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Castration reduces the effect of serotonin-1A receptor stimulation on prepulse inhibition in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14674858     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined the interaction between hormones and serotonin-1A (5-HT1A) receptor modulation of prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic startle response. Male and female rats were gonadectomized; some castrated rats received testosterone- or estrogen-filled implants. Rats were randomly injected with saline or 0.02 or 0.50 mg/kg 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), a selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist. All rats showed a dose-dependent disruption of PPI in response to 8-OH-DPAT. In untreated castrated rats, this disruption was significantly reduced (33% compared with 78% in sham-operated rats). Testosterone treatment reversed this reduction, but estrogen was less effective. Ovariectomized and sham-operated rats showed similar PPI in response to 8-OH-DPAT. These data suggest that the effect of 8-OH-DPAT on PPI in male rats depends on circulating hormone levels, particularly testosterone.
Authors:
Andrea Gogos; Maarten van den Buuse
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioral neuroscience     Volume:  117     ISSN:  0735-7044     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-29     Completed Date:  2004-03-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302411     Medline TA:  Behav Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1407-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2003 APA
Affiliation:
Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / pharmacology
Acoustic Stimulation
Animals
Castration
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Estradiol / physiology*
Female
Ion Channel Gating / drug effects,  physiology
Male
Neural Inhibition / drug effects,  physiology*
Ovariectomy
Random Allocation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / drug effects,  physiology*
Serotonin Agonists / pharmacology
Startle Reaction / drug effects,  physiology*
Testosterone / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Serotonin Agonists; 112692-38-3/Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; 50-28-2/Estradiol; 58-22-0/Testosterone; 78950-78-4/8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin

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