonist)-induced wet-dog shake activity. This anxiety-like behavior was significantly inhibited by mirtazapine, a 5-HT2A receptor antagonist/5-HT1A receptor agonist, and tandospirone, a partial 5-HT1A receptor agonist, but not by fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. The anxiety-like behavior induced by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide combination treatment is mediated by hyperfunctioning of the 5-HT2A receptor. Thus, 5-HT2A receptor antagonists or 5-HT1A receptor agonists might be useful for treating chemotherapy-induced anxiety disorders. (c) 2018 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Japanese Pharmacological Society. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).